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Thank you nephew. She saw my mama and didn't stop.
That is the subject here. Stephen Shirley. I've been married
to my soulmate for nine years. She is raising my
two kids like her own, and I love her son
like he's mine. My dad has been living with us
since Christmas of last year because my seventy four year
old mother cheated on him with one of his friends.
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When it all went down, my wife went to my parents'
house because my dad called our house screaming that he
was about to hurt his wife. I was out of town,
so my wife went to make sure every thing was okay.
She ended up tussling with my mom, and my mom
called the police on her. My wife spent a night
in jail and she's hated my mom ever since. It's understandable,
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but my wife has a problem with what holding grudges.
My dad forgave my mom, but my wife can't let
it go. My mom has lost everything and she lives
with her sister now because my dad wanted to sell
the house. He said he couldn't stay in a house
after he caught his wife there with another man. My
mom is doing bad and she's been in counseling. She
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left counseling yesterday and blew a tire on the exit
ramp of the freeway. My wife called me to tell
me that my mom was on the side of the
freeway and she probably needed help. I had already gotten
the call from my mom, but I was about thirty
miles away from her. My wife saw my mama and
didn't even stop. At what point will she forgive my mama?
It was ninety five degrees yesterday and she drove on
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by my mama like she was nobody. A big problem
with my wife over that, and we argued about it
all night. I have a headache and can't sort this out. Yes,
my mom started the fight and press charges, but she
has apologized. How can my wife be so cruel? How
can your wife be so cruel? Your mom cheated on
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your dad with one of his friends in their house.
And I know you love your mom and this is
your mom and all that, and of course you should
love your mom. But did you ask your mom that
same question when she was fighting or tussling as you
call it with your wife and mate? Your wife spend
the night in jail. Your mom pressed charges on your wife.
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She was in jail. I mean, she just went over
there to try and help them. Your parents were fighting,
your dad was threatening to hurt your mom. That was very,
very risky on your wife's part. She could have gotten
hurt herself, and she ended up in jail. It's hard
to come back from something like that from jail. I mean,
I guess your wife is just done with your mom.
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I don't know too many people who wouldn't feel the
same way. Quite frankly, you yourself said you understood. Now
would it be great if your wife could move on
and forgive if she had stopped and helped your mom, Yes,
of course it would have. I mean I would have
stopped and your dad forgave her after all that. But
your wife is not there yet. It doesn't sound like it.
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She's not there, and it may take some time. Maybe
she'll soften up a bit in the future, or maybe
she will never get there. I you know, I guess
she went and got her. You never said how your
mom got home, but your wife did at least call
you when she saw your mom stranded. I mean, she
didn't help her, and I think that's wrong. You know,
I would have helped her, but she didn't. And do
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you know, I don't know. I hope you guys can
get this together. I know that's not what you wanted,
just a phone call from her. This is a problem,
and you guys are going to have to deal with it.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
Steve, Now, yeah, right now, here's what I see in
this letter. This letter is all about your wife, what
she's done, how she's handled it, what she's going through
the result of her actions.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
All that.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
That's what this whole letter is about. So let me
say this. What I see in this letter is really
really a good person. Your wife is really really a
good person. Now I'm gonna show you why I think
she's a good person. First of all, you've been married
to her for nine years. You say she's your soul mate.
Let me tell you why she's a good person. She
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is raising your two kids. They like they her own.
That's big brother, that's big. And you love her son
like he's mine. That's big. My dad has been living
with us since Christmas of last year. Now keep in mind,
if we getting this letter now Christmas of last year,
we looking at about eight months. Okay, so this happened
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eight months ago. My seventy four year old mama cheated
on him with one of his friends. Now you know, man,
I don't talk about nobody mama. If you know me
how I feel about mama's I ain't talking about nobody mama.
So but I ain't talking about your mama. But let's
imagine this was somebody else we was talking about here.
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This seventy four year old woman decided to get a
little frisky and cheat on her husband with one of
her husband's friends in her husband's house.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Hold. Up, dog, that's a big one to try to swallow.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
Since last Christmas, when it all went down, your wife,
this good person went over to your parents' house because
your dad called y'all house screaming that he about to
hurt the wife. She go over there, Your ass out
of town. You ain't ever where you supposed to be,
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out of time. Then you're thirty miles away, hundred years
so your ass ain't ever wear But this good woman
is always there. Yup, Now here we go. She went
to make sure everything was okay. She ended up tussling
with your mom. Now you know why your mama jumped
on her, because your mama got busted and your mama
was wrong. So now you coming over here to help
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him out, and she'd have jumped.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
On her call.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
The police had your wife for rested, and she'd have
spent a night in jail trying to help your damn people. Boy,
when I come back, I'm gonna just keep showing you
how you got a good girl over there, all right,
expecting a lot from it though.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
That's right. We'll have part two of your response coming up, Steve.
At twenty three minutes after the hour, Today's Strawberry letter,
subject she saw my mama and didn't stop. We'll get
back into it right after this. You're listening hard Morning show,
all right, Come on, Steve, let's recap today's Strawberry letter.
The subject is she saw my mom and didn't stop.
