Amber Dorsey - Mamas Uncut

Author name: Amber Dorsey

Amber Dorsey is a longtime writer, stylist, content creator. She considers herself a social media magician and flat-lay specialist as she’s been in the digital space for over a decade. She is the sole content creator at From Carpools to Cocktails, where she shares stories about her life as a work at home mother to Baby Ninja and Sweet Pea & their adventures in the wilds of suburbia. Over the past twelve years, Amber has made a name for herself within the parenting and lifestyle content creating community as a trusted voice and known source of She has written for dozens of publications and penned articles on a number of topics from design + personal style, parenting as it relates to motherhood, relationships, and what it’s really like being Black in the ‘Burbs. Each piece is peppered with tongue-in-cheek yet thoughtful observations, personal anecdotes, and her particular brand of humor that her audiences have come to recognize. She has an immense passion for working with womxn and helping them discover their passion and voice whether it be through design or personal style. When she’s not working or on the ‘Gram, you can find her in her natural habitat of either Target, HomeGoods, or the local plant shop, brunching with girlfriends or touring an art pop-up and most likely documenting it all for her Instagram stories while thinking about getting tacos. She is deeply committed to her suburban gangster and dares you to cross her before she's had her coffee. Connect With Amber Across the Internet: Website: From Carpools To Cocktails Twitter: @Carpl2Cocktail Instagram: @fromcarpools2cocktails Facebook: From Carpools To Cocktails

Parenting

No Parenting Book Could Have Prepared Me for Being a Black Mom Raising Black Children Amid a Pandemic and Worldwide Protests

Amber Dorsey / June 11, 2020

When you first have kids, you read all the books (or not) on what to expect, and as you raise them, you talk to other parents and compare notes on milestones and mood swings, techniques, and terrible twos and more.