The music world is mourning the loss of innovator Don Cornelius, who died of an apparent suicide this morning.
From the NY Daily News:
“Soul Train” creator and host Don Cornelius, who brought R&B into America’s living rooms with his long-running television show, committed suicide Wednesday, according to TMZ.com
The 75-year-old Cornelius was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head around 4 a.m. inside his Sherman Oaks, Calif., home, the celebrity web site reported.
His show, dubbed “The Hippest Trip in America,” presented stars like Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin and Barry White to a national television audience.
Cornelius, with his deep voice, stylish clothes and Afro, provided a hipper alternative to Dick Clark and “American Bandstand” when his show debuted on Aug. 17, 1970.
Who would have ever thought. Almighty bless and cover his family.
This is just horrible….love peace and soulllllllllllllllllllll :tears:
he was a legend…what a sad way to go…
hmmm wonder if he left a note
….RIP to the DOn….I can’t condone Suicide so that’s all i have to say on topic..
suicide
WHAT?????? say it aint so
*there is a more important post i need to attend*
Auntie think she slick trying to hide it with this horrible news.
wow….
RIP Don
Suicide in NEVER the answer. I pray that he now has peace and rest for his soul.
Maybe he had dementia
RIP DON
Suicide is so horrible on the family.
that his family finds peace and understanding in this tragic situation.
RIP
*does the running man down the soul train line*
I’m still on Killig himself,
at 75 yrs old WTH. Aint got nothing else NOTHING
A 75 yr old man committing suicide??? Lawd why?
RIP D.C.
They say something dying in threes….Jamesetta, Donald…..
R.I.P. Don. You were truly an icon. I’m
for his family.
seems fishy but if they say suicide ill roll with that
Sad! I can’t imagine what could push someone to the edge. :smh:
No RIP for him straight shot to hell sad !
Mr.BluPhi says:
A 75 yr old man committing suicide??? Lawd why?
RIP D.C.
They say something dying in threes….Jamesetta, Donald…..
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I counted Joe Paterno as the other person :shrug:….he wasn’t a celebrity but he was well known especially as of late….
I’m still shocked at Joe Paterno and now D.C.
i remember the soul train of the 70s: sitting on the floor watching it while my mom did my hair. every saturday. those ultra sheen and afro sheen commercials. one of my neighbors moved to california and danced on the show. i used to love to look for him. RIP DC!
Mr.BluPhi says:
A 75 yr old man committing suicide??? Lawd why?
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That’s what I don’t understand. Was he suffering from Dementia? What would make a 75 year old man or woman for that matter kill themselves?
Maybe he was terminally ill? Maybe that white girl he hit was leaving him? Maybe he couldn’t figure out the soul train scrabble board anymore? I feel the same way with words with friends…
RIP Don…
RIP Don.
Man – I still cannot believe it!
RIP!
Love, Peace and Souuuuuulllllllllll
RIP
I read on another site he told a judge in 2009 when he was going thru his divorce that he wanted to “hurry up and get this divorce finalized beofre he died”. I think he was suffering from something and wanted to end it on his own terms. I dont condone it but we dont know what he may have been going thru privately. RIP
R.I.P.
I guess things had been terrible for him since the divorce and chit.
:hugs: Pryti
Like I said before, glad I don’t believe in hell.
RIP
SAD..
I wonder if it had anything to do with his young wife that was driving him crazy.
A 75 yr old man committing suicide??? Lawd why?
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That’s what I don’t understand. Was he suffering from Dementia? What would make a 75 year old man or woman for that matter kill themselves?
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Don’t they have the LEAST to lose though?
Love,Peace & HairGrease! *puts on my chaka khan greatest hits playlist while dancing down the soul train line* …
<— DON'T HAVE A HEAVEN OR HELL TO PUT ANYONE IN!
I hear people saying how ruff it is going thru a divorce, never a person more that you love tyour self u cant get thru the hurt and pain. this is Sad. WOW
Okay everybody knows your NOT supposed to commit suicide but who are YOU to judge???? we all have to meet our maker one day and he’s not gonna be worried about what everybody ELSE did. He’s gonna be worried about YOU did
The Makeup Maven says:
<— DON'T HAVE A HEAVEN OR HELL TO PUT ANYONE IN!
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Nope, none of us do girl, none of us…
@ blu, lady, east
I said the same things to hubby. Why would a 75 yo commit suicide?
Terri B says: I wonder if it had anything to do with his young wife that was driving him crazy.
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when i saw divorce, i wondered if it was a young broad…. probably took dude’s healthcare money.
@B NATURAL
“I counted Joe Paterno as the other person ….he wasn’t a celebrity but he was well known especially as of late….
I’m still shocked at Joe Paterno and now D.C.”
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Paterno was VERY MUCH a “celebrity” by any definition of the word.
The media and Penn State pretty much killed him tho.
…beautiful people…use afro sheen…*sniffles*
Dude was an icon…
Keep on Chocolate
lady_cn said:
“What would make a 75 year old man or woman for that matter kill themselves?”
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Still trying to figure that out…my step-dad was 73 and shot himself as well. My mom says that he was getting forgetful but no dementia (although I beg to differ – he was leaving food cooking, forgetting that he was cooking; driving all over town because he forgot where he was heading.)
Still no excuse for leaving behind a family that loves you and willing to take care of you NO MATTER WHAT!! It’s been two years but I’m still pissed!!
The Makeup Maven says: <— DON'T HAVE A HEAVEN OR HELL TO PUT ANYONE IN!
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yep. as long as you don't take nobody with you!
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
@B NATURAL
“I counted Joe Paterno as the other person ….he wasn’t a celebrity but he was well known especially as of late….
I’m still shocked at Joe Paterno and now D.C.”
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Paterno was VERY MUCH a “celebrity” by any definition of the word.
The media and Penn State pretty much killed him tho.
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I think thats what kept Joe Pa alive… Coaching just gave him something to keep living for.. once that was taken away it was done with.
CaligirlinGA says:
It’s been two years but I’m still pissed!!
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Baybeee let me tell you, you gone be pissed for many more. TRUST ME!
Choc D, YSO, Saucey, Dawn Sheen
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye” #noreedeemed
@I GO THERE
“Paterno was VERY MUCH a “celebrity” by any definition of the word.
The media and Penn State pretty much killed him tho.
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I think thats what kept Joe Pa alive… Coaching just gave him something to keep living for.. once that was taken away it was done with.”
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He said himself he would scared to retire and be like Bear Bryant, and live one month after he stopped coaching.
Joe Pa’ lived two months after he stopped coaching.
I say it all the time, when people don’t have a reason to get up in the morning, they stop getting up.
RIP Don Cornelius…I wonder what was going on with him that he would kill himself.
Good Morning Everyone
@ Dawn & Free – At least you guys agree!
@ Brick City
And for those saying he’s going to hell or what have you, how do yall even know if he believed in a heaven or hell or even an Almighty God. Like @Tatted and @Dawn
‘d, we DON’T have a heaven or hell to put them in. IJS
@CALI
“Still no excuse for leaving behind a family that loves you and willing to take care of you NO MATTER WHAT!! It’s been two years but I’m still pissed!!”
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So this dude felt bad enough about his own situation (justified or not) to the point that he would rather be dead and you STILL thinking about YOUR feelings???
Dayum.
If Joe did what he was accused of he should have had everything taken from him. Hope everyone else involved gets what they deserve too.
Prynn
If my cowokers say one mo thang negative about Don bytch bout to get real ignorant. Old stupid ass hoes
:hugs: CD
…and I’m too outdone that somebody said he was married to a woman of caucasian descent…..That is a
moment b/c he had the BLACKEST show in America and married a woman of another color. Not downing it. I just find it funny.
Ace says:
*there is a more important post i need to attend*
Auntie think she slick trying to hide it with this horrible news.
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I want to laugh out loud but that would be inappropriate in this somber post.
suicide isnt umcommon among the 65 and over population contrary to popular belief…..
did he have kids?
That’s better Chocolate
@Dawn ….. I hate you….lmfaoooooooooooooooooooooooo
@bnatural …. I honestly forgot about ol Joe. I would consider him a celeb
@ Pryn # 58
Just damn. So sad.
RIP.
@Prynn but don’t a lot of these ‘pro blacks’ marry people of the alabaster hue
I say it all the time, when people don’t have a reason to get up in the morning, they stop getting up.
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This.
My 72 year old grandmother didn’t commit suicide but near the end she did stop fighting and seemed to welcome the eternal rest that was coming.
