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November 18th, 2023. Still being able to have joy for others.



Her death never took that from me. 

Losing my Mama and Daddy never took this from me. 

Life hasn't taken this away from me. Bitter exes sure the fuck can't, that's for sure. I'm going to post what I want when I want and take pleasure in what Life has to offer. 

Nothing can take it from me. 

It is who I am. 

More importantly, my ability to have that joy starts WITHIN. Nothing can take away my joy from within. It's in there. I may be more protective of who I share it with in the future but it definitely still present and alive. 

Knowing this, I know I'm doing just fine... 

Today has been pretty good actually. Of course, I know what day it is. Just like in the previous years, I'll keep going forward. 

Some of you have let Life take this blessing away from you and all I can say is...

Please stay far away from me. 😇








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Leaking back/RESTRAINING ORDERS/ More lies/Feeling Unsafe/Victimhood, posting the blogs link in the group: My response.

Hey Cait, I'm glad you think the blog is Gold for you down there in Middletown and that my wife's death and the subsequent things are entertaing for you. 




You too Brittany in Stanton. 




The one who posted for:

Cassandra Marie Lesniczak  Nee Mccormick. 

Cassandra Marie Lesniczak-Hamm, her name from her SECOND MARRIAGE that she likes to act like didn't happen or end until THE SUMMER OF 2015.* 

Or just plain Cassie as you know her. 

Also, glad that you caught the guy that disrespected your daughter too. He deserved it. I'm glad you caught him and I'm assuming now you are fighting the good fight to eradicate all the bad men out there. I'm sure that doesn't include the bad women though because if it did, you'd know you are fucking with a known liar who was on a similar site your child's abuser was on. I'll let you do your own research on her. Who has a history of putting minors in harmful situations herself... But hey, SOLIDARITY FOR WOMAN even when they are lying right? @ the rules of that place you guys inhabit. 

Back to you Cass. 

I hadn't actually 'seen' the post, just heard about it from a few people. Now I have seen so I can really speak on it..

Your chief complaint was that I was boring, my kids took up all my time and when they didn't, the gym and basketball did. 

You know, being a parent by myself to my children. Oh..the HORROR of me being a parent unlike the Father of the kids you have according to you. At this point, I think you are lying on him too. Yes, I remember the text messages but in TRUE CASSANDRA FASHION, you only showed me bits and pieces. Not the WHOLE THREAD. I wonder why?? 

You know where I'm at. You know what I do. You know full well you don't have to worry about me coming to do anything to you because I'd have to 'make time' to do it. That's why you had that hissy fit in 2021 when my daughter had my granddaughter. Bitching about me not having any time and how I needed to 'punish her' for having her but at the same time support her. Did you forget that vile and venom stuff you texted me and ending sarcastically with "Go ahead and be a Pop Pop.."? Did you tell the people that part? 

Of course you didn't tell the people any of this stuff. That doesn't fit the narrative that I have ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD TO COME MAKE MY LIFE ABOUT STALKING YOUR STUPID ASS.  

You made it clear you didn't appreciate the time I did make for you when we were together, so I'm CERTAINLY not going to make time to do something TO YOU so that I could go to jail. Maybe your nutty ass would do something like that but I'm certainly not. 

Cut the shit out about stalking me for your safety. Girl please. You are stalking me because you want to find out about my Life and I've blocked you on EVERY PLACE IMAGINABLE. I even blocked your ass on SPOTIFY. I don't even want you to know firsthand what music I play. It's that serious.You can try to hide behind your victimhood all you want though. 

You got shut out completely in Aug. 2022. You are control freak like your mother who likes to control you. Are you out from under her thumb yet? You still owe her that money so she can finally stop telling you what to do or?? 

Nobody wants to harm you and as I've told you on NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, I'm not going to jail OVER YOU. 

That statement alone used to hurt your soul because you need someone to be that into you that they have to lose their mind if they don't have you. 

I don't even want to be AROUND YOUR ASS. You are a nag, a miserable, self centered, entitled, broken, insecure, lying ass person so you nor that other chick would NEVER have to worry about that.  

It's all in your own heads. Probably because you constantly have my deceased wife's name and mine in your mouths and you know that someone else who was far less civilized would have been done something to you. Matter of fact, someone has gotten at you for violating them in that way and as usual, you played victim. It's not about you being afraid nobody would believe you because you are telling the TRUTH. It's because you know you are a pathological liar who gets caught lying and stealing ALL THE TIME. 

You are hoping that is it me so that you can see me suffer. Nope. Jokes on you Jack. 😉

I could probably end the post here. 

I won't. I will elaborate. 

I only know of the page because you originally were sending me the posts. At this point, that page has been compromised. It's all over Reddit and the Internet. I don't have numbers so I won't say things like 'half of the posts are leaked'. I don't know. All I know is that folks are told that they are on there. You guys have to constantly make posts reminding your members not to snitch. The snitch is usually the person who either made the post or had someone post for them. That's how people find out that they are posted.  

Self included. You sent me the original posts. Now, others are sending me them though.. I can't imagine anyone leaking things that were true if they were in the group to help protect women but hey. Not my call. 

You posting the blog's link in the group further illuminated it. Good job. Your name was never in my posts but thanks to the link, now people know it's you. You getting that good dopamine hit aren't you? Feels good in the moment? Good. Remember that when you get fired like you did from your last job for making comments on the Internet and harassment. For those of you who don't know, SHE WORKS AS A TEACHER IN A LOCAL MENTAL FACILITY. 

Imagine her bosses finding out her viewpoints, how she's handling delicate subjects like suicide with the clients they are serving? The things she's said in writing over the years have gotten her fired. 

Wait, don't. You guys will probably justify it somehow. 

Don't worry. Her job won't. She knows that too. That's why she's not posting that on HER FACEBOOK PAGE. On HER SOCIAL MEDIA. 

She knows better. 

You see, if she was truly scared or wanted action, she'd be doing it THERE. She's not doing it to spare me, or out of fear of retaliation because she JUST SAID she knows the posts get back to me either so fuck outta here with all that shit. She put my name in the posts. She put it in a place where her co-workers and family don't go and she hopes they never find out. 

Don't believe me? Ask HER why she doesn't teach at Mckean High School anymore. She resigned for the record but ask her WHY they asked her to resign BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T DO SO OF HER OWN FREE WILL. She wanted to stay. They were going to fire her. I went WITH HER TO HER ARBITRATION MEETING FOR RED CLAY OVER THERE IN NEWPORT. I watched her walk out looking defeated as her Union rep told her she'd better take the deal and lose her teaching cert than have them max her ass out in court. 

Oh, I'm telling too much of her business now? You LOVED it when she lied about mine. I'm not lying here though. These are facts. There are 9k of you in that group. I know ONE OF YOU WORKS IN RED CLAY or hell ANY DISTRICT and can ask around about her AND FIND OUT. Don't get shy about digging in people's business now. 

This isn't DEFLECTION. This is showing you that she's a LIAR and she has no credibility. Period. She's actually a thief too but I'll try to show some restraint. Look up Sept 2019 on New Castle County's Police Site. WantedWednesdays...   As many times as I had to hear all about her VERY PUBLIC and disgraceful actions and hold me head up and she is out here trying to besmirch my name? Please

Ask her about the time she got caught stealing at Kohl's, where my FRIEND IS HEAD OF SECURITY AND SHOWED ME THE TAPE? 

Ask her about stealing from her In-laws? They locked her as up for a night and SHE WAS THE ONE HAVING SUICIDAL thoughts. I have those texts still. I had to talk her ass down. Good thing I have ALREADY BEEN THROUGH IT HUH? 

Ask her why she's not a Case Worker for the State anymore? Ask her what happened when she got messy on the Internet/harassed someone offline (Like she's doing me now with these posts in this group)  and how her boss got the call about that one? Ask her how long she got to stick around after that....

Our business is fully out there now. Lies or not. I'm not sure what compelled you to take this route seeing at though I HAVE NOT CONTACTED YOU even though you've tried to contact me. You called in Nov. Reached around in numerous ways through others..

...upon reading what I just wrote I think I know why you went this route. 

You have a therapist. So you say. You have meds, I have seen those and was with you as you switched to different ones. Some helped. Some didn't. Some you refuse to take because they affect your appearance, which I can actually understand to a degree but.... Do you still take them? You can't be... 

All I know is that the posts get sent to me. There are about 30 people doing it which is a small % for the group but a number that meets the goals you set Cassandra. You wanted people to 'know your story' and now they do. Congratulations!! It is YOUR side of it and you get to tell it. I told you that a long time ago. I'm going to present some facts to dispel the lies and all but tell your story Cassandra. Either people believe it or they don't. 

Which is the issue. There are people that 'know'. The only problem is that they aren't people who are 'late to the show' and they saw you act a fucking fool in real time during the time periods you are talking about. The people sending stuff have actually been around YOU and seen you in other situations. They know how you get down. 

I see you using your white privies to be the 'victim'. 

Stalking someone you purposely are trying to antagonize because you are scared of them? That's a good one! You know what? I'm so scared of him that I'm going to FUCK WITH HIM. Yeah.. that's the answer. 

Oh yeah girl LEAN INTO THAT VICTIMHOOD. MESSAGING PEOPLE WHO AREN'T MESSAGING YOU that you think I should kill myself like my wife did and then being scared to see me in public? LYING ABOUT ME ON A PAGE and then being scared of me? Interesting... 

You cited an incident THAT YOU STARTED by coming to MY GAME and deciding that my own nephew mother's presence gave you the right to snap out and cause a scene but YOU ARE THE VICTIM because of a 'thrown bag' at your car? You always did think you could do and say whatever you wanted and NOBODY WAS EVER TO SAY OR DO ANYTHING. You drug your kids up there. Not me. My kid was there too but hey, EVERYTHING IS ABOUT CASSANDRA and her white victimhood. It was a recurring theme that I grew weary of in our relationship. 

A relationship that you actually called a "FWB" in one of you manic meltdowns in 2019.... For the record. 

This incident was in 2017. Funny how you were SO SCARED OF ME that you continued to pursue me SEVERAL TIMES after we broke up for good until 2022. Also funny how you ended up asking ME TO MEET YOU only a day later after I called off our relationship on THAT DAY.  Did you tell the people that? Nope. I saw the list. You just listed it as an 'incident'.

You definitely have plenty of 'stories' though. Stories that go JUST LIKE THIS ONE, where you did some foul shit and I finished it. My mistake was continuing the saga when you, as you famously would always say, "Did all the reaching to continue the relationship..". I didn't continue the saga because I 'needed you', which is what most of your list really says was the problem, but because I WANTED TO BE WITH YOU. 

You speak about things you know nothing about on that list and your math is REALLY FUZZY. I don't owe you or anyone else reading that list a rundown of my finances, how I got it or what money I'm still spending. That was another one of your controlling issues. You didn't really know 'how I got money' other than I clearly wasn't doing anything illegal 'cause you could find me doing some pretty mundane stuff and being there for my kids. Unlike your kid's Father. You couldn't control me with your vagina, I didn't need you to cook or clean for me and your attractiveness wasn't enough to make me just shut up and do what you asked. That's where the vast majority of things you listed come into play. 

