>And yes...A weak man CAN NOT
>BE A PROTECTOR OF A
>SURVIVOR (<--I hope) such as
>your likes...However, to give up
>on the structure of FAMILY
>(TWO OPPOSITE SEX PARENTAL FIGURES
>TO GUIDE THE CHILDREN), whether
>married or not...
>
>It WILL lead to disappointment...
>
>TRUST...
>Though you MAY NOT be able
>to appreciate it now through
>what you see/have seen...YOU AS
>A WOMAN NEED A GOOD
>"STRONG"(<--By the way, what's your
>definition? Just Curious...) MAN TO
>GROW INTO OLD AGE WITH....MOST
>ESPECIALLY TO RAISE HEALTHY CHILDREN
>WITH....OVERSTAND THAT NO WOMAN CAN
>RAISE A BOY INTO A
>MAN. I KNOW THIS
>FROM A FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE
>BEING THE SON OF A
>SINGLE MOTHER WHO TRIED TO
>RAISE ME TO AVOID PHYSICAL
>CONFRONTATION AT ALL COSTS...(didn't work
>also).......Plus, there are just things
>a boy can NOT discuss
>with a woman for guidance
>and understanding...Plus....
>
>The world is tough without us...You'd
>be SURPRISED at all the
>little things our strength can
>accomplish. Even when you
>break it down to the
>point of moving heavy objects
>around the apartment/house, a man,
>in the most basic sense,
>is a utility no woman
>can/should be without...

You replied...
>It is quite possible to be
>a strong, Black woman, raise
>your own children, and have
>male role models in your
>children's life who are not
>necessarily your King. While the
>ultimate situation would be to
>have two WHOLE parents raising
>the children, sometimes that is
>not possible.

NO DOUBT. Sometimes people just find out a lil late that they're not fit to be together. This is true.


For me personally,
>I plan to adopt, with,
>or without a Husband. A
>"strong, good" Man ENHANCES a
>family situation, but a family
>situation could still be loving
>and functional w/o a full-time
>father presence.


It is just
>important to make sure that
>the children are provided positive
>male role models outside the
>home in those scenarioes.
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Thank You for saying this...This is actually what I meant to say. I don't know if my statements reflected this. But we got beef now for this accusation......

>*If U have won a Grammy,
>one of two things are
>at play: 1. Your shit
>is TIGHT
>
>
>
> 2.
>U are white
>-(Me)

^^^^Is ?uestlove white?
I think it just means your music REALLY sold, REALLY safe, or REALLY tight or all of the above...
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June sig on the way.