Raising Hell Or Raise Them Well

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A family that stands for nothing, falls for anything; What are your family's core values?

A family that stands for nothing, falls for anything. What are your family’s core values? That was the question I posed to people at the Soulful Chicago Book Fair 2016, a premier book fair for Chicago authors of color. It was the first book fair for my newly released parenting guide, “Raising Hell or Raise... Read more »

By Edye,
July 21, 2016 at 11:37 pm •

Jesse Williams' Speech at the BET Awards: A Black Parent's Perspective

I don’t do BET often. In fact, it had been close to a decade since I watched the network channel. I felt I grew out of it, put away childish things and settled on networks like OWN and the History Channel. But last night was an exception. The BET Awards was doing a Prince tribute... Read more »

By Edye,
June 27, 2016 at 6:57 pm •

If Only I Knew...

Get your copy of “Raising Hell or Raise Them Well Parenting Guide” at Amazon.com Do you ever say to yourself, “If only I knew then what I know now…” From time to time those thoughts try to ambush me. If only I knew then to invest my money in retirement in my early... Read more »

By Edye,
May 26, 2016 at 12:19 am •

Michael was My Boo, but Prince was My Side Piece.

Michael was my boo, but Prince was my side piece. Me and MJ had a thing going on since I was seven. Saw him jam on the Ed Sullivan show. My mom and I permanently welcomed him and his brothers to the family. The song, “Who’s Loving You” was a question I could answer. It... Read more »

By Edye,
April 22, 2016 at 8:15 am •

Michael was My Boo, but Prince was My Side Piece

By Edye,
April 22, 2016 at 1:40 am •

A Trip Through Self-Publishing Hell

After over five years, five drafts, four (+) proofs, three speaking engagements, four months past due, my book, “Raising Hell or Raise Them Well” is finally being printed. It hasn’t arrived on my doorstep just yet, but I’m hoping the midnight prayers, encouraging vibes from customers, friends and family and the mere fact that I’m... Read more »

By Edye,
April 6, 2016 at 12:40 am •

A Leap of Faith: My Gift to Self in 2015

A leap of faith. Last year I decided to take it. This decision came at a time of profound changes. My relationship with a couple of clients came to an amicable but final end. I lost a couple of friends. I left my home and community of 20 years for an unfamiliar town 30 miles... Read more »

By Edye,
December 30, 2015 at 10:00 pm •

Parent Point: Catch Them Doing Good and Tell Them So (Positive Reinforcement)

“Like black coffee, a negative comment is very strong. You need lots of sugar to cut the bitterness and make it sweet. You need lots of positive reinforcement to balance out the bitterness in what you say.” Edye Deloch-Hughes Excerpt from “Raising Hell or Raise Them Well” Chap. 6: Raise Discipline to an Effective Level... Read more »

By Edye,
November 18, 2015 at 10:02 pm •

She called her baby a bitch.

My family and I were walking out of the convention hall after spending a couple of hours at the annual car show. Hundreds of people were entering and exiting. A family of six briskly followed the herd in front of us. Two women, one twenty-something, the other early 40’s, had four kids under twelve in... Read more »

By Edye,
November 2, 2015 at 5:39 pm •

This Blog vs. that Book

I’m guilty as charged. I sacrificed the upkeep of this blog to finish writing a book; a parenting book that is, aptly named Raising Hell or Raise Them Well. My feverish quest to complete the thing forced me to keep this blog in semi-limbo. But I’ve been writing and rewriting this book for well over... Read more »

By Edye,
October 29, 2015 at 12:32 am •

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