GM SR & Fam
Suicide at 75!!!! *In my momma’s voice* the devil is a lie!
My gosh, you just never know…Was he suffering from another illenss? Dementia? Something that altered his thinking….Just wow!
RIP Don… Am I the only one that heard that he was romantically involved with Peabo Bryson
Good Morning Everybody
NAIJA!! :hugs:
CaliGirlinGA says:
Suicide is NEVER the answer.
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Suicide is the only option for some people who prefer not to wait around for death to come knocking. If you read the news you will see that many older people are choosing to end their own lives rather than wait on fate. At 75 Mr. Cornelius wanted to be in control of his own destiny.
WOW people sending ppl to hell and saying other ppl deserve to die.
Im glad the GOD I believe in doesn’t comment on sandrarose…..geez
YSoSrs says:
If Joe did what he was accused of he should have had everything taken from him. Hope everyone else involved gets what they deserve too.
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It irks my soul to hear everyone blame Penn State for killing that man off. How the hell, firing someone because they turned a blind eye to a little boy getting raped killing him softly? If it happen at our jobs I sure hope the same thing would happen.
Man, I just don’t care™ says: So this dude felt bad enough about his own situation (justified or not) to the point that he would rather be dead and you STILL thinking about YOUR feelings???
Dayum.
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i had suicidal thoughts once, when i was in college, (over some niigroid that was ultimately shot dead robbing somebody) and wasn’t even thinking about my family. young people are caught up in what THEY are going through. i often think back to that and how close to the edge i was. what a WASTE of a life that would have been.
some people, ESPECIALLY the older ones, actually think they’re doing their family a good deed by removing the burden of having to take care of them. some of them are in physical and/or mental pain without the means to get treated.
@YSO
“If Joe did what he was accused of he should have had everything taken from him. Hope everyone else involved gets what they deserve too.”
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Joe didn’t do anything wrong. HE didn’t witness anything. McQuerry (another coach) is the one that actually witnessed what happened.
How can you go to the police talkin bout “I HEARD…” Gossiping and chit. You can’t even be called as a witness with HEARSAY.
What KILLS me is half the muthafluckas complaining bout Joe Pa “ain’t do enough” got molesters in they own family they know about and they ain’t said chit in years. You know it and I know it. Just made for a good story because who the hell knows Sandusky and/or McQuerry? No one would care if they got locked up or anything. But Joe Pa makes for a good story.
Mr.BluPhi says:
WOW people sending ppl to hell and saying other ppl deserve to die.
Im glad the GOD I believe in doesn’t comment on sandrarose…..geez
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BTW – I said the Serenity Prayer for you again, yesterday. It was dedicated to you!
Damn… RIP Don. People are always so quick to judge those who kill themselves and make comments like they’re going straight to hell but depression is a real disease that will make you do all kinds of things, including take your own life. Until you’ve walked in the shoes of someone who felt they had nothing else to live for, than you really can’t judge them all you can do is pray for the family and loved ones left behind.
Just like (most) people’s mamas tell them as kids, if you don’t have nothing nice to say than stfu and keep it moving
Ms. YaYa says: RIP Don… Am I the only one that heard that he was romantically involved with Peabo Bryson
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stop! we have to defer this to tomorrow. we can’t do it today.
Chocolate Diva says:
If my cowokers say one mo thang negative about Don bytch bout to get real ignorant. Old stupid ass hoes
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If you do go off, record it and put it on youtube..
Mr.BluPhi says:
WOW people sending ppl to hell and saying other ppl deserve to die.
Im glad the GOD I believe in doesn’t comment on sandrarose…..geez
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@BluPhi
On Youtube
Mr.BluPhi says:
WOW people sending ppl to hell and saying other ppl deserve to die.
Im glad the GOD I believe in doesn’t comment on sandrarose…..geez
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near the end she did stop fighting and seemed to welcome the eternal rest that was coming.
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I know of a older lady who is suffering from dimentia and she just said SUNDAY…..”I want to just lay down and die.” She’s been saying it for the past year and a half now.
@Marven
Awww damn I missed it. LOL.
Man said:
“…and you STILL thinking about YOUR feelings???”
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Yep! And my mom’s, my siblings, and everyone else who loved him.
jeniefrumdabloc says:
No RIP for him straight shot to hell sad !
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Not even neccessary…
YSoSrs says: My 72 year old grandmother didn’t commit suicide but near the end she did stop fighting and seemed to welcome the eternal rest that was coming.
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my 86yo grandmother stopped eating after my grandfather died. she was in as perfect health as could be at that age but succumbed.
@BLU BUENOS DIAS..
Sandra said:
“Suicide is the only option for some people who prefer not to wait around for death to come knocking.”
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And that saddens me…deeply!
Tainted_Love says:
Sad! I can’t imagine what could push someone to the edge.
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You should go and see the movie ‘The Grey’ this weekend. ‘The Grey’ is a metaphor for living in limbo between birth and death. You live until you die. Everyone is born with an expiration date, but none of us know what it is. Some people decide to choose their own expiration date rather than wait for the inevitable unknown. The message in The Grey was: there is no God, there is no hope, and the wolves of the world always win.
@TERRI B
“If Joe did what he was accused of he should have had everything taken from him. Hope everyone else involved gets what they deserve too.
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It irks my soul to hear everyone blame Penn State for killing that man off. How the hell, firing someone because they turned a blind eye to a little boy getting raped killing him softly? If it happen at our jobs I sure hope the same thing would happen.”
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how he turned a blind eye when after he heard about it THIRD PERSON he informed the president of the school???
They didn’t even fire the dude that ADMITTED TO WITNESSING IT WITH HIS OWN EYES AND DIDN’T CALL THE POLICE! That nigga ain’t get fired but Joe Pa did????? Explain how that make sense?
Like I said, it made for good story to vilify Joe Pa so Penn State had to cover their azz by making Joe Pa the scapegoat. Period. That’s what happened and there’s no denying it.
Fay Fay
@Chocolate
I love seeing people go off on other people. lmfaooo. That would make my day
EB says: RIP *does the running man down the soul train line*
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I’m right behind you EB *does the wop down the soul train line*
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You were probably right, that sounds like second stage Alzheimers disease. But NOW it’s over…
CaliInGa
Don’t be mad, honeybun. You’ll think about him probably daily for a while, so try to redirect your thoughts away from being mad. You’re still living and time is so so precious, to much to be mad at something that you can’t do anything about now anyway.
Give yourself mad expiration date
of course IMO
@ Blu – I’m starting the think you hate me, because you keep calling me Marven!
:crying1:
@CALI
““…and you STILL thinking about YOUR feelings???”
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“Yep! And my mom’s, my siblings, and everyone else who loved him.”
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Seems like HIS feelings weren’t of paramount concern which may have contributed to his decision.
Ms. YaYa says:
RIP Don… Am I the only one that heard that he was romantically involved with Peabo Bryson
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If ever your in my arms again
This time, I hold you much better
Fukc joe paterno, fukking jackass, he knew about the abuse, & ION care who doesn’t like it
@Blu
Yeah these old hags googling pics of Don and his ex wife talking about he should have left that white woman alone
I can see her nips through her shirt. Just a bunch of bitter bird bullchit. Right about nah I will two piece a bytch in Don’s memory. 
Sandra Rose says: You should go and see the movie ‘The Grey’ this weekend. ‘The Grey’ is a metaphor for living in limbo between birth and death. You live until you die. Everyone is born with an expiration date, but none of us know what it is. Some people decide to choose their own expiration date rather than wait for the inevitable unknown. The message in The Grey was: there is no God, there is no hope, and the wolves of the world always win
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now that you’ve spoiled it on twitter….
@PRYN
And if that poor woman with dementia actually decided to end her life some people would say she deserves to burn in hell for all eternity.
#Love&Acceptance
Sandra Rose says:
Tainted_Love says:
Sad! I can’t imagine what could push someone to the edge.
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You should go and see the movie ‘The Grey’ this weekend. ‘The Grey’ is a metaphor for living in limbo between birth and death. You live until you die. Everyone is born with an expiration date, but none of us know what it is. Some people decide to choose their own expiration date rather than wait for the inevitable unknown. The message in The Grey was: there is no God, there is no hope, and the wolves of the world always win
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lmfaooo I didn’t get that from The Grey…. but now that think about it, that pretty much sums up the movie
spongebobfan says:
suicide isnt uncommon among the 65 and over population contrary to popular belief…..
