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Nikkya Hargrove
Nikkya Hargrove

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May 19, 2021

When My Siblings Call

Every morning, even before my three children clamor for their breakfast, my phone pings with the words “Danny” and “FaceTime.” It’s my 29-year-old brother. Over the last 12 years, we have been working to repair what our mother broke: our ability to be traditional siblings. I was 25 when our…

Family

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When My Siblings Call
When My Siblings Call
Family

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Feb 17, 2020

Caught In Between The Aisles: A Marital Conundrum

Caught In Between The Aisles: A Marital Conundrum The last time I took my 4-year-old twin daughters into a store, they knocked over the entire display while I waited in line to checkout. The entire display case…chapsticks and travel size bottles of Tylenol aimlessly roamed around the floor, thanks to…

Marriage

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Caught In Between The Aisles: A Marital Conundrum
Caught In Between The Aisles: A Marital Conundrum
Marriage

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Nov 13, 2019

They tell me I nag.

They tell me I nag. They tell me I am too quick to finish tasks. They tell me how they’ve forgotten my request to do chores or to return an overdue library book. They are my son and my wife. …

Adhd

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They tell me I nag.
They tell me I nag.
Adhd

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·Nov 7, 2019

She Speaks: When Your Partner Preaches On Sunday Morning

My wife stood in front of a congregation full of people last Sunday morning and told a story to them about our marriage. In front of parishioners, in front of a church she serves in, she ripped a bandaid off of an old wound in our marriage. …

Christianity

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She Speaks: When Your Partner Preaches On Sunday Morning
She Speaks: When Your Partner Preaches On Sunday Morning
Christianity

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Oct 29, 2019

When Your Child Sleeps With You: What Every Parent Needs To Know

My daughter barrels over me, scaling my belly, over my hip, and snuggles up against my back. She throws her arm around my waist in search of my hand to hold. Soon I hear the soft hum of her snore. She is 4 years old. She does this every single…

Sleep

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When Your Child Sleeps With You: What Every Parent Needs To Know
When Your Child Sleeps With You: What Every Parent Needs To Know
Sleep

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Oct 15, 2019

Raising Black Kids in the #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter Era

“I am scared of the dark,” is how my daughters often begin their bedtime routine. They tell me at every stage of their night routine that they are scared of: the dark, of something hiding underneath the bed, of the shadows that dance against the walls, of the closed doors…

Parenting

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Raising Black Kids in the #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter Era
Raising Black Kids in the #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter Era
Parenting

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P.S. I Love You

·Oct 9, 2019

She Sings: My Daughter Gave Me Courage To Sing My Own Song

She sings. She sings no matter the time of day or who is around. She sings regardless of whether or not she is in tune (though she is usually off). My 4-year-old daughter gives me courage. Her tunes are ones she’s picked up along the way during her day: to/from…

Life

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She Sings: My Daughter Gave Me Courage To Sing My Own Song
She Sings: My Daughter Gave Me Courage To Sing My Own Song
Life

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·Oct 7, 2019

A Little Magic: Lessons Learned In The Library

My children and I walked into a local library, trying to kill time between our back to back church services over the weekend. With my unusually loud, twin daughters in tow and hyper-focused-gotta-find-all-the-books tween ahead of us, I made my way up the newly renovated stairs of the library and…

Books

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A Little Magic: Lessons Learned In The Library
A Little Magic: Lessons Learned In The Library
Books

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Oct 2, 2019

Sleep Warrior: A Mommy On A Mission

I write this sitting in bed, with my twin daughters. They are trying, rather hard to will themselves to sleep. It is 8pm on Tuesday night and I’ve lost all ability to remain sane. I have all but jumped in with them as they wallow in their 4 year old…

Parenting

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Sleep Warrior: A Mommy On A Mission
Sleep Warrior: A Mommy On A Mission
Parenting

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Sep 24, 2019

Moms Don’t Quit: What Shonda Rhimes’s Memoir Taught Me

I laughed out loud many times while reading Shonda Rhimes’s Year of Yes. It is funny. She is funny. She is my new girl crush (I’ve not told my wife yet, so, this fact may surprise her). Sadly, or maybe not, it’s the first book I’ve read in a long…

Parenting

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Moms Don’t Quit: What Shonda Rhimes’s Memoir Taught Me
Moms Don’t Quit: What Shonda Rhimes’s Memoir Taught Me
Parenting

5 min read

Nikkya Hargrove

Nikkya Hargrove

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I am an eternal optimist. I love helping people, writing and coffee— in that order!

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