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Trials and Tribulations - Johnnetta Pullen
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Contents
Acknowledgment
Family
First Born
Meet the Parents
Dear Momma
A Child Having a Child
Second-Hand Smoke
Standing in the Corner
Custody
Cry
Best You Can Do
Power & Purpose
Change
Fly Away
It’s My Life
Hey You, I Get’s Crazy
It Is What It Is
God Said It
To All You Who Forgot
Time
What I See When I Look in the… .
It’s Just Me
You Wonder Wh o I Am
Already Forgiven for Them
Untitled
Relationships
Ryda
I Know I’m Wrong
You Must Think I’m Stupid
All Up in My Face
You Didn’t See Me
I Tried
Karma Came Back to Bite You
Left Like a Thief in the Night
I Won’t Be Home
The Pain He Brought Me
The Way It’s Gotta Be and Gonna Be
I’m Sorry
What Is a Friend?
Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time
One Can Depend
Change
Games
Show Me Something Different
Ain’t Nothing Changed
House Guest
You Lost the Race
Crazy Affair
Mrs. Player-To-Be
Don’t Get Caught Up in the Hype
Know My Name
Which Sign for Me?
No Time Soon
Written When I Was Fifteen
When I See You
Why?
Love
I’m in Love with a CelebrityF
PhD in Loving Me
Thug Relationship
Dream
My Special Friend
Words Can’t Speak
To Think It Means Nothing
Beautiful Black Man
Don’t Forget About Me
Thoughts on My Mind
Best Friend
Say Goodbye Love
Think About It
Thoughts, Emotions, Words… Unspoken
Yes, I’ll Be
Untitled
Power
Should I Tell Him Everything?
Control
What?
Nevertheless
About Yourself
What Goes Around
Saturdallion
Sex
Your Sex Ain’t That Good
So Confused
One Man
Streetlove
Are You Ready?
Sex
Ghetto Celebrity
Just Watch Me
Gotta Know What You’re Doing
Trials & Tribulations
I’m Through
Negativity
What I Know
I Pray for You
Gangstas Make the World Go Round
Issues
Financially Embarrassed
Look into the Eyes of a Troubled Person
Issues
Why Did It Have To Come to This
Through All the Pain and Sorrow
I’m Angry
F%$k the World
Years
Untitled
You Can’t Stop Me
Somebody Pray for Me
I’m Having a Bad Day
Triumphs
Star
I Got Me
Education
A Student
A Try Beats a Fell
Faded Black
Acknowledgment
First and foremost, I would like to thank the Heavenly Father for giving me the strength to keep striving for success and the ability to implement my plans to express myself to the world through my personal experiences and life’s challenges, I hope from this book the reader’s can relate, learn, love and grow.
Hey Momma (Gwen Pullen), my baby, I love you so much! Dad (Johnnie Pullen), I love you too. You two have been so good to me, more than I could ever ask for in parents. You installed in me love, respect, religion, education, ambition, dedication, determination, manners, and the drive to go for my dreams.
To Obama, mommy loves you, you are my guardian angel; you came at a time when I was moving too fast and you slowed me and showed me unconditional LOVE looking into your eyes keeps me on my feet.
Tre-Tre and Muffin, I love you guys so much and I love to watch you grow. My Babies.
To my beautiful sister Adriana, we’ve been through the storm and back all them long nights just you and me. Now is the time—Our time to shine!
Ray, my love, because of some of the experieneces we’ve shared this book right here was created Growth, Pain, Laughter, Love so, I thank you boo. Let’s take a vacation.To Gangsta, I love you cuzzin. You came home and wasn’t doing any playing, moving full-speed ahead—I LIKE THAT! THANx for The Beats.
Juicy, Stink, Kriscia I love ya’ll like sisters unconditional.We all we got.
Auntie Debra, I love you. Whenever I need advice, I call on you.
Auntie Jean, I love you so much, you took us in when we were homeless on the streets; I can never repay you—you’re the best.
Auntie Shelly, I need to make a special dinner request: ox-tails, rice, gravy, macaroni and cheese, yams, and string beans. Thank you, love you.
To my grandmother, Eula Mae Brinson (R.I.P), I love you so much, I wish we had more time to spend together; you were the most loving and giving person I know besides mommy,at times I need you here so bad.My Grandma Baby Ruth Pullen, I love you