Essays by Shatrasha Butler
55 essays, and a new one every week.
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When You Don’t Fit the Mold
School has a way of teaching us more than math or reading. It quietly teaches us how to follow directions. Line up here. Do the assignment this way. Answer the question the way we...
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The Foundation Always Shows
We don’t pay enough attention to foundations.A foundation isn’t flashy. Nobody brags about the concrete slab under their million-dollar home. They brag about the granite countertops, the open floor plan, the infinity pool. But...
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“Families Not Welcome” How Airlines Profit from Making Travel Impossible for Parents
Traveling as a family should be a joyful experience. But for many parents, especially those with babies or toddlers, it feels more like running a gauntlet designed to make us feel unwelcome, unseen, and...
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Breaking the Chain
Somebody in the family had to be first.First to say, “This stops with me.”First to say, “I won’t live like that.”First to take the uncomfortable step into the unknown.It’s not glamorous. People don’t clap...
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Why Don’t We “Test Drive” Homes?
We test drive cars. We try on clothes. We even sample ice cream before we commit to a scoop.But when it comes to the biggest purchase most of us will ever make, a house,...
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The New Trap House
When you hear “trap house,” your mind might go to hip hop, drugs, or the infamous Atlanta museum. But there’s another kind of trap house that isn’t on the streets. Not the kind in...
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They Set the Price. You Just Try to Live With It.
At some point in the last two years, something clicked.I’ve always been “good with money.” Paid down debt. Stayed below my means.Budgeted. Skipped the splurges. Tried to do everything “right.” But no matter how...
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