WEBVTT - Reckless Replay: L.O.N.E.L.Y

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Can't Flee Reckless, the production of iHeartRadio and

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<v Speaker 1>the Black Effects, And just like that, we're back on

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<v Speaker 1>the air. Welcome back to yat another carefully Reckless with

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<v Speaker 1>your girl Jess. Hilarious. We're gonna jump right into just

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<v Speaker 1>Fix My Mess. We do not have any voice memos,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm just gonna be reading all right. Here we go.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey Jos, I'm a big fan. I go and see

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<v Speaker 1>you every time you come to town. I've been doing

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<v Speaker 1>so good for myself. I'm a newly licensed cosmetologist. I

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<v Speaker 1>graduated in December within associates in cosmetology in business in

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<v Speaker 1>two years. I currently have a full scholarship to a

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<v Speaker 1>private university to complete my bachelor in Computer science this fall.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm currently in the Army National Guard for North Carolina.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been in for eight years and for the most part,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm financially stable. Since January, I've picked up two part

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<v Speaker 1>time jobs, work study job, and I volunteer my time

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<v Speaker 1>for funeral services when I'm free. Oh okay. I was

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<v Speaker 1>deployed in twenty nineteen and was overseas during COVID. I've

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<v Speaker 1>really accomplished a lot in a little time. I even

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<v Speaker 1>ran cross country with my school for two years and

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<v Speaker 1>won two championships. But lately I've been really sad, like

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<v Speaker 1>really sad. It's been almost three months since I stopped

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<v Speaker 1>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 Essa's 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

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<v Speaker 1>are all in relationships, some married, all with kids. Though

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I'm so different from everyone around me.

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<v Speaker 1>I've 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 for National Help, which saved my life after my deployment.

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<v Speaker 1>I just feel like I'm missing something and I'm hurting.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm happy with myself and I have peace within myself,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm just lonely. My sister have a mental illness,

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<v Speaker 1>which played the biggest part in my life. I created

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<v Speaker 1>a monster, my alter ego because of the emotional weight

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<v Speaker 1>it had on my life. It really got bad. I've

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<v Speaker 1>dug myself out of the hurt and anger that came

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<v Speaker 1>with it. Now that I'm accomplishing all of these things

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<v Speaker 1>and doing good for myself, I feel more and more lonely.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want a relationship, but I need someone there

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<v Speaker 1>for me. I haven't had intercourse in months, and I

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<v Speaker 1>just want to hug. I'm not getting any of my

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<v Speaker 1>emotional needs met from anybody in my life. I love

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<v Speaker 1>myself more than anything. I have plans to take over

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<v Speaker 1>the world, but I'm missing something. I know you're a

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<v Speaker 1>successful black woman, and I listen to you all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>You give such great advice and you have such a

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<v Speaker 1>huge platform. Any advice on getting out of this loan,

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<v Speaker 1>on the journey of being successful. I'm so stuck. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seven, by the way, what twenty seven? I'm young

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<v Speaker 1>enough to take my time. But then again, I'm stepping

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<v Speaker 1>into a whole different part of womanhood. I really need

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<v Speaker 1>to get over this emotional hump, all right, So I

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<v Speaker 1>just want to apologize for the background noise. I'm actually

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<v Speaker 1>in my home. I'm getting it cleaned right now, and

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<v Speaker 1>I have to find any and every time I can

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<v Speaker 1>to deliver y'all these episodes, so pardon me and parting

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<v Speaker 1>my cleaners. But listen, first and foremost, I can sympathize

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<v Speaker 1>with you because I'm not gonna say I'm going through

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing, but I'm kind of in the same

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<v Speaker 1>place in my life. I wouldn't consider it going through something.

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<v Speaker 1>And the only reason why I say that is it's

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<v Speaker 1>just not your time here. I am thirty one, and

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that there was a time clock on my

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<v Speaker 1>love life. I thought that there was like a deadline

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<v Speaker 1>that I had to reach in order for me to

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<v Speaker 1>get married, or a deadline to have kids, a deadline

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<v Speaker 1>to be in love. It literally is none of that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just not your time, just like it's not my time. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>You're twenty seven, You're still in your twenties. I think

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<v Speaker 1>what you are probably feeling is that you're so busy

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<v Speaker 1>because you talk about how independent you are, how you

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<v Speaker 1>got all this going on, all your accolades. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you've been in school doing this, you got this degree,

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<v Speaker 1>you're working on this degree, You love yourself and all this.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you don't even make room enough for somebody

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<v Speaker 1>else to tell you any of that because you're that's

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<v Speaker 1>all you gave me up front. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>you ever saw the movie Think Like a Man. Taraji

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<v Speaker 1>p Henson's character on There was a very strong independent

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<v Speaker 1>woman 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 is

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<v Speaker 1>in relationships or they're married, they have different paths. We

