Monthly Archives: February 2012
Celebrating Love
Today is a celebration of love! Hopeless romantics eagerly awaits this day with great anticipation. Children are excited about the cards and candy they will receive. Wives, girlfriends, and significant others are overjoyed by the fact that they will receive flowers, balloons, candy, diamonds, or jewelry. Some singles will dread this day and other singles will embrace this day. No matter what this day comes every year. I don’t have a special post or poetry to share but I do want to wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day!
Smooches!!!!
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Say NO to Dead Weight
Have you or are you dating or married to someone who’s simply Dead Weight? If not, thank your lucky stars. I’ve been there, done that, and not interested in doing it again. No Way! My experience with dating the “dead weight” was short-lived but a valuable lesson was learned. I’m so glad I had the foresight to walk away from it rather than stay and prolong the inevitable.
This isn’t the case for everyone for one reason or another. Case in point, Towanda Braxton from Braxton Family Values is married to Andre “The Dead Weight” Carter and they have two children together. They have been separated for some now. On the show we see Andre with no job and no desire to get a job to support his family. He and Towanda don’t have a place of their own. They lived with Toni at one point and then at the beginning of the 2nd season of the show they were living with Trina and her family. Now Towanda has her own home and guess what? Andre is still there. They have moved from home to home and Andre still has no job. Now I know the economy is bad and the unemployment rates are rampant but there are other things that make Andre dead weight besides not having a job.
First, his desire to get a job is not there. You can tell that bamma doesn’t want to work. He seems perfectly content with smooching living off of Towanda’s family. He wants to be a writer. That’s great! I’m not knocking that. Everyone should pursue their dream. The problem is he is not alone. He has a family to take care of. That means get a job that you may not want for the sake of taking care of your responsibility and continue to pursue your dream as well. Secondly, the fact that he is quite comfortable with having his wife, kids, and himself living in another man’s house leaves a lot to be desired. Not only is he living there, he is walking around eating a bowl of cereal, like he’s the man. I hope he is watching to see how he looks. When Trina finally asked Towanda to move out (which I know was very hard), what does Andre do? Not a damn thing! Oh except follow Towanda. Which brings me to my next point. Towanda finally buys a house and smooching ass, dead weight Andre asks if he was going to move in. Her response was, “I thought you were going to move in with your grandmother.” **crickets** He didn’t even attempt to get his own place. Then to top it off he tries to pressure her about their sex life or lack there of. He says a man has needs………….ummm and so does your family. How can he put pressure on her when he has not done anything that Towanda asked him to do in order to try to salvage the marriage? His biggest worry is her moving on with someone else. I say stop making excuses and MAN UP Andre!
I know Towanda has her reasons for not totally kicking his ass to the curb. For example she want to put up a united front for the children. She doesn’t want a separation or divorce to impact the children negatively. She also keeps him around because she travels a lot. He’s a 24 hour babysitter. I understand that but how long is she willing to keep that front going. Children are very intuitive. Also, what message is Andre sending to his son? It’s ok to let other people take care of you and your family when you are an adult.
In a nutshell, Andre is dead weight. He lacks drive and ambition. He is a free loader that is obviously content with living off his wife and her family. I think Towanda could do better but it is ultimately her choice. It would be nice to see him get his act together for the sake of his family.
I say to you Truthseeker fans, carrying dead weight can be exhausting. It can pull you down and impact your life in a negative way. Just say NO to dead weight!
Any thoughts?? Insight?? Do share!
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Related articles
- How Many Ways the Braxtons Fail at Love (clutchmagonline.com)
- Towanda Braxton Dishes On Her Relationship & Sister Toni’s Health *EXCLUSIVE* (hellobeautiful.com)
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Super Bowl Sunday Recipe Share
The 46th Super Bowl will take place this Sunday at 5:30 CT….It’s party time!! Whether you are a football fanatic or not, a party will be going down some where. Many of us will host, crash, or party solo; either way you must have those Super Bowl Vittles. I decided to share a recipe or two for those that may be looking for something quick, simple, and can definitely please a crowd.
Ladies if you are trying to impress your new boo and volunteered to host a party for him and his friends have no fear. Wives if you are super busy but your husband wants you to prepare snacks for the fellas have no fear. If the party you were invited to is BYOD again I say have no fear. Try one of these recipes and you will definitely be glad you did. Oh and men you are not exempt. These recipes are for you too!
2 cans of Stewed Tomatoes 2pks. of Taco Seasoning Mix
2 cans if Kidney Beans 2 cans of Whole Kernel Corn
2 lbs. of ground beef (cooked) Crock Pot
Mix all ingredients into crock pot. Cook on high for an 1 hour. Keep on low or warm. Serve with tortilla chips, cheese, sour cream, or jalapenos. This version has more of a soup consistency.
Taco Soup ( My Remix) In my Phaedra voice “Everybody knows I like to remix recipes!”
2 cans of diced tomatoes (Ro-tel Tex- Mex) 2 pks. of Taco Seasoning Mix
2 cans of Chili Beans (with sauce) 2 cans of Whole Kernel Corn (drain liquid)
2 lbs. of Ground Beef (cooked) Crock Pot or Stove Top
1 jar of Salsa (optional)
Cook ground beef with onion powder, garlic powder, chopped onions, and bell peppers. Drain Fat. Mix together all ingredients. If it’s too thick at 3/4 cup of water. Cook on high for 1 hour. If you choose to cook on stove, then cook for about 30 minutes. Keep on low or warm. Serve with tortillas chips, cheese, sour cream, or jalapenos. My version is a little thicker and has the consistency of a dip.
Ground turkey or pork can be substituted for the ground beef.
I found the recipe below in a magazine or newspaper, I can’t remember. I must say I have not tried it but I do plan to try it. I wanted to share it anyway. More than like I will find a way to remix it.
Ro-tel Squares
1 lb. mild pork sausage 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/2 lb. ground beef 1 (10 oz.) can Ro-tel tomatoes
2 (8-count) pkgs. crescent rolls
Preheat oven to 350. Brown sausage and meat together. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Drain and set aside. Melt cream cheese and tomatoes together (stove top or microwave) for a couple of minutes. Combine cheese mixture with meat. Spray a 9-by-11 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Spread one can of the rolls in the bottom of the dish. Add meat and cheese mixture. Spread the second cn of rolls on top of mixture. Bake about 25 to 30 minutes, or until rolls are browned.
If you decide to try one of these recipes please come back and share your experience. If you have a recipe you would like to share for the Super Bowl Festivities, please contact me via email and I will be sure to post. Have a wonderful and safe Super Bowl Sunday!!
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