30 isn't the new 20 for EVERYONE

30 Isn't the new 20 FOR EVERYONE!!

By:D West

There Comes a Time in EVERY Black Man’s Life...

Being from Ohio and residing in Southern Alabama has provided somewhat of a culture shock for me. I mean sure Ohio, even Columbus, isn’t a vast bustling metropolis as say a Chicago or New York City but life is definitely more faced paced. However, no matter how fast or slow paced life may be in either place, there is one thing I have noticed in both places: Sometimes black men have trouble growing up…

The Hoff can fool everyone lol

Now, don’t get me wrong I understand that maturity in men period, is a slow process, the thing is, with white guys they may be able to fool you. A white guy can be in a business suit, have a solid 9 - 5 job, nice place, but still at the end of the workday go to his favorite bar, get shitfaced with his friends and then go back to his apartment with his buddies to toss baseballs at each other’s nuts…and you’d never know the difference.

..give it up bruh lol

I have noticed however in some black men that the age 30 comes and they are still dressing and doing the things that they were doing when they were 20. And here’s the end game: There comes a point in your life when you HAVE to cut off you braids, wear a shirt that fits, pull your pants up over your ass, and start being called Charles, not C-Love, Lil’ C, C-Rolla, or Junebug. I mean honestly how can you expect to be taken seriously if you don’t look, dress, talk, or generally appear to be serious? And this is coming from someone who is in fact half black so you know my word comes from the best place with the best intentions.

Look, I can understand that it’s hard to move on from something you know so well. I can see how wearing a t shirt that stops at or just below your waist could be scary. I know how terrifying it will be for you to go to the shoe store and walk PAST the Jordans and Air Force Ones to the dress shoe section, but let’s face it, 30-40 IS TOO FUCKING OLD TO HAVE BRAIDS, AND BE CALLED JUNEBUG!

Luda got the hint..

Step ur game up!

The sooner you realize this, the better off you will be and you can come to a point in your life where you can stop blaming everyone else for your problems, take some initiative, and play the hand you were dealt to the best of your ability. You settle down, get married, have a kid or two, and after a few years, if you long for your days in the streets, you can always name your son Charles Jr and when the street lights come on stick your head out the front door and yell “AYE! LIL C! GET UP OUT DA STREET AND UP IN DA HOUSE!” to the chagrin of your straight-laced white neighbors…

oh and as always...

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