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True. Especially the ones who are alone in the world.
free says:
Sandra Rose says: You should go and see the movie ‘The Grey’ this weekend. ‘The Grey’ is a metaphor for living in limbo between birth and death. You live until you die. Everyone is born with an expiration date, but none of us know what it is. Some people decide to choose their own expiration date rather than wait for the inevitable unknown. The message in The Grey was: there is no God, there is no hope, and the wolves of the world always win
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now that you’ve spoiled it on twitter….
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LMAO a **Spoiler Alert** was needed
YSoSrs says:
@PRYN
And if that poor woman with dementia actually decided to end her life some people would say she deserves to burn in hell for all eternity.
#Love&Acceptance
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The message in The Grey was: there is no God, there is no hope, and the wolves of the world always win
wont be supporting anything that says there is no God. My God is a loving, faithful, protective and forgiving God. The movie and anyone who begs to differ can kick rocks with busted Concords 
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So sad. RIP.
@Maven
lmfaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo……. I promise I ever do it again
YSoSrs says:
@PRYN
And if that poor woman with dementia actually decided to end her life some people would say she deserves to burn in hell for all eternity.
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THEY BET NOT!
She is/was a pastor…and is VERY dear to my heart.
Ms. Everything says:
Damn… RIP Don. People are always so quick to judge those who kill themselves and make comments like they’re going straight to hell but depression is a real disease that will make you do all kinds of things, including take your own life. Until you’ve walked in the shoes of someone who felt they had nothing else to live for, than you really can’t judge them all you can do is pray for the family and loved ones left behind.
Just like (most) people’s mamas tell them as kids, if you don’t have nothing nice to say than stfu and keep it moving
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so…..if you’re depressed, you don’t think that there is a higher power that can heal that depression that you’re going through? Personally, I think that taking your life is basically saying that the problem is too big for you AND God.
*back to lurking*
Depression will make you do crazy things…you aren’t thinking about anyone else …The only thing you are thinking about is a way to stop the pain that you feel inside…Unfortunately it appears that he didn’t have anyone to hold him up when he didn’t have it in him to do it himself. Friends/family are essential…Correction…GOOD Friends and family are essential to your well being…they notice changes in your behavior and will stop at nothing to bring u out of it….
@YALL
That’s pretty much how I feel about “Joe Pa”.
@MAN
It’s true that cover-ups and conspiracies like this happen all the time in families. Doesn’t make it right. And he knew what was going on, whether it was third hand knowledge or not, and he didn’t do sht about it. I think that makes him just as guilty as everyone else involved.
Right about nah I will two piece a bytch
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It has to cut & dry (in my mind), like you “planned,tried and succeeded” in killing yourself.
Yso, I don’t think that
Mental patients are different IMO
@SANDRA
Why you ruining the movie by saying so much??
I wanted to see that. I love anything dealing with wolves (or dogs).
@ Mr.BluPhi: I watched ‘The Grey’ with a friend, and she thinks everything that happened in the movie after he put the gun in his mouth was all a dream – like fleeting last images in our brains when we die. Think about it: nothing that happened after he put the gun in his mouth made any sense. For instance, when he jumped in that ice cold water, the freezing water alone should have killed him within minutes. And don’t let me start on that stupid 40 foot jump into the pine trees :eyeroll:
Man said:
“Seems like HIS feelings weren’t of paramount concern which may have contributed to his decision.”
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Unfortunately that is not the case…my oldest son died suddenly two years before my step-dad decided to take his own life. He and my son were very close. He told me that he was feeling guilty that he blew my son off a couple of days before my son died because he was busy. I told him to get counseling, work through it with me or my mom, somebody, anybody. HIS feeling were very much at the tug of my heart for those two years. I had to deal with my own loss and deal with those that loved my son too.
Man, I can’t argue with you about this…it’s very painful, very real to me. My feelings are that suicide it horrible for those that are left behind.
@ Tatted
I was about to ask Blu the same thing…Who the Hell is Marven???
@ Man, I just don’t care™: I didn’t give away anything that you didn’t already see in the movie trailer.
Yso, 127 was about suicide.
I agree with you agreeing with me re: joe p
@Man, he did relay it to the officials and that was it, did nothing after that. But I feel as a man in the position that he was in, I could not continue to have this guy working for me knowing what he has done. I don’t think it all should fall on him though, everyone involved should have consequences. That’s a child, we’re supposed to fight for them.
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YSoSrs says:
@PRYN
And if that poor woman with dementia actually decided to end her life some people would say she deserves to burn in hell for all eternity.
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THEY BET NOT! She is/was a pastor…and is VERY dear to my heart.
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so many “christians” are gonna be surprised and shocked on “reckoning day”! i put christians in quotes cause half of them can’t tell you if they’ve received the holy spirit.
@ Blu – THANK YOU! I was beginning to think I looked like I was “drag queenish” to you!
@ Ms. YaYa –
RIIIGHT! He been doing that forever. I thought it was a mistype at first, but nooooope! BTW – I 
your gravi!
@YSO
“It’s true that cover-ups and conspiracies like this happen all the time in families. Doesn’t make it right. And he knew what was going on, whether it was third hand knowledge or not, and he didn’t do sht about it. I think that makes him just as guilty as everyone else involved.”
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He didn’t do ENOUGH. Which he said.
BUT, he did tell the school president about THIRD HAND knowledge.
Like I said, you can’t even be a witness with THIRD HAND knowledge so exactly what was he expected to do?
Why isn’t McQuerry, the ACTUAL WITNESS vilified??????????
Why isn’t Sandusky, the ACTUAL PERPATRATOR vilifed?
People like to create scapegoats. That’s what we do. And usually the more famous, the easier the scapegoat. That’s what happened here. Pure and simple.
I already wanted to go and see The Grey cause I love me some Liam Neeson. I wonder if I will come away with the same message…I don’t believe in God but I do believe there is still hope as long as there is still life and that the wolves don’t always win.
@Feline.. Depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain that makes you not think completely clearly. It affects your mental, your physical, every bit of your daily life. So no, a person who is severely depressed is not thinking that there will be better days ahead and is not necessarily thinking that God will pull them through. Again, if you have not walked in someone’s shoes and been at the place where you’re ready to end it all just to have some peace, if only for a second then you can not judge. I believe in God, love HIM but simple prayer and faith will not always pull someone out of that kinda pain. It takes a strong, strong, strong support system to pull someone out of real depression. You have your opinion, cool but I’ve lived through it and know facts
No sin is greater than the other. Ikudging will get you in hell as fast as suicide.
CaliGirlinGA says:
Man said:
“Seems like HIS feelings weren’t of paramount concern which may have contributed to his decision.”
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Unfortunately that is not the case…my oldest son died suddenly two years before my step-dad decided to take his own life. He and my son were very close. He told me that he was feeling guilty that he blew my son off a couple of days before my son died because he was busy. I told him to get counseling, work through it with me or my mom, somebody, anybody. HIS feeling were very much at the tug of my heart for those two years. I had to deal with my own loss and deal with those that loved my son too.
Man, I can’t argue with you about this…it’s very painful, very real to me. My feelings are that suicide it horrible for those that are left behind.
@Yso
U dont believe in GOD. Why?
Why are we assuming that he man was depress and just off hisself without trying to handle it? Depression may not have anything to do with it, maybe was pain related. Maybe he just didn’t want to continue to suffer everyday when he knew his time was coming to end soon anyway. And even if it was depression, you don’t know if he has sought out help for it.
free says:
i had suicidal thoughts once, when i was in college, (over some niigroid that was ultimately shot dead robbing somebody) and wasn’t even thinking about my family. young people are caught up in what THEY are going through. i often think back to that and how close to the edge i was. what a WASTE of a life that would have been.
some people, ESPECIALLY the older ones, actually think they’re doing their family a good deed by removing the burden of having to take care of them. some of them are in physical and/or mental pain without the means to get treated.
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When i was 19 i had a friend take her life ove her sone father. she was so distraught she didnt even think of the child she was leaving behind. Tho I will never claim to know all of the details, i know she was being abused and felt that it was easier to to just end her life. He saw her do it…and just walked away. I cant say I agree with her choice but I can agree that when you feel that low, its prob hard to look at what that decision will do to others around you.
YSoSrs says:
I don’t believe in God but I do believe there is still hope as long as there is still life and that the wolves don’t always win.
