1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Time now for today's Strawberry Letter. If you need advice 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: on relationships, dating, work, sex, parenting, and more, please submit 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: your Strawberry Letter to Steve Harvey FM and click submit 4 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: Strawberry Letter. We could be reading your letter live on 5 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:16,080 Speaker 1: the air, just like we're going to read this one 6 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: today right here, right now. Let's go, nephew, buggle up 7 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: and hold on tight. We got it for you here. 8 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: It is a Strawberry Letter, all right. Subject My lover 9 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: calls me Mom. Good morning, Stephen Shirley. I am a 10 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: fifty year old divorced lady with a twenty eight year 11 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: old lover. We've been together for two years, but I 12 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: met him when he was in college with my son. 13 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: He came home a few weekends with my son and 14 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,839 Speaker 1: he started calling me mom back then. After college, he 15 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: continued to hang out at the house with my son, 16 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: so I got used to him being around. While on 17 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: Easter Sunday twenty seventeen, things changed in an instant when 18 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: he rubbed up against me in the kitchen and I 19 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: felt some kind of way. This young man is six two, 20 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: dark and handsome. He works out daily. And what gave 21 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: it away? Steve both all three He works out daily, 22 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: so his chest is all ripped up. I must add 23 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: that I'm still a sexy mom and a head turner 24 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: at fifty years young. He told me that he wanted 25 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: to see me alone one day to talk. I told 26 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: him to come by my house and he did. He 27 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: walked in and we kissed, and it was straight fireworks 28 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: from then on. We did multiple passionate acts that afternoon, 29 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,759 Speaker 1: and he was considerate and asked for permission each time 30 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: he tried a new position. Of course, it's been our 31 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: secret the entire time, and we hook up whenever he 32 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: has time. It's just that simple. I assume that he 33 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: dates multiple women, or maybe he just has a girlfriend. 34 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: I'm not concerned about that. What does concern me is 35 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: that he still calls me mama or mom when he 36 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: comes over. I don't know if he if it's the 37 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: same as when married men call their wives mama, or 38 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: when women call their husband's daddy. I know you're going 39 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: to say that I need to find someone else to 40 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: have sex with, but what we have is fun and 41 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: it's keeping me satisfied for now. So do I ask 42 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: him politely to stop calling me mom? Or Am I 43 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: reading too much into it? The time to write this. Yeah, 44 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: she did, she did, Steve. And my answer is, what 45 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 1: does it matter what he calls you? I mean, as 46 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: long as he's respectful with it. I mean, what do 47 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: you want him to call you? You're saying this is 48 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: just for fun right now, and I mean he's keeping 49 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: you satisfied right now. So what are you nitpicking for? 50 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: I don't get it. You guys have been together for 51 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: two years and he's been calling you. You're doing it 52 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 1: in secret, so clearly he doesn't want your son, his bestie, 53 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: to find out that you know he's doing his mom. 54 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: You're concerned about a name and the fact that you're 55 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: and not the fact that you're sleeping with your son's 56 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: friend who is really young, he's young enough to be 57 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 1: your son, who may or may not have a girlfriend 58 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: or a multiple girlfriends, and who hooks up with you 59 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: whenever he has time. Those are the things you're concerned about. 60 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:27,839 Speaker 1: To me, you should be concerned about a lot more 61 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: than that. I mean, you know, than him calling you 62 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: mom or mom. He just is trying to be respectful. 63 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: I guess when you guys are in the bedroom, I 64 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: don't know. Then again, you say it's just your to 65 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: satisfy you for right now. So if this is what's 66 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: making you happy, what's floating your boat right now? Then 67 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: you know I mean him calling you mom. I don't 68 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: see why that's a big deal, Steve, Uh, can I 69 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: be honest? Sure? I'm confused. Okay, I have no idea 70 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: what this letters for right You're fifty to do twenty eight. 