Strawberry Letter: Upset Child

Upset Child

I'm going to be 100 with this: This man is garbage, straight up. He's leeching off this girl's mom and it's upsetting the daughter. When the daughter's away at school, her mother has no help. Mom has to ask friends for help, when she has another CHILD living under her roof. Make it so bad, this child sees how much of a leech her mom's man is, so why can't the mother? I feel bad for this child because she's tried to talk some sense into her mother, and the mother refuses to listen. I bet the LW and her mother have discussed this many times, and each time the daughter brings up her feelings on this man, mom is like "You don't know what you're talking about" or "You're not going to come between me & my man". When I read this letter, I immediately shook my head because letters like this seem to be a common occurrence, where mother lets her man mistreat her and she takes it. If the daughter says something, she's being disrespectful. It's like this: It's on mom to get sick & tired. The daughter can pray for her mother (which is good, she should keep doing that) to see the light, but the final word is on mother. No amount of wise counsel will do any good if her mother doesn't see her worth & understands she deserves a lot more than what she's getting. These are the kind of women that become bitter because once they've had enough and finally leave, they want to make the next man pay for the sins of the previous one. Women like the LW's mother are conditioned to this disrespect, and they camoflauge to hide their pain.

Why Black Millionaires are Never Pro Black

All I have to say is powerful. I mean, this is nothing new to me, but to hear it from the source is something else. Listen to the video clip:

 

Powerful: Why Black Millionaires Are Never Pro Black

Tweets Of Encouragement

There's no point in keeping people around who don't genuinely care about you.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) October 24, 2015

You are your own advocate.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) October 24, 2015

God doesn't have to deplete in order to bless.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) October 22, 2015

Be thankful for those who were there, and those who weren't. Each gives you a new outlook on life.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) October 21, 2015

There can be no other you.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) October 21, 2015

When You Keep Quiet (Pt. 2)

When you keep quiet, you learn a lot about yourself. Today I learned that I can write about any subject, even if it may not interest me. As an aspiring professional blogger/writer, I feel this skill is important because anyone who's writing for a major publisher will be called upon to write about stuff they may not be passionate about. The only alternative is to do freelance writing, in which you can choose your writing jobs. From a blogger perspective, my writing is versatile: I can write on any topic, write on YouTube videos (anyone who's followed my website long enough knows that I've written several blogs based on YouTube videos), do book reviews, or I can write on Christianity. If you give me a topic, I'll give you 16 lines of commentary, double that if I really like the topic.

What I WON'T do is write about filth. There's enough sexual writing out there for those who are into that, but not me. I like my blogs to be clean, but real in nature so some subjects are off limits to me. There are times where I do encouraging blogs, and times where I get real, but I will never write about sex or ratchet behavior because that's not my style. I'm sure if I wrote craziness, my blog website would get 1,000,000+ hits in a few hours, but I don't want that kind of notoriety. It's good to know that God's blessed you with a talent, even better when you're intent on using that talent to glorify God. I wonder what I'll learn next.

Strawberry Letter: Less Than A Wife

Less Than A Wife

She wants to start a family with her husband, but her health issues won't allow it. She feels bad because SHE thinks her husband views her as less than a wife because she can't give him a baby. It's like this: Her man loves her with(out)the baby, so why is she stressing? Considering her health issues, she should reconsider pregnancy because she doesn't want her children inheriting her health issues. Her husband supports her and still loves her, so that should tell her something. Honestly, she shouldn't have a baby, considering her health issues. I'm also big on faith, so that being said: She should find scripture, quotes, songs, pictures, people, etc. that represent what she wants, and that makes her feel hopeful.  Next, she counteracts all fearful, doubtful, and judgmental thoughts with affirmative words. This is very important because it will reprogram her subconscious mind to believe in the possibilities in having this baby. Take your meds joyfully and with gratitude. My heart hurts for this woman, and I pray she finds peace in the midst of her storm.

Introspection, Pt. 1

When you stay in your own lane and keep quiet, you find out a lot about yourself. Today I did some introspection and found out I've been holding back. It's for a good reason too. Why should a person give 100% when they're not fully rewarded or compensated for it? Think about it, most of us have Bachelor's and Master's degrees and get paid like we just graduated high school or half way through with an Associate's degree. That's that 100%, pure unprocessed nonsense.

On the other hand ,we do need the money to survive. At best, I've learned that 30-40% is enough. I wonder what I'll learn tomorrow.

Real Women Don't Argue With Men

If real men don't argue with women, then real women don't argue with men. #FlipTheScript.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) October 19, 2015

What is a woman's favorite shaming tactic when a man is winning an argument against her based on logic and facts? Real men don't argue with women. No woman will admit to not using shaming tactics because that would be too much like right. If shaming doesn't work, emasculation is her next best tool. Attacks on a man's sexuality, statements like "your mother is a woman, a woman hurt you, etc." Let me say this: If real men don't argue with women, then real women don't argue with men. It goes both ways. If a man's outdoing a woman in an argument with facts & logic (men's strong suits), there's a good chance emasculation is on the way.
All that's doing is further proving his case. Today's men are choosing not to be phased by some women's "real men don't argue with women" mantra and continuing to speak out against certain behaviors. Salute to my fellas for staying strong, don't let some women silence your voice because after all, they've had a half century to say what's on their mind, and it's long overdue for us to do the same. So remember, if real men don't argue with women, then real women don't argue with me. That medicine doesn't taste so good does it? It's not supposed to.