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Minority contractors hold national meeting in Plano

Sen. Royce West

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The metroplex is hosting the 49th Annual National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) Conference in Dallas, June 13-15, 2018 at the Marriott Legacy in Wendell Stemley Pam Ervin-Davis Plano. Conference coFounded in Oakland, California in 1969 by Raymond chairs are Demetria Bivens of Dones and Joseph Debro, NAMC dlb Consultants and Jan Prisby is the oldest minority construc- Bryson of BenchMark Managetion trade associationÂ in the Unit- ment, LLC. NMAC National President ed States with over 50 Hall of Fame members and Legacy Builders Wendell Stemley and DFW Chapand an annual project capacity of ter President Pam Ervin-Davis of over one billion dollars nationally. Nerviâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Strategic Solutions are the Through a network of local Conference Hosts. State Sen. Royce West (D-Dalchapters and in collaboration with strategic and corporate part- las) is the honorary chair. The NMAC conference offers nerships, NAMC assists members with building capacity by provid- entrepreneurs in all sectors of the ing access to opportunity, advo- construction and construction cacy, and contractor development support industries, the federal government and corporations, training. the opportunity to cultivate new

relationships and expand their national presence through two and half days of engaging and relevant educational and networking events. Highlights of the conference include the Women in Construction Luncheon featuring Kimberly Tolbert, Chief of Staff to Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax and OSHA 10 Certification Training. There will also be panel discussions on federal contracting, airports/transportation and healthcare, and the Legacy Contractor Luncheon and Awards featuring Vic Verma - President & CEO of Alpha Insulation & Waterproofing | mergers & acquisitions, Hoyt Hsaio, President & CEO, Shaw-Lundquist Associates, Inc. | profitable joint venture practices, and Wendell Stemley, Founder & CEO, Black IPO, Inc. | private equity and leasebacks. The Cordish Companies and the Texas Rangers are the title sponsors. For more information on the conference, go to www. http://namcnational.org.

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MY TRUTH

By Cheryl Smith Publisher

When you have a good thing, you’d better hold on to it and treat it right. Isn’t that the recurring theme in a number of “love” songs? In preparation for the 24th annual Cheryl Smith’s Don’t Believe the Hype Celebrity Bowl-a-thon there were some moments of hesitancy. You see, in 1995 at the first scholarship fundraisers, comedian/activist/ humanitarian/nutritionist and all around good person Dick Gregory stood by my side encouraging people to support my efforts. Along with rap group Public Enemy’s Chuck D. and Malik Farrakhan, Mr. Gregory graciously donated his time to the cause. The cause is my truth. As a talk show host on Soul 73 KKDA, I talked to a lot of listeners. Many needed help. I didn’t have a lot of money but I thought it would be great to reach out to friends and colleagues, asking them to come out and have a good time raising money to help students go to college. Over the years so many have come out and given of themselves for the benefit of others. At the end of the first event, I told Mr. Gregory, Chuck and Malik that I didn’t want to impose by asking them to come every year, but whenever they wanted to come, I would make arrange-

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ments. While he may have missed three of the 23; Mr. Gregory always made up for his absences by

stopping through town EVERY year. And when he was here he talked about the importance of giving but he never Actress Ptosha asked for a dime Storey to appear at bowl-a-thon - NOT ONCE - and neither did Chuck or Malik or the other hundreds who took time out of their busy schedules to support this cause. We have used proceeds to provide annual scholarships in the name of Dr. Betty Shabazz, to student interns in Sen. Royce West’s Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Program. We’ve also provided scholarships totaling over $30,000 to the Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Journalists (formerly Communicators) Scholarship Program, the Emmett Till Foundation, Africa Care Academy and the Urban Journalism Workshop, to name a few. The foundation also brought in speakers, including: Dr. Ivan

