1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Coming up at about four minutes after the hour. It's 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: my Strawberry letter for today and the subject is fight 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: or flight. Right, Yeah, we'll get into that in a minute. 4 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:16,319 Speaker 1: Fight on the flight. What's going is, let's hope not. 5 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: We'll get into it in a few minutes to find 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,159 Speaker 1: out what that's all about, because right now it is 7 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: time for the nephew and today's Frank phone call. What 8 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: you got for us today? Next? Well, Charlotte, that comes 9 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: to time when a child is not doing well in 10 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: school and you have to repeat a particular grade. You 11 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: understand you been held back as they would stay back 12 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: in the day. You know they held you back. You 13 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: got to repeat, and it's sometimes it happens early. Sometimes 14 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: it will happen in pre k. You understand what I'm saying. Yeah, 15 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: pre k. You know. So this right here is your 16 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: son going back to pre k, going back some things 17 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: that he's not doing well and we want to work 18 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: on it. But your son, I hate to say, it's 19 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: going back to pre k. Cat dog, if you would, yes, 20 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 1: I'm time to reach Mrs Thomas. Please. My name is 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 1: Mr Stapleton. I'm actually the principal over at elementary school. 22 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 1: You're I'm looking at my records indicating that your son, 23 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: Thomas is going to be starting his first grade. Ready, right, listen, 24 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: Ms Thomas, Um. I've been going through actually all of 25 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: the children's records that will be starting school, and I'm 26 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: looking at your son's grades from his kindergarten. Well, no, 27 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: not exactly. I mean there's been a few. Uh. I 28 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: actually spoke with the teacher who he was under in kindergarten, 29 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: and it seems like he just really wasn't up to 30 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: par as the rest of the children. His conduct. Now, 31 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,559 Speaker 1: he talked, but he gets his work. So what else 32 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: is is she saying on that that ain't right? Well? 33 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: What what's what it seems to be, ma'am, is that 34 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: his grades weren't up to par as the rest of 35 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: the other children. She did tell me he was a 36 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 1: disobedient child. No, he disobeeded in and talking two different things. 37 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: Come on, okay, well man, listen, what we've decided here 38 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: is we're gonna let a little actually do another year 39 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: of kindergarten. No, y'all ain't gonna let him do another 40 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: year kindergarten. No, sir man, that's that's the only choice 41 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: I have. After uh, No, we got our letter in 42 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: the mail with our report card the week after school started, 43 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: and it said on the back promoted. And if I 44 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: got to get about this cotch and go get it, 45 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be because I'm telling you right now we 46 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: will be in the first grade kindergarten when that hard. 47 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: I'm not sure what they told you about him, but 48 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: it must be the wrong. Well, if I'm understanding, he's 49 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: he doesn't color as well as the rest of kids. 50 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: He's all out of he's out of lines when he color. 51 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: He doesn't know his numbers completely. And that's what we 52 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: need when you first come into into the first grade. 53 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: When I can show you on this paper he did 54 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: satisfactory all the way through. Now you're about to me 55 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: off and I'm already sick calling me with some about 56 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: my son blank and kindergarden. He that kind of he 57 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: does not color well, man, color ain't gonna do with 58 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: the dad guard kindergarten. He is going to the first grade, 59 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: and I'll be down there on August four. No, I 60 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: will not be able to allow you to get in 61 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: the school on August when I'm sorry, Uh, and let 62 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: me get let's tell you what. Let me go and 63 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: get my pens and pen because I don't live that 64 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: far from this school. And if y'all an't ready down, 65 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: they're causing some comfort. I need to get up and 66 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: go down there, because I'm not telling my baby when 67 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: he come home the day that he ain't going to 68 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: the day come first. Man. I hate to say it, 69 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna have to refuse education from him on. 70 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: You know what, I just went back and put him 71 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: in public school. I know that was a stake in 72 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: the first place. Food which you're talking about some coloring. 73 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: Give me your name again, sir Stapleton man, And what's 74 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: that number down there? The number here is actually area 75 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: code waymon. I got the numbers the mind. I pulled 76 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: up this report card. I got the number in your 77 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: name on the back of this paper. I'll tell you 78 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: what I was tourning fourth. We'll be coming in there 79 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: going to school, and I might make a trip around 80 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: there this evening when I come from the doctor the bottom. 81 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: I'm not want to hear that Colin ain't got nona 82 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: do with nothing else. But it's not only color. Here's 83 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: a rhythmetickets back. Are you working with him at home 84 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: where you're doing anything at home. What you're trying to say, 85 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: I'm an incompetent parent. I'm just asking as a parent, 86 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:33,799 Speaker 1: are you working with your child? Working with my child 87 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 1: every day? He can read better than you. Probably, no, 88 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: he can't read. Can't read better than you, because honestly, 89 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: you read that role on that paper that he's supposed 90 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: to be going back to kindergarten when I know the 91 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: paper saying from it going to the first grade. And 92 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: I'm not listening to no more this about him going backwards. Now, 93 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: if you've got a problem with your paper work, maybe 94 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: you need to go talk to your secretary of somebody 95 00:04:56,240 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: in there that wrote my baby name down, your son's name, Thomas, ma'am, No, 96 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: it ain't him, baby, I know it ain't him. You're 97 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 1: not gonna sit up and tell me my son is 98 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: flocking kindergarden. He is not going back to that kindergarden. 