You are a control freak just like your mother was to you and your Father. Which is why he left. You've been fighting trying to be like her but it was her who raised you. It was her working at the University you went to that allowed you to GO FOR FREE. Stop it with the 'boot straps' narrative you are running on those people in that group and in Life. It's okay if you didn't pay but get your nose outta the air and stop being haughty. You had jobs in school LIKE THE REST OF US.

Hell, I was double dippng at two banks (MBNA and Beneficial)  WHILE GOING TO SCHOOL FULL TIME before you were scooping ice cream out at your teenage job. Maybe if you knew that, you'd know HOW I do what I do NOW. I still work, just differently than you. 

This isn't me shitting on punching a clock either because I MIGHT GO BACK TO IT after I finish raising my kids. Which you definitely left out on your list that was posted to make me look like I do NOTHING. Hell, I took YOUR KIDS TO THEIR FIELD DAY WHEN NEITHER OF YOU COULD DO IT because they'd have had no one to show up. 

I SEE YOU TOOK THE POST DOWN. They can see YOUR NAME NOW THOUGH. Like you exposed mine. Fair play. Thank you. I've BEEN ASKED YOU TAKE TAGGED PICTURES OF ME OR US UP DOWN trying to make it look like we are cordial. We are NOT FUCKING CORDIAL. At. All. 

Oh and don't think because you took those pictures/the post down that you get to lie about it 'NEVER HAPPENING' because I have the pictures MYSELF. 

I'm the one who gave them TO YOU, remember? 

Yeah. So, try your lying game all you like. They are DIGITALLY stamped and in the archives.

Tighten up your privacy settings Cassandra. Think Tik Tok, you, Carly and the young lady you swore I was in a relationship with. Maybe that will jog your memory as to why I say that... 

You ASKED ME TO DO THINGS and I delivered. Just like any other time he came up short or YOU COULDN'T DO IT because you of your job. You sure did benefit from flexibility that I MAKE SURE HAPPENS and you HAD NO INPUT IN, now didn't you? You don't want to talk about that though. 

I saw that little crack about me putting stuff up here and one would be able to see the 'motive'. That's a CUTE TRICK designed for me to not be able to mention anything I did for you so I can't defend myself. Helluva set up! Well played. 

CLASSIC NARC TRICKS you've been running for decades. It won't stop me from saying what I did though and why I did it. Good try though. 

I helped you. It happened. Read YOUR OWN WORDS in the post you put up since you want to send people to my blog to ridicule my Life, my wife's death and such. There was no ulterior motive when I did that. I did that for the love. You are THE USER though. Doing nothing without having something to gain. Which is why I didn't want you doing for MY KIDS and you didn't get to. Which burned you up. 

Infidelty? You really want to fix your mouth to talk about infidelty when you FUCKED YOUR SECOND EX HUSBAND'S BEST FRIEND and were in his company not only before you officially separated but during and after? I was never unfaithful in my marriage or to you. Before then, I probably wasn't shit just like the rest of us honestly but after? Nah. That didn't happen. 

YOU WERE THOUGH. You argued with me far too many times in text about the timeline of that relationship with JT. Only one of us knew the bodies of at least 5 different people in an intimate way OVER THE COURSE OF OUR 6-7 YEARS TOGETHER and wasn't me. I won't count the assault you said happened when you were out there doing your thing because doing your thing or not, you DIDN'T DESERVE TO BE ASSAULTED but you know your motives prior to the encounter turning bad. 

Oh, am I doing too much by speaking about a tragic event that happened to you? Join the club ma'am as you speak SUPER GLIB when it comes to Melissa's death and how one should be 'over it'. Something you not only did IN OUR RELATIONSHIP to cause a reaction out of me ON PURPOSE but you continue to do further to show much of a victim you 'are'.  

How did you start your latest post in that group?

"I don't care.." 

Yeah. THAT. You don't care. I don't care. I'm still holding back a bit but barely. I should have BEEN blasted your ass but I thought we could end quietly. 

Nope. 

Your son was in therapy WHEN WE MET. Due to the issues with his Father and other stuff. I mean, he did see you divorce twice so there are probably a lot of things to unpack. Let's not do that. Again, lying to the people. He actually did see some shit during our relationship that he probably needs to see someone about because your behavior during it and your constant speaking ill of a dead woman to her children was some EVIL SHIT to see. Ditto with you talking to him about our relationship, lying to him and then still MAINTAINING THE RELATIONSHIP that you were lying about. Yeah, so he probably is in therapy over the relationship. His mother has no fucking clue how to have a HEALTHY ONE and he's had a front row seat to it. 

He's a good kid too so unlike your unsavory ass, I don't have to DISPARAGE him to get at you. He's a kid. Like any other kid, he's had stuff he's had to work through. With a mother like you though, it's no surprise. 

The 110 texts were a RESPONSE TO YOUR 50 PLUS texts you were sending to me when you KNEW I wasn't available. Even if they weren't, COMMUNICATION is key. As the people can see here, I CLEARLY KNOW HOW TO GIVE MORE THAN ONE AND TWO WORD ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. That's not my fault that you like to be the more 'educated' of the two people in a relationship and cannot fathom loads of information that you could EASILY READ AT YOUR LEISURE like you did when you 'woke up from trying to get some sleep.' Your ass wasn't worried about sleeping to get ready for work when you called me at 11:00 THAT NIGHT to start your bullshit. Cut it out Cassandra and stop telling half truths. Stop trying to make it seem like I was some pyscho stalking your ass. Your CHIEF COMPLAINT WAS THAT I DIDN'T CHASE YOU. Make up your fucking mind weirdo. 

Your phone was on DnD because you WOKE UP TO THE MESSAGES so your sleep wasn't actually DISTURBED now was it? Again, you need to be the victim of some heinous act though. 

Besides, aren't we men supposed to COMMUNICATE? Or is that only when we are 'spoken to'? You better keep adopting dogs if you want to control communications then because that shit is not going to fly with another human being. Yes, you can ask to end conversations and it will be respected but we were TEXTING.

LET'S GET BACK TO THIS BOGUS ASS CLAIM OF YOUR SAFETY, the safety of others and the 'furniture'.

 'Cause you were talking about yourself there. Not my 'other' girlfriends. The whole list was about you actually. You can stop the bs. The math TL dictates it couldn't have been a TON OF PEOPLE. I was only widowed in Nov. 2012. I didn't even start to DATE until 2014 and no GIRLFRIENDS or people living with me. They couldn't have left furniture because they never lived here, nevermind spend any real time in my home. If they even MADE IT TO MY HOUSE. 

Your 'sister in commonality of dating me', didn't LIVE HERE. She came to my house from time to time and left clothes in my closet. Clothes I asked her to remove and since it was her stuff, I thought common courtesy was to not throw it away. Just like you did with your ex boyfriend (HUSBAND) stuff when it was in your garage when I met you. You know, his firefighter suit and such? 

I STILL HAVE THE EMAIL where she ADMITTED she was at fault for trying to blame her problems on me AND HOW SHE didn't want me to wait for her and sleep with other people. Which I declined and asked to just break up. Which she wouldn't do. So THEN, I dropped her stuff off at her parent's house because THAT'S WHERE SHE WAS LIVING. I know this date is going to trigger you but let's see if you are delusional enough to tell people we actually were in a relationship the first week of Oct. 2015 when we had JUST MET 10/2. That is the narrative you always like to go with when Carly is bought up in regards to us being in a relationship. That I was dating you at the same time I was actually with her. That's why you felt the need to befriend her. Not that I was MARRIED to either one of you broads but I wasn't with her and owed you NO LOYALTY at that point. We just met. 

The email was sent 9/30/2015 and it had been an event that happened TWO WEEKS before that. You see, your friend left out that little tidbit when she befriended you. I wonder why? 

Of course it was a 'safe place' because she lived there. Way to remix it though with your narc ass to try to make it seem like she had to meet me somewhere safe because she was or IS SCARED. She didn't even know I was dropping her shit off! There was no arrangements to come get her stuff because she was still saying to KEEP IT. 

Remember, just this past November (2022), you and Carly (the person we are talking about here.) were kee kee it up about Carly seeing me allegedly at my kid's game with me looking sad when you were harassing my female friend thinking she was dating me? Where she said I SAW HER AND DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO HER? Remember that? It's in writing. Although I actually didn't see her nor would have reacted to her either way because my kid's are my focus. I saw your ass dropping your kid off at OUR KIDS school and didn't say or do ANYTHING. 

I have the screenshot of that conversation but again, keep LYING to the people. A conversation that you apparently have doctored up, in your usual fashion. @ fake accounts that reply TO EACH OTHER to look like two people are having a conversation. This post got back to that person and uh oh...Looks like another one of your elaborate lies has unraveled. Where do you find the time to make all of these fake accounts Cassandra? I guess I should be glad you aren't Cosplaying a black person like you normally do when you make fake accounts. 

Scared? Hardly. 

We live in the same area. 9.8 miles away from each other. You complained that you wouldn't come to  my house because you didn't feel comfortable in mine and how we never saw each other. So I only came over your house. 

A house I HELPED YOU MOVE INTO from the other house that I helped you move into AFTER I KICKED YOU OUT OF MY HOUSE. When you had to leave your furniture here because you moved into your Aunt's house at first. 

Then, it was you wanted to leave a piece of you in my house. 

Then, when I said I was going to throw the stuff out, you complained I must have wanted to get rid of in case 'another woman came over..". So I kept some stuff here at YOUR BEHEST. 

The one thing that wasn't at your behest was the table. Why? YOU MADE ME THROW MINE OUT BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONE I HAD IN THE HOUSE WITH MELISSA. 

You were triggered by a FUCKING TABLE. A table. 

Did you tell the people that part? NO. 

So yeah, I KEPT 'YOUR TABLE' because you made me throw out mine. It's a fucking table. We eat at it. We should have never had to throw the other one out. There was room for both! 

I compromised for you AND I"m supposed to be out of a table because you didn't know how to not toss my deceased children's mother's name around and speak ill of her like a weapon to start fights in my house and GOT YOURSELF KICKED OUT? 

I think the fuck not. If it were you, I wouldn't have let another woman do that just because you were passed away. You are the fuck crazy for thinking that your disrespect is okay. 

Now, you are worried about your safety because you can't post anon? Or have chosen not to, since you posted below in the post. 

That's not my fucking problem. Perhaps you should leave me alone and then you'd have nothing to worry about. 

You asked that same female friend you were harassing, who lives AT LEAST 800 MILES AWAY FROM HERE, about meeting up to give me back the ring I gave you. 

OH WAIT, YOU DIDN'T TELL THE PEOPLE ABOUT THE RING? 

Or did you tell them that I gave it to you with a 'motive' in mind? 

I mean, I HOPE that giving someone a ring would have some sort of goal but go off Cass. 

You don't remember asking her if I wanted to meet you to get it back and what my answer was?

Let me help you. 

I told her I had NO DESIRE TO MEET YOU ANYWHERE OR SEE YOU AT ALL EVER AGAIN. I told her to tell you to keep it because I GAVE IT TO YOU and it was yours to do with what you please.

 You could use it as a dummy ring for all I care. Sell the mofo. Use it to ward off men when you went out. I didn't give a shit. 

It's all in Messenger. Screenshotted in case you forgot you did it. Which you will lie and say it never happened. YOU KNOW ME. It's why you hated arguing with me. 

I STAY WITH THE PROOF. Come test me though. Your whole entire biz will be out here. Keep fucking around. 

