I was like everyone else watching MJ’s memorial when a reporter interviewed a fan.
She proudly said “I sold every thing in my house just to be here today”. I turned around and said ” THAT B—CH is crazy”.
Here’s this black women taking her entire life apart for someone else child.
So here’s my question: WHAT WOULD YOU SELL EVERYTHING FOR ?
I really want you to tell me. Please let me know.
It amazes me how people go threw the entire day and never say THANK YOU.
No I’m not talking about when someone holds the door, makes photo copy or even hands you something.
I’m talking about when you notice that cetain little thing that someone has done for you and the giver does say a word about it. Do you as the receiver ever stop and think that in the middle of what the giver was doing you came into their mind/heart/thoughts.
THANK YOU - Two very powerful words use them wisely
With all that going on and all that is still to come -
JUST SAY THANK YOU (it’s that simple)
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I watch the show from beginning to end and it was wrong. Everyone was in a hurry to let their feeling known. We all loved MJ in our own special way, what I saw last night wasn’t about the MJ it was about BET.
For BET to mixed the events was totally wrong.
Not to down play MJ. But I don’t feel what BET did was a tribute to anyone except BET ratings.( Alot of viewers didn’t care for what you did)
It’s very few times in ones life that they are recognized for their achievements. BET should have let those artist have their moment. By keeping the program as it was. If they wanted to speak it would have been their choice.
There were sincere moments but if BET had waited I believe they would have truly gotten from the fans, friends, viewers the moment that MJ touch them and how.
The show was poorly put together. For them to allow Lil Wayne to sing a song like he did with little girls on stage dancing is just degrading, pants hanging,
BET YOU CALL THAT A TRIBUTE
BET it’s your station, you’er not pressed for a time slot.
My question: WHAT WAS THE HURRY?
Being from the old school I have to say that I was told by my grandmother/mom that leaving to go to a better place is something we should all sing about.
When I lost my father I couldn’t understand why my mom was singing, play his music and cooking some of his favorite foods. It wasn’t until we were alone that she said:
Me and Danny live 50 years of love, sharing, raising you children the happiest moments of our lives together. He gone to wait for me so we can continue our happiness.
Then she said something that really stunned me.
She said: I hope I’m as lucky as your father was, When I asked her why she simply said:
I never want to out live you kids, that’s the worst pain I could ever feel.
So Mrs. Jackson I know there are no words that may be able to comfort you at this time, but please believe my heart and prays are with you and I hope you never have to feel this pain ever again.
I was walking from the bank and and had the strangest feeling. I realized that i was feeling extra good about myself. I liked what i was wearing, it was a great hair day, and i was walking with more swagga than usual.
There are women in my life that inspire me. My mother of course or “MA” as her children call her. Hell! the woman raised eighteen (18) children and was married for 50 years to the same man (my dad). The other is a youngster; she just moved into a new house.
Anyway while walking the with combination of “MA”/Michelle I began to realize just how much the old and the new are the same.
“MA” taught me values, manners, morals, style, caring, etc. Michelle proved that female swagga is really good! (she has a “MA” too!)
Both “MA” and Michelle are First Ladies for alot of reason
1- They both know who they are
2- The understand their mates
3- The lead lives
4- They are always prepared but they learned how to become prepared
5- THEY PASS ON WHAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THEM!
6- Most of all they love when you’re right
7- The love you when you are wrong!
8- most of all……THEY TEACH YOU THE DIFFERENCE
I say all of this to say that I’m so proud that I’m my husbands “MA”/Michelle.
While waiting in line at a Subway a honmeless woman ask the brother behind me if he could afford a sandwich that was $4.61. His rsponse was yes I can, she replies well then I can wait here then you can order it or should I sit down. No wanting to be rule he said I’ll see. She insisted that she would just sit there until it was time for him to order her sandwich. In the meantime she said “let me put the money I have away so I can catch the bus, it’s only $3.50 “.
