WEBVTT - L.O.N.E.L.Y

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Carefully Reckless, a production of our Heart Radio

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<v Speaker 1>and The Black Effect. And just like that, we're back

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<v Speaker 1>on an air. Welcome back to you had another Carefully

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<v Speaker 1>Reckless with your girl Jess. Hilarious. We're gonna jump right

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<v Speaker 1>into just fix my mess. We do not have any

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<v Speaker 1>voice memos, so I'm just gonna be reading all right.

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<v Speaker 1>Here we go. Hey Jus, I'm a big fan. I

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<v Speaker 1>go and see you every time you come to town.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been doing so good for myself. I'm a newly

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<v Speaker 1>licensed cosmetologist. I graduated in December within associates in cosmetology

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<v Speaker 1>and business in two years. I currently have a full

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<v Speaker 1>scholarship to a private university to complete my bachelor in

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<v Speaker 1>computer science this fall. I'm currently in the Army National

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<v Speaker 1>Guard for North Carolina. I've been in for eight years

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<v Speaker 1>and for the most part, I'm financially stable. Since January,

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<v Speaker 1>I've picked up two part time jobs, study job, and

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<v Speaker 1>I volunteer my time for funeral services when i'm free. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>I was deployed in twenty nineteen and was overseas during COVID.

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<v Speaker 1>I've really accomplished a lot in a little time. I

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<v Speaker 1>even ran across country with my school for two years

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<v Speaker 1>and one two championships. But lately I've been really sad,

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<v Speaker 1>like really sad. It's been almost three months since I

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<v Speaker 1>stopped running heavily, and honestly, I thought that was my issue,

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<v Speaker 1>so I started working out and running again. I still

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<v Speaker 1>feel sad. I love to paint, and even painting doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>help me feel better. My love life sucks, and you

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<v Speaker 1>put four says on that shit. It sucks. I have

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<v Speaker 1>no boyfriend. I'm not even talking or messaging anyone on

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<v Speaker 1>the regular. I'm really alone. I have friends, but they're

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<v Speaker 1>all in relationships, some married, all with kids. Though I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like I'm so different from everyone around me. I've

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<v Speaker 1>tried talking to people, but that does mean no good.

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<v Speaker 1>The men around here are some bitches. I'm lonely. I've

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<v Speaker 1>seen help, which saved my life after my deployment. I

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<v Speaker 1>just feel like I'm missing something and I'm hurting. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>happy with myself and I have peace within myself, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just lonely. My sister have a mental illness, which

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<v Speaker 1>played the biggest part in my life. I created a monster,

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<v Speaker 1>my alter ego because of the emotional weight it had

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<v Speaker 1>on my life. It really got bad. I've dug myself

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<v Speaker 1>out of the hurt and anger that came with it.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that I'm accomplishing all of these things and doing

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<v Speaker 1>good for myself, I feel more and more lonely. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want a relationship, but I need someone there for me.

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't had intercourse in months, and I just want

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<v Speaker 1>to hug. I'm not getting any of my emotional needs

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<v Speaker 1>met from anybody in my life. I love myself more

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<v Speaker 1>than anything. I have plans to take over the world,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm missing something. I know you're a successful black woman,

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<v Speaker 1>and I listen to you all the time. You give

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<v Speaker 1>such great advice, and you have such a huge platform.

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<v Speaker 1>Any advice on getting out of this loneliness on the

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<v Speaker 1>journey of being successful. I'm so stuck. I'm twenty seven,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, what twenty seven? I'm young enough to

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<v Speaker 1>take my time. But then again, I'm stepping into a

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<v Speaker 1>whole different part of womanhood. I really need to get

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<v Speaker 1>over this emotional hump, all right, So I just want

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<v Speaker 1>to apologize for the background noise. I'm actually in my home.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm getting it cleaned right now, and I have to

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<v Speaker 1>find any Indian every time I can to deliver y'all

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<v Speaker 1>these episodes, So pardon me in parting my cleaners, but listen,

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<v Speaker 1>first and foremost, I can sympathize with you because I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna say I'm going through the same thing, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm kind of in the same place in my life.