I HAVE THE PICTURES and the texts of the day I gave it to you so I know what it is. I even have the conversation where you stated you didn't want to call it an engagement ring, you didn't know what to call it but that you needed SOMETHING. So I got it. 

You swore that ring would be enough too. That you'd be happy with it and all the 'troubles' would go away. 

It wasn't. 

A ring that you begged for and EVEN LIED AND SAID THAT YOU HAD to others when you didn't have one? 

There goes that word and you again. Lying. Famous for it. 

You also said in that text exchange with that young lady used to teach you told you had a ring, when you didn't, that 'Black men love you.." but hey, I'm the egomanic. 😂 You know if that young lady EVER HEARS about that post in that group, she'll gladly get kicked out of that group just to post that story where she blasted your ass. You know it. 

She already put your ass on Tik Tok. Keep fucking around. There's more in that story than even I AM TELLING. One of your former co-workers is in that post too? Shieeet. You wanted attention though. It's coming your way. Hope you can handle it. 

You see, you NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR SAFETY as far as I am concerned because I never want to see you again. 

I WAS MAKING TIME TO SEE YOU.  

I keep alluding to 2025 because I'll have to see you on that day because our kids graduate and I REITERATE, PLEASE DON' T DO THAT FAKE WHITE THING WHERE YOU TRY TO BE CORDIAL. Just don't fucking speak to me at all. I won't be speaking to you. 

You KNOW I watch my granddaughter so I'm SUPER BUSY with her and my youngest kid. You know that though. I'm hardly ever even in the STATE from April to September and you KNOW WHY. 

Nobody would even have TIME TO THREATEN YOUR SAFETY.  It's why you "left" remember? I was too busy for you even though you have kids and I was supposed to always understand your constantly changing schedule. Which I ALWAYS DID. 

Maybe I needed to bitch about it more so you knew I cared. I just rolled with it because I'm an adult. Those were you reasons and I didn't 'fight it' and said LOSE MY FUCKING NUMBER. Got tired of making time for someone who didn't appreciate it or didn't reciprocate coming to my house. It was a one way relationship for WELL OVER 3 YEARS at that point. 

Safety my ass. Matter of fact, it was fear of safety that led me to do the thing below the last time..Keep reading. 

 Let's get into that since you only wanted to tell the people that you 'had stories' but didn't want to go into details. You know you can't because you are going to get AWFULLY DIRTY if we start talking about those stories you are alluding to. That's why you picked the one you did choose to tell about. 

Oh and please PLEASE keep incriminating yourself PUBLICLY in a private group....

The court is probably not gonna like the fact that after the last time we had a session, you promised that if we broke up you'd leave me alone and that there would be NO NEED FOR THE COURTS TO DECIDE TO HONOR A RESTRAINING ORDER for ME because you knew how to act like an adult. 

You sure did promise that judge that you would move on civilly if we had another break up. 

Those posts you keep making, in the 'name of safety' sure don't sound like you are honoring that. 

The Instagram messages to other people I know, talking about me and rejoicing in me reacting to things you were saying to them, sure didn't sound like a person who was worried about their 'safety' to me. 

The anon messages...the restricted phone calls... to my phone.. Popping up in my Instagram stories under those SUPER WACK variations of that  'Narc_proof_and_thriving_" AND I_am_healing_and_strong accounts sure don't sound like you are moving on peacefully. The messages you sent to people I know from the I_am_healing_and_strong accounts where you now apparently 'faked' being Carly are, in a word you love to use when you hit me from your fake accounts, pathetic. The last attempt from 'Dwight', your former student, under two of my pictures, including one with my youngest daughter and my granddaughter? Fucking pathetic. Talking about 'Freedom for her but not for you.." and 'Free speech"? What a fucking weirdo you are... 

It's called STALKING. Even you coming here is stalking. They told you that in court too. Yet, you continue. 

You do know that they keep record of how many times PFAs are filed for and issued right? Your name is in the system A LOT. You can't gaslight them into thinking you weren't involved with or have not had them filed against you like you can do the good people of the group you are a part of. I would ask if you are that delusional but then again, you are still part of a (Actively) Dating A Widower group so there's that...

The courts know the absolute truth. Including what you said the last time you appeared before a judge. I know what I said too which is why you've been able to carry on this long with the antics. It's my job to follow through if I decide to file again.

I thought that since you found some new dick to ride, you'd be on your way. 

Nope. I was wrong. You are back. Bitter as ever. Guess between that not working out and you having the summer off from teaching that non-public job, I guess you are back. 

You've reached EPIC levels and I've done my part to not let you back in my Life for almost a year so the next step is this..

Sure, you can FILE first. Go right ahead. You already typed out what you typed out though. YOU ADMITTED TO STALKING ME, albeit for your own reasons. The law doesn't see it that way. You do know that right? 

I'll counter file because that's the smart thing to do, like you did when I filed twice against you, but this time, no mediation. When he/she asks if we can work it out, I'm saying no because you CAN'T COOL YOUR SHIT. You harass and pick. You don't move on. IT'S PROVEN. You are definitely not an adult. 

You want to duck and dodge while we pick up our kids or at the grocery store, mall, etc, cool. The courts don't care. I already TOLD THE SCHOOL ABOUT OUR SITUATION BEFORE YOU TRANSFERRED THE BOY THERE. They know what's up. Just waiting on you to act nutty. You won't be interrupting my viewing of my kid's stuff. Remember, they are your fellow FORMER PEERS so they know all about your stuff in Red Clay. Including the stuff with us that got you in trouble... Play if you want. 

The courts will give us BOTH ONE, sit back and laugh as we try to 'avoid' each other in places we can't. Oh wait, we've only seen each other ONCE since Aug. 2022. I wonder why that is, with you being afraid for your safety and all. It isn't your avoidance tactics either. 

I told you when we broke up that I wasn't going to jail for you no matter what stunts you pulled to try to get me to react badly like you did during the 'bag incident'. You know the one where you came to MY LEAGUE game, harassed me about my nephew's OWN MOTHER attending his game? As if you owned not only the HAC but ME? In front of MY youngest kid. Who has seen you act like an spoiled brat and be verbally abusive more times than she should have ever seen nor heard. 

I know.. I know.. it's all about your children only. It's only about YOUR SUFFERING. You are the ONLY ONE IN THE RELATIONSHIP. It was only YOUR TIME wasted not mine. You. You. YOU. You self centered, I want my Fairytale but I've fucked shit up in my Life every time I've had it ass person. 

FOH. 

It was for them that I filed this last report below because you were endangering not only them but my granddaughter. @ threats against me. 

A lie don't care who tells it.. @ the shit you put in that post on that page. 

I heard you bragging about being off of your meds but that's not a good thing. Every time you are off of them, you do stuff like this. Every time you tell your counselor 'half truths', they can only give you feedback of that. 



I literally should have walked out the door that day at your Aunt's house when her sister said 'I hope she doesn't run this one off like she did that last one.." You did just that and now you are mad I'm gone or didn' t chase you. You said that in text too but keep lying to the people girl. 

Enjoy your TRIBE. Maybe y'all can walk your cats together, shelter some dogs and do some other things with living things that you CAN CONTROL and dictate to. I'm not even saying you will be alone because someone will want to 'enjoy your curvy body' so you'll never be without company. I'm not stupid. I've BEEN HOPING YOU'D FIND SOMEONE so you could get off of my dick. I'm praying for him to not only show up but be strong enough to put up with all of your manipulative ways, the lying and insecurities that have you coveting the attention of the men you work with while trying to isolate him and making him feel HORRIBLE for any attention a female pays to him. Calling him an ego manic because you can't shatter his self esteem the way yours is. I pray he comes swiftly so you can keep me and mine out of your wretched mouth. 

*2015 is important because someone named Cassandra said that she took the whole year off to 'find herself', UNPROVOKED. She laid out this whole song and dance about not even dating. Which turned out to be a lie because she was sleeping with her 2nd ex husband's friend the summer we met. She laid the foundation of that lie ON PURPOSE while pestering me about who I was dating 'prior to her'. As if she wasn't in a WHOLE MARRIAGE that lied about being in a month before we met. A whole lie she NEVER HAD TO TELL because the truth might have been fine. Wait a minute, no it wouldn't have. I would have told her she needed some time and we wouldn't have been able to move at the BREAK NECK SPEED that she wanted to say she was in a committed relationship. Let's put it like this. We met 10/4/2015. Guess what date she claimed was our DATING ANNIVERSARY? Yup, that day. That's in writing too. 
 

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(Sitting In The Drafts) 4/12/21 : The "Honeymoon Stage"

Again, since someone wants to LIE about the relationship we were in, here goes something else I wrote IN REAL TIME. Yes, it's about HER. Miss "Are We Dating The Same Guy".. That chick. I have DAILY POSTS that I made when I was suffering with that chick. Remember, I said I write here every day but I don't post here every day? Yeah, this is a huge part of it. @ Sitting In The Drafts. Why do I write? To let it out in real time so that I don't 'misremember' how I was feeling or what happened at the time. It's theraputic. It also documents things because I get the funny feeling that this is going to end in a bad way. It's on record. You won't have to speculate how I was feeling or what I was thinking. It's right there. You probably are going to speculate ANYWAY but you don't have to. It's right here. In plain sight.   6/26/23

Disclaimer before the in-story disclaimer: If you are 20ish, childless, ALREADY MARRIED or a few other things, reading this shit is probably gonna drive you crazy. This is written for a pretty specific set of people. You'll figure that out as you read it.. If you are (child bearing/child having age)divorced, a single parent, dating a single parent, two single parents dating each other or POSSIBLY MARRIED with kids and getting through Life, this one MIGHT resonate. Might I say. NO GUARANTEES. This isn't for you vets who know the ropes. I'm preaching to the choir when it comes to you. You KNOW THE DRILL. 

The eternal search for recapturing the 'honeymoon stage' of a relationship has been the downfall of many a great potential partnership. That euphoria is GREAT. The lust is magical and you can't wait to see each other every day. It's fucking GREAT. Great I say. I have no problem ADMITTING THAT IT IS GREAT. Shit, I LOVE IT. As we get to know each other better, Life happens and our lives EVOLVE, the euphoria wanes. We also can't keep NEGLECTING OUR FUCKING RESPONSIBILITIES chasing this feeling so normalcy rules again as we settle into normal activities. It happens. Now, I'm no scrooge so I'm not going to say that 'wanting to be happy' is some CRAZY THOUGHT. I'm just asking for perspective here. That's all. It's going to end. It SHOULD END. 

I know that many people reading this may ultimately be in different stages in Life so please factor that in. I hope you ALL GET TO STICK TO YOUR RELATIONSHIP STANDARDS, DREAMS AND WANTS. Truly. That Life sees fit to not throw curves in your plans like divorce, death, and such. That said.... here we go. 

It seems it is IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP UP THE INTENSITY of those first moments (days, weeks, months, etc) of getting to ACTUALLY KNOW THE PERSON YOU HAVE THIS SUPER FOND INTEREST IN GETTING TO KNOW. You can't 'unknow' things about people & as people let you in, you get to know a lot about them. You can't replicate that part of things. That's just the facts. I know we are dealing with 'emotions' here but the facts matter. It's an impossible task. Now, it may take you a LONG TIME to get to know your partner AND they may even change/evolve a bit so that might EXTEND your honeymoon period longer than it would be for others. Remember this when you 'compare your relationship to Jenny and Bobby's'. (Not that you should be comparing.. that's another post all together.) Jenny and Bobby aren't your competitors in the Indy Relationship 500. There is no such race so stop putting that kind of pressure on your relationship. Know and understand that this phase of the relationship will end. 