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Prepare to be disappointed in the movie. That’s all I’m going to say…
I just googled his ex wife…didn’t know she looked like that…
@TERRI B
“he did relay it to the officials and that was it, did nothing after that. But I feel as a man in the position that he was in, I could not continue to have this guy working for me knowing what he has done. I don’t think it all should fall on him though, everyone involved should have consequences. That’s a child, we’re supposed to fight for them.”
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What else COULD he do after that????? HE DIDN’T WITNESS ANYTHING! I guess he was supposed to turn into Sherlock Holmes and follow Sandusky everywhere and get proof and chit so he could turn it in to the police and chit.
And if you worked with someone for 30 years and the NEW nigga came in and said “I think I heard your friend of 30 years molesting a child…” Who would you believe?????
Niggas need to think for they self before following what the media tell them to think like they sheep or something.
Sad situation…. I pray his family and friends can make it through this
@free, Holy Spirit’s up here in the office with me right now yo
@CaliGirlGA please don’t feel the need to explain your feelings
Sandra Rose says:
@ Mr.BluPhi: I watched ‘The Grey’ with a friend, and she thinks everything that happened in the movie after he put the gun in his mouth was all a dream – like fleeting last images in our brains when we die. Think about it: nothing that happened after he put the gun in his mouth made any sense. For instance, when he jumped in that ice cold water, the freezing water alone should have killed him within minutes. And don’t let me start on that stupid 40 foot jump into the pine trees
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You just made the movie make sense….. if it was a dream, then i understand. And lmfaoooooooooo @ 40 foot jump.
@Man, you keep stressing over “THIRD HAND KNOWLEDGE”, don’t know if you have kids or not, but if your child came to you and said their best was being molested at school by the gym teacher, would you just let the principle know about what you been told and let it go, even after you see that teacher is still working there day to day? Your child just gave you “third hand knowledge”, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less credible.
The Makeup Maven says:
@ Blu – I’m starting the think you hate me, because you keep calling me Marven!
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Yes, so true Cfree, folks think your weak if you seek help and that’s the major issue. So so sad.
Maybe now this will start public service announcments listing the symptoms.
@ Tatted
your gravi
Thanks…I absolutely
Terri from my own personal experience, severe daily pain and depression often go hand in hand. You can’t live through that kind of pain and not be depressed, especially if there is no end in sight for that pain. And one thing I’ve noticed, drs are quick to tell a patient that there’s nothing they can do after a certain point… at which point it’s hard to have a desire to keep on living knowing you’re going to be in excruciating pain every day of the rest of your life. That’s enough to make the strongest person decide to just give up
:hugs: Moon pie
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
@TERRI B
“he did relay it to the officials and that was it, did nothing after that. But I feel as a man in the position that he was in, I could not continue to have this guy working for me knowing what he has done. I don’t think it all should fall on him though, everyone involved should have consequences. That’s a child, we’re supposed to fight for them.”
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What else COULD he do after that????? HE DIDN’T WITNESS ANYTHING! I guess he was supposed to turn into Sherlock Holmes and follow Sandusky everywhere and get proof and chit so he could turn it in to the police and chit.
And if you worked with someone for 30 years and the NEW nigga came in and said “I think I heard your friend of 30 years molesting a child…” Who would you believe?????
Niggas need to think for they self before following what the media tell them to think like they sheep or something.
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Sorry, when it comes to child molestation, I don’t take it lightly. That’s nothing I can just brush to the side.
75 years old?? Something must have been seriously wrong!!! You shouldn’t have any real worry in the world at that age. RIP
<— SEES MY BABY JMO'S IGNANT AZZ IS BACK!
Thanks Y’all Still Crazy…I appreciate that.
It’s been 4 years since my son’s death and 2 years since my step-dad’s suicide. My faith in God has never diminished. I allowed myself to be hurt and angry at the circumstances of how both of them died but I am actually now at peace with both of their passings.
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
@YSO
“It’s true that cover-ups and conspiracies like this happen all the time in families. Doesn’t make it right. And he knew what was going on, whether it was third hand knowledge or not, and he didn’t do sht about it. I think that makes him just as guilty as everyone else involved.”
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He didn’t do ENOUGH. Which he said.
BUT, he did tell the school president about THIRD HAND knowledge.
Like I said, you can’t even be a witness with THIRD HAND knowledge so exactly what was he expected to do?
Why isn’t McQuerry, the ACTUAL WITNESS vilified??????????
Why isn’t Sandusky, the ACTUAL PERPATRATOR vilifed?
People like to create scapegoats. That’s what we do. And usually the more famous, the easier the scapegoat. That’s what happened here. Pure and simple.
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I call BS people aren’t vilifying him because he was famous they are vilifying him because of what he didnt do… If you knew a kid was getting raped at your job are you just going to tell your boss or are you going to call the police I can say with 100% certianty that i would call the authorities…Speaking from personal experience as a kid who was molested I can say that there is nothing in the world that gives you back that innocence once its lost. So look at it this was if that was your kid and all he did was tell his boss would you be upset that he didnt go to the authorites? All Paterno had to do was call the police once and he could have saved So many kids from having there childhood taken away… now back to my
cause i can see me getting heated…
144 PrytiBrownIs says: When i was 19 i had a friend take her life ove her sone father. she was so distraught she didnt even think of the child she was leaving behind. Tho I will never claim to know all of the details, i know she was being abused and felt that it was easier to to just end her life. He saw her do it…and just walked away. I cant say I agree with her choice but I can agree that when you feel that low, its prob hard to look at what that decision will do to others around you.
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i had a co-worker that shot herself in the face in front of her husband. was gonna shoot him but, in a split second, shot herself instead. he was gonna leave her. i think about her often. just get caught up in those few seconds.
i also have a friend whose husband killed himself after hurtful words were spoken. she got VILIFIED by his family and friends. but it was HIS choice. everybody is just not strong enough to make it past those thoughts.
@CALI
“Unfortunately that is not the case…my oldest son died suddenly two years before my step-dad decided to take his own life. He and my son were very close. He told me that he was feeling guilty that he blew my son off a couple of days before my son died because he was busy. I told him to get counseling, work through it with me or my mom, somebody, anybody. HIS feeling were very much at the tug of my heart for those two years. I had to deal with my own loss and deal with those that loved my son too.
Man, I can’t argue with you about this…it’s very painful, very real to me. My feelings are that suicide it horrible for those that are left behind.”
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I’m not arguing with you. And I’m sorry all this has happened to you.
But I don’t, and won’t, understand being angry at person for feeling helpless enough to feel that ending their life is the best solution.
That seems 100% selfish to me. To think about the pain they left on YOU, but NOT the pain they were enduring while they here. Which they obviously felt unbearable.
But hey, if it makes you feel better more power to you.
Moon pie
@ Ms. YaYa – Thank you bewski!
I think Joe Pa was told about it but he wasnt gonna do anything to mess up the Penn State football team… and that was totally wrong. You cant cover up something like that.
Yall still crazy says:
Yes, so true Cfree, folks think your weak if you seek help and that’s the major issue. So so sad.
Maybe now this will start public service announcments listing the symptoms.
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@MAN
I don’t agree at all with Joe getting all the sht heaped on him. Pretty much all of that should be on Sandusky and the other bastards involved in this child sex ring. No argument there.
I don’t think Joe deserved to pay with his life either. Again, that should be Sandusky as well. But ultimately I still think losing his job was right even if the real reasons (like the taking heat off the actual baby rapers) for it weren’t. Cause by saying he didn’t do enough, you acknowledge that he could have done more.
WHats up yall Rip to Lil Donny <— his folks called him that
As someone who considered suicide many years ago I cannot judge or look down upon anyone who decides to do so if it is stemmed from depression…anyone who has gone through depression knows how dark it is…with that being said, God brought me through it, there’s no doubt about that in my heart…I heard the devil talking to me during that time, anyone who goes through depression knows his voice loud and clear and he WANTS your soul…but my faith brought me out of that mess…I respect everyone’s views but only those who go through the darkest hours can TRULY understand this stuff…and those who make it through (like myself) are truly blessed and strong…
Ms. Everything says:
Terri from my own personal experience, severe daily pain and depression often go hand in hand. You can’t live through that kind of pain and not be depressed, especially if there is no end in sight for that pain. And one thing I’ve noticed, drs are quick to tell a patient that there’s nothing they can do after a certain point… at which point it’s hard to have a desire to keep on living knowing you’re going to be in excruciating pain every day of the rest of your life. That’s enough to make the strongest person decide to just give up
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True that, but I’m talking about the comments that are referring to as if he just gave up hope without seeking any help and what possible problems could a 75 year old have.