Van Sertima, journalist George E. Curry and Mamie Till Bradley Mobley, to share knowledge. When I came up with the celebrity bowl-a-thon I didn’t have any idea that we would one day be approaching our 25th year. I wanted a fun, family event where people could come, void of any inhibitions and expectations. We’d just chill out, enjoy fellowshipping and raise a lot of money. And if you were fortunate, you seized the opportunity to get close to Mr. Gregory and gain a few nuggets of wisdom! Believe me when I tell you. Or just read one of his books, and you’ll understand what I am talking about! And I have such a dynamic team of volunteers who continue to give of their time and resources. You see, it’s not just about what you do. It’s about what you do for others. On those Saturday nights when we are extremely tired, we think about why we are doing what we do and why we should keep going. It’s just a bowl-a-thon but so many benefit from this bowl-athon. And so many more can! Most recently I have had to repeat that thought over and over again because I can’t help thinking about Mr. Dick Gregory. I really long to see him stroll-

I Messenger ing into the bowling alley and showing me love. That won’t happen this year or ever again. But the bowl-a-thon can keep raising funds and providing scholarships. And you can help. If Mr. Gregory believed in this cause,

and me, enough to clear his schedule; well I can keep on working and giving. If Mr. Gregory saw that there are some who will never do anything for anyone but themselves so we must focus on and support those who are deserving; then

we must keep on doing like he did, until we can’t anymore. Please accept this invitation to join me on June 23, 2018 for the 24th annual Cheryl Smith’s Don’t Believe the Hype Celebrity Bowl-a-thon. We’re going to also pay tribute to Mr.

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Gregory and you’ll have an opportunity to meet Dallas’ own Ptosha Storey. You may have seen her on Empire, If Loving You is Wrong or the recent hit, Acrimony. With the generous support of Williams Chicken, Evans Engraving, Heroes House, and others, we’re doing for self. You don’t have to know how to bowl, all ages are welcome and EVERYONE is a celebrity! Dick Gregory said, “One of the things I keep learning is the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.” So let’s celebrate life, love and the spirit of lifting as we climb! Let’s hold on together! WHAT: Cheryl Smith’s Don’t Believe the Hype Celebrity Bowl-a-thon WHEN: Saturday, June 23, 2018. 6:00 Reception 7:30 all bowlers could be registered 8:00 bowling begins WHERE: 10920 Composite Drive, Dallas - off 35 and Walnut Hill INFO: 214-941-0110

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The stupidly foul and racist comedienne Roseanne Barr is as insignificant as a single drop of rain in a thunderstorm and so, on one hand, she deserves to be upbraided, to have lost her television show, and to be written down in the halls of ignominy. At the same time her description of former White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett as the spawn of “Muslim Brotherhood & planet of the apes”, is unfortunately consistent with our nation’s history of dehumanizing and defeminizing African American women. When a people are systematically dehumanized, they can be treated as lesser, inferior beings. When people are compared to monkeys, apes, gorillas, they are being described as less evolved than other human beings, as people who deserve less. When this extends to women, we are both dehumanized and defeminized. In other words, Black women do not have to be treated with the same respect as other women. We can be violated, treated as people (things) to be toyed with. This is why so many Black women could be violated by white men who, for sport, would “go get a n---r gal”, pull her from the side of the road, and gang rape her. That’s what happened to the young mother, Recy Taylor, in 1944. The men who violated her paid no price. That’s what happened to Betty Jean Owens, the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) undergraduate who was abducted from a car (at gunpoint) and repeatedly raped by four white men. Atypically, these men were

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convicted and sentenced to life in prison. One of the men was paroled and tracked down and killed a woman named Betty Jean Robinson Houston, mistaking her for Betty Jean Owens. How could white “men” so brutally violate a woman, authorize their defense to argue that “she wanted it”, and expect to get away with it? They were granted permission by a history that made Black women seem something less than human. It’s the same history that allowed Clay County, West Virginia public official Pamela Taylor, to describe First Lady Michelle Obama as “an ape in heels”. It was the same history that allowed the same Roseanne to compare Susan Rice, national security advisor and former ambassador to the UN to “a big man with swinging ape balls” in a 2013 tweet. It was the same history that empowered a New York Post cartoonist to depict President Obama as a monkey; the same history that had a spate of elected officials refer to the President of the United States as a monkey. These folks include Mayor Patrick Rushing of Airway Heights, Washington, and Dan Johnson, a 2016 controversial state candidate in Louisville, Kentucky, and others. And when people in the United States feel free to demonize Black folks, then this

