Personally I am going to go with NO, and after reading the feedback from people of this generation that seems to be the general sentiment. Romeo and Juliet was a story, there are too many fishes in the sea, life is short, etc., etc. If a girl is heavily family-oriented and her people have a problem with you, this makes your life extremely stressful whenever it comes time for holidays, get-togethers and visits. Nowadays that girl gets dumped in lieu of another girl with more liberal parents and views. We expect her to fight back as much as we do, so patience for your parent’s narrow view on dating is no longer tolerated. I remember how in the 80’s and 90’s the aspect of the taboo relationship was all the rage. Movies like Mississippi Masala (Indian girl and black guy) and Jungle Fever (Italian girl and black guy) were the talk of the day. It… [Read more]

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Fellas, if you have a beautiful wife with twins – you may not want to be sneaking off into dorm rooms to dip your chips in some sour cream from next door… you get me? In June 2010, the New York Post reported that ex-Giants Running Back Tiki Barber (the dude with the 5-mile grin) was out of money and unable to pay his divorce settlement with his ex- wife. Now we learn that Tiki Barber will be returning to the NFL in order to cash in on a much-needed payday after going insane and letting his dick take over for his brain (was the booty THAT good Tiki?) I am not sure how well this will work out for Tiki as fans have booed him recently after he made some remarks about the Giants organization and Eli Manning. Tiki has a big mouth, and he apparently is a hardcore victim of “black man’s kryptonite”… [Read more]

Talking To Your Child About What Happened… Whether you were with your child’s mother/father for long enough for the kid to remember, or if it was something your kid never experienced, the day will always come where they want to know what happened between the two of you.  Let’s face it, more often than not, the subject leaves a bad taste in the mouth of the one who was left, disrespected, found the other in bed with someone else, etc.  Unfortunately, it’s hard to get over the issues due to the fact that you are never truly free of that person and are constantly reminded of them in the eyes, nose, or voice of the little person you both created.  When the time comes keep these pieces of advice in mind, as they will help to ensure that what happened does nothing to change the view of you in your child’s eyes. Use The Don’t… [Read more]

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Look ladies and gentlemen, if you are with a new love that makes you feel like a million bucks all at the expense of your child then you need to wake up and realize that you are being selfish. While it’s important that you take care of your happiness along with your child’s during his/her 18 year stint in your home, it is still important that the child is happy. I’ve seen it from I was a shorty, single women moving in assholes on their children in hopes that the two will warm up to one another in time. Let me be completely honest with you, many guys will NEVER warm up to your children based off the fact that they aren’t of his seed. Hell he may end up treating his own flesh/blood like shit while keeping you up on that golden pedestal, is that worth your child’s sanity? I want to meet your… [Read more]

“Yo, the Older God put me on how to rock this, maintain 360 law and live prosperous. It only takes a lesson a day, just to analyze life, one time in a respectable mind” – Ghostface Killa I am a happy bastard, in the literal sense of the word. Let me explain, when I was a boy I lacked a father, the reasons are beside the point so let me just say I am the black male stereotype. I grew up with a strong mother who had several failed relationships, I am semi-successful but a product of my environment so running off to marry some chick is somewhere at the bottom of my list of priorities along with things like travel the world and cure Cancer. While I didn’t have a father around, my mother’s outgoing nature led us to having tons of people around, some of which were some real men of honor. Of… [Read more]

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Before you read this, I want it to be clear that this is not a typical blast on dead beat dads. In fact, I am the last woman to talk about dead beat dads. With my experience, I do understand that some men just don’t know how to be a good dad, some men just don’t want to be a dad, and some men want to be but have a crazy baby mama that won’t let them be a good dad. All I want to say is, if your circumstances do allow you to take on the task of being a dad, then please take on the ENTIRE task. Don’t do a half assed job because it will ultimately have a negative effect on your children, especially girls.  Kids are very resilient in a sense that they don’t know what they are missing when they have never had something. But little girls that get a… [Read more]

Known by some as Joe Bananas (A name he abhorred based on the connotation that he was crazy), Giuseppe “Joseph” Bonanno saw over 95 years on this earth while living a life of crime and privilege. If that isn’t amazing enough, you could factor in his survival within the American Mafia and seeing it change three times over. From being raised within the principles of Castellamarese’ men of honor, to being the youngest of the five bosses on The Commission, boss Joe was respected by gangsters and lawmakers alike. Hailing from Castellammare del Golfo, Joe Bonanno and family first immigrated to Brooklyn, New York when he was 3 years old and then again at 20 after both his parents died (His father was an important mafia leader in Sicily). When Joe came to America, he was tutored by the infamous gangster Salvatore Maranzano. Don Maranzano was a man with qualities that Joe admired and eventually… [Read more]

I have to say that I have a special place in my heart for all the fathers I see randomly on the street who are actually spending quality time with their kids.  Too many fathers are always placing the blame on something/someone other than themselves as to why they are not “able” to be the type of father they want to be to their kids.  If you find yourself in a situation where you are not able to spend the type of time you would like to with your kids, such as living in a different city/state, there are definitely alternative ways to fill the void in their lives that is felt with your absence.  Men need to stop making excuses for their lack of parenting and start thinking outside the box in order to let that child know, more importantly feel, that they are loved. Let me preface this by saying that if you… [Read more]