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't consider it going through something. And the only

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<v Speaker 1>reason why I say that is it's just not your time. Here.

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<v Speaker 1>I am thirty one, and I thought that there was

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<v Speaker 1>a time clock on my love life. I thought that

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<v Speaker 1>there was like a deadline that I had to reach

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<v Speaker 1>in order for me to get married, or a deadline

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<v Speaker 1>to have kids, a deadline to be in love. It

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<v Speaker 1>literally is none of that. It's just not your time,

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<v Speaker 1>just like it's not my time. Now. You're twenty seven,

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<v Speaker 1>you're still in your twenties. I think what you are

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<v Speaker 1>probably feeling is that you're so busy because you talk

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<v Speaker 1>about how independent you are, how you got all this

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<v Speaker 1>going on, all your accolades, or you know, you've been

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<v Speaker 1>in school doing this, you got this degree, you're working

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<v Speaker 1>on this degree, you love yourself and all this. I

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<v Speaker 1>think you don't even make room enough for somebody else

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<v Speaker 1>to tell you any of that, because you're that's all

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<v Speaker 1>you gave me up front. I don't know if you

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<v Speaker 1>ever saw the movie Think Like a Man. Taraji p

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<v Speaker 1>Henson's character on There was a very strong independent woman

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<v Speaker 1>who felt like she didn't need a man for anything.

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<v Speaker 1>She just wanted that feeling. She just wanted to be hugged,

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<v Speaker 1>she wanted to be kissed, but she still felt as if, Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't need a man for anything. I don't need love.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't need I just want it. I feel that's

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<v Speaker 1>how you are. You're just a bit younger. We get

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<v Speaker 1>so caught up in what we can do for ourselves

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<v Speaker 1>that we never really give grace to our companion or

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<v Speaker 1>whoever the companion may be in the future or whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>to do the same. Now you said that you are

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<v Speaker 1>stepping into a whole different part of womanhood. Yeah, but

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<v Speaker 1>that doesn't mean that you have to have everything that

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<v Speaker 1>you think you should have just because you're stepping into

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<v Speaker 1>a whole point of womanhood. Now you said you're the

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<v Speaker 1>loneliest one in your whole friend circle. Everybody else's in

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<v Speaker 1>relationships or they're married, they have different paths. We often

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<v Speaker 1>get caught up in what other people are doing that

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<v Speaker 1>we can't really focus on ourselves. You feel like you're

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<v Speaker 1>deserving of love because you accomplished everything else. No, you

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<v Speaker 1>may have to wait longer for love than anything else

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<v Speaker 1>because you already have everything. And then it may just

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<v Speaker 1>not be your season to love. Maybe you're supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>be so focused that you'll be distracted by love if

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<v Speaker 1>it came to you right now. You have to think

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<v Speaker 1>positive in all aspects of your life. That's the only

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<v Speaker 1>negative in your mind. And it's not even a negative.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just not your time. That is the only advice

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<v Speaker 1>I have for you. Your time, because it's not time.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not your time for love. Take your time doing

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<v Speaker 1>everything else. Continue to stay focused, continue to work very

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<v Speaker 1>very hard, and it'll all pay off. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if you are a spiritual I don't know if you're religious,

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<v Speaker 1>but the God that I pray to is a very

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<v Speaker 1>very loyal god, and he's not ever going to let

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<v Speaker 1>us be lonely. You're not lonely, You're just alone. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not telling you how to feel. I'm just telling

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<v Speaker 1>you I know the feeling all too well. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>it was a season of loneliness for me. No, it's not.

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<v Speaker 1>It was just that I was alone, and you have

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<v Speaker 1>to learn how to be by yourself. If you love yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what you're gonna do, you know, first, because you

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<v Speaker 1>need to turn that definition of loneliness into just being alone.

