Thursday, March 31, 2011

I...Always...Fall...For Your Type...


I am so SICK AND TIRED of seeing/hearing females say "all n*ggas aint sh*t & they all cheat" NEWSFLASH:not ALL MEN are the same! Stop messing w/ these young immature boys who dont know what they want &/or have in their life. People do what YOU allow them to! Dont complain OR generalize about the males in your life that you KNOW treat you like a doormat but still allow in YOUR life. Its not just him to blame, YOU are at fault also!

First off, I feel like things such as self esteem, self value, self love, and how you are to be expected to be treated starts at HOME and with YOURSELF! In a perfect world, there are two parents in each household, and the household is loving and caring. The father shows the children (both men and women) how a woman is suppose to be treated by a man, both by telling his children and be constantly displaying that when interacting with his wife/the mother of his children. And the mother shows/tells the children what is to be expected from a woman, by telling the children and showing them when interacting with her husband/children's father. But this isnt a perfect world and things dont work like that. We have both males and females who grow up and come from single parent homes, broken homes, foster homes, mixed families, abusive homes, neglected parents...I can go on and on. If a child is not taught early on how to treat others and respect themselves, than most likely when they get older, the nasty cycle will continue. A man should NEVER raise his hand to a woman. A man takes care of home first.

I can NOT say with 100% certainty that Jonathan has been faithful for the two years we have been together. What I CAN say, is that he takes care of home very well. And by this I mean, if there was/is someone he is messing with I havent caught him or found ANY clues about her. No phone calls, texts, visits to my job or house, his house, no facebook wall posts or messages to neither him or I. And I believe that alot of this contributes to the fact that he grew up in a two parent household, his parents are still married and together to this day. His father has shown and taught him how to treat a woman and his mother has taught and shown him how a woman is suppose to treat a man. And for this, I am so so soooooooo grateful.

Not to say that only those from two parent households will have successful HEALTHY relationships because that's not true either, the percentage is just higher. There are also those who grew up like Jonathan and for some reason become abusive to women, criminals, unfaithful dogs...etc etc. But the key thing, is that when someone (man or woman) shows you that he/she doesnt respect you be either hitting you, calling you names, cheating on you, etc etc LEAVE THEM ALONE! Once a man cheats, and YOU STAY, you are allowing what happened to continue. Are you really surprised that he cheated, yet again, for the fourth time after you discovered he cheated the first couple times? At this point, his isnt playing you, you are playing yourself! When you demand more, you receive more!

And what I DESPISE the most, is when a woman will pass up a GOOD MAN for a LOW LIFE THUG, stating, "he isnt my type". Oh so, being treated like a queen, him being faithful and committed to you, a working man, a man striving to better not only himself but you as well, him respecting you, loving you whole heartly and never hurting you....isnt't your type? Buuuttt....the one who had a kid when you met him, baby mama drama, no real job or a dead beat job that isnt going anywhere, hanging on the block, you constantly defending your relationship to others, you always crying (NOT tears of joy), you getting into it other females or other females telling you about YOUR "man", you always catching him up with another female, if you have a child he isnt really there for him/her and that's IF he is claiming your child AT that moment, him not claiming you, in and out of jail, him calling you names, publicly humiliating you, him hitting you, is YOUR type?

Well damn! And you wonder why you are a doormat? Look at the men YOU ALLOW in your life! If you won't trust just anyone in your house, or to drive your car, or to use something special to you without them proving that they are worthy first....why won't you do the same with your heart, mind, body and soul? You will always fall for the wrong type if you continue on with these actions that clearly show you don't have love for yourself. I know people make mistakes, and grow and mature. But if you continue to make these same mistakes over and over, there are no longer mistakes, these are choices. You are choosing to be someone who you know is a cheater and can't bring anything to the table for you and your family (if you have children).

Don't be dumb ladies.
Don't fall for that type.

"If you dont treat her like a queen, you gon be a lonely king"

Yall need to listen to Fab, he makes sense at times!

Sunday, March 27, 2011

More About Nothing

Since I haven't written in so long, of course, it's time for yet another update...which is really more about nothing....lol

Sorry for the neglect. Ive been busy...with...well...life...lol
I can honestly say at this point in life I am happy with my growth thus far and the direction that I see my life heading in. I am content in all aspects, my relationship, my job, my apartment, my friends....my family (the jury is still out on that one lol)
Ive been getting back to reading more lately. And Ive moved away just the "hood books" by Triple Crown Publications. Dont get me wrong, I still read a good Nikki Turner or J'Wan (sp) book every once in a while but Im more about reading other things. I read Tavis Smiley's auto-biography and that was really good. Im getting more into John Grishman, who mainly writes about law. And currently Im reading "The Color of Water" which is a black's man narrative dedicated to his white mother.

Ive shed a couple of "friends" (term used loosely). Ive come to realize that I no longer have things in common with these people anymore. They are more concerned about clubbin, having more babies, and their no good boyfriends who can't even begin to commit to them or seem to stay out of jail. When it comes down to discuss things with them, I have nothing to contribute to those conversations. Ive passed that point in my life years ago.

Im training myself to get back into school mode. Im back on my LSAT tip after taking some time off from it and working. I mean, there's no way for me to get into law school and become a lawyer without first taking the LSAT...believe, Ive researched this ish! lol Ummmm....what else is new? Jonathan got his series, 6 and series 63 license, so he is putting forth the motion to start his career and I couldnt be any more happier for him. He knows Im his greatest fan and supporter.

My relationship with God is growing and becoming stronger. It's not exactly where I want it to be, but I dont want to rush things either. Things like this take time. Im developing my relationship with Jesus at my pace. It's between me and Him and He has no complaints, at least not to my knowledge, so it's all good.

Im starting to miss HU and my friends there sooooo much. I cant wait til I have a reunion with all of them.

I also decided that Im getting locs! Yep, those that know me know I dont know how to do ANYTHING with my hair! And I think locs will be good for me! Im already going natural, havent had a perm in months. Im going to cut it this summer, and than in the fall I will start going to get it twisted and trained for the locs. Im so excited!

Oh, Ive started workin out! Yay me! My body hurts like hell but hey, no pain no gain! lol. Ive also started the process of portion control (eating on smaller plates & eating less food). Did you know it takes 20 minutes for your brain to send a message to your stomach that you have started eating? So by the time that process begins, you are already on your second plate and now you're over stuffed! Greedy! LOL. So to cure that lil problem, you drink a glass of water or a bottle of water before you start eating, this way by the time you start eating, your body has already started the process of getting full. I work out 6 days a week, twice a day four days a week. I work out in the morning, Monday thru Saturday, and I take classes after work, Yoga, Core/Toning, Pilates, Kwando Monday thru Thursday. I also watch what I snack on now. Instead of grabbing those Oreo Golden Cookies (which I love love LOVE) I grab a apple or grapes or a yogurt. And also ladies, a yogurt a day keeps the doctor away! Both my doc and personal trainer informed that yogurt has the same cultures that your vag produces. Yogurt keeps the ph balanced in your uterus and it lowers the risk of infections.

Well gotta cut this short, Jonathan is on his way...chao!!!