71 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: I've been together for two years. It's ain't no accident. 72 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: He used to come home with your son. He's start 73 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: calling your mom after y'all graduated. Y'all was in the 74 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: kitchen one time he rubbed up against you. That was 75 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: on purpose, you felt some kind of way, on purpose. 76 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: Y're already talking about hot, tall dog and handsome here. 77 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: He asked you could he come back and see you 78 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: alone and talk. I told him to come by my house. 79 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 1: He walked in, and y'all kissed, and it was straight 80 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 1: fire works right there. Then you talked about all these 81 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: multiple passion and acts that afternoon. But he asked your 82 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: permission each time he tried a new position. I do 83 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: that too, I still ask very nice. I don't know 84 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: what you know? What is this letter? Folk? The boys polite? 85 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: He asking you for new positions every time, Miss Gilmo, 86 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: do you mind it if you put the bottom of 87 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: your foot up on that night stand? Please? Man? Oh cool, 88 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: that's nice right there, Miss Gilmo, Miss Gilmo, would you 89 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: mind taking your left hand and grabbing the corner that 90 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: mattress on the upper left side of the head bullet 91 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: like that? Thank you, Miss gil Ah, thank you, Miss Gilmore. 92 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: Miss now, I'm asking now, we don't do liniment. I 93 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: don't like to smell, won't. I won't do it? Will 94 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: So this is what he's doing. So I don't see 95 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: why why you wrote the letter. You know now she 96 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: doesn't like for him to call her mom or mom. Okay, 97 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: we'll quit seeing him nick. You know that's all listening 98 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: to it is? Why are we taking up our special 99 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: time because you're worried about him calling your mama or 100 00:05:56,400 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: when men call it wives wives? Why as what we 101 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: call our wives? Ain't your damn business? You ain't a wife? 102 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: Oh you the mama? That's what he calls her mom. 103 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 1: He know it. That could be a turn on from him. 104 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: You know some people's girls call him hey daddy. Okay, 105 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: that's a turn on. His turn on is hey mama. 106 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: I don't know why you want that. I'm not with 107 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: nobody from the call her Mama that ain't gonna have him. 108 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: Now you said, I know you're gonna say you need 109 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 1: to find somebody else have sex with. I'm not gonna 110 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: say that. But what we have is fun. Okay, go hey, yeah, 111 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: all right, just keeping you set what hang on, Steve, 112 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 1: hang on Part two of your responses coming up at 113 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:49,559 Speaker 1: twenty three after the hour, subject my lover calls me Mom. 114 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: We'll get back into it right after this. You're listening, 115 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: all right, Steve, Let's recap today Strawberry letters, subject my 116 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: lover calls me mom. First of all, this is the 117 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: most ridiculous that we've had. The whiter the old woman 118 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: sleeping went to her son's friend from college he didn't graduated, 119 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: rubbed up against it in the kitchen Monday. Now they 120 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: over the house screwing. Yeah, that's what a very actual 121 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: footage that that's what they're doing. He said he wanted 122 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: to see me alone one day and talk. I told him, 123 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: come on, boy the house. He did. He walked in, 124 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: we started kissing, and multiple passion had asked that afternoon 125 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: separate occasions. You know, he's very considerate asked for permission 126 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: each time he tries a new position. Of course, our 127 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: secret the entire time we hook up. Whenever he got time. 128 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: It's just that simple. Now she assuming that he got 129 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: other women, maybe a girlfriend, But I ain't concerned about that. 130 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: What does concern me? If all the stuff that concerns you? 131 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: He steals calls me my Almond when he comes over. 132 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: That's cause he what you wanted to call you? Blenda? 