A misbehaving kid is a discouraged kid, or a disempowered kid, or a kid missing the skills to deal with a challenge they were given. There’s always a reason for a behavior. And building strong relationships will help me find the reason more often than not. 

This happens all the time!

Dennis:  I ate too much!

Me: What did you eat?

Dennis: I ate an entire pizza...

Me: The whole thing?

Dennis: Yeah and 10 cookies.

*** 20 minutes later... Dennis is in the cookie jar again where he eats more cookies.***

Me: Didn't you just say you ate too much?

Dennis: Yeah.

Me: Then why did you just eat more cookies?

Dennis: Cause I have a problem.... okay!?

Three Important Tips

Being connected with the wrong 👎 people will take you down the wrong path. Being connected with the right people will help you soar! -Lady Crisette Ellis

I am truly learning to pay close attention to what people do, not what they say! #actionspeakslouderthanwords

Stop talking about other people and start talking about your goals! You bring about what you talk about!!😉

Riddle me this

 

The main rebuttal I read about white privilege is that has nothing to do with what time you have to wake up in the mornings,  your work ethic or how hard you have to work.  It’s just your  skin color and how it makes your life either easier or harder.  

Alright.  Then explain to me Oprah. 

How, back in the day, a black woman work her way up to the human God she is now in the eyes of the media, and how do I get there as a white person??  

How is the NBA in the NFL at least 70% made up of black Americans?  There are black American millionaires everywhere and people are still oppressed.  

Explain to me Carli B?  She is rude, crude, untalented and dumb as a box of rocks and can't even speak adequate english.  She is from the hood, like so many of those other "OPPRESSED" black people, yet she is 1000 times richer than me for reasons I will never be able to explain.  

Is my skin color at fault for your lack of success?  Or is it just easier to blame the white people?  We are the same! 

It's Starts At Home

Why do black men seem more athletic than white men?  It's a valid question.  There are some great athletes that are all different races, but the black man dominates most sports. 

That's a fact.  There are hundreds of articles covering this very topic. 

I have heard the crazy thoughts that it was because they have extra bones in their feet. LOL  I have heard it's because the black man's ancestors came from slaves and slaves worked hard and so therefore they have the DNA of a stronger breed.  WTF

Here is my thoughts.... Could black men be more athletic and strong because they had a mama that put them in sports to keep them off the streets?  They put them in things that would better themselves to keep them out of trouble and out of gangs.  Maybe that's why we have so many black super athletes.  Because they had a mama who gave a shit whether they succeeded in life or they became a member of a gang. 

It all starts at home.  It doesn't matter what color you are... it all starts at home.  You want to have a successful child?  Be the successful parent.