Somewhere along the way, women learned that age was currency—something to spend carefully, hide quietly, and fear running out of. And somewhere along the way, I started believing it too. In fashion, in womanhood, and in life, I convinced myself I was too old to start, too old to influence, too old to build, and too old to become everything I was still meant to be.
Read MoreAs a child, I watched my mother and saw Superwoman. As a mother, I now understand I was not just witnessing strength. I was witnessing sacrifice. And sometimes, if I am being honest, the last time a woman truly feels like herself... is before she becomes a mother.
Read MoreWhat Lemonade Means to Me Now...
I had not yet lived enough life to fully hear it.
Now, as a Black woman, a wife, and a mother, I see it differently. What once felt like an album now feels like a mirror.