dehumanizing goes global. During the Obama presidency, there were several instances of Putin allies referring to our President as a monkey, and a North Korean defense commission described President Obama as a “monkey in a tropical habitat.” Of course, when these people are called on their nonsense, they claim they aren’t racist. Or they say they were joking. I want someone to explain what is even mildly chuckle-inducing about calling a Black woman an ape? Or explain why these monkey comparisons aren’t racist. Ambien does not count! So the decency-challenged Clay County official says she wasn’t talking about Michelle Obama’s race when she called her “an ape in heels”. She was just talking about her looks! What, pray tell, is the difference? The monkey comparisons are especially hurtful to Black women and to our girls, particularly because we are the antithesis of the so-called “feminine ideal” of svelte, blonde, and blue-eyed. Serena Williams, the far more accomplished tennis player than the Russian Maria Sharapova, has never garnered the fawning tribute to her looks, and indeed has sometimes been demeaned with animalistic comparisons. Sharapova has

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just five Grand Slam titles; Serena has a near-record breaking 23. But at the time of Sharapova’s suspension from professional tennis in 2015, she had garnered more endorsement dollars than Serena. And I’ll never forget the cringe-worthy Nike “I Feel Pretty” Sharapova campaign in 2010, when Sharapova look-a-likes infested the US Open, trumpeting their “blonde beauty”. Imagine the impact such a campaign might have had on the self-esteem of Black girls if “pretty and strong” were the mantra for Serena. Perhaps it flies in the face of American history to describe a Black woman as pretty, the feminine ideal. That’s why so many feel they can liken Black women to monkeys. Where are the women of #MeToo when these attacks come at Black women? Although ABC is to be commended for kicking Roseanne to the curb so swiftly after her offensive tweets were publicized, I am disappointed that the women of #MeToo couldn’t lift their voices to object to the defeminization of Black women. The disdain that made Roseanne feel free to attempt to dehumanize Valerie Jarrett, is the same disdain that allows Black women to be so easily violated in the workplace and the world space. If white women want Black women as allies, more of them must speak up when we are disgracefully, but historically, demeaned. This is really not about Roseanne. It’s about the ways history has shaped the way many view African American women.

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Ocean's 8 is the female version of the Ocean's 11-13 series that starred George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Sandra Bullock is the ring leader of this crew and after five years in prison she's devises a plan to steal a necklace with a value of $150 million dollars. To the film's credit there is no time in the movie where the female players are short changed because of their gender. These ladies are great at the con game and they give the good old boys a run for their money. Bullock plays Debbie Ocean, the long lost sister of Danny Ocean. Fresh out of prison she goes to work gathering a team to help her with her plan to steal

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a priceless piece of jewelry right off the neck of a famous actress (Anne Hathaway) at a big fashion gala in New York. Her crew includes Cate Blanchett as her main partner, Mindy Kailing as the on the spot jewelry maker and a small but pivotal role by Rihanna as the computer hacker and security specialist who wisecracks her way through the movie. Ocean's 8 is a really well done "caper film" with enough interesting plot twists to keep you engaged for the entire hour and 50 minute movie. The best part of the movie is watching Bullock and Blanchett handpick their crew of criminal experts. It is a movie that is very "star driven." It also, very smartly, uses

real fashion icons and celebrities to give the high fashion gala a good dose of realism; including the Kardashians, Tommy Hilfiger, Matt Damon, Katie Holmes, and Tyga in cameo roles. Ocean's 8 is a fun ride and a welcome reprieve from all of the summer's super hero and special effects movies. The movie is light summer fare during a summer of serious films with more gun play than a graphic video game. It's also a movie that empowers women. It shows what woman can do when they all work together for a common purpose; even if that purpose is committing a crime. The movie is rated PG-13 and on my "Hollywood Popcorn Scale" I rate Ocean's 8 a LARGE.