Im gonna go watch from the
cuz i see this about to turn reeeeeeal disrespectful to people and situations that they have been in themselves. i see it coming…..smh
NaijaGal – I thank you for that.
I tend to wear my feelings and they are very much exposed. It did hurt when Man said those things. I felt compelled to explain.
@MANNIE
“I call BS people aren’t vilifying him because he was famous they are vilifying him because of what he didnt do… If you knew a kid was getting raped at your job are you just going to tell your boss or are you going to call the police I can say with 100% certianty that i would call the authorities…Speaking from personal experience as a kid who was molested I can say that there is nothing in the world that gives you back that innocence once its lost. So look at it this was if that was your kid and all he did was tell his boss would you be upset that he didnt go to the authorites? All Paterno had to do was call the police once and he could have saved So many kids from having there childhood taken away… now back to my cause i can see me getting heated…”
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The KEY word here is KNEW. That’s the key.
Yes, if I KNEW a kid was getting molested I’d be the first person on the phone. I’d send pictures and draw sketches and chit of the nigga to send in.
BUT, what are you to do if you DON’T KNOW????????????????
If someone said they THINK they heard your Mom was molesting a child, are you calling the police? <<not rhetorical… please answer
@ Smurfette – I was starting to become mentally disturbed by it!
cheeks8683 says: I just googled his ex wife…didn’t know she looked like that…
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ok, i just googled her. lawd, don should have gotten him a nice sister from the active living community. he know he wrong for that. gotta pay to play!
CaliGirlinGA says:
lady_cn said:
“What would make a 75 year old man or woman for that matter kill themselves?”
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Still trying to figure that out…my step-dad was 73 and shot himself as well. My mom says that he was getting forgetful but no dementia (although I beg to differ – he was leaving food cooking, forgetting that he was cooking; driving all over town because he forgot where he was heading.)
Still no excuse for leaving behind a family that loves you and willing to take care of you NO MATTER WHAT!! It’s been two years but I’m still pissed!!
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This is a normal reaction, just some don’t care to admit it-
sorry for your loss
if we can get angry at God, I’m certain it’s not unfathomable to believe someone would be angry about their loved one taking their life, people say alot of things about how they would deal with a situation, until they actually have to DEAL with it
Praying God gives you peace~
Fe says:
As someone who considered suicide many years ago I cannot judge or look down upon anyone who decides to do so if it is stemmed from depression…anyone who has gone through depression knows how dark it is…with that being said, God brought me through it, there’s no doubt about that in my heart…I heard the devil talking to me during that time, anyone who goes through depression knows his voice loud and clear and he WANTS your soul…but my faith brought me out of that mess…I respect everyone’s views but only those who go through the darkest hours can TRULY understand this stuff…and those who make it through (like myself) are truly blessed and strong…
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:hugs: So thankful that God pulled u through it all.
Terri, I don’t think anyone just gives up without seeking any help and who knows, maybe he was sick, maybe he got a bad diagnosis, maybe he was going broke and didn’t want to live his life in a home with bad care, maybe he just wanted to go with dignity on his terms
I just don’t get all the people judging his choice when they haven’t been there
@CaliGirlinGA
Good to know. That is actually wonderful that you’ve dealt with it. God is so good and you knew to lean on Him when you needed it the most.
Folks that haven’t lived (even if there middle age) don’t know much yo
#depressionisreal&hasunexplainableoutcomes
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
@MANNIE
“I call BS people aren’t vilifying him because he was famous they are vilifying him because of what he didnt do… If you knew a kid was getting raped at your job are you just going to tell your boss or are you going to call the police I can say with 100% certianty that i would call the authorities…Speaking from personal experience as a kid who was molested I can say that there is nothing in the world that gives you back that innocence once its lost. So look at it this was if that was your kid and all he did was tell his boss would you be upset that he didnt go to the authorites? All Paterno had to do was call the police once and he could have saved So many kids from having there childhood taken away… now back to my cause i can see me getting heated…”
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The KEY word here is KNEW. That’s the key.
Yes, if I KNEW a kid was getting molested I’d be the first person on the phone. I’d send pictures and draw sketches and chit of the nigga to send in.
BUT, what are you to do if you DON’T KNOW????????????????
If someone said they THINK they heard your Mom was molesting a child, are you calling the police? <<not rhetorical… please answer
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I can say with a clear head that if someone came to mee and said I saw your mom raping a child i would call the police and have them investigate because someone has to protect those who are defenseless!
@YSO
“I don’t agree at all with Joe getting all the sht heaped on him. Pretty much all of that should be on Sandusky and the other bastards involved in this child sex ring. No argument there.
I don’t think Joe deserved to pay with his life either. Again, that should be Sandusky as well. But ultimately I still think losing his job was right even if the real reasons (like the taking heat off the actual baby rapers) for it weren’t. Cause by saying he didn’t do enough, you acknowledge that he could have done more.”
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We are in 100% agreement. And HE said he could have done more. But to label this man a monster and chit like that (not that you did) is complete idiocy and ignorance.
Half the people saying he was wrong don’t even know what happened.
R.I.P. Don thanks for the memories
confessions:?????
Ms. Everything says:
Terri, I don’t think anyone just gives up without seeking any help and who knows, maybe he was sick, maybe he got a bad diagnosis, maybe he was going broke and didn’t want to live his life in a home with bad care, maybe he just wanted to go with dignity on his terms I just don’t get all the people judging his choice when they haven’t been there
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@CaliGirlGA you are entitled to your feelings…I personally feel suicide is a very selfish act and you are a living testament to why I feel that way…people on here tend to speak from a lack of experience and I for you one do not consider you selfish in any capacity for your feelings…all the best to you as you continue to grieve and piece it all back together
@ChocD
:hugs: Thanks girl!
And I’m glad that CFREE pointed out the need for mental health awareness…many people do not understand how IMPORTANT it is! The mind gets sick JUST LIKE the body…
Imma digress on this though…see y’all later on a happier post!
Don had a LOT of skeletons in his closet. I think Warner Bros. owns the rights to make a Soul Train movie but Don was holding it up because he didn’t want is business from back in the day on front street. It must have been really serious if he didnt want that movie made. I bet they will start prouducing it now that he is gone. So sad…
damn this post is going every where..
@ CD Mrs<— Maven Smurfette Ms E INTENSE FEFE Pryti Denise whats up yall
nice sister from the active living community.
That made me HOLLER laughing.
I think it was the active living comm. part. Anyhow, I feel bad when I wonder…when these interracial divorces happen, that is…I wonder if it was a he/she just couldn’t “get me” or “understand me as a Black” thing..DJM.
THis is really sad and I couldn’t believe it when the story first broke it seems so confusing as to why he would kill himself!
@CD
I was raised Baptist by a very God fearing grandmother. I even went to church with my sisters and step-father. But I never felt what I was told I was supposed to feel and was never satisfied with the answers I got as to why.
As an adult, I sought to answer my own questions and the things I learned about God and organized religion in general were not at all what I was taught but they made complete sense to me.
So while I’m spiritual, I am not at all religious and don’t believe in God or The Bible or anything to do with either.
In this post Al?!?! GTFOH!
Hey Al
@ Al-Boogie
AT LEAST YOUR NOT CALLING ME “YOU” TODAY! 
Joe Pa was the scapegoat….. plain and simple.
Im not saying he couldn’t have done more, but HELL so many others could have done more. Penn state got blasted and Joe was there to take the downfall.
And the fact that we heard more about Joe then dusky really says a lot. Hell most ppl didn’t know what sandusky did, or who he was.
I agree that sometimes silence can do more harm than good. But he told someone something he HEARD, but didn’t witness. And yet he’s still the bad guy because he didn’t….tell more ppl about what he heard, but didn’t witness….
@ Everything, I understand depression…my background is in social work & I worked in hospitals, mental health clinics, social services, and now with military with depression. Also, while I don’t know Mr. Cornelius’ situation, I have been thru a time in my life when I wanted to end it (late teens). But I agree whole heartedly that a strong support system is needed.
When an organization fails, it usually leads to the top, a management issue, same thing here with penn state, they didn’t manage and management is all that’s supposed to be set in place with controls, rules, etc in order to strive.
