Leslie M.B.

The Two Kinds of Marriage No One Talks About This is Part 2 of the “Marriage Pressure” blog series. In Part 1, I exposed the constant pressure placed on women to pray, fix, and forgive in silence while men often get a pass. But there’s another layer that no one talks about — how we’ve…

This is Part 1 of a two-part series exploring the weight women are expected to carry in marriage. In this post, we unpack the silent pressure placed on women to pray, fix, and fight — even when the relationship is breaking. In Part 2, we’ll explore the myth of “maturity” and the two kinds of…

The Wake-Up Call One day, my neighbor and I sat down and had a real conversation—one of those raw, honest moments where you admit the things you usually keep bottled up. We had been giving too much, tolerating too much, being TOO NICE… and for what? That’s when she told me something her mother once…

I’m writing this post out of pure frustration because I’ve had enough of the lies society feeds us, especially as women. How many times have you been told to “be good,” “do this,” or “act like that” to keep a man or make him treat you better? To avoid him cheating or leaving? To stand…

Stop Playing the Victim – It’s Embarrassing Sis, let’s get real. If you’re still crying over the same problems, making the same excuses, and blaming everyone but yourself, I need you to hear this: It’s embarrassing. Yes, I said it. No sugarcoating, no pity parties. It’s time for a wake-up call because 2025 isn’t going…