Stand Up For Yourself

Dear girls,

I remember when I discovered that Verizon Wireless had been charging me $10 per month for a line that I had deactivated a while ago. The customer service representative tried to give me a hard time. When I asked for her manager, she realized that I am not the one. Her manager found the documentation that I had indeed deactivated the line and credited my account for $70. 

When you are not being treated well and you know you are right, please stand up for yourself. There is nothing cute about being a door mat.

I love you. 

Auntie

There is Nothing Inferior About You

Dear girls,

Please do not allow other people – especially people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds – to make you feel inferior. 

Yes, you are beautiful. Yes, you are smart. Yes, you are worthy. You don’t have to dress the way they do. You don’t have to think the way they do. As long as you have morals and values and are being productive citizens, do you and be you. 

Since physical appearance seems to be important to a lot of shallow people, I’ll end with this. Your full lips are gorgeous. You want evidence? Women of other races pay big bucks to get what the Lord blessed you with you. Your skin tone is beautiful. You want proof? Women and men of other races pay big bucks to get tans. Your generous hips and butt are remarkable. You want evidence? Women of other races are lining up to get butt implants. Basically these women want what you already have. Their husbands and boyfriends want them to have what you already have. That’s why they are jealous of you. 

Don’t allow haters to make you feel inferior. You are better than that – and you are better than them. Use haters as elevators. Keep rising to the top.

I love you.