All should’ve been terminated, and questioned by the police IMO
As someone who considered suicide many years ago I cannot judge or look down upon anyone who decides to do so if it is stemmed from depression…anyone who has gone through depression knows how dark it is…with that being said, God brought me through it, there’s no doubt about that in my heart…I heard the devil talking to me during that time, anyone who goes through depression knows his voice loud and clear and he WANTS your soul…but my faith brought me out of that mess…I respect everyone’s views but only those who go through the darkest hours can TRULY understand this stuff…and those who make it through (like myself) are truly blessed and strong…
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Wow :hugs: and really proud of you sounds like a page outta my book!
FeFe says:
As someone who considered suicide many years ago I cannot judge or look down upon anyone who decides to do so if it is stemmed from depression…anyone who has gone through depression knows how dark it is…with that being said, God brought me through it, there’s no doubt about that in my heart…I heard the devil talking to me during that time, anyone who goes through depression knows his voice loud and clear and he WANTS your soul…but my faith brought me out of that mess…I respect everyone’s views but only those who go through the darkest hours can TRULY understand this stuff…and those who make it through (like myself) are truly blessed and strong…
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Depression is a demon that takes a whole of you and just won’t let go, that’s how I look at it, when you are in it at the time, it doesnt feel like there is a way out, it can make you consider suicide for relief, that’s why I say it’s a demon, cause it encourages you to take your life or feel like there is no hope
thank God he brought you thru, and I’ve alos struggled with depression in the past & my faith also brought me thru-lot’s of praying and recognizing that it was an attack of the devil, and that waiting the feelings out & seeking counseling helped me overcome depression.
It’s so easy to say never, and for some it may be true, but I don’t think it’s a sign of weakness, I truly believe it’s a chemical balance & it’s definitely a medical issue, because if being strong-willed alone solved it, trust me everyone would be cured.
@ OTb whats up baby folks was getting upset Im just trying to calm it down is all
Mother Jefferson
@ Yso, so do you believe in a “higher power”?
Good morning everybody
Are y’all off topic yet?
FeFe says:
As someone who considered suicide many years ago I cannot judge or look down upon anyone who decides to do so if it is stemmed from depression…anyone who has gone through depression knows how dark it is…with that being said, God brought me through it, there’s no doubt about that in my heart…I heard the devil talking to me during that time, anyone who goes through depression knows his voice loud and clear and he WANTS your soul…but my faith brought me out of that mess…I respect everyone’s views but only those who go through the darkest hours can TRULY understand this stuff…and those who make it through (like myself) are truly blessed and strong…
@Yso
I can respect your difference in opinion but it truly makes me sad that u feel that way. I couldnt imagine myself feeling that way at all because God has been such a foundation in my life even when I didnt deserve him. Still love ya doe :hugs:
My fault @ You
CD whats up baby
Hi Al
<—confessions cd 
@MANNIE
“I can say with a clear head that if someone came to mee and said I saw your mom raping a child i would call the police and have them investigate because someone has to protect those who are defenseless!”
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The devil is in the details… here is my question:
“If someone said they THINK they heard your Mom was molesting a child, are you calling the police?”
They don’t even know for sure if she was or she wasn’t.
(which is what McQuerry told Joe Pa according the deposisiton)
You still going to the police?
*gets in Yso’s face*
He still loves you though
Nothing much chillin like a villan. Sup with u
Mr.BluPhi says:
Joe Pa was the scapegoat….. plain and simple.
Im not saying he couldn’t have done more, but HELL so many others could have done more. Penn state got blasted and Joe was there to take the downfall.
And the fact that we heard more about Joe then dusky really says a lot. Hell most ppl didn’t know what sandusky did, or who he was.
I agree that sometimes silence can do more harm than good. But he told someone something he HEARD, but didn’t witness. And yet he’s still the bad guy because he didn’t….tell more ppl about what he heard, but didn’t witness….
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I totally agree with all of that. I’m not saying Joe is this monster that should live on the face of the earth and I’m not putting him in the same boat as Sadusky. All I’m saying is, I think his firing was justifiable, but it should of happen to all that was involved, not just him.
Hey Eazy
OFF TOPIC:
Kimora responded: Haters carry on
FeFe it is VERY serious unfortunately our ppl take it lightly
a shame
trying to change the mood of things is all
@ Cfree whats up baby what you talking bout
Alot of professions are mandated by law for a “thought”, to report what was “thought”.
Man, you coach kids right, what if you heard something through the grapevine, about one of them maybe getting fondled or whatever, you mean to tell me that you’re not reporting it.
Didn’t you sign something that states otherwise?
Yall still crazy says:
When an organization fails, it usually leads to the top, a management issue, same thing here with penn state, they didn’t manage and management is all that’s supposed to be set in place with controls, rules, etc in order to strive.
All should’ve been terminated, and questioned by the police IMO
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Joe Pa wasnt fired because of that sandusky shait… Penn had been wanting to get rid of him for years but he was such a figure that you couldnt just fire him… so when this shait came up it gave the folks a Penn a chance to get rid of him. Think about it… Cops knew and other coaches knew at least about what someone saw no one investigated it because no one wanted to bring the Program down. They all are accoutable
Good morning everyone- praying that we all encounter peace of mind, love, comfort and our purpose in life…
Sad news in the Death of “Mr Soul Train”- may the blood of Christ and the Holy spirit comfort his love ones. May his soul rest in peace until judgement day.
Depression is a demon that takes a whole of you and just won’t let go, that’s how I look at it, when you are in it at the time, it doesnt feel like there is a way out, it can make you consider suicide for relief, that’s why I say it’s a demon, cause it encourages you to take your life or feel like there is no hope
thank God he brought you thru, and I’ve alos struggled with depression in the past & my faith also brought me thru-lot’s of praying and recognizing that it was an attack of the devil, and that waiting the feelings out & seeking counseling helped me overcome depression.
It’s so easy to say never, and for some it may be true, but I don’t think it’s a sign of weakness, I truly believe it’s a chemical balance & it’s definitely a medical issue, because if being strong-willed alone solved it, trust me everyone would be cured.
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Oh well first time for everything
I know this might be ignorant on my part but my coworker kept going on and on about the Don situation so I just rolled my chair over and said to her “its funny the ones who maybe should chuck up the deuces to life stick around” and rolled my chair back. Bytch mouth still hanging open
@ Denise whats up
@BLU
“Joe Pa was the scapegoat….. plain and simple.
Im not saying he couldn’t have done more, but HELL so many others could have done more. Penn state got blasted and Joe was there to take the downfall.
And the fact that we heard more about Joe then dusky really says a lot. Hell most ppl didn’t know what sandusky did, or who he was.
I agree that sometimes silence can do more harm than good. But he told someone something he HEARD, but didn’t witness. And yet he’s still the bad guy because he didn’t….tell more ppl about what he heard, but didn’t witness…”
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THAT’S WHAT I BEEN PREACHING!
Half the folk in here raggin on Joe Pa “HEARD” that such and such sell drugs or that such and such skimming money from they job or cheatin on they taxes or whatever and ain’t tell the police chit. They know it and I know it.
And admittedly every crime ain’t equivalent to child molestation but you know people OD on that chit everyday and we all know we ain’t rattin out the husstlers.
Let’s be real for a second here.
Hello Hony erryone
Kimora responded: Haters carry on
That’s it? I read the tweets from koala bear to her and wowsers
FeFe im glad u made it out of that
@FELINE
Do I believe in a “higher power”? Not really.
I believe there are powers beyond human perception and control. But I don’t believe there is an entity or being of some kind directing that power. If that makes sense.
@ CD
@Choco kola went OFF all night long about that, I had to google her age…very juvenile
@Al
Dummies more concerned with the fact he was married to a white lady.
The Devil is real and preying on the weak, lost and confused. Stay prayed up and ask The Most High for forgiveness for our sins so all can be forgiven for we are not worthy.
I think that people that have been molested feel a whole other way about situations and what they/we would do
That’s probably why our views seem so harsh to some.
@HONY
MORNING MI AMORE.. COMO ESTAS?
@EAZY
<— HATES AL-BOOGIE!
@Yall and Eazy
I like how Kimora handled it cuz Koala Bear sounded like a mad woman ranting and raving
Good one CD
@ChocD
you are a true cut up
Hey ALboy
talkn about ppl ignoring mental health issues obviously Don was suffering from some form, had he got the help he needed he may have still been here today 
not just him tho, black ppl have been made to think something is wrong with seeking professional help
HONY!! :hugs:
Always coming in with such positivity. It is appreciated. :hugs:
@ CD see that right there
you love someone you love them dont matter what color they are or how they look 
I have to keep going through that with some color struck folk I know come on man you dont have to lay down with his wife and you didnt have a chance with him so let it go
YSoSrs says:
@CD
I was raised Baptist by a very God fearing grandmother. I even went to church with my sisters and step-father. But I never felt what I was told I was supposed to feel and was never satisfied with the answers I got as to why.