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The members of the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of the National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA) were recently recognized for their partnership and contributions to the Emmett J. Conrad High School Academy of Finance. Members of the organization facilitated the INVEST insurance curriculum to the students enrolled in the Academy of Business and Finance. NAAIA professionals working in many capacities of the insurance industry, presented classes weekly to the students for a 10-week period. Subject matters included Life & Health, auto, homeowners, commercial liability, and Homeowners - to name a few. Lessons were presented and the students were allowed to ask questions and tested on the info presented. Machelle Allums, the chapter’s Director of Education coordinated the project working closely with the instructor, Janel Humphries. Over 25 members of the organization served as teachers, or participated in mock interviews with the students on two different dates. The Conrad partnership is a win for the students as they have the opportunity

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to hear first-hand how the professionals got into the business and different occupations available in the Industry. NAAIA members were touched by the commitment of many of the students who in some instances had to overcome major obstacles to attend classes. We met several students impacted by the “Dreamer issue” or who were dealing with other significant hardships. The NAAIA members work for many different companies that are supportive of our efforts and mission to increase minority workers in the Insurance Industry. Conrad High School has done a great job of getting the community involved

with their students. This recognition was given at the 2018 Career & Technology Senior Awards Banquet Held at the Magnolia Hotel – Park Cities. The hotel participates in the intern program. Graduating Seniors from all five academies were celebrated. The event was sponsored by the National Academy Foundation (NAF), the Schools advisory board, as well as other corporate sponsors and the faculty of Conrad. The NAAIA-DFW chapter is under the leadership of Dekia Henderson. The organization has partnered with the School of Business and Management at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center for the last five years. The chapter has been in existence for 10 years. Members are involved in the community via the awarding of scholarships and volunteering at local food banks and other events and looking forward to the continued relationship next term.

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Butterfly I emerge from this darkness changed. Leaving behind so much of what was me; whole but with missing parts. Pushing myself through a realization that does not include you, physically. Your transformation complete.

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Trump was a Business… Man!

“How could you falter when you’re the absolutely nothing about steering a heavRock of Gibraltar? I had ily populated Titanic. to get off the boat so I If Trump had been the captain at Gillicould walk on water. gan’s Island…The Minnow would be lost, I’m not a business- the Minnow would be lost, with or withman…I’m a Business… out his three wives and five kids in tow. Man!!!” – Jay Z with However, he sold rural White America a Kanye West, Diamonds bill of goods. And that’s what he’s good at. From Sierra Leone Selling snake oil, making hard bargains The airwaves are buzzing with stories and as they say in Las Vegas; “betting about tariffs and trade wars and Trump’s against the come.” “business” skills. The problem is that For you pristine pilgrims, betting against Trump was never a businessman in the sense or context that would help Americans. Trump was and is a business entity, and worse yet…he’s not even a good man! When it comes to organizational behavior, managing sprawling disciplines, macro or microeconomics, Donald J. Trump don’t know; excuse my French… Jay Z President Donald Trump Jack sh!t. And for the French, please forgive me for profaning the come just refers to throwing the dice, your name by mentioning his name in the praying that you won’t crap out. No plan. same sentence. No strategy. My daddy often described it Former Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson as “betting on your ass.” of Mobil/Exxon fame, was a businessman. Donald Trump is a brand, not a corpoBy virtue of the massive daily operations rate mogul. He is a self-promoting carpethe controlled, he had a linear grasp of ac- bagger who knows two things; hijacking counting, trade, diversity, research and government nerds and enlisting the undevelopment, budgeting and to a great de- derside of trade unionists. Real businessgree, politics. men like Rex and others are often tasked Carly Fiorina, who had high-level ex- with legitimate lobbying and negotiating ecutive experience with Hewlett-Packard, with several unions simultaneously. Busiunderstood the intimate machinations of ness leaders understand both sides of evbusiness. Mitt Romney knows how to con- ery economic equation. nect the dots. But Donald Trump knows The charlatan that mind-melded Mid-