The good news? This phase ending means you KNOW YOUR PARTNER. You can now stop 'guessing' about what they like and use it to have a more fulfilling or UNDERSTANDING relationship. The dopamine hit of finding out new things will be replaced with the calm and peace of mind of knowing who your partner is and who they become since you know most things about them. This should be celebrated. Not dismissed as boring. Stability is a key component to any good relationship. Romantic or otherwise. You may have to learn to that this can fulfill you. Or maybe it cannot and you will forever be searching for that 'high' you get when starting off with someone new. 

Having fun ALL THE TIME is wonderful. You are scheduling times to meet up, probably ducking responsibilities or at the very least STRETCHING THINGS REALLY THIN and burning yourself out trying to get that dopamine high hit of 'new new' with your newfound potential love/lusted after person. This period is GREAT TOO. Great conversation (See above.), meeting their friends, possibly getting out of your comfort zone by going to new places, new experiences in OLD PLACES, great 'relations'. The list of 'fun' goes on and on...

It's just that though. A period. It cannot BE SUSTAINED AT THIS HIGH OF A RATE. Someone is gonna lose their job, fall behind on their responsibilities and generally slack off in some area. Someone is going to need to go back to their 'regular' life and find a way to fit YOU IN. You are probably going to have to do the same thing. A balance is definitely needed. In addition, LIFE HAPPENS and it can EASILY CHANGE whatever circumstances that existed that permitted such lovely things to happen AT THE RATE THEY WERE HAPPENING. A shift change. A growing kid. A health ailment. You name it, it can happen and you HAVE TO BE UNDERSTANDING OF THAT. Feelings aside. 

Well what do I do with THAT Mr. Blogger? You mean to tell me that we can't have fun anymore? Nobody is that busy to never have fun. I DESERVE TO HAVE FUN AND ALL TIMES DAMMIT. 

Maybe you aren't but the average person who is dealing with any of the factors that I spoke of in any capacity surely does. Congratulations on your Life and I truly wish you the best if these aren't your issues now. Before you go though I just want to let you know that at some point, they weren't other people's issues as well. They had all the time. All the resources. All the money. None of the obstacles. Until they didn't. Ya dig? Or Person A. had the obstacles but it fit for THEM, they met Person B. they liked and it didn't work for that Person B. long term. Better still it may have been Person A's LIFE THAT CHANGED and now Person B that was compatible for their 'previous lifestyle' just doesn't suite it for this type of action. Life is CRAZY like that. One person could be entering a stage and the other just beginning. Lots of compromises have to be made and it isn't for everyone. Fun can be had but it may not come in that steady stream like it did in the beginning or that 'certain time period from X to XYZ period of time'. You can't CHASE that in a relationship. It puts a strain on it. It's fabricated. Fake. A house of cards. It either happens or doesn't. No, I don't mean you can't plan stuff in your free time you do find so stop being literal. I'm just saying that enjoy the ride before you end it too soon trying chase things. It may stop for a LONG WHILE but it has a chance to start again if you weather the storm. Or, you can keep trying to force it and end your relationship with words like 'They weren't fulfilling my needs..." when you are in fact being UNREALISTIC FOR THE SITUATION YOU TWO ARE IN. 


"But they PROMISED ME THINGS. Introduced to a 'vibe that they couldn't maintain'". Stop it with these Fairytale social media quotes. In real LIFE, THE VIBE FUCKING CHANGES ALL THE TIME DUE TO LIFE HAPPENING. They VERY WELL may have intended on 'keeping the energy the same' but may not have factored in the above things. HELL, YOU MAY NOT HAVE FACTORED IN THOSE THINGS AND NOW THEY COULDN'T GVE YOU WANT YOU WANT IF THEY WERE ABLE TO OR NOT. They also may have just been giving you what they could at the time and yes, unfortunately, it was a 'honeymoon' stage that almost ALL RELATIONSHIPS go through. I get it, you've been through Hell and you deserve it ALL. The other person does too though. The honeymoon stage being 'over' means the other person doesn't get stuff too  

 you know. Or is this just about YOU? That's a heck of a way to run a relationship. Also, did they REALLY PROMISE YOU THINGS or did you try to manipulate your way in? Be honest here. 

I have learned over the years that even the best intentions can be derailed by Life and there are VERY FEW 'BAD ACTORS' when it comes to dating. Just people trying to date while living the other aspects of their lives to the fullest and to their best capabilities.  I've learned to LOOK AHEAD and not bury my head in the sand when it comes to 'upcoming trouble' as far as Life happening. I've also learned that not everyone is good at this whether it be they simply don't know or are too stubborn to think that it will happen to them. When I say trouble, I really mean regular Life changes actually. These aren't bad things on their face. They are things that happen within regular circumstances of every day Life. Thing is, most people don't like change. They especially hate change when it comes to age. You know, the whole 'hold on to your youth' thing. They want to be forever 27ish if you will. Grown enough to do things but not grown enough to not be able to whimsically go off for the weekend to say Cabo. Or stay up late at night, knowing that 5 am has you quite busy. These things just aren't things you 


Especially when dating someone with a child or a super busy job. Things are ALWAYS going to come up. Plans and whole LIFE PATTERNS CAN SHIFT IN AN INSTANT and stay that way for LONG PERIODS OF TIME. Removing any 'fun' for either party and having folks passing each other the road, beeping at each other just so they can see each other. I'm not saying you need to STAY IN SUCH RELATIONSHIPS. What I am saying is that you need not make someone a 'bad person' because these happen and they have to handle their business. After all, you chose them because of those traits more than likely and they are just doing what they always do. Especially if they've done so FOR YOU. It's just not your turn to be the main focus. 

Of course now if you need to be the main focus, you need to ADMIT THAT. Admitting that and choosing people that can truly do that for you is important. Don't go picking someone you 'admire for persevering' and then expect to add your burdens to the list of things that they have to 'persevere' too. We all want someone to be there for sure. Choose accordingly. Don't set you or that other person up to fail if you know you need more attention than they can truly give. Understand that sometimes, they need a moment too.  

"Relationships take work" is the saying most people lean on but I don't think they understand that the work is usually made up of not succumbing to the pressure of milestones, chasing dopamine hits in the form of trying to recreate stages that are designed to end and not finding comfort and love in the safety of knowing your partner (Good and bad) and them knowing you. That seems to be most of the work. That and keeping everyone out of your business. 

You may have NONE of these challenges or anything I have written here today and again I say 'HATS OFF TO YOU. ENJOY THAT and PLEASE DISREGARD. You are blessed.." 




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(Sittiing In The Drafts) 4/12/23 Obligation. Default. Bitter People. Peace...





You can se the PUBLISHED date to the left. This was written in real time that day. 


I never wanted this place to become something where I felt 'obligated' to share stuff and anytime it started to feel that way, I've withdrawn. I say that because there's a difference between wanting to share something so that other people can use it and MAYBE apply it to their situations/use it to vent out frustrations and feelings as opposed to straight up being obligated to tell EVERY SINGLE FACET OF YOUR LIFE at all times. 

Of course there are other determining factors. How much joy or pain the Life may be bringing at the moment. The need to tell 'my side of things' and stuff like that but at a certain point, even for me, sharing here does get limited. ESPECIALLY when I feel like I'm being repetitive. Good or bad. 

It gets old. I'm not about to make a million posts about the same thing especially if my feelings haven't changed about said thing. Maybe if I have a change of heart or I've found some perspective in regards to it then I'll delve back into it though. 

With that, sans the little burps and hiccups that Life brings, allow me to surmise the last month or so in this post as I could have just literally made the same post for almost 30 straight days. 

Life is peaceful for me despite it's ups and downs. Great things have happened. Not so great things have happened. Each day, I kept on living. 

I can sleep at night knowing my phone isn't full of bullshit when I wake up in the morning, the kids are going to be the kids and the Sun will shine again after a few rainy days. 

I can go where I want with having to justify it to anyone, plan vacations around just me, take a ride if I want to or just stay in the house without 'probable cause' or being 'up to something'. 

A more succinct sentence would be that I'm free. Which sounds an awful lot like I was incarcerated but I wasn't. At least not physically, although the anxiety manifested itself in physical pain literally. This is where today's post is going to take 'the turn', as it usually does in all the posts that I publish. This is what you came to read I assume so here we go. 

The bad part?

I put myself in that jail. I didn't have to go. I could have literally walked out of it at any time. I chose to stay because I thought working it out was what you do as that's all I knew. It wsn't even about love, which WAS PRESENT, because I know at my big age, that's NEVER ENOUGH. As bad as we'd like it to be it just isn't. Hell, having someone understand your situation isn't enough for some so we know LOVE ISN'T ENOUGH. Or we should anyway. 

I know better now though. Which I'm not sure is such a great thing... 

You see me 'knowing that now' is a gift and a curse. I know so I can look out for it right? Right. It can't be my default though. It will get in my way EVERY TIME someone new comes along. I'll find a way to fuck it up if I do it that way. 

It also SIMPLY CANNOT BECOME MY PERSONALITY. 

Why not? I mean, we all deserve and we SHOULDN'T TAKE ANY SHIT FROM ANYONE RIGHT?

RIGHT?

Correct. We shouldn't take any shit from anyone. 

What we ALSO shouldn't be doing is taking our PAST and PROJECTING IT ON PEOPLE due to a few similarities in nature of a situation. In other words, we need to make sure that what we think is 'shit' isn't just a case of living differently, a bad fit, etc, etc. Probably shouldn't be running around demonizing people because they don't fit our requirements. Even if that happens because their situations change. We probably also should be ANTICIPATING SUCH CHANGES as some are just common sense but that's a whole other post. 

That's the person I AM NOT GOING TO BECOME. The self sabotage person. 

Over the YEARS, I've been watching all the little (Tik Tok more recently..) videos, the YouTube videos from both the man hating women, the women hating men, dating gurus, the Fems, The Mannist, Manosphere, Era girls and whoever else you can think of AND LET ME TELL YOU..*

The WAR that is being waged is pathetic. Simply pathetic. On BOTH SIDES. I'm talking about hurt people running around telling other hurt people all KINDS OF BUM BEHAVIOR TACTICS TO USE because apparently both genders ain't shit. All this talk of 'The Wall' or 'bare mininum' is so extreme and screams that people need to get over their past traumas AND probably that they need to touch some grass. We have YOUNG dudes ponificating on women twice their age and their 'plight in Life' as if that is even their dating pool. We've got young girls talking about older dudes in the same light. 6,6,6 talk. Single Mom slander. Etc... Lastly, we've got those in the middle of those two demos trying to pigionhole EVERYONE into a box, shaming them along the way. What a clusterfuck. 

I wouldn't believe these fools if they told me the Sun was hot. I'd literally have to go see for myself. That's how dishonest this crap is. 

Full stop man. FULL FUCKING STOP. There is no way that BOTH genders to a PERSON are horrible people. No fucking way. I don't care WHO YOU'VE ENCOUNTERED. How much your heart was broken or what kind of 'covert narc' or whatever it is you claim EVERY EX PERSON YOU'VE EVER BEEN WITH HAS BEEN you have encountered. This madness is a pity party of EPIC proportions. 