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<v Speaker 1>often get caught up in what other people are doing

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<v Speaker 1>that we can't really focus on ourselves. You feel like

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<v Speaker 1>you're deserving of love because you accomplished everything else. No,

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<v Speaker 1>you may have to wait longer for love than anything

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<v Speaker 1>else because you already have everything, And then it may

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<v Speaker 1>just not be your season two love. Maybe you're supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to be so focused that you'll be distracted by love

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<v Speaker 1>if it came to you. Right now. You have to

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<v Speaker 1>think positive in all aspects of your life. That's the

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<v Speaker 1>only 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. Take 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>in 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 raise 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's just better to hold fast and wait. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>your 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 a movie's 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 notice 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 Soler. Hooray. 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 girl,

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<v Speaker 1>summer obs all around. For the first time in a

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<v Speaker 1>long time, I finally felt like I found myself. I

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<v Speaker 1>was drama free, genuinely happy and abandoned. Hi, you must

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<v Speaker 1>have meant unabandoned. I felt free. I was going through

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<v Speaker 1>a little breakup and my feelings were hurt, but I

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<v Speaker 1>was healing but still enjoying my life. Fast forward to

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty one and COVID was on a rampage, and

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<v Speaker 1>to be honest, I worked so much that I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>even know what was going on until I went to

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<v Speaker 1>the grocery store and it was completely empty, and I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, damn, this is real. I was still happy

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<v Speaker 1>in 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 lord, can't

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<v Speaker 1>up and be good about a nigga you calling gossip

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<v Speaker 1>boy gossip boy. It came up to me and started

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<v Speaker 1>a conversation with me, and he seemed to be a

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<v Speaker 1>cool guy, so I gave him my number. We hit

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<v Speaker 1>it off pretty quickly and we started spending time together.

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<v Speaker 1>What I like most about him is that he made

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<v Speaker 1>me laugh and we had a pretty good vibe. He

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<v Speaker 1>was staying with his sister at the time, so the

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<v Speaker 1>first time we hung out was at my apartment. Just

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<v Speaker 1>this man gave me big dick vibes, oh wow, and

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<v Speaker 1>I was really feeling him. One thing led to another

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<v Speaker 1>and clothes started coming off, and bitch, I'm excited. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>because I just knew that he had the King Kong Man.

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<v Speaker 1>When that nigga took off his pants, my face went

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<v Speaker 1>from mm to translation. But he had a mini beer can.

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<v Speaker 1>But I still went through with it because I genuinely

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<v Speaker 1>liked him. After that happened, he would be at my

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<v Speaker 1>place all the time and basically was moved in. Oh shit,

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<v Speaker 1>the first red flag. I was about to say a girl.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. We worked at a factory and I pretty

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<v Speaker 1>much stayed to myself. Nobody knew me until I started

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<v Speaker 1>talking to him, and people somehow knew all of our business.

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<v Speaker 1>I would ask him, why are you running your mouth? God,

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<v Speaker 1>Sip been like a bitch. Every time I would ask him,

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<v Speaker 1>he would deny telling anybody anything. Red Flag number two

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<v Speaker 1>mm mmmm. Every time we had sex, he would apologize

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<v Speaker 1>for how small his dickad is in the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>us having sex, and I'm like, nigga, I'm trying to

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<v Speaker 1>concentrate on busting shut up. Red Flag number three. He

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<v Speaker 1>always said I was going to have his baby. I

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<v Speaker 1>tried to get rid of him but he always suckered

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<v Speaker 1>me into staying with him. By July, I was really

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<v Speaker 1>over it, and as soon as I was about to

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<v Speaker 1>kick his ass to the curb, guess who popped up

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<v Speaker 1>pregnant ding ding ding yo ass damn, damn damn in

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<v Speaker 1>my Florida Evans voice. So I found out that I

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<v Speaker 1>was eight weeks pregnant and shit still ain't improven. So

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<v Speaker 1>one day I left work early. He stayed, so I

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<v Speaker 1>politely put his stuff on the other side of the door. Wait.

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<v Speaker 1>I told him we should just focus on col parentsing

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<v Speaker 1>and see what happens. He agreed, and things started to

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<v Speaker 1>get better okay, until my friend told me he was

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<v Speaker 1>around with another girl at our job. I didn't know

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<v Speaker 1>because my job put me on maternity leave early. When

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<v Speaker 1>I confronted him about it, he said he was just

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<v Speaker 1>pimping her out and he didn't care about her. We

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<v Speaker 1>argued for weeks. I asked him to just please leave

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<v Speaker 1>her alone and focus on our family. That bitch told

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<v Speaker 1>me he ain't given up on this opportunity for nobody.

