Mailbag Classics

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Read – "Mailbag Classics" Episode (February 20, 2025)

Hosted by Loud Speakers Network, "The Read" features bloggers Kid Fury and Crissle engaging in candid, humorous discussions about hip-hop and pop culture, intertwined with personal anecdotes as they navigate life in New York City.

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1. Introduction

In the "Mailbag Classics" episode, Kid Fury and Crissle delve into listener-submitted letters addressing a spectrum of personal and cultural issues. Their signature blend of humor, shade, and insightful commentary provides listeners with both entertainment and relatable advice.

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2. Critique of RuPaul’s Drag Race: Representation and Authenticity

Listener Letter: Teen

Timestamp: [00:32]

Teen raises concerns about the inclusion of Matty Morphosis, a straight man, in RuPaul's Drag Race. They commend the opening of spaces for boys interested in drag but question the sanctity of ballroom culture as a safe haven for marginalized communities.

Notable Quotes:

• Crystal: “To me, first of all, this is no RuPaul's ballroom culture race. You know, it's a show about fucking cross dressers.” ([02:03])
• Kid Fury: “It feels like RuPaul is being like, see, y'all bullied me into opening it up to trans people.” ([05:13])

Discussion Highlights:

• Authenticity in Drag: Crissle expresses skepticism about Matty Morphosis’s role, suggesting that straight men have long participated in drag without issue.
• Representation: Both hosts discuss how Drag Race has evolved to include more transgender contestants, questioning the genuine intent behind these inclusions.
• Production Influence: They critique the show's production for possibly exploiting diversity to appease critics rather than fostering genuine representation.

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3. Relationship Manipulation: Carlton’s Story

Listener Letter: Carlton

Timestamp: [16:12]

Carlton shares her experience with a manipulative partner who falsely portrayed himself as a guardian angel to gain her trust and companionship. Despite his deception, she grapples with his role in helping her through a difficult time.

Notable Quotes:

• Kid Fury: “If you are living with a nigga who lied from the beginning, I would get that guy out of your house.” ([22:04])
• Crystal: “I just want you to know that you need to leave this nigga.” ([22:54])

Discussion Highlights:

• Trust and Deception: The hosts emphasize the severity of deceit in relationships, especially when it exploits vulnerability.
• Advice Given: They strongly advise ending the relationship, highlighting the impossibility of regaining trust after such manipulation.

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4. Financial Strain in Relationships: Ashley’s Dilemma

Listener Letter: Ashley

Timestamp: [24:41]

Ashley discusses her frustration with her boyfriend’s lack of financial contribution and work ethic. She questions whether she’s in the wrong for wanting him to be more responsible and contribute fairly to their shared expenses.

Notable Quotes:

• Crystal: “I don't give a fuck if he’s straight. Just give me the drags.” ([05:11])
• Kid Fury: “You're not wrong for wanting somebody who works regularly... but you agreed to do this.” ([36:12])

Discussion Highlights:

• Financial Imbalance: Crissle and Kid Fury address the importance of equitable financial contributions in relationships, emphasizing that agreed-upon arrangements should be honored.
• Personal Accountability: They critique Ashley’s decision to agree to a disproportionate financial arrangement, suggesting it set the precedent for her current frustrations.

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5. Deceptive Practices: Jessica’s Rental Car Fiasco

Listener Letter: Jessica

Timestamp: [59:00]

Jessica explains how she used her company’s promo code to rent a car for a group trip without informing her friends, effectively keeping the discount while collecting payment from others. Upon discovery, her friends are upset despite her justification that the rental was necessary.

Notable Quotes:

• Kid Fury: “You were deceptive, like, as fuck.” ([63:57])
• Crystal: “You are a terrible person.” ([65:02])

Discussion Highlights:

• Ethical Concerns: The hosts condemn Jessica’s lack of transparency, labeling her actions as deceptive and selfish.
• Consequences of Dishonesty: They highlight the erosion of trust and friendships resulting from Jessica’s decision to conceal the promo code benefits.

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6. Friendship Fallout: Vanessa’s Argument

Listener Letter: Vanessa

Timestamp: [70:01]

Vanessa recounts a heated argument with a friend that escalated due to conflicting views on relationships. Her drunken remarks led to a significant rift, leaving her isolated and uncertain about repairing the friendship.

Notable Quotes:

• Kid Fury: “You talk about getting back but you destroyed it completely.” ([78:35])
• Crystal: “You are a terrible person.” ([65:02])

Discussion Highlights:

• Communication Breakdown: Crissle and Kid Fury discuss the importance of managing emotions during conflicts to preserve friendships.
• Steps to Reconciliation: They advise Vanessa to issue a heartfelt, handwritten apology, emphasizing accountability and understanding of the hurt caused.

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7. Complex Relationship Dynamics: Kima’s Story

Listener Letter: Kima

Timestamp: [81:31]

Kima shares her tumultuous relationship involving her ex-girlfriend and a new man, Chris. The situation intensifies with a sudden pregnancy, complicating her emotional and relational landscape.