Forget accountability, let's just not start off negative as hell and then claim we want to find a great person. Who wants some BITTER PERSON from either gender? I know if I were a woman, I wouldn't want some women hating dude who thinks I'm the exception. As a man, I SURELY don't want some man hating woman because the minute I do something she doesn't like, she's going to hate me too, adding me to the list of men that didn't live up to her impossible Fantasy's standards seeing as though she ALREADY HATED MEN... 

Been there and done that. 

So no, I will not become THAT PERSON. The person who looks for the evil in everyone while double talking about 'we are all human'. Humans ARE FLAWED so there is going to be some bad. Deal with it. The Fantasy that you are dreaming about that is the perfect one is never going to happen and if you let that Fantasy be your guide, nobody will ever live up to it. Ever. 

No, I'm not going to take anybody's shit but let's first see if it's 'shit' to begin with. It may be just a different way of doing things and if that's not for me, that's fine too. I don't have to declare that person the shittiest person ever because I'm atttacted to them, want them to be mine but the way they do things, live or their situation just doesn't mesh with me. We HAVE TO CUT THAT OUT. Well, we don't have to do shit actually but I know I AM NOT GOING TO BE DOING THAT. 

I won't be forcing square pegs into round holes though either in hope that the corners 'smooth themselves' out. Now if that's 'not taking anybody's shit', I'm down for that all day. I GET THAT. Again, though, we don't need to be out here calling people bad people because they don't fit into our LIVES. That's just shitty behavior. 

Look, I have stories for DAYS about all the things I'm seeing on all of these social media outlets and I UNDERSTAND the pain that these situations have caused IF ALL THE STORIES ARE TRUE. I really do. I understand to see if you aren't 'crazy' by seeing if others can relate or have similiar stories. Cool. Do that too. Maybe give a little bit advice about what helped you or even get some. This obsessession shit y'all are out here doing though?

Too much. Way too much. No way you are HEALED if you are this obsessed with talking about your ex (or exes..). You can't be. You are too engrossed in it currently to be over it. You haven't let it go. At all. 

What are we REALLY DOING THOUGH making this our PERSONALITY trait? How HEALTHY IS THAT SHIT? 

It's not. I refuse. Will I address it as it bubbles up, IF IT EVEN BUBBLES UP? Sure will. Every time. That's fine. I have no issues with folks doing that. Hell, I JUST DID IT HERE. Here's what I think I don't want to do.... 

Make my whole personality off of the big break up of my Life? Fuck that shit. 

What about the Death of your Wife or your parents? Read again. Talking about your experience is fine. I said that up top. I do that. HERE. You know what I'm not doing? I'm not out here calling myself 'Widower111812', SheLiedAboutBeingDivorcedtwice1002015 or "Orphan60220112022' or some shit in my usernames and profiles either. Y'all gotta cut the victimhood shit out. Your whole personality is victimhood. This is not okay. You ARE NOT OKAY. 

Again, I could do ALL THE THINGS I SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA in regards to dating. The little series about folk's dating profiles from the Bumble's, Tinders, POF and other places. It looks relatively EASY TO fall victim into doing that too as EVERYONE IS DOING IT so it seems. 

Posting up text messages with blurred out numbers outlining 'ain't shit people' and their 'disorders' Put up their medical history...criminal history... This is PATHETIC behavior, making money off of making videos of people just trying to live their lives...

This is why I decided NOT to type or post in anger many many many MANY TIMES on here or have edited it down to keep things to a minimum. Long after I am NOT upset, I'm going to hold myself to these standards that I 'm typing out now and I don't want to look like these people I am seeing out here. Just pathetic. 

Too much drama for me man. Y'all got it. No, nobody's made a video about me. :) I don't have to experience something to know it is a shitty thing to do. :) You know what I have seen? My ex featured on one and that's just...CRAZY and wrong. Maybe not wrong though because that ex wants to grow their channel. They may love it so I can't call it. 

Understand that I'm talking about MEN AND WOMEN HERE. There are PLENTY OF MEN who run these types of channels. We all know there are women who use social media to do this so I really feel like I don't have to say that is the case. Every other video in my FYP type page on ANY SOCIAL MEDIA is littered with this mess. I've PURPOSELY put in other things to try to change the alg and it still filters it's way back in. 

At this rate, very few people will ever truly be healed and will continue to bleed all over everything and everyone they encounter. Which is fine, I'll sit it out. I won't become one of these soldiers, fighting a war that we'll never win, get a medal for or get a reward. Too much Life to live. Sorry. 

Yes, I know that this means. I'm okay with that. I know I gave it a true shot. I've lived a little. Just wasn't meant to be I guess and having a steady supply of THAT isn't worth the headache. On to the next chapter of Life! Life could be a whole lot worse. 

Peaceful times. Sunny days and living Life. 

*All the years I watched this stuff, I NEVER let it talk me outta my relationship. I can't say the same for my partners. I know when, where and who they got their talking points from. Like clockwork. 

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The Year 2025....

For most parents, especially those of us on our LAST kid, the graduating year of that kid is a pivotal moment. 

We are on a COUNTDOWN like no other. Let me be the first to say it. 

The difference for some of us is this....

We know parenting isn't OVER on that magical graduation day. 

Yes, there steps that are going to be made. School. Work. SOMETHING. 

Yes, there will be more free time for the parent as they transition hopefully from DOING THEIR JOB TO THE FULLEST to doing more for themselves. You've heard the sayings so I don't have to list them.. You've probably said them, live by them, etc... 

All of that exists to varying degrees for almost every parent at this stage but we ALL KNOW that it isn't over. 

They still usually need us in some capacity. 

Does that mean that we need to be on the immediate standby that we were on during their K-12th grade years?

NO. In fact, one should go live a little. Duh! It also doesn't mean that there won't be times when your young adult needs you. Hopefully, you've equipped them with all the tools they need to survive and if you are the 'sink or swim' type of parent, your conscious can be clear as you watch them doggy paddle through Life. This is where things start to split. 

The 'enabling' parent. Any kind of help is enabling in this case. Don't believe me. Ask anyone who didn't get any help. That's their stance. lol So we are just going to go with it. I'm being sarcastic here. Also, some folks don't consider free attendance to college, getting a job via their parents, etc help either so there's that..

Versus

The parent that doesn't 'enables' their children by letting them fail on their own miserably at first, only to come back and help with all kinds of ' I told you so.." The one that could have helped, let the kid refuse help, and then ends up having to help them when they are older when both parties have built of resentment. The 'child' needs help but they don't want to take it from the parent, who is now on their horse about the failures of the past. Failures that the parent probably pushed on the kid by putting pressure on them to do certain things and offering either help with heavy dose of control or no help at all. 

Most of us are TRUTHFULLY trying to fall in the middle. Letting them learn along the way but not letting them do damage or using our own experiences as a punishment towards them because 'we had to go through it' as the sole reason. It's bullshit. You are supposed to be a BETTER PARENT than your parents. Even if you were parents were GREAT. That's the bar. 

2025 is the last time I get to put that into practice. This kid is a totally different kid than my others. You also get better at parenting as you go or well YOU SHOULD. There are couple of things I've already done to hopefully make 2025 smooth. There's another factor with the real possibility of her playing collegiately in her sport so that changes the dynamic as I will want to see that. 

My situation is different because since I am a male, we usually aren't 'expected' to show up until graduation and then MAYBE if the kid does something in college. I said 'expected' like that because truth be told, there are some men who aren't involved at all. Until the day the kid walks the stage... Prior to that time, they spend their time ducking their responsibilities, putting it on the Mother and all of that stuff. 

I'm not that dude. Never been that dude. Being widowed didn't make me not that dude. That was NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. 

This is a situation that is not the product of that. I was who I was when I got here..- Jay-Z paraphrased. 

A real Father. Put in time and not just money Father. As I SHOULD BE so hold your applause. It's okay. Really. I have enough people who let me know I'm doing a FINE job. That doesn't change the facts. 

The facts are also that because I am this way AND I'm by myself, my shit gets put under the microscope extra hard. I'm also expected to abandon my kids if I want someone in my Life. Maybe even for her kids to some extent...

Or so I thought.. 

Finding out there are plenty of good women, attractive in both body and spirit to me, that DON'T FEEL THIS WAY. At all. 

This is makes the journey worth it more a bit. Oh, I was going to complete it ANYWAY because that's my job/mission/pleasure to do. I thought it was possible the entire time but Life is gonna Life and it dealt a blow to the plans. 

The fire is still there though. So are the options. So are the options.... 

Good luck to all of you parents, not only in 2025 but before and after.*

Remember, you are enough and it is worth it. All of it. 

Those that don't understand just don't need to be around and please don't give that understanding to someone else who won't truly give it to you back. It should be reciprocal. 

Keep going. Your kids will appreciate it hopefully but more importantly, you'll know that you did your best. 


*That graduating year of 2025 will be a CIVIL DAY on my end. I'm there for my kid. That's it. Hope all will be there for their kid only too. 

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Aunties..Uncle..people who've existed since you have...

 

The post above from my Facebook says it all. This is where I am with that one. Even the ones I don't always see eye to eye with hold a special place in my heart. It just so happens that one of the ones I DO LOVE DEARLY looks to be embarking on that final straightaway soon. 

It's been a pleasure Uncle. You and my Pop Pop were the ones who showed me what kindness and patience looked like in a man. My Father cared so let's not get that all misconstrued.He often cited THESE TWO as his guide in that area. Which I thought was an awesome display of showing how to seek help from others. 

Praying for my cousins ast they wait. Praying for the same restraint I asked for during mine and anybody else's time of need. I have some STORIES about death and family and they all don't include me being in the center per say when it comes to my family and others. I know the history of how folks act very well so I'm praying for a 'peaceful' time. 

You see, I DO HAVE AN INNER CHILD. He just doesn't get to rule me ultimately. He DOES get to feel though. He's allowed that. He allows has been able to. He can't make decisions solely in my adult Life though. We have to live in the reality that is Life. 
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Being looked like as 'prey'/Nobody's perfect/rejection..

I've come to realize that I'm being looked at as 'prey' because I've 'survived' some things. Folks feel entitled to a piece of me that they often think they don't have to earn and truthfully, I've allowed that because I assume their intentions are good. This results in my giving way too much country to folks who don't even deserve to be in my fucking air space. I assume they are good people by default. 

Learned that I shouldn't do that. Probaby wouldn't be fruitful to treat them like a criminal either though. Happy medium.  

To my discredit, I've ignored some things but let me tell you, the past 6 years has fixed that. It goes against my nature to not give people chances though because it makes the phrase 'Well nobody's perfect.." seem like PURE BULLSHIT if you aren't putting it into practice. The problem is, there are people who PREY ON THAT VERY MINDSET and I can no longer afford to put that into practice as my default. I know that ALL PEOPLE aren't bad so calm down. I'm not cutting off human contacts or no crazy shit. Acting like I can't connect with others on any level. I'm not going to become 'Every (fill in the blank) is stupid and crazy Guy. Fuck all that extreme shit. 