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<v Speaker 1>You just don't like being alone, but you have to

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<v Speaker 1>learn how to do that and love on yourself, so

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<v Speaker 1>when someone finally does come to love on you, you'll

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<v Speaker 1>know how to accept it. You know, you have to

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<v Speaker 1>make certain decisions about yourself and what you'll take and

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<v Speaker 1>what you won't take, and just learn yourself. You need

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<v Speaker 1>to be taking this time to learn yourself. You still

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<v Speaker 1>ain't your twenties. You don't even really get to know

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<v Speaker 1>who you are until you step into that thirty mark.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought I had it all figured out too when

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<v Speaker 1>I was twenty three and twenty five and twenty six.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just because my parents raised a very mature young lady.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm well before my time, but I still didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know everything. You're well before your time. You still don't

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<v Speaker 1>know everything. You don't know who you are going to

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<v Speaker 1>be as a woman in love. You just don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>So you can't just make that decision and just say

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<v Speaker 1>I'm tired of being lonely nobody's gonna you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>I don't talk to anybody right now. Do you get out?

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like you work so much that you wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>even be able to mix and mingle. It seems like

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<v Speaker 1>you don't really get out for like just drinks. You don't.

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<v Speaker 1>And then have you ever gotten any advice from your

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<v Speaker 1>married friends and from your friends and relationships and from

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<v Speaker 1>the outside looking in? Are they all great and in

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<v Speaker 1>love and happy? Is every single person happy? You know

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm saying. Sometimes you could be saving yourself. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>it is better to hold fast and wait. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>show time, baby, it ain't even my time. I used

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<v Speaker 1>to wake up every day like I need to have

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<v Speaker 1>kids by thirty I need to be married by thirty two.

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<v Speaker 1>Why do we put deadlines on ourselves? I come to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you right now, I'm thirty one, and I see

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<v Speaker 1>what my thirties are gonna be Like now, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be in movies. I'm gonna barely have time to sit down,

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<v Speaker 1>get married and have a baby. That doesn't mean it's

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna happen. But now I noticed I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing that I was saying at twenty eight

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<v Speaker 1>and twenty seven that I'm saying at thirty one my

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<v Speaker 1>deadline was pushed out. Why because it's not supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>be a deadline put on your life for anything. The

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<v Speaker 1>only deadline you have is death, and we don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what that is. Fortunately, we don't know when that is,

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<v Speaker 1>So check back in with me. I'll let you know

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<v Speaker 1>when I get a man. You let me know when

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<v Speaker 1>you get a man. All right, all right, I love you,

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<v Speaker 1>you young black successful woman. If you love me, you'll

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<v Speaker 1>listen to this commercial and then we'll be right back

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<v Speaker 1>moving on. Hey, Jess, I just want to say I

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<v Speaker 1>love your show and hopefully you can fix my mess.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to call this a fall from grace. Oh lord, girl,

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<v Speaker 1>you've been watching too much solid parade. Let me take

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<v Speaker 1>you back to the summer of twenty twenty, before COVID hit.

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<v Speaker 1>I was living my best life, Jess, traveling, partying on

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<v Speaker 1>the lodge with it. It's a Detroit thing, hot girls,

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<v Speaker 1>some of vibes all around. For the first time in

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<v Speaker 1>a long time, I finally felt like I found myself.

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<v Speaker 1>I was drama free, genuinely happy and abandoned. Hi, you

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<v Speaker 1>must have met unabandoned. I felt free. I was going

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<v Speaker 1>through a little breakup and my feelings were hurt, but

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<v Speaker 1>I was healing but still enjoying my life. Fast forward

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<v Speaker 1>to twenty twenty one and COVID was on a rampage,

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<v Speaker 1>and to be honest, I worked so much that I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't even know what was going on until I went

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<v Speaker 1>to the grocery store and it was completely empty, and

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, Damn, this's real. I was still happy

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<v Speaker 1>and doing me, but I was just in the house

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<v Speaker 1>with it until one day I was approached by this guy.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna call him gossip boy. Damn, oh, Lloyd, can't

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<v Speaker 1>nothing be good about a nigga you calling gossip boy.