Speaker 3 (07:02):
This is a letter about a really really good woman,
this man's wife. And in this letter that I'm reading,
I can prove to you she's a good person, but
she's taking the brunt end of this whole thing that
ain't even her mess. You're married to her, she's your
soul mate. You've been married nine years. Let me tell
you how good of a woman is she raising your
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two kids like they hers, and you do it a
good thing because you love her son like he yours. Okay, cool,
Yo daddy been living with y'all. Okay, she done took
this man in he's seventy some years old since Christmas
of last year because yo seventy four year old mama
cheated on Yo daddy with one of his friends in
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they house. The man called the house to tell y'all
your ass out of town.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
But guess who picked up the phone. Your wife.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
He go over there because he's screaming in the phone
he gonna hurt her. She go over there to stop that,
end up tussling with your mama, who then calls the police,
has her arrested, and she spent a night in jail.
Hold on, man, here's a person man that's bearing the
brunt of a lot of actions of some old ass
people that she ain't got nothing to do with. She done,
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went over to the house, she tried to help him.
She let your daddy move in trying to help him.
Now her asses went and spent the night in jail.
Then your wife spent the night in jail, and she
hated my mom every since. I'm pretty good though now
the you know, most people that had me sent to jail,
I hated they ass too.
Speaker 2 (08:37):
I'm just gonna be real.
Speaker 3 (08:38):
Yeah, right now, I ain't spent to jail a lot
of times, but a few times I have been. I
hated the people that sending me there. Let's move on, Steve,
Let's move on. Then you said it's understandable, but okay,
then if it's understandable, then keep on understanding.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
All right.
Speaker 3 (08:56):
My wife has a problem with holding grudges. Waymn hold donk,
this just happened eight months ago. My dad forgave my mom.
Well that's your damn daddy, But hell, your daddy living
with y'all. Your daddy forgave your mom, But my wife
can't let it go. Your daddy ain't been to jail
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your daddy was in love with your mama. See that
love color covers a multitude of sins. Your wife just
thrown into this situation, so now she gotta love everybody
like y'all do. It ain't her mama. She ain't cheated
on nobody, and you want her to feel the same
way everybody else feel.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
Okay, but my wife can't let it go.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
My mom has lost everything and she lives with her
sister now because my dad wanted to sell the house. Bro,
I'm just gonna tell you right now, your mom kind
of bought all this on. I'm just saying to you
on the reel. Your mom calls this trickle down effect.
These series of actions was caused by what your mom did. Okay,
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he said, Now he wants to sell the house because
he can't stay in the house after he called his
wife there with another man.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
That's understood. Now, guess what your wife got to do.
Speaker 3 (10:10):
Your wife got to take him in cause he don't
want go over there and stay.
Speaker 2 (10:13):
At the house. Well, dog, tough it up.
Speaker 3 (10:16):
Dal you carry your ass over that just don't go
into bed no more, but take your ass home. You
got a house, but no, no, your wife to let
him come live over there. She burned the responsibility for
actions of a whole lot of people. My mom is
doing bad, and she's been in counselor. I feel sorry
for your mama, dog, But once again, all this was
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brought on by an action.
Speaker 2 (10:37):
That she did.
Speaker 3 (10:38):
All right, She left counseling yesterday and blew a tie
on the exit ramp on the freeway. My wife called
me to tell me that my mom was on the
side of the freeway and she probably needed help. Now,
I had already got the call from my mom, but
I was thirty.
Speaker 2 (10:54):
Miles away from her.
Speaker 3 (10:55):
Like I said, you ain't ever wear your ass suposed
to be when your daddy called, When your daddy called
and told you he was fitna hurt your mama.
Speaker 2 (11:04):
Your hands was out of town.
Speaker 3 (11:05):
Now your mama call your half thirty thirty miles away.
Speaker 2 (11:09):
Now here.
Speaker 3 (11:09):
You want your here, You want your wife now to
get involved again with your mama, who then already had
us put in jail.
Speaker 2 (11:18):
Spend a night.
Speaker 3 (11:19):
Who a woman probably ain't never been to jail before
in her life. She over there trying to help somebody.
Now have to spend a night in jail. All right,
My wife saw my mama and didn't even stop.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
Nope, I'm just gonna let you.
Speaker 3 (11:33):
Know, man, it ain't a whole lot of people gonna
pull that car over, because every time she try to help,
here comes some mess. Now she paying for this mess.
She did say, hey, your mama out on the side
of the road. She told you that it ain't no
life or death situation, and she didn't even stop. At
what point was she forgive my mama? I'm telling you
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right now, probably not this year. I'm just gonna go
out on the limb. Too early, too early. It was
ninety five degrees yesterday, and she drove by my mama
like she was a nobody.
Speaker 2 (12:05):
Well, turn the car and cut the down.
Speaker 3 (12:07):
Sit your hands in the car, you know, if you
need to get your ass over there, mister thirty miles away,
mister out of town.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
All the damn time.
Speaker 3 (12:15):
I got a big problem with my wife over that,
and we are at all night.
Speaker 2 (12:19):
I got a headache and can't sort this out.
Speaker 3 (12:21):
Yes, my mom started to fight and press charges, but
she has apologized.
Speaker 2 (12:25):
How can my wife be so cruel? Your mama apologized.
Speaker 3 (12:29):
Your mama apologized to your daddy, to your daddy, done forgave.
Speaker 2 (12:33):
Her, but he ain't moved back into that house. See
you asking.
Speaker 3 (12:37):
Your wife to be bigger than everybody in this damn
letter when it ain't nobody in this letter being the
big person they supposed to be.
Speaker 2 (12:45):
Your mom got it, She's going to counseling. She doing bad.
Speaker 3 (12:49):
That's what happened when old ass people make mistakes like
this because you're too old.
Speaker 2 (12:53):
Y'all know better.
Speaker 1 (12:54):
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