What I will (and have been doing) is just not letting people treat me like prey. That includes my REACTIONS to things. Reacting because I want to is fine though. I will still cuss you out. I will also try to do better about getting you up outta here before that point comes. Or when it comes to that point. We need not keep in contact. We are going to practice what we preach about 'not needing each other in our lives' anymore. To the fullest. See each other in passing and keep it moving. Sucks but hey man, it's better than being miserable BY FAR. This isn't a Hallmark movie fam. 

Loving my presence, missing my friendship, loving me period or being interested enough to see if you can love me. be with me etc is fine. I get that. Knowing that it won't 'work out'/isn't going to work out and still hanging on/trying to keep me around is asinine yet people seem to love to do it until they frustrate themselves into being pissed at me. Then they want to blame my ass for it. 

"If I could just change this, this and this about him..He'd be perfect.." - Them.

No. Nope. Nah. FUCK. OUT. OF. HERE. Yet..YET.. THIS IS WHAT I'M SEEING OUT HERE. I don't even think it's about 'me' at that point. It's about the person doing it and whatever their issues are.

I don't want that in my Life. 

I'm not here trying to 'change' nobody and honestly, even if I think you might 'evolve into what I think you should', I've LONG figured out I probably better get over that because you ARE WHO YOU ARE. It's best to accept that about you but accepting doesn't mean I need to BE WITH YOU. Especially if you aren't giving me that same treatment and are ACTIVELY trying to change me. I had to get around that part myself. 😎

People have been preying on me because I've let them continue this asinine process thinking that they are me. Like an idiot. They are not. They want to change me (or whoever they are with.) while I've accepted them for who they are fully. Just like they planned it! Acceptance doesn't mean 'liking everything'. Some of those things accepted are some UGLY truths. Truths I hate revealing that I accepted. 

How do I know people are preying on me on purpose? I stopped doing it. Mofos are OFFENDED. They want to know why I won't give them the same chances I gave before. 

Nobody's perfect right? Right? Give me that same leeway I've given you are I'm not even entertaining things. I can tell now when you are because I've cut down on the chances given. I might miss a few good ones that way too but I'm thinking at this point, in the range of people I deal with, some things should just be known. If it doesn't work out, let's part ways. Which brings me to another problem I'm personally seeing... 

On my end, since I only date women, it seems that folks don't take rejection/ending of a relationship too well. They not ONLY have to be the ones who did it but they THEN NEED TO SEE THE OTHER PERSON SUFFER without them to validate things. When they don't get to end things or there is no suffering, some tend to do shit like stalk, harass and even while juggling other dicks. Shit is sad asf. Out here doing another dude dirty releasing your venom on me but can't figure out why you can't get right? Okay girl (s). Time period doesn't matter here. I've had them act like this after a simple text exchange. A date. Claiming they don't move too fast but doing the EXACT OPPOSITE. Thank goodness, I've learned my lesson and get to cutting off the newer ones sooner but the 'Ghost' that is the orgin of this behavior is still a stalking as we speak. 

I do not want this in my Life. When I move on, I move on. No matter what. I'm not stalking nobody. I'm certainly not gonna harass them. I let Life handle the rest as far as ill feelings but I even let THOSE thoughts go because I don't want that in my Life either. Hurt feelings? Cool. You loved me? I get it. You thought you COULD love me OR you wanted me but I wasn't feeling you? I understand. Truly. Welcome to reality though where we all can't get what we want. Not even me. I didn't get what I wanted too but I'm not out here acting ID Channel nutty about it. I've been REJECTED. I've had my heart broken. You don't see me harassing and stalking women. 

I want peace. You have no peace? You have no me. I ain't arguing with nobody. I'm not repeating myself anymore. I'm going to hold you to what you say too so when you get 'mad' or fed up and say some dumb shit like..

"Just leave me alone and don't contact me..' "This isn't going to work.. "... "This isn't working.." 

I'm going to keep it right on moving and do just that. I'm going to HOLD YOU TO THAT. Your access to me is cut off. I'm cutting off your water to an extent DEPENDING ON HOW YOU ACT. 

If you act ID Channel nutty, I'm cutting you the fuck off. Period. I don't have time for the cops, your new boo/wannabe suitors or your family to play save The Damsel because you told them half truths about why we don't speak.. FOH. 

You act civil then you get to stick around and we can be friends. It's really not that hard of a concept to grasp as to why you end up on whatever side of the fence that is. Acting civil gets you access to me in some capacity. No, I'm not putting up with the occasional snide comments about why our connection didn't connect either so that will get you cut the fuck off too. Let it go. 

Everyone gets treated this way by me so if you find yourself having to stalk my Tik Tok or my kid's pages, my Twitter or EVEN HERE, this is why you are on that side of things. Stop lying to yourself.... 


This was a 'Sitting In The Drafts" post but I felt the need to add a few things so it didn't qualify in my eyes.. Full transparency. 



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Capricorn Season!

I'm probably like most of you were when you were a young kid. Even thinking about being 50 years old seemed almost like a burden. That age sounded so old AND if you coupled it with how most folks looked at that age when I was say 12 or so, it wasn't what you 'aspired to be'. (I think in hindsight, we were a tad bit harsh on folks back then but whatever..). It was just not a positive thing. Period. Unless of course you wanted someone to live longer for your own selfish reasons. 

Fastforward to my birthday the other day and me hitting that mark. 

It feels NOTHING like I thought it would but everything I'd HOPED IT WOULD. Long have I given up thoughts of wanting to be 'twentysomething' or dating in that range so there was no 'remorse' in that way. Just thoughts of being grateful to be alive and move somewhat freely. That's it. I can still be somewhat active, thankfully. 

I can only take other people's word for it when it comes to how old I actually 'look'. Most are surprised. Let's just say that. 

Did I celebrate? Yeah. I did. Hell, I'll probably be 'celebrating' for awhile. Probably not in the way most of you do though. I'm not one for a crowd of people gathering for my birthday whom I don't really fool with but who are just there because they needed a place to go. I don't do clubs or hookah lounges. The strip club? Nah. 

I don't need folks stretching their pockets in this economy either. I'm good. Thank you though for those that did do something. Near and far. I appreciated it. 

I just really needed to reflect and be thankful for being here so that's what I've been doing with little celebrations here and there. Even managed to 'go out' a few, which is something I actually don't do much anymore. 

Been a lot so far @ making it to this age. We are just trying to keep it in the road right now. Truly. Made it this far though! 

I always get on here and make sure I make a point to say I'm not 'perfect' because I often worry that little phrase will pop up. Call it a traumatic response or whatever it is folks are labeling things as these days. I call it annoying so I'm putting that shit to rest. Just know if any positive thing I say leads you to AUTOMATICALLY say "You aren't perfect... You think you are special, huh?", I'm booting you SMOOTH THE FUCK up outta my space with no hesitation. Go project your bullshit elsewhere. Been working on that since September. Going pretty well but I have to do even better. Your insecurities are just that. Yours. Not mine. 

I DID treat myself (times 2 'cause..) to a musical wish. I can't wait to attend that. I didn't want that gift attached to anyone so I got it for myself. I've learned over time it's just better not to do that. Should be a good time. No matter how I go, I 'm going to enjoy it because it is something that I like. 

Fiddy. Feels good. Can't use that '4' anymore. lol I'm also not mad I'm here. Go debate ya....



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Happy New Year!

This is the time when we tell everyone what we are going to do in the upcoming year. Who is cut off. Who is allowed to stay. What 'energy' we are tolerating. Our goals and dreams. Vision boards. What the year before taught us. How powerful we are. You know, basically where and when we tell bad habits or people to kick rocks. 😂 

I don't like talking. I like action. Period. I'll continue to just 'do'. Like I've been doing. Before the New Year. 

Just action. Enjoy your New Year! 


Sorry if I dissapointed you if you were expecting some long list of things. I'm personal enough on here. You'll deal. 




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Merry Christmas!

One of the best ones I've had in almost 7 years. Not because I got a lot of stuff. Not because of what I gave necessarily either. Both things happened though. 

It was great because....

...it was stress free. I could just enjoy it. Enjoy my kids. Enjoy family. Enjoy the moments. No drama. No fake shit or folks pretending to do something they didn't want to do. Genuine love. Definitely got out to see folks too so I wasn't in the house just sitting. It was good to get out. 

This is how they all should be. They may not all be this way but this definitely what I've been looking for. Comfort. Security. Stability. No super highs and super lows. Just even Life with normal issues.

Were people missed? They SURE WERE. This is the FIRST Christmas my Mama isn't here for me, even if she was sick. She's not here. I could at least call her or video chat her before and have some form of communication. Can't do that now but through.... 

Even with that, this was still a good time. Granddaughter's first Christmas where she can sort of grasp what's happening. She's running around. Opening gifts. Having fun. Playing with her new stuff and of course, the boxes. Definitely worthy memories.  

Now, to get watching some of these games this week then back to the return of my youngest daughter out of protocol. Girl is hungry and can't wait to hoop again. I look forward to her return to play as she realized how much it means to HER. Not to me. Not to her coach. Not her friends. 

HER. It was hard for her to watch from the side but safety first. No way I was sending her back out there until she was ready. She missed a few important games. Learned some lessons along the way too because even though someone else was at fault, she could make some decisions too that may keep her out of harm's way a little better. Turn that inner need to win for the big picture kind of thing. 

She's more than ready now. Should be interesting to see how things play out. Still have to play the games. Her presence was missed though. From her teammates, to opposing teams and even coaches who don't have to play her on their regular season schedule. Lots of concern about her absence. 

I'll save all the 'New Year' stuff for just that. A post about that.

Enjoy your Holidays people! 

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It's That Time: It's Been 10 Years (Part: Whatever Part I Want It To Be)

11/15/2022

It's been 10 years man. It's a couple of days shy of it anyway but it's here. 

Wow. Let's just say that off the bat. All the folks who are reading this who are a friend, family member, whatever to Melissa, allow me extend my thoughts and prayers to you during this time if it still hits you in a way. I get it. As you suspect. 

I guess for some of you, you are expecting some SUPER GLOOM AND DOOM POST here. There may be a little bit of sorrow in this post but I think you might be surprised to hear a few things. I'm probably just going to let the words take me where they want. It's probably going to be better that way. 

I'm going to get it all the way outta the way and say the fucking obvious. Of course I wish it NEVER HAPPENED. Duh. Feel how you wanna feel about it. It wasn't fun then. It's not fun to think about now. It AFFECTS today. Every day. In my Life anyway. These are just the facts. 

Know someone suffering from Depression? Anxiety? Mental Illness? All of the above? More and indepth stuff? There are plenty of places to go but I'll start nationally. 

Losing someone to Suicide sucks. Period. No matter what. Save your judgements and SMDFTB... 


These past 10 years have confirmed everything that I thought about myself leading up to the events happening. EVERYTHING. 

I've come out of it knowing no matter what I face, I can get through it. By it. Around it. Past it. My patience was tested. I couldn't make things 'go faster'. 

I had to WAIT. I'm not here to tell you that people who 'lose their spouse' in other ways aren't hurting. THEY ARE! They may not have wanted it to end. Maybe they DREAMED OF BEING MARRIED WITH KIDS AND DOING IT FOREVER. I get it. I promise. 