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<v Speaker 1>Gossip Boy came up to me and started a conversation

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<v Speaker 1>with me, and he seemed to be a cool guy,

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<v Speaker 1>so I gave him my number. We hit it off

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<v Speaker 1>pretty quickly and we started spending time together. What I

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<v Speaker 1>like most about him is that he made me laugh

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<v Speaker 1>and we had a pretty good vibe. He was staying

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<v Speaker 1>with his sister at the time, so the first time

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<v Speaker 1>we hung out was at my apartment. Justice Man gave

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<v Speaker 1>me big dick vibes, oh wow, and I was really

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<v Speaker 1>feeling him. One thing led to another and clothes started

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<v Speaker 1>coming off, and bitch, I'm excited, yeah, because I just

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<v Speaker 1>knew that he had to King Kong Man. When the

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<v Speaker 1>nigga took off his pants, my face went from translation.

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<v Speaker 1>But he had a mini bear can. But I still

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<v Speaker 1>went through with it because our genuinely liked him. After

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<v Speaker 1>that happened, he would be at my place all the

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<v Speaker 1>time and basically was moved in all shit. The first

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<v Speaker 1>red flag, I was about to say a girl. All right.

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<v Speaker 1>We worked at a factory and I pretty much stayed

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<v Speaker 1>to myself. Nobody knew me until I started talking to him,

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<v Speaker 1>and people somehow knew all of our business. I would

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<v Speaker 1>ask him, why are you running your mouth gossiping like

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<v Speaker 1>a bitch. Every time I would ask him, he would

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<v Speaker 1>deny telling anybody anything. Red Flag number two. Every time

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<v Speaker 1>we had sex, he would apologize for how small his

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<v Speaker 1>dick is in the middle of us having sex, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, nigga, I'm trying to concentrate on busting shut up.

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<v Speaker 1>Red Flag number three. He always said I was going

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<v Speaker 1>to have his baby. I tried to get rid of him,

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<v Speaker 1>but he always suckered me into staying with him. By July.

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<v Speaker 1>I was really over it, and as soon as I

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<v Speaker 1>was about to kick his ass to the curb, guess

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<v Speaker 1>who popped up pregnant ding ding Daniel ass, Damn, Damn,

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<v Speaker 1>Damn and my Florida Evans voice. So I found out

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<v Speaker 1>that I was eight weeks pregnant and shit still ain't improving.

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<v Speaker 1>So one day I left work early. He stayed, so

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<v Speaker 1>I politely put his stuff on the other side of

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<v Speaker 1>the door. Wait. I told him we should just focus

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<v Speaker 1>on cool parents and see what happens. He agreed, and

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<v Speaker 1>things started to get better okay, until my friend told

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<v Speaker 1>me he was messed around with another girl at our job.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know because my job put me on maternity

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<v Speaker 1>to leave early. When I confronted him about it, he

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<v Speaker 1>said he was just pimping her out and he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>care about her. We argued for weeks. I asked him

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<v Speaker 1>to just please leave her alone and focus on our family.

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<v Speaker 1>That bitch told me he ain't given up on this

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity for nobody. So once he said that, I blocked

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<v Speaker 1>him and just focused on me and my pregnancy. I

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<v Speaker 1>was hurt. But anyways, when I was five months pregnant,

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<v Speaker 1>I decided to move out of the state to have

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<v Speaker 1>more support from my family. I told him about it.

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<v Speaker 1>He didn't like it, but I had to do what

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<v Speaker 1>was best for my daughter. So one day I call

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<v Speaker 1>him because I missed him, and that's when I found

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<v Speaker 1>out that the girl he was pimping out was pregnant

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<v Speaker 1>with his child too, and he was happy. He told

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<v Speaker 1>me he finally got what he wanted and this is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be end all be all. When I tell you,

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<v Speaker 1>that broke me, Jess, like, how could you do that

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<v Speaker 1>to me? Like I have never been betrayed like that

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<v Speaker 1>in my life. Yes, we technically weren't together, but I

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<v Speaker 1>was pregnant with your child. I wasn't out here fucking nobody.

