Anouchka Talks

I like passing judgment.  In fact, I have even been called judgmental on more than one occasion.  It used to bother me, but now I embrace it.  Call me judgmental all you want, just know that I am very openly judging you. Today, however, I am judging a movie: Disney's most recent live-action remake. After some debate with myself, I finally decided to take Jammy to see this movie without first previewing it.  Let me say this: Best. Decision. Ever. Not only did she love it... I LOVED IT!!!   Getting to experience this with my little girl -who is just a smidge younger than I was when the original animated version came out- was nothing short of magical. In a way, I was able to relive that moment of my childhood through my daughter. Remember how much I loved the 2017 remake of Beauty and the Beast ?  Yeah.  Same with this one. Most of my feelings can be summed up right here , by Lincee at i hate green beans .  She really hit the nail right on the head wi

My friend’s mother once gave me some solid advice: A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.  While I do not want to put men down, I find both humor and depth in these words. For this reason, I want to dedicate this post, using it to celebrate the sweetest, most beautiful, badass female I know:  my daughter. Jammy. The Great Jambino. Jammy is five now (almost five and a half, folks) and she is so dope. Lemme tell you, this girl knows who she is, what she’s about, and what she wants, make no mistake. At a birthday party we attended a couple months ago, she absolutely schooled kids twice her age in order to sit by the birthday girl. She wasn’t mean about it, but firm. She refused to sacrifice her seat for the young plebeian who sought to usurp her and I couldn’t help but feel a little pride at watching Il Duce  at work. Another way in which my daughter is far cooler than I? She corresponds with Queen Elizabeth.  That’s right. She’s pen pals with the effing Queen of England.