4 Quotes by LaToya Hankins

OMG Danita, it’s hopeless out here,” I moaned while we sat watching her son’s football game. I did not want to laugh, but he looked so cute struggling to run up the field bearing his weight in equipment. As he worked on his Heisman’s highlight reel, thecheerleaders, including his sister Nia, shook their pom-poms as if castingout demons.

Love and lust are both four letter words that start with L, but they don’t appear in the dictionary side by side so we shouldn’t have to think they go hand in hand in life.

As we chatted, cracking the expected jokes at Danita’s expense, I thought about how Danita let her search forthe real her take a physical shape while mine seemed to be taking a more internal shape. At least with my exploration, I didn’t have to worry about how I’m going to pay for it, since just like cosmetic surgery isn’t covered by most insurance plans,neither is searching for your true sexuality.

The road to hell may be paved with good intentions but the path to misery is cobbled with trying to live up to other people’s status updates