Grown

by Tiffany D. Jackson

“Chores first, white girls second. Buckle up!”

Lmfaoooooo this something I’d say omg

There’s nothing normal about being trapped in the house, taking care of kids you didn’t birth.

Whew felt

“Sometimes . . . that’s what people think. That a girl wanted it.”

Yep

“Chant . . . this is so wrong. He’s a grown-ass man. He got no business popping up at a girl’s school like this.”

She’s right but damn why so harsh

“Then I need you to make me feel good,” he says, pushing my hand toward his crotch again. “Don’t you want me to be happy? After the way you hurt me last night?”

Wow smh ridiculous asf

“But you gotta promise you won’t ever leave me, Enchanted. Promise it’ll just be me and you. You’ll protect me and I’ll protect you. Together, forever.”

True narcissist smh

Voice mail #13: Oh, so you think you GROWN now? Think I don’t see you hopping around stage in that cheap getup and wig. Enchanted, I’m sick and tired of these games y’all playing. You better call me back!

Mama is pissed ok

Voice mail #21: Enchanted, it’s Daddy. Call me.

Now you wanna talk to her? Smh go to hell especially when this girl truly needed you

“After everything I’ve done for you, all you want is your phone back? You should be on your knees, begging me to keep you. Get on your knees, now! Now!”

Oh nah smh

Trying to reclaim your life is a lot like drowning. You attempt to stay above water as waves of new information hit you sideways, carrying you further into the unknown. People throw life preservers, but the ropes can only reach so far, and once a riptide catches you by the ankle, all you can do is wonder why you ever thought you’d be OK jumping into the deep end, when you could barely manage the shallows.

Omg so sad 😞

Except Gab’s seat is empty. And stays empty.

Ion think she real atp

don’t know what. All I know is I’m not allowed over my friends’ houses because of you. When people talk about you, they’re talking about me, wondering if I like old men too. When they talk about you, they’re talking about Mom and Daddy, wondering what kind of fucked-up parents would send their daughter off with some man. You wanted to be with him, no matter what it made us look like.”

Sheesh

“I—I thought you’d be happy to see me. Here I am, come to save you again.”

You ain’t doing nothing

Yo, Malcolm X said it best. “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.”

AGREED‼️

Said I wanted to be grown, so I better stay grown.”

Smh lord I hate parents like this

Flounder recorded seventy-five minutes of footage.

Thank goodness for flounder