imitate an hbcu member...

cafe-aulait · May 2005

#94 Reply

Ms.H.B.I.C wrote:
Lol the only thing we differ on is..." I'm grown"....pssshh. Girl I wish I would tell my momma that. I'd be standing outside in my one Girbaud outfit I bought MYSELF no car 1 pair of shoes lookin stupid as hell. :???: My momma WOULD do some ****like that tho. Like I dunno I've seen my cousins say they wanna be "GROWN" and one is stuck with a baby struggling to make it and the other his girl just left him after he dropped outta school for her...took care of her 2 kids...worked the midnight shift...let HER use his car...and got an apartment for HER and HER kids....because he wanted to be GROWN.... Fucck dat

Girl I think Im grown. And I have since 9th grade. Thats how you have to be if you want to make progress in life. I have always been ahead of my time. My mother and father still support me financially, only b/c I am in college. My mother says if I werent in college, she wouldn't give me ish. As college students, we are making life-altering decisions as we speak. The internships we take this summer. The classes we enroll in. Whether you "wild out" in college or not. You should give yourself more credit. You could be doing all types of, as my mother says, "damn'dable" things, but you're in college. My mother doesnt baby me. I have been down in Florida by myself for 9 months, I am givin myself sometime of credit. I have grown so much since I went down school. We must think forward. You won't be the same person you are today, in 5 years. Nor will you be in the same position, financially or personally. Hopefully, by the time you are 23, you will have made an exceptional amount of advances. Who wants to be 23, and still think the same way they did when they were 19?

· May 2005

#95 Reply

I dont think its so much as me..staying in one place and not advancing. I mean hell this is the furthest and longest time I've spent away from my mom. My mom doesnt baby me either. She knows that I do my own thing down here and college and that I'm the only one who can make decisions for ME. All I'm saying is I realize that I'm only...****18 about to be 19. That my mother is STILL my main provider and that it's STILL a lot of things that I have yet to learn in my life. The point in my life when I'll say that I'm grown is when I'm A. Out on my own B. Being my own finacial advisor I mean I'm STILL young...as are you despite how much older you feel you have advanced in your life...your biological clock says your 18 or 19 you know? Enjoy the time that you have away from you people...enjoy not having the burden of paying bills and going to work everyday. Enjoy being able to kick it and hang whenever you want too. Enjoy going on dates and having your first love your first crush. Enjoy not having to worry about how your going to provide food/shelter for yourself because you know someone else is doing it for you. Enjoy being muh fuccking 19 dammit. I'm going to ride this bytch out...Am I a lil kid? No...but I love my age. I might not LOOK 18 but I LOVE being this age. Not having to worry about those things that GROWN folks do. Because trust me its more to being grown then you think it is. I'm wiser and more knowledgeable then A LOT of people my age. Ask the people who have spoken to me off HBCU or even the same people we know Brett. The things I've seen in my life...makes it easier for me to say I'll take my time growing up. Everyday in my life I move forward...never taking steps backwards. I realize my mistakes, grasp them, then learn a better way to approach certain situations. Thats apart of GROWING up...I'd rather grow then automatically be grown.

Report

Quote

· May 2005

#96 Reply

Oh yeah.... and what exactly makes you grown Brett? besides the.." I have college credits...I've been thinking im grown since 9th grade"... Whats your definition of grown cuz obviously we not in the same boat on this one

Report

Quote

cafe-aulait · May 2005

#97 Reply

Ms.H.B.I.C wrote:
Oh yeah.... and what exactly makes you grown Brett? besides the.." I have college credits...I've been thinking im grown since 9th grade"... Whats your definition of grown cuz obviously we not in the same boat on this one

Being grown is a mental thing. My peers no longer have the power to sway me. I am on my own thing. I am focused on my future, and the goals I have set. Believe me I KICKS it. ALL the time. I enjoy my youthfulness. You can be youthful and grown. No one said you couldnt be both! But when Im out, Im responsible. Periodically, I find myself responsible for my girls. And my parents don't pay for me to kick it. I use money from MY LOANS. The loans I HAVE TO PAY OFF. A lot of things I am enthusiastic about, others my age are not. My friends come to me for advice, because it's been said that I have an "old soul". Im not saying that I can stand on my own two feet financially. But your financial state is merely one aspect evaluated in determinig your "grownness". Think about it. There are grown men who are homeless. The key thing is that they've made decisions, life-altering decisions, that placed them where they are now. No one tells them that they arent grown yet. Its about the way you approach situations, and your ability to make your own decisions. Everyday I take actions that will effect my future, either positively or negatively. Do you this Paris Hilton doesn't consider herself grown? Shes living off money set aside for her by her parents and grandparents. There are GROWN adults who still arent financially sound... 50-yr-olds living with their parents. If we had to wait til we were financially sound to be grown, we would have a world full of children.

Wisdom_Tree from Texas City, TX · May 2005

#98 Reply

I's grown I saiiid. :lol:

Report

Quote

cafe-aulait · May 2005

#99 Reply

BigDaddy Tres wrote:
I's grown I saiiid. :lol:

Go to like page 6 and you will see what exactly led up to this conversation.... :???:

· May 2005

#100 Reply

cafe-aulait wrote:
Do you this Paris Hilton doesn't consider herself grown? Shes living off money set aside for her by her parents and grandparents. There are GROWN adults who still arent financially sound... 50-yr-olds living with their parents. If we had to wait til we were financially sound to be grown, we would have a world full of children.

****. Do you think Paris Hilton is grown? LOL

How can someone possibly be grown if all they do is party every night. No job, no responsibilities at all except for her dog "Tinkerbell" :???: . Just cause someone is a certain age doesn't mean their grown. And if you aren't fully independent or haven't gone thru things in life which have made you fully realize the responsibilities of a true adult. How can you actually be grown? Just cause I think I'm better than Michael Jordan still doesn't change the fact he could beat me 16-0. And to go back to Paris Hilton, she'll prolly never grow up. She has no reason to. She's 23 and acts younger than the average 9th grader.

More Discussions

Do HBCUs have Too Many Students?! (The Root)

klg14 · 4d ago

0

Class of 2027 - Possible College Costs Under New Student Financial Aid Rules

klg14 · 1w ago

0

Unlock Your Potential with the Charles White Scholarship (Four-year, Full-tuition)

klg14 · 2w ago

0

Do you know any male rising high school juniors/seniors interested in a career in medicine or dentistry?

klg14 · 4w ago

0

Tuskegee University Cheerleader Tryouts: August 10 - 13, 2026

klg14 · 4w ago

0

Reply To Topic

Join the conversation! Login or sign up to reply.

Don't have an account? Sign up free