Pieces of Me - Ledisi

Verse 1:
People just don't know what I'm about...
They haven't seen what's there behind my smile...
There's so much more of me I'm showin out...
(These are the pieces of me)

When it looks like I'm up... sometimes I'm down
I'm alone even when people all around,
but that don't change the happiness I found...
(These are the pieces of me)

Chorus:
So when you look at my face...
You gotta know that I'm made of everything love and pain.
(These are the pieces of me)

Like every woman I know...
I'm complicated fo sho...
But when I love I love til there's no love no more.
(These are the pieces of me)

Verse 2:
So many colors...
(I make up the woman that you see)
A good friend and lover
(Anything you want Yes I can be)
I can run the business and make time for fantasy
(These are the pieces of me)

Now I'm gonna make mistakes from time to time...
But in the end believe that I'm gone fly.
No matter if I'm wrong or if I'm right.
(These are the pieces of me)

Chorus:
So when you look at my face...
You gotta know that I'm made of everything love and pain.
(These are the pieces of me)

Like every woman I know...
I'm complicated fo sho...
But when I love I love til there's no love no more.
(These are the pieces of me)

Ohhhh As the pieces of me start to unfold...
Now I start to understand....
All that I am..
A woman Not afraid to be strong STRONG...

Chorus:
So when you look at my face...
You gotta know that I'm made of everything love and pain.
(These are the pieces of me)

Like every woman I know...
I'm complicated fo sho...
But when I love I love til there's no love no more.
(These are the pieces of me)

I'm a woman... A woman.. a woman woman woman.
Yes I'm a woman a woman..
these are the pieces of me... Yeaahhhh

Disney Dads: A Facebook Repost

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  J. Terre:

  Ask: should "Disney Dads" be told when the mother has a new boyfriend around the child? NOTE: a disney dad is a dad that only takes the kid on the weekends, buys them toys, takes them to mcdonalds playpin/chuckie cheese, and then quickly drops the child back off w/ the mother for the next 6 days. He also feels that child support is his contribution and he is a good dad bcuz he hasn't completely abandoned the child like most.

  
  

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      L. Skinner: lol @ disney dad
      

      September 11 at 9:07pm
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      C. Vance: I think both parents if actively involved in their childs life should make it known whom the other permits access to their child its only right that both parents are aware of whom is inter acting with their kids
      

      September 11 at 9:19pm
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      J. Terre: is a disney dad something youd call actively involved?
      

      September 11 at 9:42pm via mobile
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      C. Vance: Its more so involved then most sum dads wont even do that!
      

      September 11 at 9:44pm
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      J. Terre: sooooo life has come to this? 1/3 of being a dad is looked upon as being a dad.
      

      September 11 at 9:55pm via mobile · 
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      C. Vance: Well im married my kids father so I got lucky but yeah its sad but if you get child support and weekends in the world of charlie sheen your "winning"
      

      September 11 at 9:59pm
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      E. Moore: Nope that's far from being a dad...I don't think anything should be said around the child unless the mother's bf is someone worth while and that she's serious about. There's no need to introduce the kid to another possible dead beat unless its a serious relationship
      

      September 11 at 10:05pm
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      J. Terre: I'm saying if the kid's "sperm donor" isn't really around, only for show, then should he really be informed about who the mother has around the kid?
      

      September 11 at 10:13pm
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      C. Vance: I mean I wanna know who he has around my kid so how could I not tell him?
      

      September 11 at 10:16pm
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      E. Moore: Oh, no. I don't think he deserves that right
      

      September 11 at 10:16pm
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      J. Terre: 
      

      ‎@C., its pretty much your kid only through blood and th system that makes you pay money for it.
      Being a 3rd of a parent gives you that right?
      Really?
      
      
      You don't know how your child is doing in school.
      None of his or her friends.
      Its only a update.
      A weekend update.
      Someone like that has "rights" to be let informed about who is around their child?
      Why?

      
      

      September 11 at 10:20pm
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      J. Terre: Same here, E.
      How you gonna be a not even half ass parent and expect to know who is around the child that you aren't even trying to be around.
      Not picking them up from school.
      Notthe one taking them to school.
      Not helping w/ homework.
      Not going to after school activities.
      Really?
      

      September 11 at 10:22pm
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      A. Ware:
      

      It's not always the way it appears. I've seen lots of cases where the dad can only get the kid on weekends because the mom is a cunt or the judge granted it that way. That wouldn't make me a Disney Dad. BUT if we're talkin only about the guys that choose to have it that way... I still feel like they deserve to know about a dude that's around the kid. Unless he's not there AT ALL. u don't have to check in with me about it but I think I deserve to know.

      
      

      September 12 at 12:40am
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      J. Terre: 
      

      I'm meaning a straight up disney dad.
      They choose to only be around the kid on the weekend and nothing more.
      ...once again though, how does he deserve to know?
      He gave up that right.
      For the most part it is the mom getting everything in order when raising the child.
      Arranging the sitter before and/or after school,
      Feeding daily,
      Not being able to do what she wants to do completely because she is being a mother.
      On the flipside, he, disney dad, is chillin throughout the week.
      Doing whatever he wants, providing nothing for the child..other than what he system forces him.
      My things is why wait til the child is around another man until you wanna be around?
      In most cases its not even concern about the child's well being.
      Its bothersome to their ego that the "babymama" has moved on.
      The only way I feel he should know is if he IS "actively involved".
      Not just some weekend dad.
      
      Its annoying the new age's acceptance of piece o shit dads and the privileges ppl allow them.
      You don't normally care about the kid til the weeknd,
      And even then its like pulling teeth for them to be on time to pick em up.

