With the majority of African-American homes being run by single moms, we’re no strangers to baby mama drama. If it doesn’t impact us directly, we know someone who is going through it.
Sometimes it’s funny to hear about it -- man against woman, mom against dad, enemy lines drawn and a take-no-prisoners attitude. Some of our favorite comedians, like Earthquake, have entire acts devoted to the horrible relationships they have with the mothers or fathers of their children But in the midst of the drama, we can’t forget the factor that makes mamas mamas and daddies daddies — it’s the babies. They’re in the middle. They’re living the drama, and the drama they live is the drama they have to bring with them to school, to work and to other relationships when they become adults.
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There are some things that are out of our control. Relationships don’t work out sometimes. That’s a given. There are going to always be unplanned pregnancies or marriages that end in divorce. But once children come into the picture, in an ideal world, adults would behave as adults and try to work things out for the sake of the children. In reality, it’s not easy for women or men to see someone they love or even once loved move on. Experts say sometimes when a man or woman brings a lot of drama into an old relationship, they do it because they still have some feelings for the person they’re sparring with. They’ll do anything, even if it’s negative, to still have some kind of contact with their ex. Whatever the reason, we need to step back and think of the kids. When you clown your ex in front of your children, you’re not helping them at all. The next time you’re about to tell your child something about his “no-good daddy” or “no-good mama,” put yourself in that child’s place. No one likes to hear bad things about their parents, and to hear it over and over again starts to have an impact on your child’s self esteem.
If you want to talk bad about your ex, there are plenty of people who want to listen to it — friends, co-workers, relatives, church members, walking partners — just about anybody except the person you’re currently dating. But the last person who needs to hear it is your child. In the end, the child will be angry at the parent you’ve turned him against and angry at you for putting him in that position. As J. always reminds people who call up to complain about their exes, at one point they were doing something you really liked. You chose him or her, even if it was only for one night.
There are some people out there who have worked this thing out. If you and your ex are acting like grown ups and treating each other with respect for the sake of your children, I want to know about you. Let’s see the other side of the drama.