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<v Speaker 1>So once he said that, I blocked him and just

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<v Speaker 1>focused on me and my pregnancy. I was hurt. But anyways,

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<v Speaker 1>when I was five months pregnant. I decided to move

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<v Speaker 1>out of the state to have more support from my family.

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<v Speaker 1>I told him about it. He didn't like it, but

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<v Speaker 1>I had to do what was best for my daughter.

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<v Speaker 1>Mm hm. So one day I called him because I

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<v Speaker 1>missed him, and that's when I found out that the

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<v Speaker 1>girl he was pimping out was pregnant with his child too,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was happy. He told me he finally got

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<v Speaker 1>what he wanted and this is going to be end all,

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<v Speaker 1>be all. When I tell you, that broke me, Jess, like,

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<v Speaker 1>how could you do that to me? Like I have

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<v Speaker 1>never been betrayed like that in my life. Technically weren't together,

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<v Speaker 1>but I was pregnant with your child. I wasn't out

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<v Speaker 1>here fucking nobody. I was alone and pregnant for months.

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<v Speaker 1>I would ask him to help me get some things

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<v Speaker 1>for our daughter, and he would tell me his girl

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<v Speaker 1>and his son needs it more. He treated my daughter

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<v Speaker 1>like a second option. He would verbally abuse me and yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I popped my shit too. Yeah you're from Detroit, I know,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's different when a nigga is constantly gaslighting me.

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<v Speaker 1>Somehow he finds a way to be a victim all

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<v Speaker 1>that manipulating shit. Gird can't stand it. It's really beyond me. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I had my petty moments and said fucked up things

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<v Speaker 1>to him, but he is the common denominator for everything.

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<v Speaker 1>He blames me for having another baby. I had my

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<v Speaker 1>daughter in March of twenty twenty two, and a few

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<v Speaker 1>days later I got a real bad case of COVID

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<v Speaker 1>and pneumonia to the point where I was incubated for

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<v Speaker 1>three weeks and I almost died. So dealing with that trauma,

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<v Speaker 1>being a new mom and the bullshit from him had

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<v Speaker 1>did a lot of damage to my mental health. I

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<v Speaker 1>became a depressed, alcoholic and overall and unpleasant person to

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<v Speaker 1>be all around. I finally made the decision to cut

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<v Speaker 1>him off and focus on myself and my daughter, but

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<v Speaker 1>even with that, it didn't help. Every time I get

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<v Speaker 1>drunk and I'm talking about blacked out drink, I'm crying

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<v Speaker 1>and talking about my baby. Daddy hurt me. Oh God,

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to heal. I just want to be

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<v Speaker 1>happy again. Jess, can you please help me and give

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<v Speaker 1>me some advice? Thank you, and I'm sorry for the

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<v Speaker 1>long written message. PS. I forgot to mention that the

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<v Speaker 1>girl he was messing with knew about me the whole time,

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<v Speaker 1>and she be on fuck shit with his ass. But

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<v Speaker 1>it's okay because when I see her or them, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>beating the ass. I love you, Jess. Also, I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>real person, but I deleted all my social media accounts,

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<v Speaker 1>so I created this one to contact you. Okay, I

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<v Speaker 1>totally get a girl. It don't matter. I didn't even

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<v Speaker 1>need that last part. I could tell you a real

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<v Speaker 1>person because this shit is too fucking specific for you

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<v Speaker 1>not to be a fucking real person. Hold up, hold up,

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<v Speaker 1>I know this shit getting good, But listen to just

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<v Speaker 1>a couple seconds of a comer. If you love me,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll listen, all right, First and foremost, let's start from

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<v Speaker 1>where you caught my attention. All right, So you wanted

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<v Speaker 1>it to be over, you did. You really did want

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<v Speaker 1>it to be over with him. You put a shit

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<v Speaker 1>on the other side of your door. You was ready,

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<v Speaker 1>You were fed up with it. You didn't quite tell

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<v Speaker 1>me exactly why you were fed up with it, because

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<v Speaker 1>I know the little penis cannot be the only thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Because you still hung in there. You hung in there

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<v Speaker 1>enough to get the bun in the oven. He got

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<v Speaker 1>you pregnant, that that little bit can had some little

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<v Speaker 1>soldiers marching through it, all right, because he got your

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<v Speaker 1>ass pregnant, big dick or not? All right, But you

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<v Speaker 1>didn't quite tell me why you wanted to be done.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all you mentioned was just his small penis, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>But you had this stuff outside the dough. You find

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<v Speaker 1>out you're pregnant, you still wanted them gone. It wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>until you found out that he was dealing with somebody

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<v Speaker 1>else at the job then you were hurt. Now, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>were you hurt because you didn't want him to deal

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<v Speaker 1>with nobody else? Was it just the fact that it

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<v Speaker 1>was somebody at the job? Did you think that he

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<v Speaker 1>may have been fucking with somebody else before y'all broke up?