They also didn't have it jerked away from them in the middle of the night without any 'true' warning. I spoke on 'knowing things were headed that way" here in the past but I didn't have a PARTICULAR DATE. You usually get a 'court date' at least. A break up text. SOMETHING. I got nothing. Just woke up. Widowed. Period. With kids who needed things explained. With FAMILY MEMBERS looking at me like I did some shit. With whomever else I didn't know who came in contact with my wife outside of me WATCHING. 

Shit is hard. Fuck what you heard. No other way I can say it. 

I GOT THROUGH THAT SHIT. Ya feel me? I'm STILL FUCKING STANDING HERE. These kids aren't perfect but they aren't DEAD EITHER. They have their things that they've got to get past, including some that happened within this last 10 years BUT THEY ARE HERE. 

We are here. Standing. Moving. Living. 

Two of them are "grown", doing their thing. 

Daughter #1 is FULL grown and sorting through her Life. She's a FREQUENT visitor of my blog. It helps her in ways I thought it might but scared me at first. She NEEDED TO SEE THE WORDS you guys see here. No FAIRYTALE shit. She's got several real life situations going on. I'm just here to listen at this point. Provide a place to be maybe until #3 is out. Real Life here man...Even these words, she needs to see them. I get it. No guessing and no pretending with me. I suck at it. 

I speak on having a granddaughter but that's about all I'm going to get into here about on Daughter #2 UNLESS it affects me personally. Even then, limited things I'll say. That said, I'm in a different stage of parenting with them. One where they gotta learn to thrive on their own and I gotta let go. Working on #2. She's on her way to doing her part. Almost there. I'm going to enjoy my grandbaby being in the next room because that is going to change pretty soon. It was a GREAT time & I hope that some core memories were made for her. I know I have them. I don't have a date but I see her looking. The wheels are DEFINITELY in motion. Then there will be just my youngest and I. After that. Just me. 

The "Baby"? She was 5 going on 6 when this all happened. She's about to be 16. She's got her own Life too and I'm probably protective of her the most outside of posting about her sport. She's going to be fine. She's got a plan. A few of them. Of course, I have what I want for her but all the things that I set in place for her, I'm GOOD WITH HER DOING. From her shop to the sport/school thing. She's got OPTIONS BABY. I love that for her. She may not think that but I DEFINITELY DO. I want her to take either one as FAR AS SHE CAN. She can do it. She's got her own things to deal with growing up without a Mama pretty much. This is written for her too. Maybe some things that didn't make sense that she saw, she'll understand better in time. 

I'm going to now talk about what most people honestly come here for. Let's keep it real. Relationship stuff.  How that has been during this time period.  This section is going to be long because it's about ME. The others up top? I'm not going to go but into so much detail about. I've already talked about a bit but I'm going to color in the lines a bit more... 

I remember when I was SO LONELY....SO HURT and I couldn't let anyone in. Hell, I thought I'd NEVER do that again. Ever. It hurt SO BAD. I really can't put into words how bad it was. Days not moving off the couch if it didn't involve my kids. Walking around the gym, working out my muscles but really working out my mind. Playing ball and people saying I was 'there' but not really 'there'. Long showers trying to get the feeling OFF OF MY SOUL. People invited me out but I wasn't really there man. They knew it too. I love them for trying though. Truly. I needed to be by myself. 

So that's what I did. People came to me but I was in my own World. My kids, which most would tell you were before, became my super main focus. I can SEE how many people can say 'Fuck it." I promise you. 

I couldn't do anything but WAIT and feel the feelings. The event wouldn't let me talk to anyone else in that capacity. Yes, there were others around but not like that. I still WORE MY RING FOR ALMOST A YEAR. It didn't stop people from hitting on me and continuing to TRY to talk to me after they heard the story but I wasn't ready. I let them know that with my words, absence and my actions. It was clear. I sat on the couch and cried way more than I went out. When I went out, it was out of routine. I wasn't having a good time really most times. The ratio isn't even close, way more horrible nights than good ones. Days too. Those nights weren't always just about Melissa either. The WHOLE SITUATION was painful. My kids were hurting. My Daddy had JUST DIED the year before. My mama was in her OWN PAIN and I had to watch that from afar. Life was LIFING, YA HEAR ME?* I had a lot going on. 

Hell, I had to readjust my dating range. I wasn't THINKING ABOUT THIS prior to the event. I was SETTLED INTO MARRIED LIFE and all the things that it took to focus on one person. 

I quickly realized that I wasn't...say in my 20s..lmao. It was quite FUNNY LOOKING BACK ON IT but I quickly slid my dating range UP. Settled in on a range. No younger woman. No BABIES. I was still raising babies, fuck I look like bringing another one in? Nope. One problem though. 

I WAS STILL DATING LIKE I WAS MARRIED. I think, from what I've seen on dating sites, the 'ladies' call it 'Dating with a purpose". Yes, I was dating like my 'clock was ticking.' This is important. Remember this point. (Go on ahead and laugh.. I'M FUCKING CHUCKLING as I type this out. Literally. It's the truth though so fuck it. Here we go..) 

I started to venture out more in 2014. Had a nice friend with whom I NEVER SHARED AIR SPACE WITH. Known her before WITH NO TYPE OF THAT KIND OF CHEMISTRY OR TALK before this all happened. Has kids. Kids came first. Doing it by herself for a good minute. 

She WATCHED ME CRY on that couch btw (Video chat people. VIDEO CHAT.). 

She made 3 am phone calls, knowing I was probably sitting right on that couch, awake. 

I was. Wide awake. Typing away. Listening to music. Doing 'work', getting paid but still just existing honestly. 

I watched her go through chemo. They were about to DECLARE HER GONE.. Read it again. Like ..GONE..GONE.. 

You know. Dead? That was NO FUN. 

We've supported each other. They didn't stop making planes but LOGISTICS. Couldn't pursue it. No HARD FEELINGS. Geniune care still there.. 

I hear y'all blabbing about people of the opposite sex can't be friends. I know some of you know what I'm talking about here. You do it all the time. You don't think your partner is capable of it but you DAMN sure trust youself to do it. You've done it. You've put your roster on hold. We know this because your roster POPS BACK after every break up. I'm going to tread lightly here & say that if you did it for someone else AND THEY COULDN'T do it for you, I GET WHY THIS MIGHT BOTHER YOU A BIT. I suspect that some of you aren't feeling like it's possible because of THIS SCENARIO. To the rest of you though, I gotta ask. Were you the person who couldn't 'fall back' completely? Don't be shy..Like that mumbling Tik Tok says.. "SPEAK UP..." Being that person, I can see how you are staunchly against 'friends of the opposite sex'. You can''t do it. Say that though. That or you aren't about to let someone have the fun you were/are having. :) That's another post for another time though....

When she did get a man AND I WAS STILL VERY SINGLE, I STILL FELL BACK AS HER FRIEND because I didn't want to be in the way. I shouldn't have to have do that BUT I know how people get. She still got shit for it but whatever. Like most people, when they want you to tell the other person you are in the picture, he wanted her to DESTROY the friendship. IYKYK. 

Seeing your partner connect with someone that's not you isn't for everyone especially when you know the feeling so you HAVE TO ASK YOUR PARTNER TO DESTROY IT. Right? Riiiiight... 

You don't trust your partner then. Period. 

People are going to do whatever they are going to do is my motto. You are going to cheat on me, you are going to do it. I'm not 'helping' you cheat by 'allowing' A FUCKING GROWN person to manage their own emotions and act accordingly. People are going to LIKE YOU. People are going to be attracted to you and want you. I probably don't want you if THEY AREN'T FEELING THAT WAY if I'm being honest. There is a line but knowing they like you, want you OR WANT TO BE WITH YOU isn't mine. I'm me. That takes care of all of that. 

Also, when you are asked to 'destroy' a friendship and they've told you that they are "friends with all of their exes/on good terms.."? 

RUN. 

They aren't going to end your relationship quietly AND you have proof that they haven't 'destroyed' any of their previous /friendships with people they've been in a relationship with like they wanted you to do. Trust me here..

Anyhow, we kept it platonic. That's just what happened. 

That situation right there LET ME KNOW I COULD CARE FOR SOMEONE again THE WAY THAT I CARE ABOUT PEOPLE. I let people be them. Without holding on to them so tight that I suffocated them out of fear of losing them. 

It showed that I can be happy for them even if they aren't with me or if I'm not the one making them happy. 

That's a true friend to me. I also got to see that I could still fall back, be a real friend and not be messy. Remember, I was HURTING so I could have been out here acting a complete ass. Messing in other people's stuff. Just acting foolish. What was it to me right? I'd have an excuse. I was hurting. I could hide behind that shit. Like MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE DO when they go through something. 

I was feeling pain so fuck everyone else right? Nah, that's not my spirit. My spirit was still intact. 

It showed that I could hold my end of the boundary too. Until someone is free, they aren't. That's just how it goes. That other stuff where people get jealous over their friend's person, sabotage their stuff, give bad advice or get too handsy, I agree, isn't friendship AT ALL. They aren't respecting things. I KNOW I NEVER DID THAT. No matter what. My existence doesn't denote that so miss me with that insecure shit. Vice versa too. 

Definitely grateful for that experience. It taught me that I could be open. I was worried about that myself honestly. 

Back out into the dating market I went for a bit.... nothing serious. Spring 2015 came and I did find someone locally. I have to take some responsibility for that one not working. I should have SEEN it not going to work. Child under 5 involved. Arguments w/co-parent could ruin a whole evening. Still in between places herself. Not established in any way really. Remember, I was DATING like I was married so you know what I did RIGHT? 

Yup. Put on the cape. 

Edit: If you read what was here before, I got new information so this part gets this revision... 

I moved it. It BELONGS HERE but I don't want to give it SHINE HERE.. So I'll put it somewhere else. Where it will be seen. 

Read the link. You'll see why. As much spotlight as I'm going to give that time period in this fashion is there. 

These are some of the things that I've learned over the last 10 years: 

No longer will I let it eat me up because of 'boundaries' or 'feelings'. Either you are ready or you aren't. I've already ASSUMED YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH HELL TOO so I can take your past. I have that in me. 


I found out, reaffirmed, learned, practiced MANY MANY MANY THINGS during this last 10 years. Things my parents taught me, I saw for myself or just learned on my own.  Things that were shown to me prior to these 10 years but that I thought I had NO USE FOR EITHER EVER OR ANYMORE. Boy, was my ass wrong... 

Some of these include but aren't limited to: 

I was right in 2009. I went against ALMOST EVERYONE'S wishes AND thoughts on this one. I'd not have been able to take care of my kids the way I am now. Nurturing was natural. The actual WORK needed practice. That was the time I got to practice it. Who knew....

....I knew. That's fucking who. I knew. I don't know EXACTLY how I knew though. Or maybe I did and I don't like admitting that here. It may hurt a bit to admit that here. Well, would you look? I think I just did...

I'll get through it. Period. 

I have enough. Yeah. That. Wanting something is one thing. Needing and having enough is another. I got it. I thought I'd never need that skill again. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. 

I am enough. I thought I wasn't for awhile sitting on that couch. For real. It was REAL. It's what draws me to me people who are down and need love. More on that in a few..

It wasn't my fault. I've had someone try to tell me it was. A few folks actually...  

That's not mine to carry. Since I am drawn to people that need love and may have been through some things, this was something that I needed to revisit. Reaffirm. Learn. Whatever you want to call it. 

That which IS MINE TO CARRY because I'm an active party, pick it up. Carry it until I can't anymore. 