dle and Red State America has no real idea what they are going through and he doesn’t know how to help them. They paved his road to a technical victory, but once they figure out they have been tricked they will turn on him. It will eventually get ugly for Donald, the Trump name and anyone closely associated. Trump depends on three things to keep his 40%ers in line. He has Fox News starring Sean Hannity, a liar of epic proportions. He has Sarah “Six Word” Sanders, whose daily press conferences are becoming less and less significant. And finally he has former New York Mayor, Judy Ruiliani; and hell naw, that ain’t a glitch in my spellcheck. The “Combatter-in-Chief ” came to office with a shallow business background. Trump was an overrated principal in a high-end mom-and-pop shop, and he changed moms at will. Four or five bankruptcies ain’t exactly the business credentials and closing a casino is just damned unheard of. Business sense is good, but even the best only have to concentrate on one team. Being president requires one to balance a national economy where everybody can win. Afterwards, the rest have to be cared for, with sound policies that ensure opportunity and a safety net. Donald Trump is a two-bit hustler in a sideshow with a penchant for peddling racial, social and any other form of hatred. He creates problems and fixes them for his Vincent L. Hall is an author, activist and

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Texas Is The Place To Love & Live! I’m Blessed! Living in the warm climate of the southwest with lots of sunshine. The best amenity of Texas is the warmth and family feeling of the people who reside in Texas. June is such a great month to explore. Attend another church and experience worship with new people, take up a health hobby; walking, biking, skating or running. You can exercise early or late when the weather is cool. Spend the summer taking care of your health and enjoying the blessings of living in Texas. Tell me at facebook.com/ valderbeebeshow what you are doing to love where you live as you live where you love. June 2018 at Hamilton Park UMC - Celebrating Men’s Month Featured Speakers: Greg Ellis, Former Dallas Cowboy, Commissioner John Wiley Price, Dr. Michael Waters of Joy Tabernacle, Robert Patterson, HPUMC First Guy [Spouse of Dr. Sheron Patterson] Theparkumc.org

Friday, June 15, 2018 – 7:00 p.m. Hoe Down Annual Rodeo Hoedown at the African American Museum is a fun-filled evening the day before the Rodeo with food, Zydeco music, dancing and a host of other activities. Tickets $10. Saturday, June 16, 2018 – 7:00 p.m. 30th Annual Texas Black Invitational Rodeo The Rodeo, a more than 25 year institution in Dallas, serves as a unique family entertainment outlet and features over 300 African American cowboys and cowgirls competing for $25,000 in prize money. Admission: $10 Reserved Seats $35 Box Seats June 16, 2018 - 11:30 am Justice & Brunch with Pastor Freddy Haynes Topic of conversation our Education system. email justice@friendshipwest. org or call 972228-5200. Saturday, June 16, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., The Potters House ManPower, TPH men’s ministry, is celebrating all fathers who have read countless bedtime stories; survived distressing driving lessons; and so much more. Join us for a special Father’s Day service entitled: “Embrace the Greatness,” at The P.L.A.C.E. in Dallas, TX. contact wblue@tdjakes.org. Saturday, June 30, 2018 Women of Friendship West B.C.

Women of the West Hattitude Tea. Celebrate the crowns worn by our foremothers . 2020 W. Wheatland Road, Dallas friendwest.org Father’s Day, June 17, 2018 – Terry Allen’s City Men Cook @Gilley’s Southside, 1135 S. Lamar St, Downtown Dallas. City Men Cook.com tickets still available. Meet & Greet Celebrity Taste TesterPower of 3 Women; Ester Davis, Dr. Linda Amerson, Valder Beebe Starts Thursday, June 21 – 6:30 p.m. – Friendship West B.C. 3rd Thursdays with Debra-Peek Haynes & Women of The West Business Women’s Empowerment Series, 2020 W. Wheatland Road, Dallas friendwest.org Thursday, June 21 - A Roundtable Discussion on Black LGBTQ History The African American Museum of Dallas (3536 Grand Ave.) will host a two-hour conversation on the black LGBTQ community in Dallas. Candace Thompson and Byron Proutt will lead the discussion. Saturday, June 23, 2018 Cheryl Smith’s Don’t Believe the Hype Celebrity Bowling USA Bowl- 10920 Composite Dr, Dallas 6 pm – 214-941-0110 Thursday, June 26, 2018 – Friendship West B.C. Faith In Public Life King Immersion Trip - Montgomery – Birmingham, Alabama - https://www. friendshipwest.org/event-registration.html

