For Tabitha Walker, her grandmother’s old adage, “Black girls must die exhausted” is becoming all too true. Discovering she’s pregnant—after she was told she may not be able to have biological children—Tabitha throws herself headfirst into the world of “single mothers by choice.” 

When an unexpected turn of events draws Marc—her on-and-off-again ex-boyfriend—back into her world with surprising demands, and the situation at work begins to threaten her livelihood and her identity, Tabitha must make some tough decisions about her and her baby’s future. It takes a village to raise a child, and Tabitha turns to the women who have always been there for her.

Tabitha balancing her life, career, relationship, and friendships makes me respect her more. The support she still has from her best friends and Ms. Gretchen is so heartwarming; especially Ms. Gretchen since Tabitha’s grandmother is no longer with them. Having an elder guide you through life as much as they can, but still give you the room to figure things out to be your best self is important.