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<v Speaker 1>Or what? Because if you wanted him gone that bad,

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<v Speaker 1>why did it matter to you so much to find

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<v Speaker 1>out that he was dealing with somebody like y'all weren't together,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean. You had already put him

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<v Speaker 1>out by then, So I'm just curious to know. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>it could have been a hormonal situation because you said

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<v Speaker 1>you were pregnant. You could have been having different feelings

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<v Speaker 1>that would change. You could have been in and out

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<v Speaker 1>with it, like I want him, but then I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want him. And these could have all been blamed on

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<v Speaker 1>your hormonal changes or whatever with you being pregnant, but

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<v Speaker 1>it seemed that you were very concrete in your answer

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<v Speaker 1>because you wanted this nigga gone before you even found

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<v Speaker 1>out that you were pregnant. So that's what I'm trying

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<v Speaker 1>to get to. But you're not here to talk to

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<v Speaker 1>me in real time about it, so I want you

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<v Speaker 1>to check back with me. Moving on to a later

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<v Speaker 1>part of the story, you said, let's co parents. He

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<v Speaker 1>was fine with that, But then, okay, I'm back pedaling

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<v Speaker 1>because that's what I'm saying. You were fine with everything

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<v Speaker 1>until you found out about the damn girl. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>why I said, were you're really over him? Because sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>we may think that we don't want a person until

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<v Speaker 1>they're gone. In other words, basically, you don't know what

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<v Speaker 1>you got until it's gone. Now, I'm not saying he

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<v Speaker 1>was the best thing that ever happened to you, and

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<v Speaker 1>or nor vice versa. I'm not saying you're the best

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<v Speaker 1>thing to happen to him, but obviously you felt the

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<v Speaker 1>way and you wanted him back after you found out

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<v Speaker 1>that he was with somebody else. You said, the girl

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<v Speaker 1>knew about you the whole time. Fuck her. She ain't

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<v Speaker 1>got no loyalty to you. You ain't gonna be high

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<v Speaker 1>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 are siblings,

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<v Speaker 1>whether you like it or not. So don't beat her ass.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't beat her ass. I made that mistake. One of

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<v Speaker 1>my baby father's other baby mothers, I beat her 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

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<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 what my mother beat your

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<v Speaker 1>mother ass. You know, did she look at me a

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<v Speaker 1>certain way? Or you know, vice versa. You just don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to do that. You're plan a dangerous game when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to your children and their parent, the other parent.

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<v Speaker 1>They're not worth it anyway, all right. You moved out

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<v Speaker 1>of town. He ain't doing shit for your baby. He

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<v Speaker 1>could be bitter that you didn't want a relationship with him.

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<v Speaker 1>He could be better. I'm not justifying, but he just

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<v Speaker 1>seems like he's bitter to you. You can't make a

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<v Speaker 1>man step up and do shit, So you need to

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<v Speaker 1>go through the courts. Because obviously y'all don't even live

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<v Speaker 1>in the same place. You need help with their baby.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is a good time to put them on

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<v Speaker 1>child support. Yep, this is a good time because this

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<v Speaker 1>would be a case where the mom actually needed. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>women put men on child support for many different reasons,

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<v Speaker 1>but the right reason is for the child and because

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<v Speaker 1>you can't do everything on your own, and you did

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<v Speaker 1>not make that baby girl on your own. So this

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<v Speaker 1>is what I would call a great opportunity to seek

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<v Speaker 1>assistance through the courts. Put them on child support, some

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<v Speaker 1>type of government assistance. You would need to help take

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<v Speaker 1>care of your baby. All right, understand that you're bitter,

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<v Speaker 1>but you also need to heal. Like you said, you

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<v Speaker 1>need to fucking heal. He ain't coming back, and even

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<v Speaker 1>if the fuck he would come back, would you take

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<v Speaker 1>him exactly? We have to ask ourselves that what could

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<v Speaker 1>he give 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

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<v Speaker 1>about your daughter. Yes, you're damn sure 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 you 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.

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<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, you having to

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<v Speaker 1>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

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<v Speaker 1>he still got other kids with that of a girl

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere else, You know what I'm saying, like, just just

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<v Speaker 1>wake up and think about that, because you deserve much

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<v Speaker 1>better and you're gonna get much better because you're still young.

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<v Speaker 1>You got a lot more life to live. And so

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<v Speaker 1>does your baby girl. Get back to me, cause if

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<v Speaker 1>you feel like nobody love you, I'm telling you I

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<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. It's 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 Cold 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 cole parenting on YouTube. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't deliver any promotions for my Messy Vision products my

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<v Speaker 1>glasses and we got new new glasses coming soon. I

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<v Speaker 1>also will be doing Breakfast Club with DJ Envy and

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<v Speaker 1>mother fucking CHARLAMAGNEA God, y'all listen. I'll be doing that

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