133 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: Blenda Gilmore. That's why. How is she gonna call you 134 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: Belinda and then mess around say Blenda in front of 135 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: your sound old? So when when you start calling my 136 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: MoMA Belinda? Well, and I think it's something we need 137 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: to talk about, because that ain't just your mama that album. 138 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:39,839 Speaker 1: A matter of fact, I called her mama. She called 139 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:46,199 Speaker 1: me daddy. In a matter of fact, Demetrius listened to me. 140 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: I don't know how to tell you this. I don't 141 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: find to be your new daddy. What Yeah, Demetrius, I'm 142 00:08:57,640 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: finn to be your new daddy the same age they 143 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 1: want to college together. Yeah. But when I marry your 144 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: mama and be your daddy, yeah, And I want you 145 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: to respect that and call me daddy. See this is 146 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: an ass whipping all into make it right now. I 147 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: know what you're going to say, I need to find 148 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: someone else to have sex with. No, that's not what 149 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: we're gonna say. But what we have is fun and 150 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: it's keeping me satisfied. Okay, this is what you're doing. 151 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: We can say something about it. So do I ask 152 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 1: him politely to stop calling me mom? Or am I 153 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: reading too much into it? You know what, we really 154 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: don't give a damn what you can we share that 155 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: with you? Can? I tell you that the people listening 156 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: to this at work right now, it's looking upside day 157 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: radio going what Yeah, that's what you're concerned about. There's 158 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: people trying to snatch earphones out their head right now. 159 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: I'm not coining about you. You're dating your son's friend. Yeah, yeah, 160 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: he got on the check. Yeah you ain't it. And 161 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: in the future with you, you just his thing and 162 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: he sees you whenever he has time. Right, and if 163 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: you think he your thing, didn't your thing? Do y'all 164 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 1: just gotta thing for each other, doing multiple passion and act. 165 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 1: But I love the part where he is so considerate 166 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:21,199 Speaker 1: and asked me for permission, Like, what again, Steve, you 167 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: did it earlier, Miss Jackson, would you mind still more well, 168 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 1: change your name and sometimes like Mama Jackson, Mamma guil More, 169 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 1: Mama Patterson, it's mama somebody. Yeah, it's gonna be Mama Peterson. Um, stupid, 170 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 1: Mama's gonna be Mama something old church name. Yeah, yeah, y'all. Oh, 171 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:49,319 Speaker 1: miss us, No, no, I'm gonna do that, right, Miss Jordine, 172 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:53,719 Speaker 1: hold on one second, on, hold on holding. You might 173 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 1: be tired right now, but you would you mind taking 174 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 1: the left half of your ass right on the edge 175 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: of that lamp ship just right that, right that right there, 176 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:12,559 Speaker 1: right there there? You okay, now, all right, now you're 177 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 1: welcome listening. Well, can I ask you something else? Bobby? 178 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: Would you take your left hand and hold your right 179 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:30,680 Speaker 1: foot up and then put your fuehead on the mattress? 180 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: Would you mind that? Miss Jackson? Bobby, thank you for 181 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: asking me so nicely. You're such a polite young man. 182 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: Do you learn that in college? Okay? Now? Mom? Can 183 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 1: I ask you asking enough question? What? Bobby? Could you 184 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: stop talking? Yeah? You're talking too much. I'm no, but 185 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 1: you you just I don't want you talking back. I 186 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: just need you to do it now, Okay, Miss Taylor. Taylor, 187 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: Miss Taylor me, Oh, yes, Bobby. Can you get on 188 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,440 Speaker 1: your knees and crawl over there to the couch so 189 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: I can watch you and ball clack a dog on 190 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: your way over there? Yes, I can do that, Miss Taylor. 191 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: Go ahead, Miss Miss Taylor, Miss Taylor, what Bobby? What 192 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: can you bring my house shoe over here? Girl? Girl? 193 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 1: Are you so man? As long as he does it nicely? 194 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: She said lightly? I mean he's so polite. Oh man? 195 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 1: All right, listen, don't write us nor make sure you 196 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: check out please The Strawberry Letter podcast on demand coming 197 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: up at forty six. After the hour, Junior is here 198 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:03,719 Speaker 1: with his comedy segment called when did He'll explain Right 199 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: after this. You're listening to the Stave Harvey Morning Show.