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<v Speaker 1>I was alone and pregnant for months. I would ask

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<v Speaker 1>him to help me get some things for our daughter

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<v Speaker 1>and he would tell me his girl and his son

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<v Speaker 1>needs it more. He treated my daughter like a second option.

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<v Speaker 1>He would verbally abuse me and yeah, I popped my

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<v Speaker 1>shit too. Yeah you from Detroit, I know. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>different when a nigga is constantly gaslighting me. Somehow he

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<v Speaker 1>finds a way to be a victim. Oh, that manipulating shit. Girl,

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<v Speaker 1>can't stand it. It's really beyond me. Yes, I had

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<v Speaker 1>my petty moments and said fucked up things to him,

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<v Speaker 1>but he is the common denominator for everything. He blames

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<v Speaker 1>me for having another baby. I had my daughter in

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<v Speaker 1>March of twenty twenty two, and a few days later

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<v Speaker 1>I got a real bad case of COVID and pneumonia,

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<v Speaker 1>to the point where I was incubated for three weeks

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<v Speaker 1>and I almost died. So dealing with that trauma, being

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<v Speaker 1>a new mom and the bullshit from him had did

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of damage to my mental health. I became

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<v Speaker 1>a depressed, alcoholic, an overall and unpleasant person to be

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<v Speaker 1>all around. I finally made the decision to cut him

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<v Speaker 1>off and focus on myself and my daughter. But even

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<v Speaker 1>with that, it didn't help. Every time I get drunk

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm talking about blacked out drink, I'm crying and

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<v Speaker 1>talking about my baby. Daddy hurt me. Oh God, I

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<v Speaker 1>just want to heal. I just want to be happy again. Jess,

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<v Speaker 1>can you please help me and give me some advice?

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, and I'm sorry for the long written message. PS.

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<v Speaker 1>I forgot to mention that the girl he was messing

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<v Speaker 1>with knew about me the whole time, and she be

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<v Speaker 1>on fuck shit with his ass. But it's okay because

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<v Speaker 1>when I see her or them, I'm beating the ass.

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<v Speaker 1>I love you, Jess. Also, I'm a real person, but

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<v Speaker 1>I deleted all my social media accounts, so I created

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<v Speaker 1>this one to contact you. Okay, I totally get a girl.

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<v Speaker 1>It don't matter. I didn't even need that last part.

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<v Speaker 1>I could tell you a real person because this shit

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<v Speaker 1>is too fucking specific for you not to be a

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<v Speaker 1>fucking real person. Hold up, hold up, I know the

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<v Speaker 1>ship getting good, but listen to just a couple seconds

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<v Speaker 1>of a commerc If you love me, you'll listen, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>First and foremost, a start from where you caught my attention.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So you wanted it to be over, you

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<v Speaker 1>did you? You really did want it to be over

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<v Speaker 1>with him. You put a shit on the other side

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<v Speaker 1>of ther door. You was ready. You were fed up

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<v Speaker 1>with it. You didn't quite tell me exactly why you

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<v Speaker 1>were fed up with it, because I know the little

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<v Speaker 1>penis cannot be the only thing, because you still hung

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<v Speaker 1>in there. You hung in there enough to get the

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<v Speaker 1>button of and he got you pregnant. That that little

0:15:28.640 --> 0:15:31.480
<v Speaker 1>bit can had some little soldiers marching through it, all

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<v Speaker 1>right because he got your ass pregnant, big dick or not?

