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This letter is a repost of a strawberry letter from the steve harvey morning show.
Date: 02/07/2008
Subject: Young and Engaged
Good Morning Steve Harvey crew!!!!!!!! I am 18 years old and still a hardworking student as a senior in high school. I also work part-time to earn money for college. I have a boyfriend that truly adores me and has given me three wonderful years. Even though I am young I am very capable of making my own decisions. My boyfriend has recently proposed to me. I haven't even started college yet and I admit that I am to young to accept such a big committment. I love him so much (even though we're only 18) and your're probalbly thinking that I don't know what love is, but what if we're meant to be and I miss out on this great oppurtunity at love? I should be focused on graduating and starting college life, but how do I tell my boyfriend that I am not ready for this endeavor without hurting him or him breaking up with me? He means a lot to me and your opinion would be greatly appreciated. I love your show and I really need your help. Sincerely, I'm young but not ready to be married.
This letter is a repost of a strawberry letter from the steve harvey morning show.
Date: 02/06/2008
Subject: Am I a Good Man?
Good Morning - Steve, Shirley & Tommy. I want to first start off by saying that you guys are an inspiration and keep up the good work. I am currently in a relationship with a woman who has somehow stripped me of my dignity as a black man. She's a mexican-american woman. I am contemplating on leaving this woman and have been for sometime. I just don't know how. I cannot gather up enough courage to do so...A little background in our relatiionship. During the early stages in our relationship - she has talked so negative about the black race stating that black people are ignorant, lazy and ugly...That I was lucky that she even gave me a chance. Because of these sterotype she has about black people I stayed in the relationship to change that myth, however in the process I've been stripped of my dignity and self-respect. She has slapped and punched me; she has called me a stupid N with the "ER" at the end; she has caused me to drop out of graduate school; she had taking control of my entire pay check only providing me with a enough money to travel to and from work; she has taken limited communication with any of my friends and family; she demand back massages every night; I moved in with her, but I don't have a key to her apt., she states that I need to earn it by "behaving"; she altered my visting schedule w/my daughter from every weekend to every other weekend; she states that the only thing my daughter should get from me is child support and nothing above and beyond that; She gives me a daily allowance of $5 from a monthly check of over $4,000 net; She gets upset over the simpliest thing and we stay up arguing until its time to go to work the next morning; she will not allow me to go to bed, if she feeling upset or angry about anything; she refuses to discuss my issues; I told her that I wanted to strengthen my relationship w/daughter and she's against it because it may take time and resource away from us; she sometime makes me leave and sleep outside in the cold as a punishment for making her upset. The last time i made her upset was when I told her I was to work on the relationship with my daughter, especially since she starts highschool next year; she takes and hide my driver's license, passport & car keys and since, I don't have the keys to her house, I cannot simply go there when she's at work. There's not a day that I wish I was dead. Steve, Shirley & Tommy: I know this relationship is not healthy, but the problem is I am afraid of her; She always make me feel like I am the problem and I think its working - whenever, I gather up enough strength to leave, I fill guilty. I need some solid advice, please give me advice how to get myself out of them. Signed: Am I a Good Man?
This letter is a repost of a strawberry letter from the steve harvey morning show.
Date: 02/05/2008
Subject: My 11 year old wants to get a job!
Dear Shirley and Steve, I am a 32 y/o single mother of three beautiful children ages 16,13 and 11. Even though I had my children at an early age. I have worked hard to provide for them and keep them in a nice home with the finer things in life. I will admit that this caused me at times to neglect myself and things that I wanted. However this past year has been a trying time at my job and some weeks I don't even make 40hrs. That caused a drastic change in my household. I still try to keep my children busy with J.R.O.T.C,cheerleading,dance also football and basketball. However, my youngest son now wants more. More cash. He wants to get a job working at his friends uncle's car wash and selling blue crabs on the side. I really don't want my son to start working at 11 years old. I think he should spend more time as a child and focus on schoolwork and his football and basketball. I've talked to guy friends of mine who says there's nothing wrong with him getting a job and how "back in the day" they cut grass to make money. I feel like that may have worked for them and their family but I think that working as a child somehow takes away a little innocence. I want to do more for my children financially but right now my hands are tied. I know this will only get worst because I'm about to start school in a few months to get my nursing degree. I don't want my son to be so focused on money because I feel like in the future he might want to make the 'quick' money the streets provide and become a stastic. I'm fighting hard for me and my children to beat the teen-parent odds and I don't know what I should do. So to work, or not to work that is the question. Help
This letter is a repost of a strawberry letter from the steve harvey morning show.
