This world can be so confusing at times. It's full of mixed messages which are swallowed up by the naive and silently approved of by the mature. For instance, Sex. Our society is so sexually driven that it doesn't even seem to phase us most of the time. We subconsciously dismiss all of the sexual …
Other fish
Disclosing my HIV status is usually one of the first things I do when I meet people. I mean, it's not like, "Hey, my name is Ci Ci and I have HIV!" Nah. It's more like, if I begin to see that person being in my life (even a little), imma let them in on …
Why they lie though?
"Go to school," they said. "You'll get a good job," they said. Yea, yea, yea. I did that. But how come I'm the one who knows how to set up a payment arrangement? How come I'm the one that has to pay back student loans? Why I'm the one who makes too much for cash …
Disposable
So, you have a conundrum. (I said "you" because I want you to feel it.) I want you to try and put yourself in those shoes. Just imagine. Ok, so you ready for the issue at hand? . . ... you need a towel. (I hope you ain't think it was going to be something …
Sleep when I die?
One time, I quit a job. It was a pretty good job too. Probably the most money I ever made since I graduated college. I had benefits, salaried pay, and a pretty secure position. The American dream, right? But my dream's origin is not America so this shit be real conflicting. See, for some of …
Sister Mom
Come on man. I know we don't want to talk about, or even think about it. But we got to. Read: Kinfolk messin wit kinfolk. Uhhh, that's pretty uncomfortable. It was something that I thought only happened in certain households. You know?! But in speaking more with professionals who counsel for a living, I have …
In my head
How can a trip to the nail salon remind one of HIV related stigma, you ask? Like this ... Lemme get a refill, pedicure, and a nail repair. O yea and my eyebrows done. But can y'all not do them too thin? I'm not trying to have to draw them jawns back on, (like you). …