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<v Speaker 1>All right? But you didn't quite tell me why you

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<v Speaker 1>want it to be done. That's all you mentioned was

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<v Speaker 1>just his small penis, all right, But you had this

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<v Speaker 1>stuff outside the dough. You find out you pregnant, you

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<v Speaker 1>still wanted them gone. It wasn't until you found out

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<v Speaker 1>that he was dealing with somebody else at the job

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<v Speaker 1>then you were hurt. Now, listen, were you hurt because

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<v Speaker 1>you didn't want him to deal with nobody else? Was

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<v Speaker 1>it just the fact that it was somebody at the job.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you think that he may have been fucking with

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<v Speaker 1>somebody else before y'all broke up or what? Because if

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<v Speaker 1>you wanted them gone that bad, why did it matter

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<v Speaker 1>to you so much to find out that he was

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<v Speaker 1>dealing with somebody like y'all weren't together, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean. You had already put him out by then,

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm just curious to know. Now it could have

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<v Speaker 1>been a hormonal situation because you said you were pregnant.

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<v Speaker 1>You could have been having different feelings that would change.

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<v Speaker 1>You could have been in and out with it like

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<v Speaker 1>I want him. But then I don't want him, And

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<v Speaker 1>these could have all been blamed on your hormonal changes

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever with you being pregnant, but it seemed that

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<v Speaker 1>you were very concreting your answer because you wanted this

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<v Speaker 1>nigger gone before you even found out that you were pregnant.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's what I'm trying to get to. But you're

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<v Speaker 1>not here to talk to me in real time about it,

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<v Speaker 1>so I want you to check back with me. Moving

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<v Speaker 1>on to a later part of the story, you said,

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<v Speaker 1>let's co parents. He was fine with that. But then, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm backpedaling because that's what I'm saying. You were fine

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<v Speaker 1>with everything until you found out about the damn girl.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why I said, were you really over him? Because

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes we may think that we don't want a person

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<v Speaker 1>until they're gone. In other words, basically, you don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what you got until it's gone. Now, I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 1>he was the best thing that ever happened to you,

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<v Speaker 1>and or nor vice versa. I'm not saying you're the

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<v Speaker 1>best thing to happen to him, but obviously you felt

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<v Speaker 1>the way and you wanted him back after you found

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<v Speaker 1>out that he was with somebody else. You said, the

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<v Speaker 1>girl knew about you the whole time. Fuck her, she

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<v Speaker 1>ain't got no loyalty to you. You You ain't gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>high ass because you got a daughter to take care of.

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<v Speaker 1>Fuck that, fuck them, Fuck that, all right, You ain't

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be high ass because, to be honest with you,

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<v Speaker 1>her daughter or her child and your child of siblings,

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<v Speaker 1>whether you like it or not. So don't beat our ass.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't beat their ass. I made that mistake. One of

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<v Speaker 1>my baby father's other baby mothers, I beat high ass.

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<v Speaker 1>We're cordial now, but I still regret doing that because

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't thinking about my child or her child, who

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<v Speaker 1>I also look at as another child of mine. You

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<v Speaker 1>know what I'm saying, and how it could potentially hurt

0:17:51.359 --> 0:17:54.000
<v Speaker 1>them later, Or my son could say to his sister

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<v Speaker 1>one day, they argument, that's my mother. Beat your mother ass.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, did she look at me a certain way?

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<v Speaker 1>Or you know, vice versa. You just don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. You're playing a dangerous game when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to your children and their parent, the other parent. They're

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<v Speaker 1>not worth it anyway, all right. You moved out of town.

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<v Speaker 1>He ain't doing shit for your baby. He could be

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<v Speaker 1>better that. You didn't want a relationship with him. He

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<v Speaker 1>could be better. I'm not justified, but he just seems

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<v Speaker 1>like he's bitter to you. You can't make a man

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<v Speaker 1>step up and do shit, So you need to go

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<v Speaker 1>through the courts. Because obviously y'all don't even live in

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<v Speaker 1>the same place. You need help with their baby, So

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<v Speaker 1>this is a good time to put them on child support. Yep,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a good time because this would be a

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<v Speaker 1>case where the mom actually needed. You know, women put

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<v Speaker 1>men on child support for many different reasons, but the

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<v Speaker 1>right reason is for the child and because you can't

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<v Speaker 1>do everything on your own, and you did not make

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<v Speaker 1>that baby girl on your own. So this is what

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<v Speaker 1>I would call a great opportunity to seek assistance through

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<v Speaker 1>the courts. Put them on child support, some type of

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<v Speaker 1>government assistance. You would need to help take care of

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<v Speaker 1>your baby. All right, I understand that you're better, but

0:19:01.960 --> 0:19:04.320
<v Speaker 1>you also need to heal. Like you said, you need

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<v Speaker 1>to fucking heal. He ain't coming back, and even if

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<v Speaker 1>the fuck he would come back, would you take him exactly?