99 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 1: Don't bring your son down here, August. I call you once, 100 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: be ready to whip me and my husband, but we 101 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 1: will be down there, back shoes, uniform. Everything you hear me, 102 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 1: I will not be able to allow him and education 103 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: right now. I would come down there right now and 104 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: make that correction on that paper for you is not 105 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 1: going back to no kindergarden for no coloring. Can you 106 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: bring him down here and let him color for me? I? 107 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: Can you tell my color in the rhythm taking all themselves? No? 108 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 1: Uh no, I'm sorry. Uh. We will be down there obviously. 109 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: And four, I would have this poor card in my 110 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: head that says you have been promoted to the first brother. 111 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: He's gonna have a mile on his face, and so 112 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 1: are you. I got one more thing I need to 113 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: tell you. Are you listening to me? I'm listening. You 114 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: ain't saying nothing. Yeah, you better say something that sounds 115 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 1: like the first grade, because I'm not playing. I would 116 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: go down to this day on the administrative office, and 117 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: I had because my son would be in that first glance. 118 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: Are you raising your voice? Who are you raising your voice? 119 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: You talking crazy to me? I'm crazy? It is what. 120 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: I'm a grown woman. I don't need to be explained 121 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: to you why I'm trying to Did you graduate? Honey? 122 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: I am a college degree person. I have a great job. 123 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: My husband and I do well for ourselves and for 124 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: our children, and that's why we're not You're not even 125 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: if you're not even at work right now, man, I'm 126 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: shack phone. I call you that when you call him 127 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:28,919 Speaker 1: right on the doctor to call me now part of 128 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: missing my phone call? Can you color because your son 129 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: can't color? Question that? Ask me? Can I color you 130 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 1: white and black? Ye? Ask less me on my color? No, 131 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,919 Speaker 1: I ask you can you color like some racist lines? 132 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: And that can you color? No? My color? And me 133 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: be color. Ain't got nothing to do with none of 134 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: this is just a race thing. He's trying to make 135 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: sure you send him back. No, I'm not trying to 136 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: send him back. I want to send him back to 137 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: color to get his coloring together. You what that ain't 138 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: got no to do with nothing. And if you're the 139 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: head person down there, now you aren't competent and you 140 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: aren't in a literate call me and tell me that 141 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: my son has to go back to the first grade. 142 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: I got one more thing. I'll tell you what I'm 143 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: through with this guy comes through with this guy. I'm 144 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: gonna say one more thing and I'm gonna be out here. 145 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: Are you listening. That's his nephew, Tommy from the Steve 146 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: Harvey Morning Show. You just got prank by your girlfriend 147 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: for lashaw. I'm I am gonna beat hot. You're about 148 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: to get the I mean, I'm right now. Everything thing now, 149 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna everything. I'm gonna beat her because you know, 150 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: I don't play when it comes to back. That's all right, 151 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: all right, but one more question. Now, what is the 152 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: baddest I'm talking about the baddest radio show in the land. 153 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: That's Steve Harvey Morning Show. Baby, you gotta know how 154 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: to color. You understand. If you don't know how to 155 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: color inside their lines, if you can't keep that that 156 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: little crayon inside the line, that lets me know that 157 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: you are not ready for kindergarten. You got you got 158 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: to go back to pre k. But she wasn't having 159 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: that at all, so at all. You don't know how 160 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: therapeutic it is when somebody just cussed me out on 161 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: the phone. You don't know what it feels like. And ever, 162 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: let you know you did a good job. I know 163 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 1: I'm doing my job. I know I'm on the point 164 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: because the cussing is the payoff. Okay, you know it's 165 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: been a few that I couldn't play for y'all. That's 166 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: like when I see your timming that she ask I 167 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: got it, I got. But when you're really gonna see me. 168 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah. But if they do, though, when you're gonna 169 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:43,959 Speaker 1: see you, you're gonna tell them coming to a kid, 170 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: and then you you won't. I'm just saying, man, let 171 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 1: it go. It's just a prank, baby, and I prank. 172 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: I prank in a nice way. Okay, I'm not malicious. 173 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: But when I get you, I get you. Just laugh 174 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: at off. That's all it is. But all this when 175 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: I see you, Timmy, that's your as you know. Really okay, 176 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:03,959 Speaker 1: all right, all right, but until you we got a 177 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 1: good prank out of you. Thank you. You're welcome, all right, nephew. 178 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: Coming up next today Strawberry Leather. The subject fight or fight. 179 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: We'll get into it right after this. You're listening to 180 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: the Dave Harvey Morning Show.