My approach of treating people like they aren't possessions isn't very popular. Apparently, giving people space and freedom is frowned upon. They don't feel loved without feeling possessed. Or at least feeling you want to possess them. I've seen the flip. I believe it is referred to as 'controlling'. Can't win here it seems. 

I can love. This one was tough. I wasn't sure at the VERY BEGINNING. I'm POSITIVE NOW. 

I will get hurt. It happens man. Nothing ventured. Nothing gained. 

I can get back up. I wll get back up.  

I will love again. I don't have to script it out either. 

That VERY DIM light I see at the end, I CAN GET TO IT. 

More people rely on their intuition than I thought. Even when the score is 2-2433433. It's amazing to watch. Especially when it comes to my affairs, which is what we are talking about here. 

Patience. 

Planning works. No planning in 2003 and man. Where would I be. Where would WE BE? Plan people. It's okay. I promise. It works. 

Possessions don't replace people. I never thought they did but some people REALLY thought a car was going to make up for what I've been through. No. I say this as a CAR PERSON. Houses neither. Reaffirmed and can confirm, that they don't. 

I still will miss her. I still will love her. That doesn't mean I can't love and be in love with someone else. I can love, feel the pain & keep on being me. I was told I couldn't. I can. I've DONE IT. Stay confused if you don't get it because you aren't reading to comprehend. 

I don't have long here on this Earth. I've been here a long time. Both are true. 

My sense of understanding and patience are still intact. I've been INCREDIBLY PATIENT and understanding. I've learned that I can't change that just because of a situation. Just remove myself from that situation. 

I'm not perfect. I'm just me. I'm not changing. 

I DO know how to compromise but when compromise looks like CHANGE, I'm just not going to do it. Period. 

YOU CAN'T UNSAY SHIT. YOU CAN'T UNSAY SHIT. Say it with me again..YOU CAN'T UNSAY SHIT.  

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO UNHEAR  IT IN A WAY THOUGH. You do that through forgiveness. As long as you are mentally tough enough to do it AND/OR you learn not to say shit you can't unsay in the future.  It's OKAY if you aren't tough enough though. Just don't expect that shit from anyone else then. I found out that some can't follow any of the rules and seeing as though they all go HAND IN HAND, that's a problem. Which leads me to.. 

....You can't get around it then leave. The end. You'll know when you can't get around it too. It keeps coming back up in situations that it has nothing to do with. You are automatically as mad as you were the day it happened. It's time to leave. I don't make the rules. I just present them. This applies to things I'm involved in where you think I'm wrong too.

My mental health isn't less important than anyone else's. Not my kids. Not my woman's. Not my mama's. My Daddy's. Nobody's. It's important and not just in the time when others feel I'm lacking and they want to point out what they think I should do. I really had to take time out for me. It's ETCHED IN MY DAY NOW THOUGH. Believe that.  Has been since 2014 or so...Before, I couldn't say that I took that time. Sure, I did shit but I wasn't really taking time. You know how I know it's different? It's started to offend people when I take that time. Time I ALWAYS ALLOTTED for others to take. I still allot that time because they deserve it. Not because I don't care or want to be around them.  It's not that I didn't care AT ALL ABOUT MY MENTAL HEALTH. I was just last most times.

This one. Man. So.. so.. SO... SO...MANY THERAPY words/phrases. None of which are supposed to be used to maim and hurt people's feelings. They are simply to be used to help with MY SITUATION. I learned that people don't get that though. They attend a few sessions and think they have to put everyone else on the couch OR turn their diagnosis into YOURS. It doesn't help that rightful awareness is happening. I learned not to talk about my sessions. Not to put them on others. I'm hesitant to call anyone ANTYHING. I'm not hesitant to point out behavior and leave it at that though. I'm no coward. I just hate the misuse of these words/phrases. Someone not doing what you want doesn't make them... You know the word. OH YOU KNOW THE WORD I'M TALKING ABOUT. It just makes them someone who doesn't do what you ask. You decide whether you want to be around them and that's that. You don't even have to CHANGE WHAT YOU WANT. Ask someone else for it shit. Someone will do it. :) 

Just how many folks DO NOT OR CANNOT ACCEPT A MAN putting his Life on some sort of 'hold' for his kids ALL WHILE COMPLAINING THAT MEN DON'T DO SUCH THINGS. Some of you couldn't decide if you loved me for it, resented for me it if you didn't have such a man in your kid's lives or what to do with it. I don't even mean just romantically. I HEARD all the things you've said or are saying. Any little bump in the road, you have something to say negatively. Anytime I wasn't there RIGHT when you wanted, it was put on them. It's wild. It's also been WORTH IT. I know I gave them everything I had. I rest easy in knowing that. No matter what even they think. When they get their turn, they can improve on things. :) I didn't need this situation to 'understand what women go through' btw. I don't have that kind of lack of empathy and understanding. It's clear as DAY what someone is sacrificing for their kids/how hard it is/when you should be understanding of it. Gender be damned. I figured that shit out when I was 8 years old. Sorry if you didn't. 

Enjoy it. It has a Life Expectancy. Treat whatever it is like it DOES HAVE A LIFE EXPECTANCY. When it's not your turn, it's just not your turn anymore. Period. You gotta let it go & find another one/way/etc. The minute it doesn't look like what it's value and 'brand' says it should look like, that's when you have to prepare to part ways. It's gonna hurt because you wouldn't have invested otherwise if you didn't care. That's okay. I promise. Don't hold on to it too long BUT also have the ability to recognize if it's 'deprciation' is worth the smile it brings to your face in those moments that you can enjoy it. Count how many times it's been there for you and truly see if it's worth it. When it's worth it, IT IS WORTH IT and don't poo poo that. Truly. It's MY CALL THOUGH. That's something I've had to put into play in many situations. 


BOTH AND ALL THINGS CAN BE TRUE. A reason is an excuse if you are on the other side of the issue and vice versa. 

I can't tell people how to feel but I can respond to how they are feeling accordingly. Save the chitchat. Don't argue with them about how they feel. Just act accordingly. That may look like an apology or it may look like removing myself from the situation. Or both. This applies to everyone. My kids included. 

So many times, I've had to do what I needed to do for me DUE TO the situation and let me tell me.. the reactions. Reactions that may VERY WELL BE those other folk's truth too. Even those in the situation. Still. I have to do what I have to do and they do too. All things can and will be true. My only issue here with this is I'm upfront with the information....  

Finally, the one of the most important things I have had to lean on in the last 10 years?

The power of music for ME. Me. Not you. Me. Not for everyone else. For me. Read it again. Don't project. In any way. Just read it. 

MY LOVE FOR MUSIC HAS GOTTEN ME THROUGH. So many songs have you'd THINK would be ruined for me? Nope. What I found out was that I had so many OTHER CORE memories with these songs that not even certain songs conjure up those feelings you think they would. I've always loved music. I just happened to play some songs when she was alive. They were MY SONGS before she came along in '98 and mine long after. Ditto, to any songs in between then and now. 

IT'S MY MUSIC. It belongs to nobody else so NOBODY can ruin a song for me. NOBODY. I love that. Truly as music is my therapy. I'm playing music RIGHT now..(Kenny Loggins- Heart To Heart if you must know..)  Can I use certain songs during times I need it? Yes. The song is still the song though. One I'm always going to enjoy. Then again, I play slow jams when I work out so there's that..lol 

Talk nice to me when you ask/speak to me about being 'healed' or not knowing what 'healed' means? Got it? Good. 

So many more but these stand out in this moment. 

It's been 10 years and I remember sitting in that graveyard thinking:

'How am I going to do THIS ONE?"

This is how. You just do it. You cry along the way. You get things done. You live Life. Then you look up and see...

10 years have gone by... I don't visit that gravesite because she's not really there. My last real time was 2015. Two of my girls can drive. The end. Do what you will with that. 

She's not in our backyard at the old house that is miles away from my current home. She's gone. GONE. GONE. I'm allowed to go though. I know I am. It's just not for me to do personally. 

You have NO days you don't think about her with human beings running around your house looking and acting like her. That you made with her. That just doesn't happen. You don't 'dwell' on it though. Everything doesn't revolve around it and there are DAYS when it's not even spoken. 

Then, some days, it's hard. That's it. You DON'T TAKE IT OUT ON OTHERS though. That's not what we do over here. We might need a minute but 9.995 times outta ten, we took that moment and BEEN moved on long before you know it. That could be a problem for someone who needs to be someone's everything I suppose. I get that. 

I had a timetable set in my head for a few things. Some have happened. Some got derailed because Life isn't perfect. I can think of two in particular that actually are the polar opposite of each other. 

Ironically enough, they both are still on the table. Funny how that works out. Life is going to Life and after 10 years, I'm still here. I just might make it to 'me time'.....correction.. FULL TIME 'ME' time... 

Or maybe this was what I was put here to do... Only one way to find out. 

To keep going.. 

Miss ya kid. Hope you found your peace. 

I know you've LAUGHED your ass off,  YELLED FOR YOUR BABIES when they've done well, SHOOK YOUR HEAD IN DISGUST, gotten choked up and all of things in between watching me do this. Trust me. Just like you would if you were here. 

Truly believe you sent some Hell my way too, knowing I'd be fine. I mean I thought I followed the rules. @ no Spanish ladies/our talks in the past. I think I know what rule I broke though.. My bad. I taught you that & here you are returning the favor... I see you. 

Love you.**






* Life IS LIFING is my way saying it was happening and it was bad. LIKE IT DOES FOR EVERYONE SOMETIMES. I know y'all know. We all have had our moments where it's like 'Shit... WHAT ELSE CAN HAPPEN MAN? 

**Dear whomever,

This is public. You didn't 'discover it' or 'find it". Nobody is 'hiding'. It's PURPOSEFULLY written out to be SEEN. Know that. I don't care WHO SEES IT. Seriously. I want it to be seen. There are SO MANY CLUES IN THE DAMN BLOG TITLE THAT GIVE AWAY WHOSE BLOG THIS IS. Don't be cute & try to act like you sussed some shit out. You didn't. 

Any person who is interested in me in THAT WAY: This is it. I KNOW I warned you about how honest I am. Hopefully, you are this honest with me. I do not nor have I ever done LIP SERVICE. I do things this way. Read the dates. You can see this isn't new. 

If I have"sent" you here, this is where I see if you really want the honesty that you claim you seek OR you love to read. 

We ALL LOVE TO SAY WE WANT HONESTY. Here it is. Are you about it or no? Send me to your stuff. Tell me all about your past. Let me know what I'm getting into. Please. I welcome it. Also, know if I 'send you here', it's probably because you've questioned me & I want you to have a better picture. It's not to 'destroy you' or be mean. I'm giving you the clarity you seek. Embrace it. She's a part of what happened. I'd hope that me showing that I'm capable of loving someone else would be a plus. I don't 'yearn for her' because she IS GONE. She ain't coming back. I didn't need 10 years to realize that. I realized that that day I put her in the ground. Hell, the day I PICKED HER UP OFF THE GROUND when I found her dead. 

Guess who is still here though?

Me. 

The person you are interested in.

I'm still here. 

You aren't competing with her. At all. Not on some cute shit either. 

It's YOUR TURN. 

Just like it is MY TURN in your life. 

The Latter: I hope you got the clarity and enjoyment you sought. :) 




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