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when it’s real, you’ll feel it and you won’t have any doubts about it. i was gonna say more but lawd i might get e-shot. if you don’t find it, it will eventually find you. just be open when it does.
Yeah, how do you fight a twitter?
A three-worder though
I think that people that have been molested feel a whole other way about situations and what they/we would do
hence my temporary breakdown yesterday certain things stir up different strange feelings some fearful some retaliatory
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muy bien and you flygirl beachybabe?
However breakdown or not I still was coherent and meant what I said
Hey Lakes :hugs:
WE NEED A NEW POST, maybe i’ll go look at sum booty
Has this post turned into church yet
just checking
Yeah, how do you fight a twitter?
A three-worder though
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You know why right Kimora living the FAB LIFE
@HONY AWW LOOKS AT THE BEBES :2dance: IM GOOD.. I LOVE HOW U COME IN HERE SO POSITIVE.. WE NEED THAT AROUND THESE PARTS
:2dance: CFREEEEEEEEEEE
@ You why you hate me
@YALL
“Alot of professions are mandated by law for a “thought”, to report what was “thought”.
Man, you coach kids right, what if you heard something through the grapevine, about one of them maybe getting fondled or whatever, you mean to tell me that you’re not reporting it.
Didn’t you sign something that states otherwise?”
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Yes, a lot of professions are required to report what was “thought.” Like Doctors and Child Care Services and basically people TRAINED to recognize things. For example, I’m an auditor. If I audit someone and they have the tell-tale signs of cooking their books I’m required to address it in the report because I THINK that’s what is occuring. But the key difference is that:
1. they are TRAINED to do it
2. they witness it first hand or have some sort of supporting evidence
Joe Pa was NEITHER! I mean, you really stretching over there.
And yes, I do coach a football team and I would be dayum near homicidal mad if I found out any of my (i refer to them as “mine”) kids were being abused. And yes, I would tell the police if I suspected anything was happening under any circumstance.
But if someone said “I heard something about somebody that might not be right in some way some how.” Exactly what am I telling the police?? There has to be some VALIDITY there that would pass the common sense test right?
Who knew problems with men/women relationships really don’t change with age
if you don’t find it, it will eventually find you. just be open when it does.
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Yall still crazy says:
I think that people that have been molested feel a whole other way about situations and what they/we would do
That’s probably why our views seem so harsh to some.
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I was just thinking the same thing. I got so pissed with a male friend of mine once because he was really arguing to me and my girlfriends that child molestation doesn’t happen that much and he’s hole attitude toward was so low key, I could tell that he “thankfully” never experienced it in any kind of way. But how can you argue with people who have experience it, about the seriousness of it.
Choco blessed love to you… how are you feeling today?
eastpointvet says:
seems fishy but if they say suicide ill roll with that
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I think so too East
@ Yso what up
Because you keep calling me YOU!
@Hony
Better :hugs: you truly bring LIGHT when you enter SR in the truest sense!
Yso..
How are you and the boyz? I read what you said and I am going to pray hard for you. I feel your heart and it is opened and full of alot of the things our FATHER is. We live and we grow and at times we seek and find what is not destined for us. But I have faith you won’t be lost for long. When he calls for you.. I hope you answer the call. Much love to you. He has not forgotten you so don’t forget him.
@East
I thought the same this morning but I needed more details
WHat else should I call you
@FREE
Thanks. One thing I always try to do is keep an open mind. I even still let my kids go to church so they can find their own way to their beliefs, what ever they may be.
NOW IT MAKES SENSE WHY IT’S 50 DEGREES IN UPSTATE NY-LOL CHOCO, I’M NOTING THE DATE AND TIME
I feel your heart and it is opened and full of alot of the things our FATHER is. We live and we grow and at times we seek and find what is not destined for us. But I have faith you won’t be lost for long. When he calls for you.. I hope you answer the call. Much love to you. He has not forgotten you so don’t forget him
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Deep and well said
And yes, I do coach a football team and I would be dayum near homicidal mad if I found out any of my (i refer to them as “mine”) kids were being abused. And yes, I would tell the police if I suspected anything was happening under any circumstance.
I know that you’d be the first one up in arms…
But if someone said “I heard something about somebody that might not be right in some way some how.” Exactly what am I telling the police?? There has to be some VALIDITY there that would pass the common sense test right?
Honestly Man, you’re still supposed to tell it! Worse case scenario: a fallout. Best case scenario: you saved someone from suffering. One is worth way more than the other.
Sorry, man, I wouldn’t want you coaching my child if you have to have hard core facts first before you report the possibility that someone could be molesting them. Suspension is all I need. If I turn out to be wrong then so be it. A lot of the time, the facts don’t come until after. That’s why you report it so that it can be investigate.
What you been calling me – Tatted!
NOW IT MAKES SENSE WHY IT’S 50 DEGREES IN UPSTATE NY-LOL CHOCO, I’M NOTING THE DATE AND TIME
:woot: I couldn’t even not give you YOUR PROPS! 
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My coffee taste funky.
My coffee taste funky
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Did you get it from your pantry at work if so someone aint cleaning machines right
:hugs: @ALBOY
I hope you get a post for your “confessions” today.
@HONY
Thank you. :hugs:
Well ty sweetheart @ Choco… I am blessed, protected, and he does for me what I can only imagine of doing for all my brothers and sisters.
Did you go to the Dr btw yet?
@ OTB tell me something about elevators
@ SIS – How is your day going thus far?!
Creamy, shet it! *puts an ankle long skirt on you*
Can we get a
Big Mama was on The Game last night(soul food)..idk why I thought she’d past a while ago 
@ Yso i got things on my mind ight now im trying to be respectful but this aint gone last I feel something Ignant rising up
not that I participate in such behavior…. just an fyi…I mean I take mine to clear up my skin…
Well ty sweetheart @ Choco… I am blessed, protected, and he does for me what I can only imagine of doing for all my brothers and sisters.
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I make a concerted effort to do his will as well…
Did you go to the Dr btw yet?
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Today and thanks…
@CHEEKS.. HUH??
@ Eazy I saw that and made a fist like she did on soul food
Cheeks we brought that and Monday’s “worthy to be born” post up
Can we get a Big Mama was on The Game last night(soul food)..idk why I thought she’d past a while ago
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Me too! Look like she went on weight watches too…Mama done slimmed down…
@TERRI AND YALL
“Honestly Man, you’re still supposed to tell it! Worse case scenario: a fallout. Best case scenario: you saved someone from suffering. One is worth way more than the other.”
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I agree with this.
But still have to use common sense to some extent is my point. That doesn’t mean I need “hard core facts” but if the person telling this information to you says they don’t know what’s going on, exactly what are you telling the police to investigate?
You have to at least be suspicious of something right?
@Cheeks
Yes I heard that and Im not surprised the world is being flooded with all sorts of pharmaceuticals that cost a lot!
I don’t drink coffee.
<—Really green tea.
@SIS IT’S OK.. JUST ANOTHER DAY..
<AGUA
@ Cheeks that a terrible thing to have happen where is this list nomobabies
But if someone said “I heard something about somebody that might not be right in some way some how.” Exactly what am I telling the police?? There has to be some VALIDITY there that would pass the common sense test right?
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But that is my point Its not up to you to decide if the claim hold any weight thats for the police to decide. So with all of that said i would report any and everyone that someone comes to me talking about they heard or think they saw a child being molested. And i mean ANYONE!
I do agree that the attention was in someways point the wrong way since the ones that need to be looked after are the kids involved they are the ones we nees to focus on and be sure they are okay…
Eazy says:
Big Mama was on The Game last night(soul food)..idk why I thought she’d past a while ago
Okay, does she have any teeth? #justwondering
@ laker yep…Pfizer recalls 1 million brith control pills…
http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/01/pfizer-recalls-1-million-birth-control-pills/
@ALBOY
Stay skrong. That ain’t nothing but the devil.
I felt bad about her lil fictional testimony too, I woulda slid her some money after the service
@ SIS – Me too! Bored. Need to file dem taxes so I can get my $50!
Who you kiss a prolapsed uterus for 50k?
:2dance: @LAKER
I got caught up in all the serious talk. How you doing today? :hugs:
@YSO UR GATO SCARES ME..