I guess my silent response were read pretty well by him because he remarked to me “is that your friend” my response “HELL NO”. Then I began to vent.
It’s amazing how the same person does this same routine everyday and gets away with.
Wake up people remember this if nothing else:
1- They get a check or some sort of support each month
2- If they have money to put away for the bus/train then they don’t need yours
3- This is most important they didn’t think about the food when they got their check, all they want was that “HIT” or “DRINK”.
4- If they are hungry use that money to get something to eat then “GET TO STEPPING” to your destination.
So this is the route of their money:
GOV’T - POSTMAN - THEM - CHECK CASHIER - DOPE MAN - LIQUOR STORE- CRACKHOUSE- THEY’ER BROKE
PLEASE NOTE: No Grocery - NO Rent - No were to sleep - NO THANKS
While I should have started with that.
I really don’t want to complain about anything today. There’s no reason to complain about how the dressing there little girls like grown ass women. Or the fact that grown ass women are running around with clothes to tight, hair to weaved, nails to long, and shipping the kids to the babysitter(if there is one) to get a man (boy).
I won’t complain today that finally the rain has stopped (but remember last summer). I won’t complain today.Over all what’s there to complain about?
To Those of You Born between 1930-1979
At the end of this email is a quote of the month by Jay Leno. If you don’t read anything else, please
read what he said.
Very well stated, Mr. Leno.
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE
1930’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s!!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can and didn’t get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-base paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets and, when we rode our bikes, we had baseball caps not helmets on our heads.
As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes.
Riding in the back of a pick- up truck on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.
We shared one soft drink with four friends from one bottle and no one actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter and bacon. We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar. And we weren’t overweight. WHY?
Because we were always outside playing…
that’s why!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day.
And, we were O.K..
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride them down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
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We did not have Playstations, Nintendo’s and X-boxes. There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable, no Nicolodeon, no video movies or DVD’s, no surround-sound or CD’s, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet and no chat rooms.
WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.
We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend’s house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn’t had to learn to deal with disappointment.
Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!
These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.
If YOU are one of them? CONGRATULATIONS!
You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives ”for our own good. “
While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave and lucky their parents were.
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn’t it ?
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The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:
‘With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?’
For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us…go ahead and delete this. For the rest of us…pass this on.
Thank you
Before you move in, marry, live with that person(male/female) you had better know some ground rules:
1- never move in, get a new start with a place you both choose toegether. (Because I promise you this is arguement will occur and the following “THIS IS MY PLACE”)
2- never try to take the place of the absent parent. (Have a talk with the natural parent so that you are both on the same page when it comes to the child)
3- get to know the children because it’s going to be hard. Check them out see how they respond,respect their parent, remember it could be an act to impress you.)
4- let your mate know that you have rules they need to understand.( if you don’t work as a NEW TEAM believe me they will play one against the other)
5- take the children out by yourself and see how that works. (Hope you make it threw the day).
Just remember this relationship is not just you and him/her it’s those kids too. Men remember “BOYS BUCK “and Ladies “GIRLS WHINE”
I’m so sick and tired of these sister using a baby to get man. There is no reason why sisters continue to forget the pill(or whatever). I’m here to warn all the men lookout tmes are hard and the sisters are out hunting. Sisters need to be more responsible especiallly if you already children. Then you get pregnant by your “boyfriend”. Let’s think about this ,a few questions come to mind. Did you meet him at the grocery store ,at the movies with your children, at the train station coming home from work, maybe a pta meeting. No you met him at the club at 11pm of maybe later. What story did you tell. Sisters stop sneaking,prowling, stalking, preying on the brothers looking for a baby daddy and be a mom, mother, provider,a safety net for the children you have. Don’t add more fuel to the fire or children to the nest. Have a relationship with or without children first but have a friendship get to know him let him know you and most of all let him know your kids before you decide to have one together. DON’T FORGET THE PILL.