Rickey Smiley Morning Show

There’s a toddler gym where the mostly white and wealthy folks go that I take my son to. It’s so refreshing to see the children play with each other without judgment. This isn’t to say that some of the kids aren’t jerks but they’re equal opportunity jerks. Still, some moms and nannies watch with laser-focused […]

Rickey Smiley Morning Show

When infants make the move into Toddlerville, it’s a big deal for both the child and parent. For the kid, it means independence and finally being able to communicate with parents in a more direct way. To parents, it’s the start of weird and unpredictable relationship full of mood swings that border on the comically […]

Rickey Smiley Morning Show

The really cool thing about kids is that they haven’t been jaded enough by life to take on the amount of social baggage we do as adults. Children look up to us as tall geniuses that can do anything and answer any question their little minds come up with. Because of their non-judgmental nature, it’s […]

Rickey Smiley Morning Show

Death is an inevitable but bitter fruit of life that we all digest differently and at varying points in our lives. As adults we have…

Rickey Smiley Morning Show

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I took a trip down south to hang out with the in-laws. It was a great chance to get away from…