4 Years and 2 Kids
For the past 5 years I have been on this amazing rollercoaster called fatherhood, it as I like to call it, dadhood. So far, so good… I’ve...
Welcome to Diary of a Mad Black Dad. This is a collection of essays and thoughts from my experiences as a young Black husband and parent.
We are all told, “live your life to the fullest”; I am here to do just that. Diary of a Mad Black Dad serves as a vessel to project my passions, and discuss what inspires me and what I'm listening to.
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Best Dad
Being a Dad is the most rewarding feeling in the world to me. I am responsible for an innocent human being. It’s also humbling as I look...
Happy Mother’s Day
To the mother of my children, There isn’t enough of anything to give you a proper thank you for being a mother. I hope these words are a...
Share Economy III
Thoughts & ramblings in an empty office space Now I want to take what’s mine to take my future back to take my piece of the pie to take...
Share Economy II
Thoughts & ramblings in an empty office space Yet none of the sharing has led to any gains only reinforces the poverty the broken systems...
Share Economy I
Thoughts & ramblings in an empty office space In a world where we millennials are always being told to do more with less to share our...
Parent #3
Mom’s oldest, Dad’s middle child… Either way I've fashioned myself to be the most responsible of my 2 siblings. I can’t say if that was...
Workin’
A 9 to 5 can be more Like 6 to 11 which feels Like an eternity Only immortality wasn’t Achieved, Quite the opposite Death lurkin’ closer...
Ohio Hell Bound (House Bill) 616
Ohio is shaping up to be the Midwest version of Florida. Republicans brought House Bill 616 to the floor on Monday (4/4). It is Ohio’s...
No More Secrets in Carmichael's Rothaniel
With cancel culture - or at least the idea of it, causing comedians to consider their jokes and how Dave Chappelle has taken a more...
Priced Out By Karlton A. Laster
Wake up each mornin’ And I can feel the tax of opening my eyes and breath in my body — Joints achin’, back pain, gray hairs, & high blood...
More Than A Slap: A Message
The slap seen around the world. Will Smith slapped the cold piss out of Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars ceremony. I saw it, yall saw...
Where's Da Music At? By Karlton A. Laster
This week marks two full years since the emergence of COVID-19 as a health pandemic in the United States. As we know, COVID-19 shut down...
Act II: Self By Karlton A. Laster
I remember the first play that I saw in person. It was Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Ohio Theatre at Cleveland Playhouse...
My Mortal Dad
More and more, I am faced with my father’s mortality. I never considered him Superman or ever thought he was incapable of becoming ill or...
More Than A Dollar
When we consider what a “man” does, we first jump to the word provide. Make available for; supply Make adequate preparation for (a...
Mad Black Girl Dad
The cat’s out of the bag… I’m gonna be a #GirlDad. As I look forward to my baby girl’s arrival, I spend plenty of time thinking about the...
Let Black Women Live in Peace
I’m thinking about the Black women who have recently completed suicide. I’m thinking about the consistent pressure Black women are...
The Cure for Kanye
Ya’ll cousin Kanye has been on his BS consistently for some years now. A line that a lot of people said (and even me) was that Kanye...
