Mel Black
Melissa Black is a native of the Coastal Bend and is married to her partner in crime, Chris. Together they wrangle two (mostly) great kids, Evan and Tristan. Mel has always been an writer- and has fantasies of joining a girl gang- so in the summer of 2019 she decided to join the clever band of women you know as CCMB. When she’s not busy working as a stylist or being a domestic overlord she likes listening to audiobooks AND rock’n’roll , going for runs and watching movies in 20 minute increments.
Self care starts with loving yourself
"Mom, when I get older I want to be skinny."
The sentence hangs there in the early morning sunlight as I contemplate how to answer my 9 year old daughter.
"Why is that honey? Of all...
Mom is the loneliest number
If you’ve ever joined an internet moms group you will quickly discover that mothers are a lonely group of people.
Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, the ability to make friends easily vanishes. It starts when...
Three Reasons My Teenager Won’t Babysit
"Does anyone have a high schooler that would be willing to babysit for me this weekend?"
I'm a member of a few mom Facebook groups and I see this question all of the time.If you...
Listening {to the stressed out mom} without Judgement
As the mom of two kids, I like to think that I'm a veteran of this mom business. I try not to sweat the small stuff and plan for the big stuff. I know...
Corpus Christi Mom’s Guide to Treating Head Lice
Say the word "head lice" and people groan in unison.
I know...
Talking to my Teenager | A New Approach
Nobody told me that talking to my teenager would feel like re-learning the steps to a dance with a few new tricky steps.
I didn't know that my questions of "How did your day go?"...
Meet the Contributors: Introducing Melissa Black
Corpus Christi
Melissa Black is a Corpus Christi native, but if you've spent any time with her, you know her as Mel. Growing up, she dreamt of leaving this little Gulf city and having big...