Chapter 47
Now knowing that, I totally saw why she’d done what she’d done, and wasn’t mad at her about it. More people needed to stand up whenever they saw kids being mistreated, versus standing back and doing nothing. But…I couldn’t tell her that.
“That’s crazy.”
“It really is,” she agreed. “The funny part about it is that she came to my house and apologized the next day. She claimed that she was just high and tripping.”
I furrowed a brow. “And what did you say?”
“I told her that she needed to get her shit together. Then I told her what was on my mind, cause there was some shit that should’ve been addressed.”
“Like what?”
She sighed. “Like she needs to tighten up on her parenting, period. Her baby has some self-esteem issues, and I feel like that’s her fault.”
I curiously tilted my head. “How is that?”
“Because Chell is insecure, and she’s never dealt with her own shit.
So, she fills her baby’s head up with bullshit.
Telling that girl that she shouldn’t be cool with the light skinned little girls, because they think that they’re all that.
Because people think that they’re prettier, and they’re always gonna make sure that she’s put last in everything.
I think that Chell’s grown ass really believes that she’s telling the truth.
Not realizing that while she sees it as telling her child not to trust those little girls, she’s really telling her child that she’s not as attractive as those other girls.
It’s a competition. It could cause her baby to feel unnecessary jealousy towards other little girls, while she’s not focusing on her own positive attributes.
I always tell people that comparison is the thief of joy.
And she’s supposed to give those kids words of affirmation. ”
Listening intently, I was pleasantly surprised. Her conversation