xohonestea

I write complex characters. Good and bad don’t exist. EVERYTHING circles back. Nobody is perfect- and Mora… is a baby. Y’all would HATE to see a 12-18 month room😭😭
          	
          	Zac? Controlling- his trauma
          	Fatima? Fights control- her trauma
          	Mora? Is attached and doesn’t like her space/ things disturbed. If she wants mommy- she’s GONNA act out- that’s what they do at that age. Hell- even at two I’m still getting the midday “I want mommy.” “I want daddy.” Breakdowns. 
          	
          	And that woman doesn’t dislike Mira. She just prefers the sister she literally raised. Mora prefers the auntie with her Mami’s mannerisms.  And if ZAC want HIS baby closer to his sister- he can make that happen. Just like he takes her to see Gladys, he can take her to see Gladys.
          	
          	Everything is not on or up to Fatima. 

luvcrystalfanpage_

@xohonestea I know !!! I definitely love the direction of the book keep going 
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xohonestea

@luvcrystalfanpage_ !!! Like. I’m not writing a fairytale here
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luvcrystalfanpage_

@poohwashere it really does happen in real life!!! 
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xohonestea

I write complex characters. Good and bad don’t exist. EVERYTHING circles back. Nobody is perfect- and Mora… is a baby. Y’all would HATE to see a 12-18 month room😭😭
          
          Zac? Controlling- his trauma
          Fatima? Fights control- her trauma
          Mora? Is attached and doesn’t like her space/ things disturbed. If she wants mommy- she’s GONNA act out- that’s what they do at that age. Hell- even at two I’m still getting the midday “I want mommy.” “I want daddy.” Breakdowns. 
          
          And that woman doesn’t dislike Mira. She just prefers the sister she literally raised. Mora prefers the auntie with her Mami’s mannerisms.  And if ZAC want HIS baby closer to his sister- he can make that happen. Just like he takes her to see Gladys, he can take her to see Gladys.
          
          Everything is not on or up to Fatima. 

luvcrystalfanpage_

@xohonestea I know !!! I definitely love the direction of the book keep going 
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xohonestea

@luvcrystalfanpage_ !!! Like. I’m not writing a fairytale here
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luvcrystalfanpage_

@poohwashere it really does happen in real life!!! 
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xohonestea

this message may be offensive
(Because I’m reading the comments about the argument)😵‍💫😵‍💫
          
          I think the only way to explain it is- Zac sometimes leans into a parental role with Fatima- a person who rejects her parents because of what they put her through. When she feels parented, she snaps. Even more now that she’s pregnant.
          
          And Zac DOES sound a little controlling sometimes- so it’s like metal on metal. 
          
          He tries to control- she proves she can control it herself.
          
          As far as Mora goes- cause of the comments on her-
          
          She’s 15 months- with attachment issues.
          
          For the first what- six months of her life Fatima was holding her, feeding her, removing her for Zac and Karen when they were heated- loud. Fatima has always been her regulator.
          
          Don’t get me wrong- she’s spoiled AS HELL! But she isn’t a bad baby- I just give y’all her spoiled, bratty, Mami moments.
          
          ALSO! Zac's trauma with his own dad also plays a part in why he lets Fatima be main parent. He doesn't want to seem over aggressive or mean to this little one year old looking up at his big ass. (He WAS the child looking up at a big ass man at one point.)
          
          Fatima does NOT hate Mira- that’s their banter. Mira sees Tima as a mean rich girl, and Tima plays into sometime, but she loves Mira. Mira calls them Bougie Baby and Bougie Mama for a reason.
          
          Last thing! Ren!
          
          Fatima gives Ren her baby because Mora settles with Ren. Ren is mini Fatima and if she can’t get to Fatima, and that’s who she wants, Ren will work. Her speech patterns, mannerisms, and FACE- Mini Fatima. 
          
          And OMG- Mora loves her daddy, she just spends literally every waking moment with Fatima. Not saying the attachment is healthy, but it’s there.

LuvvxVeah78

@xohonestea I actually understood your way of writing this book and I thick you did explain in some parts of the chapter 
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xohonestea

@CK20245 thank youuu☺️☺️☺️ I work with babies
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CK20245

@xohonestea I gotta tell this book is so realistic when it comes to mora as a baby with parents ans how they are with her and also how she is as a baby... my kid acted alot like Mora.. love the book... 
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xohonestea

Thank y’allll. Y’all comments do not go ignored. Trust.❤️

kandidkonvowithKay

Listen… I had to break that chapter up. It was heavy. It was triggering. But it was also beautiful.
            
            To read about a man who loves you, protects you, covers you, and creates a space where submission isn’t demanded—it’s a natural response to feeling safe… whew.
            
            God, I pray that kind of love for all my sisters, especially my Black sisters. Because once I truly understood that I was worthy of a healthy, soft, protected love, I stopped settling for anything that required me to abandon myself just to be chosen. Thank you lord for my man 
            
            May we all experience a love that feels like peace, not survival.  keep blessing my dear sister because maybe her writing is her healing but she also helping others heal
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