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<v Speaker 1>We have to ask ourselves that what could he give

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<v Speaker 1>you right now to make you happy? Another baby, love,

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<v Speaker 1>a relationship, a cheating one back and forth, what could

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<v Speaker 1>he do right now to make you happy? Nothing, take

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<v Speaker 1>care of your daughter, But it ain't even that for you.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the fact that you're still bitter about what he

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<v Speaker 1>did to you with another woman. It ain't even all

0:19:32.680 --> 0:19:34.919
<v Speaker 1>about your daughter. Yes, you're damn show upset that he

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<v Speaker 1>won't help you take care of your baby, but you're

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<v Speaker 1>upset with matters of the heart too, you know, more

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<v Speaker 1>so what he did to you in the relationship and

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<v Speaker 1>what he didn't do after the relationship, or you know,

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<v Speaker 1>or you felt like he cheated or whatever, or just

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes we don't want to see the person that we

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<v Speaker 1>love with someone else. We're not ready to move on,

0:19:53.400 --> 0:19:55.840
<v Speaker 1>But you need to do so, and it starts with

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<v Speaker 1>you just reflecting on who you are and you having

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<v Speaker 1>to do everything by yourself and asking yourself that real question,

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<v Speaker 1>that very real question, What could this nigga do for

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<v Speaker 1>me right now that's gonna make me happy in my heart?

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<v Speaker 1>Not the baby me. What can he do drop everything

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<v Speaker 1>and come live here? Then he got another baby, Then

0:20:17.080 --> 0:20:19.720
<v Speaker 1>he still got other kids with that other girl somewhere else.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what I'm saying, Like, just just just wake

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<v Speaker 1>up and think about that, because you deserve much better,

0:20:25.560 --> 0:20:27.520
<v Speaker 1>and you're gonna get much better because you're still young.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got a lot more life to live. And so

0:20:29.960 --> 0:20:31.960
<v Speaker 1>does your baby girl. Get back to me, because if

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<v Speaker 1>you feel like nobody love you, I'm telling you I

0:20:33.760 --> 0:20:36.040
<v Speaker 1>love you, and that little girl loves you too. So no,

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<v Speaker 1>ain't nobody worth your peace and your sanity because you

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<v Speaker 1>need that to take care of your child, and you

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<v Speaker 1>need that to get past all your trauma. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>just what it is, is past trauma. I'm not asking

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<v Speaker 1>you to forget it in a sense, but in a

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<v Speaker 1>sense I am move on and forget it. Bury that

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<v Speaker 1>shit because remembering ain't gonna do nothing for you but

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<v Speaker 1>hold you back. And just like that, we've come to

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<v Speaker 1>the end of another Carefully Reckless episode with your girl.

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<v Speaker 1>Just hilarious. Make sure you tune into co Parents and

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<v Speaker 1>Therapy every other Wednesday. Listen, y'all. My trip in Aruba

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<v Speaker 1>threw me off. Y'all. I didn't deliver an episode for

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<v Speaker 1>Carefully Reckless. I didn't deliver co Parenting on YouTube. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't deliver any promotions for my Messy Vision products, my glasses,

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<v Speaker 1>and we got new new glasses coming soon. I also

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be doing breakfast Club with DJ Envy and motherfucking

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<v Speaker 1>Charlemagne and guard y'all listen, I'll be doing that all

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<v Speaker 1>this week. If you ain't already heard, make sure you

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<v Speaker 1>tune into Carefully Reckless each and every Wednesday and then

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