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FEATURED STAR: GEMINI – The Twins - 05/21 – 06/20 Facing “self” is as painful as the truth within yourself. You must shed the past away. Inspiration/Influence – Only you can judge yourself on your doings. Make loving choices, always. Your Chosen Healing Crystal - KUNZITE STONE – A “feel better” stone, that removes obstacles in your path. Lucky Numbers – 13.22.50.34.28.08 CANCER – The Crab – 06/21 – 07/22 The battle is never easy, but the victory is very worth the scars endured. LEO – The Lion – 07/23 – 08/22 Knowing the truth without the evidence is a gift. Don’t try too hard to convince yourself when you already know. VIRGO – The Virgin – 08/23 – 09/22 Giving to others creates the greatest power within. LIBRA – The Scales – 09/23 – 10/22 Feed yourself to evolve. Watch out for one-sided stories; gather all facts first. SCORPIO – The Scorpion – 10/23 – 11/21 Igniting an old flame can lead to heart ache. Be careful of your intentions.

– 12/21 From chaos comes clarity. Don’t deny the inner work necessary for progress. CAPRICORN – The Goat – 12/22 – 01/19 Choosing a side to stand with is not in your best interest at this moment. Stay grounded and neutral. AQUARIUS – The Water Carrier – 01/20 – 02/18 Emotions run high during this time. Maintain your reason of feelings firmly. PISCES – The Fish – 02/19 – 03/20 Allow changes. Embrace and flow with them. They are needed during this time. ARIES - The RAM - 03/21 - 04/19 Strike firmly with love and without fear. The point is the matter. TAURUS – THE BULL – 04/20 - 05/20 The fight is no longer warranted. Calm down and take things a bit slower. Daily Oracle Reading: Ask and it is given When we don’t feed into what does not allow us happiness, we have magically created our own happiness. The moment is what you make of it! Blessings to all! You are loved! ^_^

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Quickie turns in to baby’s daddy act this way, when I meet all the requirements of being a good woman; he is just throwing it all away. I could go back to the club and see him. I know where he hangs out. How in the world can I raise my baby by myself? Alma, what can I Dear Alma, I have made the mistake of a life- do to get him to do the right thing? One-Time Hookup, Lifetime time and I just don’t know how to Responsibility get over it. I was out with friends, met a guy at the club and we Dear One-Time, hooked up. He was never anyone Stop blaming him for your baby I’d ever want to get in a relationblunder. That’s right, I said it. He ship with. He didn’t have a steady job and was still living with his wasn’t “good father” material mom. He is cute, but doesn’t have when you met him. What were you thinking, if you watched “Dadanything going on right now. I recently found out I was preg- dy’s Girls” and clicked your heels nant. Yep, I’m having a girl. I sent three times, things would work in him a text for us to meet, so I could your favor? You put yourself in a tell him, but he didn’t show up. I position to become a single mom, called and we talked and decided so rise above the foolishness and to meet. AGAIN, he didn’t show handle your business. Do what you gotta do to build a home for up. I have my own job and my own you and your daughter. Plan, budplace. I don’t know why he won’t get, save. You can do it. Stop depending on someone, step up and take responsibility. He who isn’t dependable. Stop reachwon’t even answer my text messaging to rely on someone, who is not es anymore or answer the phone. I don’t understand how he could reliable. Stop reacting to someone,

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who is not dealing with the reality of having a child. I could see if he had a job, could pass a drug test and scheduled regular yearly teeth cleanings, but that’s not who you’re dealing with. The truth of the matter is, you don’t even know this guy. Your daughter is a blessing, so act like it. This sweet baby can’t make your one-nighter all of a sudden become mature, love or want to be with you, so remove her from that role. It won’t be easy cause life ain’t easy but your days can be full of love and laughter. Why don’t you focus and commit yourself to being the best mother you can be. This isn’t the end Sweet Pea, it’s the beginning. The beginning of a new love called parenting. Give her the amazing future she deserves and, in turn, she’ll be the motivation you need to be the greatest you can be. Why don’t you chose to make the rest of your life the absolute best of your life. I know you can do it! Alma

Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans more than 25 years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday and the Washington Post. Email questions to: alwaysaskalma@gmail.com. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma.

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