1 post tagged “e.r. braithwaite”
I feel fine, but I feel like crap.
Cold still persist even though I took one Benadryl tablet the other night. I feel 50% better. The other 50? Maybe I'll knock it out tonight with another tablet.
My doctor's visit went okay yesterday. I just grew weary of giving up another urine sample (more to come) and more blood. All in the name of gestational diabetes. I'll have the results in a week. Baby seems to be fine otherwise. Had a chance to hear the heartbeat. Amazing of what is inside of me.
I'm having brunch on Sunday with a few friends. This will be interesting. Funny how all of my friends are claiming this child. Female friends wanting to be aunties and male friends wanting to be everything.... the daddy...the uncle... godfather. I'm appreciative of those that check on me every now and then, but I can't help but wonder how long will all of this attention last. Will it continue even after it's born?
I had a nice talk with my godfather about a week ago. I had been dying to tell him the news since I found out, but I just couldn't find the right time. He had taken ill around the time I received the news in October. Since that time he had been in and out of the hospital. I didn't want to tell him while he was sick, especially since he is dealing with a heart condition. I don't know.. but news about pregnancy can cause some interesting reactions. I just didn't want to take the chance with him and his heart and all. Nevertheless, I finally came around to telling him last week. Surprised but not all that surprised... he knew. Apparently my mother told him just before he had gone into the hospital.
We talked for about an hour about how happy he was for me and how he knew the child is blessed. Of course being the man of education he is (he is a a retired principal of a DC public junior high school, a Dr. of Education, a college professor at George Mason) he talked to me about how would I finish my Bachelor's degree. We had this talk before, but it was during a time of turmoil in my college "career." To this day, he still doesn't know the full story of why I decided to "take a break."
In my discussion with him last week, I told him I still desire to go back to finish out that one little semester and that I was working (baby stepping) on the process of getting this done. He's never come down harsh on me about my education, but in his own little loving authoritian way let me know that getting at least my BA is a must. Hell, I know how important it is!!!! My mother is a retired Assistant Principal of a DC public school, most of her close friends are all educators in either the DC school system or the neighboring PG County system in Maryland. Education has ALWAYS been a driving force in my life. Maybe that's just it! by the time I reached college I was so burnt out and pressured to go into college that when I got there my brain went haywire. I couldn't handle it after a certain point. It's not that I didn't like attending the The Black Harvard (Howard - seriously their curriculum is modeled after Harvard University hence (one of) the nickname). I will always cherish the academic side of Howard, especially in the journalism and English departments. Being taught by former Heart and Soul Magazine Editor Yanick Rice Lamb, Washington Post Editor Bob Asher, poet Tony Medina and author E.R. Braithwaite (To Sir With Love) just doesn't get any better. Yet, I digress.
As my godfather continued to talk to me, of course he brought up the fact that finishing school is now more important than ever, especially since it's not about me anymore. Advancing my education can only help enhance my child's life. I understood fully where he was coming from, especially as I'm still hunting for a better job. Funny, my resume speaks with a mix of both journalism/writing experience and education. However, sometimes I wonder if I miss the mark a few paces because I don't have a degree listed on my resume. Sure, I go have interviews.. maybe two or three.... yet I'm not chosen.
At any rate, I'm very determined to go back to finish, I just have to work twice has hard to be motivated to do so. After talking with my godfather, I felt a sense of renewal. I love our talks. It's not hard to see that he will also be this child's godfather.
Speaking of education and my child. I worry about my child's education even though it hasn't made its appearance yet. So much to think about, especially when living in a city where the public school system is kind of failing. With the new mayor, Adrian Fenty, talking about following the New York City model, I'm not so sure. Fenty wants to take control of the school system and have the school board serve as some kind of an advisory board. Again, I'm not so sure about this. DC is not like any regular city. For one we are a FEDERAL district and not a state. There is so much to this that people who aren't born and raised here just don't get it. Fenty, while he is a native Washingtonian I still don't believe he has a clue about how to run this city. Again.. I'll digress.
Oh I was talking about the school system. Well as far as following another city's model, it's a bit shaky. Especially if you are talking about adopting a bigger city's model into political system as unique as DC is. Again, we are not like any other city.
So where will my child go for its education?
Perhaps private school...