IT LOOKS EVIL!
Come and put your name on it
Put your name on it
Come and put your name on it
Your name
Put you wanna put name on it
Put your name on it
Come and put your name on it
b-b-b-b-b-uh
Its not even my birthday (my birthday)
But I want to lick the icing off (the icing off)
I know you want it in the worst way (the worst way)
Can’t wait to blow my candles out,
He want that
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake,
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake,
Cake, cake, cake,cake,cake,
Ooh baby, I like it,
You so excited,
Don’t try to hide it,
I’mma make you my b-tch,
Cake, cake, cake, cake,
Cake, cake, cake, cake,
Cake, cake, cake, cake,
Cake, cake, cake,
I know you wanna bite this,
It’s so enticin’,
Nothin’ else like this,
I’mma make you my b-tch’
And its not even my birthday (my birthday)
But you wanna put your name on it
And its not even my birthday (my birthday)
And he tryna’ put his name on it
Ohh,I wanna f-ck you right now
Just get up on my body I’ll do anything
@Yall idk where I got tht from but when I seen her yesterday I slapped my knees like it was the best surprise
@ choco AMEN! beautiful.
Eazy says:
Can we get a
Big Mama was on The Game last night(soul food)..idk why I thought she’d past a while ago
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I thought so too….
The Game…..last night….Jason…..I don’t know what to think about this show anymore….the stereotypes are getting on my nerves!!!!
Yes Man, and that “suspicion” would be when whomever said something (or a pc of something) to you.
Poll your parents, well I don’t want you to scare them. But I am telling you that if you hear ANYTHING you should report it. Ain’t no parent gonna be mad at that…
@ Eazy I was skeptical thining she wanted some money then she didnt ask for any so I felt sorry for her
@YSO :2dance: <<TO MARC ANTHONY!
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
@TERRI AND YALL
“Honestly Man, you’re still supposed to tell it! Worse case scenario: a fallout. Best case scenario: you saved someone from suffering. One is worth way more than the other.”
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I agree with this.
But still have to use common sense to some extent is my point. That doesn’t mean I need “hard core facts” but if the person telling this information to you says they don’t know what’s going on, exactly what are you telling the police to investigate?
You have to at least be suspicious of something right?
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Thats why if you are the person came to you take that person with you to the authorities that way there is nothing lost in translation…He was the authority figure he should have moved it to th epolice…i agree that the guy who went to Paterno could have done the same thing but since it was reported to him Paterno was in the drivers seat IMO
@Cheeks … I heard that on the radio this morning. Did anyone else hear the strippers from Magic City on the radio this morning? They call themselves pole artists <— hadn't heard that one before
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
@TERRI AND YALL
“Honestly Man, you’re still supposed to tell it! Worse case scenario: a fallout. Best case scenario: you saved someone from suffering. One is worth way more than the other.”
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I agree with this.
But still have to use common sense to some extent is my point. That doesn’t mean I need “hard core facts” but if the person telling this information to you says they don’t know what’s going on, exactly what are you telling the police to investigate?
You have to at least be suspicious of something right?
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Right. But being a victim myself and my experience with it, I don’t take it lightly. Joe may not had his own suspension, but there was someone who did, that came to him about it. And the man admitted his self that he could have done more, so to me that was saying something. But I don’t like how it all fell on him either. If you wasn’t following the case, you would have thought Joe was the one being accused of the action itself.
@Al that’s gross man, nobody should be kissing no uterus’s
@ Elvin sis in law you did
@CHEEKS
“did yall hear about the recall of birth control for NOT working…”
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How far back is this dating?
Yall still crazy says:
Yes Man, and that “suspicion” would be when whomever said something (or a pc of something) to you.
Poll your parents, well I don’t want you to scare them. But I am telling you that if you hear ANYTHING you should report it. Ain’t no parent gonna be mad at that…
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@JMO
Pole artists? I likes that
I usually just call them pole riders 
Did anyone else hear the strippers from Magic City on the radio this morning? They call themselves pole artists <— hadn't heard that one before
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First "Sandwich Artist" at Subway…now this ish…Folks need to just accept their job titles and just live with it
312 ALBoy says:
Who you kiss a prolapsed uterus for 50k?
Would a “peck” count?
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Were you all happy and ish 
now that you saw her 
<-me
EZ, I’m cracking up! Did your mind do a “double-take”
@ Eazy it came up yesterday that a couple chicks had there relocate to the outside of there honey pot so Im sure that it could come up Im just trying to see what kinda money it would take for yall to go there
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
@CHEEKS
“did yall hear about the recall of birth control for NOT working…”
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How far back is this dating?
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Im sure you have nothing to worry about
You look so good
(you look so good)
Ain’t my type of hype baby
(me and you were crazy cool)
You look so fine
(you look so fine)
Ain’t my type of hype baby
(Aint my type of hype)
*full force*
Stop flirting with me
something about elevators
Best thing to emulate your kegels after?
<—agua
There is a
up
@LAKER
Why is folks so afraid of my Joker pussy? Okay, I’ll go and change it. I’m even taking requests. What y’all want to see?
@ Otb this is what Im saying explain to me the process…… while you deri <—— word scramble
<—– smart water
@TERRI B
“Right. But being a victim myself and my experience with it, I don’t take it lightly. Joe may not had his own suspension, but there was someone who did, that came to him about it. And the man admitted his self that he could have done more, so to me that was saying something. But I don’t like how it all fell on him either. If you wasn’t following the case, you would have thought Joe was the one being accused of the action itself.”
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I’m with you. Really I am. Joe Pa SAID he could have done more and no one is denying it. But to act like he was just callous doesn’t speak to the facts. He told “authorities”… just the wrong “authorities.”
And, I don’t take it lightly either and I don’t have kids but I love all my nephews and 1 niece like they mine and if we suspect someone abuseing them, we taking that charge cause we wouldn’t be an investigation on molestion. There would be one on a homicide. <<real talk
#notscaredofgoingtocourt
I am not trying to be funny…..
But why would he commit suicide when he was clearly on his way out anyway? He could have just waited…..
Choco aka Hippie says:
Hey Eazy
OFF TOPIC:
Kimora responded: Haters carry on
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What did Kimora say
@Hershey
Those three words Haters carry on
OFF TOPIC
I made some baning three tortellini last night the hit was my own marinara sauce
cheeks8683 says:
Did anyone else hear the strippers from Magic City on the radio this morning? They call themselves pole artists <— hadn't heard that one before
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First "Sandwich Artist" at Subway…now this ish…Folks need to just accept their job titles and just live with it
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You know hoez always wanna claim "something" other than what the hell it really is.
@Yso
Tired of Joker pussy lets see a pic of ummm a Sweet Pussy
Whats funny
Folks need to just accept their job titles and just live with it
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And or status
Choco aka Hippie says:
@Hershey
Those three words Haters carry on
OFF TOPIC
I made some baning three tortellini last night the hit was my own marinara sauce
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Well damn Kimmy…whatchu put in that there tortellini?
#hungry
I want some tortellini
#justlikethewaythatsounds 
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Damn regarding the BC, folks probably got the wrong dude claiming he’s daddy
Hell, maybe the chicks don’t know either 
Hershey you wanted to type Tortellini too huh?
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Chocolate Diva says:
@Yso
Tired of Joker pussy lets see a pic of ummm a Sweet Pussy
*whispers* or wet
while it’s still peaceful
@SIS CHECK UR EMAIL
MY DAY JUST GOT A LITTLE WORST.. **LOGS THE FUK OFF** 
@Hershey
girl I added to regular sauce and let it simmer for at least an hour GOT DAMN my marinara is delicious
Kimmi
For real tho ION care my typos
It is not my place to judge when or how he died, May he Rest In Peace Regardless
RIP Don. Love, peace and soul!
R.I.P. to a Visionary and Pioneer in the Entertainment Industry… You won’t SEE ANOTHER like Don when He was in HIS Hey-Day Though (WORD !!!) And HIS Attire was BEYOND GROOVY Too
… 
And “IT’S All Been a STONE GAS Honey…”
Damn, that’s shocking. I don’t really know what else to say…RIP, whatever you were escaping Don, i hope you’ve finally found peace.
Sad, the first thing I thought was “was he sick or something?” My 85 year old father told me when his penis stops working it’s time to check out on life. I heard too that he had Alzheimers, he was old school cool, so the effects that disease are debilating to a man like that. He had a good life RIP Don.