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“It’s her or this family.” “If you make me choose, you will not like my choice.” I meant that with everything in me. Did I love him? Yes. Would I ever allow him to come between me and my niece? Hell. Fucking. No.
That's right!!!
I hated that she couldn’t see the beauty she held both inside and out.
“Do queens tip their crowns?” “No.”
“I am strong. I am beautiful. I am kind. I am intelligent. I am important.” “Tell me four things you love about yourself.” “I’m a straight-A student. I’m creative. I’m a good cook. I’m organized.” I smiled. “Now, tell me three things I love about you.” “My laugh. My smile. My hugs.” “Two things I always tell you.” “You love me and you’re lucky to be my daddy.” “Last thing… Who has the power to make you feel bad about yourself?” “Nobody.”
I’ve learned that family ain’t always blood.
If you live long enough, you learn to accept the things you can’t change,
nothing changes people like marriage, death, and kids. Those three things would have people showing you their true colors every time.
what kind of man do you want to marry?” She smiled. “He doesn’t have to be fine, fine. As long as I’m attracted to him, that’s all that matters. Smart. Loves kids. Funny. Respectful. Charming. He has to know what he wants out of life. And he has to look at me like I’m the best thing that’s ever happened to him.”
“I don’t want him around my son. I don’t want another nigga in here playing daddy to my seed.”
Ugh really
in spite of everything going on outside, our relationship was solid. We communicated, and that made a world of difference.
That's good
As hard as a man works to get you, he needs to work just as hard to keep you, baby.”
Forgiveness isn’t for the other person. It’s always for you.
Hate can be consuming.”
Sometimes, letting people know where they had you fucked up was freeing in itself.
only people you love can hurt you and you still love them.
Life was short. We didn’t know the day or the hour in which we would depart this earth. The least we could do with the time we had left was try to right our wrongs and love those that loved us.
