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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Just in closing, I wanted to touch on something that
touched on earlier today in one of the questions that
came in, and it was just about appreciation and how
this woman just was upset with her husband because he
comes in and he complains about his job, and he
wanted her to acknowledge that, and he wanted her to
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understand how hard he was working. And he was talking
about how hard it is for a black man out
here to work in the atmosphere that we have to
work in. It's not saying that black women don't work
in the same atmosphere. There is a difference between the two.
And she says, well, I tuned him out, but I've
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been imploring him to just go get another job. Why
don't he do that? Well, it's not that easy out
there to just go get another job with the benefits,
with the seniority, with the same amount of pay. You know,
he may be at an age where they don't hire
people of his age anymore, forty and stuff like that.
So it's a lot to consider. But let's not overlook
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the basic problem that his brother had when he wanted.
All he wanted from his woman was to validate him.
All he wanted was appreciation. And I'm going to say something.
I'm speaking for all men right now. Most men leave
this world underappreciated. All of my true friends are my age.
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They all feel this way, they all have felt this.
Just being a man, a husband, and a father is
really really a thankless job. It's really really tough man.
And I'm not saying it's not tough for women, because
it is. But let's just look at let's take for example,
Mother's Day versus Father's Day. That right there shows you
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the level and the effort that men, boys have to
put forth to show their appreciation for their mothers, and
as they should. It is a well deserved title. You
only get one mama, and I understand it, But fathers
don't get that same type of recognition. Now, is it
because you think we mean and were supposed to be
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tough and we're supposed to just suck it up and
deal with it because that's what we do every day.
But don't you know how much it would mean to
your man if you just appreciated him, if you showed
it to him, if you told it to him. You
know how much it would mean to your man if
you would talk to your kids and say, go in
down and tell your father thank you, because that man
bring it in here every day and he just show
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up sick, well off, whatever, and he keep putting it in.
Do you know what that would mean to that man?
Do you know how many times you are your man
has had to help your family, or your man has
had to help some other people, and it goes without
thanks and appreciation, and it wears on a man. The
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sad thing about being a man is we don't really
get You don't really know how value you are and
how much you appreciate it until you gone, and we
got to stop that. I just think we have to
stop that now. I'm speaking up on behalf of men
because I've been in that position many times where I
just felt unappreciated. I have, and you can look at
what I have and think that ought to fix it
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and compensate for it, but it don't because there's nothing
like appreciation. And I'm gonna tell you this again, ladies,
most men leave this world feeling underappreciated, and you just
don't know what it would mean to him if everybody
gathered around him and just told him thank you, if
it just did some kind for the man, if you
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just had you have your damn kids call they dad
every now and say, hey, man, look, I know you
don't have to do what you're doing, but I show
appreciate it. I'm talking from experience, too, but I'm talking
because I know all of my friends feel the exact
same way. I could tell you right now on this
show that Junior and Tommy feel the exact same way.
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They just do. Man, But it don't look good when
we complain about it, because just like the lady said
in the letter, I've tuned him out. Why don't he
just go get another job, because you don't know what
it's like, because you don't understand, as a black man,
what this is to go out there in this world
afterday and bite your tongue and deal with the things
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you deal with, and then to come home and not
get no reinforcement, not have a place to get our
battery recharged. And then we got to turn around and
go right back out there again and produce again and
bring that check home again. And ain't nobody clapping for us,
ain't nobody cheering us home, and ain't nobody appreciating us?
And that's gonna get old. Ladies, do your man a favor.
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Gather everybody else that's ever he's ever done something for
and tell them to appreciate your fail even if you
do it, tell everybody else get anything. It would mean
a lot to them. Those are my clothes remarks today.
Have a great day to y'all. Have for all. Steve
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