Phiona Marks

The New Norm

When I was a kid, I thought your college/early 20’s years were supposed to a time to find yourself and to have fun. This was the norm 10 to 20 years ago. The new norm is finding someone who tolerates you enough to be with you 24/7, settles with you, and might even have a “mini-you” with. Now when I am at my early 20’s phase of my life, I am a single career black woman who is trying to enjoy these years. She’s also trying to have it all and understanding the meaning of multiple important want/needs.