      
      

      September 12 at 5:57am
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      J. Terre: Shiiiiid, id break it down for that ass mathmatically.
      You choose to only see your kid 1 outta 7 days a week.
      That's 4 outta 30days of the month.
      That's 13-14% of interacting w/ the child in general,
      So you only get that %age of info.
      

      September 12 at 6:12am
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      A. Ware: I dont remember u saying the guy wanted to be around more because of the new guys presence. That's just gay. That happens with the disney dads and the ones below their level. And 13% of information could still JUST be his(new guy) name. Lol
      

      September 12 at 10:24am
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      J. Terre: 
      

      Yea, I shoulda gave more info,
      But I thought it was assumed his integrity of father-ism by "disney dad."
      You know, the dudes that hate watching the kid but only do it because they look or appear like a good dad to their fam.
      Don't know what shit is going on in the child's life.
      Shid, the child will be 17 and they'll still think its favorite place to eat is chucky cheese.
      No real depth nor connection w/ the child, jus what their fav toy maybe.
      
      13% would all be about the child.
      Once they start sharing tht kinda info w/the dad then he'll start doing dumb shit:
      1. Not picking the kid up @ all just so she can't spend quality time alone w/ the bf.
      2. Try and give the dude the "I don't care about what you do to ol girl, but if you touch my child I'll..." speech.
      3. Increase the gifts that he already buys the child.
      4. Try and play w/ the mother's head w/ hopes of getting back w/ her.

      
      

      September 12 at 10:33am
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      A. Ware: Ok. You're talking about chelle's x and on of yours too. Lol. But those two were less than Disney dads. They're closer to sperm donors than anything that has the word Dad in it. I can't take up for those idiots. I still remember the day that idiot brought her to the car with a gun on his waist like I was supposed to be scared. Baby in his arm.. Gun on the waist. Always a smart combo
      

      September 12 at 10:38am
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      J.Terre: 
      

      Lololol, I almost got into a car accident laughing @ that shit.
      "Baby in arms, gun in waist, but no fear in your face!"
      
      
      Sometimes the moms think that shit is cute.
      "Awww he showing that he care about his kid"
      ^^da f**k??
      
      ..but again, don't confuse disney dads w/ above sprm donors.
      The name "disney" makes it sound innocent but that shit isn't.
      Sperm donor isn't around @ all.
      Disney dad is only around on weekends.
      Real dads real w/ the child anytime they can be.

      
      

      September 12 at 12:37pm

My Radio Debut: Interview on Love860AM

This week I was asked to join Anglea Carswell on Love860AM radio for an interview about public relations and TalkBLACK.  The interview went well and has led to discussions about co-hosting for new radio show.  

Take a listen...

Dee Hill ft. DJ Rollem & Angela Carswell Love 860AM 9-14-11 by DJ Rollem

What He Said After 13 Years of Marriage...

I had the most insightful impromtu conversation with a colleague yesterday.  The conversation came out of nowhere and almost 24 hours later STILL has me thinking.  I regard him highly because I think he may be the smartest yet most unassuming man in any room he walks into.  I'm attempting to paraphrase what he said after 13 years of marriage....

75% of the people with paperwork at the courthouse are not married.  Married in the purest sense of the word/concept. Marriage when done properly is the meeting of two people on all levels mentally, physically and spiritually.  There are many people who meet and are okay with their partner's intelligence, like the way they look and cool with their status and how much money they make.  Thus my argument, the majority of the people getting married are not fully vested in their relationships.

Take a man, he's got his girlfriend he's been with her a while, her body is a 10, she is okay in the bedroom and smart enough.  He's only getting partially filled with her. Which leaves him open when he meets someone else with qualities that his woman lacks... this woman has an okay body but incredible in the bedroom and more intellectual and makes more money.  He gets partially filled from her. That"s how a lot of men exist in their relationship - partially filled.  But, marriage takes a full investment of your entire self.  A REAL marriage is a rare and unique experience that is not easily acquired - two people fully committed and invested in each other and getting 100% filled by their spouse.  Not commitment in the sense of "I'm not having sex with anyone else" but fully committed to their faults, their likes, their ups, their downs and the person they will evolve into in 15 years.

Women are more complex than men.  The idea that a woman can grow another human being inside her - Wow!  Its truly amazing how a woman can juggle so much and multi-task all the elements of life, wife and motherhood. We men a are very very simple, we want only three things.... Food. Sex. Money.  When those things are in order we ultimately are happy.  (So I guess he agrees with Steve Harvey) 

For me I look for three things in my woman in particular - just being honest -  1) body/beauty 2) status/money 3) intelligence.  Those three things in a woman do it for me.  And I think its extremely sexy to see a single woman in church  - it says she is searching for the higher meaning/purpose in life.

I am not on Facebook for one reason - I am focused on my goals and objectives. I don't want the distractions of other's people's lives in my life right now.  I have to tune out all other influences and distractions until I have achieved my station/positon in life.   I have no need to post photos of my kids and reconnect with college buddies until I'm where I want to be.

Forget about race. power. respect. Money is the ultimate equalizer - that's what it is all about. If you've got money you can acquire whatever - WHATEVER - you want in life. (Health and peace of mind obviously not included on his list - money surely can't buy that. As a matter of fact, often pursuit of money destroys both health and peace of mind.)

Its 4:50AM - Why Am I Still Up?

Probably should NOT be writing my inaugural post at 5:00AM in the morning.  I am a "night owl" but this is ridiculous! I'm fast approaching 24 hours without sleep - not the ideal time to be publishing public statements.  Maybe it's my sleepless mania that even inspired me to launch this blog and call it "The Gospel According to Mischandra"....

Well, it's done now.  Here goes...