Good morning Steve, Shirley, Nephew Tommy. You don't know how much you've helped me through a very difficult time in my life. I've finally decided to write this letter to get your perspective on my situation. I am a 30 year old woman, living in New York City. Two years ago I married a man that came from the other side of the tracks. Before we got married, we openly discussed our goals and he seemed to be on the same page. I agreed to move into his apartment, even though it was in a bad neighborhood, because he promised that we would live there only for a year, pay off our bills and buy a house. About a year after we were married, he quit his job and I got a new job making considerably more money, well into six figures. A little while later, my husband informed me that buying a house was out of the question until he made the same amount of money as me. Over time, things got worse, he couldn't find a job and he turned physically and emotionally abusive. I love my husband, but momma didn't raise no fool...finally I decided to leave, and with God's strength, I've been able to re-build myself and my life. Here's the dilemma, now he's trying to reconcile the relationship. He calls and leaves me messages apologizing, but I refuse to get pulled back into the drama. I don't answer my phone when I see his number and I don't return his calls. At some point, I need to find closure in all of this. Should I call him and say "it's over" or should I turn the page and let my attorney handle the rest? All the best, Slim Red
This letter is a repost of a strawberry letter from the steve harvey morning show.
Date: 01/31/2008
Subject: Keeping the Cooke in the Family
Subject: Keeping the Cookie in the Family Hello Steve, Shirley, Carla, Nephew Tommy, and the crew. Here is my problem, I can't seem to stop giving my cookie up to my brother-in-law. I married my husband in 2000. The marriage started off just great we couldn't seem to get enough of each other; we do everything together; dancing, concerts, movies, as well as raising two beautiful children together. Now heres where the problem comes in, whenever my brother in law come over, my husband and my brother-in-law are always talkin bout how good he makes his cookie at home feel (his wife). Don't get my wrong it's not that I dont think my husband isn't any good...my husband just ain't baking the COOKIE all the way. Steve he's leaving some ingredients out. My brother-in-law came over and my husband wasnt home - big mistake! My brother-in-law wanted me to call my husband to see how long he would be before he came home. I lied and told him I called my husband. Long story short, Steve, I ended up sharing my cookie with my brother-in-law; on several occasions. I really love my husband and want my marriage to work I want to end this affair with my brother-in-law. But Steve, I can't seem to get enough. We are planning a trip to Hedonism III, my husband, brother-in-law and his wife. I am looking forward to being with my brother-in-law more than my husband on this trip. Should I tell my husband about our affair, or should I just go on the trip and continue to keep my cookie in the family for a little while longer? - Sign, Keeping The Cookie In The Family
This letter is a repost of a strawberry letter from the steve harvey morning show.
Date: 01/30/2008
Subject: 20 year old abused girl flighting back to regain her life!
Subject: I'm 20 and bout to lose my mind Dear Shirley and Steve, I am a 20 year old Female in VA, and I need your advice please. Well for the past year I have been holding in a secret that has been eating me up everyday. Back in January of 2007 i was raped by my 17 year old brother while living in my fathers house -- a minister may I add. So I told my father what happen and you know what he did about it -- not a darn thing, he told me that we shouldn't mention anything about this to my stepmother cause it will cause confusion in his household. Then as punishment for my brother he had to do whatever I asked him until he gained my trust back, I didn't ask him for a thing Then in April until May of the same year my father molests me. He would come in my room in the middle of the night when he thought I was sleep and do things. I was not sleep, but I was so afraid of showing him that I wasn't asleep I just laid there praying for him to go away. My father had to go out of town to preach at a church so when he left I called one of my best friends and I moved out, he called everyday acting as if he was so worried about me. So one night I went to church and he was all broken down and crying, until I brought to his attention why I left. I didn't do it in front of anybody and I wasn't loud or disrespectful to him in any way, and he had the nerve to tell me he was being used by the devil because his wife wasn't having sex with him and he was curious about me. At that time and even now I would like to take him by his neck and hurt him, but am I wrong for feeling this way? Please help me, I am at the end of my rope and I am truly hurting because I am to afraid to tell anyone!!! Please help. Sincerely, Sick And Tired Of Being Sick And Tired
This letter is a repost of a strawberry letter from the steve harvey morning show.
Date: 01/28/2008
Subject: Hater of a Fiance
Dear Steve and gang, I am a young professional man in this big city in South Carolina. Well let's TRY to make this as short as possible. I am a 22 year old engineer who happens to be blessed with other young professional friends with whom I grew up with. One in particular friend is a 23 year old young lady. We have known each other since the 5th grade and have been close since the 7th. We have had 10 years of friendship without any sexual feelings attached because we are simply not each others type. Girls have always gravitated toward me and their boyfriends always get mad at me. I try to push off the taken girls just to avoid tension among anyone but they ignore their man and come back. Well this particular girl broke up with her ex boyfriend because of me. Months later another dude started pursuing her and her interests. Right off the bat she told him she was friends with a guy, who is me, and asked him if he would have a problem with it. He replied "absolutely not'. She went on to date the jigga boo and things were fine. He would even converse with me when we both were around. She recently moved in a house and they have a child together. He has made statements to her saying he doesn't want her being around me anymore, doesn't want me coming to the house (a house she pays half on), and doesn't want her talking to me on the phone (a phone that's in her name). Although she continues to sneak around me and talk to me, I feel completely cut off. Past female friends I had and lost never affected me like this because I trained myself to not get attached to females, but this is 10 years of long trials of friendship and believe it or not we are tied at the heart. We are so in sync with one another and click in so many ways. We basically know every secret about each other and no one makes me laugh like her. Now she is set to marry this HATER and possibly weed me out of her life completely. I just need to know if I should cut off all feelings for her before I'm cut out.