Notable Quotes:

• Kid Fury: “This is a bad situation.” ([85:18])
• Crystal: “You are pregnant and you’re gonna hide from her ass for nine months.” ([86:25])

Discussion Highlights:

• Ethical Dilemmas: The hosts criticize the deceit involved in continuing a relationship while being pregnant with another man’s child.
• Impact on Relationships: They stress the importance of honesty and the destructive consequences of secrecy in romantic relationships.

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Conclusion

In "Mailbag Classics," Kid Fury and Crissle navigate a series of listener letters that explore themes of deception, trust, financial disparity, and the complexities of modern relationships. Their unfiltered advice and candid discussions provide both entertainment and practical insights, staying true to the podcast’s mission of spilling tea and offering support through humor and shade.

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Notable Quotes Reference:

• Quotes are attributed to either Kid Fury or Crystal with corresponding timestamps in brackets, enhancing the summary’s authenticity and traceability to the original content.

Transcript

[Kid Fury]

Happy day.

[Crystal]

Welcome back to the show. And it is time now to read your letters.

[Kid Fury]

So our first letter this week comes from Teen, who says, my name is Teen. And I, Stan RuPaul's Drag Race, Kornbread Angeria, and Willow Pill are giving me every part of my life this season. But I have a couple thoughts on Matty Morphosis. On one hand, I see how this straight man can open up a world for boys who don't necessarily fit a certain mold but have an interest. On the other hand, I feel like ballroom culture is a sacred world that was meant to be a safe haven for a community of people that had few other spaces to be themselves. But on the other hand, this could be like the time everybody but Jamaicans were upset with Adele for appropriating Jamaican culture. Because when I tell you, everybody was mad except Jamaicans.

[Crystal]

Literally, I told y'all, like, literally, Jamaicans were the only ones that were like, I am Blair. I am blessed every day of my life. Like, Jamaicans didn't care.

[Kid Fury]

Black Americans was up in arms and Jamaica's was like, calm pants. Anyway, Teen said, I said all that to say I would love to hear what you two think about Matty Morphosis. Not asking you to speak for the entire community, obviously, but just as two individuals who enjoy Drag Race. Thanks, team.

[Crystal]

I love this question. Thank you so much for asking.

[Kid Fury]

Yes, thank you, too.

[Crystal]

I personally. Okay, like, I almost brought this up in the read, too. To me, okay, it's not RuPaul's ballroom culture race. You know, it's a show about fucking cross dressers. And so, like, who can. I don't. To me, first of all, this is no shade to Mattie Morphous. I haven't seen enough of her drag yet to give, like, a proper summarization of how I feel in terms of what she gives. But I feel like so far, Matty Morphosis is a checkbox. It feels like ever since the show got well deserved criticism for some of the people identities that were lacking in their cast, the trans girls, they've been specifically, they've been more like, hey, guys, look at this person. You know what I mean? And so, like, we know we talked about way back when when RuPaul said whatever dumb shit about trans women, why trans women weren't on RuPaul's Drag Race. Now she didn't see it for them and blah, blah, blah, and got read to filth for it. And then, you know, she had Gia Gunn on the show, which was like a soft way to introduce Trans. The trans identity. Because Gia had already been on the show, et cetera. And, you know, then we got Gottmik. Now we have Kornbread, and we have Kerri Colby, and we've had, you know, more. More people of the trans identity and experience. We've been on the show since then. And I feel similarly to Maddy. It feels like Maddie was a way to be. For them to be like, look, we got someone on the show that's straight. Cause it's like the least interesting thing about the bitch, like, in terms of being a drag queen. Because straight men who do drag is not nearly new, revolutionary, innovative. Maybe it's new or gag worthy to a lot of you whose only real understanding or realm in terms of the world of drag exists in drag race alone. But men who identify as straight have been dressing in drag or cross dressing or whatever forever and ever. And some of them have done it professionally for a while. So to me, when I saw Maddie and I'm like, oh, this person's straight. I'm like, okay, I hope the bitch turns it, because there are straight drag queens that deliver.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, okay.

[Crystal]

So to me, it's like, I guess I understand why some people feel like, oh, well, I guess why is she here? Like, she ate up somebody else's opportunity or whatever. But I refuse to put on, like, a cape for anybody that identifies as straight or whatnot. But at the same time, you have to understand that this is someone from the south that identifies as straight, that has been wearing women's clothes and expressing their femininities from a very young age. So I'm sure life ain't been no Crystal's hair for that bitch either. So them coming into this show and being one of 13, 14 bitches who are dressing up in drags and doing the things. To me, it's serve or get the fuck out. The same way that I would feel about the next bitch. I don't give a fuck who you sleep with, how you sexually identify. That doesn't matter to me. The same way if you identify as a CIS male, female, trans, or whatever, give me the drags. Turn it. Entertain me or leave. That's where we're at for me on the 14th season of this show.

[Kid Fury]

I mean, that is still the point. Like, you can check off all these different boxes and, you know, hashtag diversity or whatever, but we do still want girls who are good at what they do. So after Maddie gave us that Kentucky Fried Chicken couture, I was not shocked to see her in the bottom two spoilers. If you haven't seen the most recent episode, but she did what she needed to do. So as somebody who's not really part of the community, I will just say it definitely feels to me like RuPaul is being like, see, y'all bullied me into opening it up to trans people. So now I'm gonna say anybody in the community can be on the show and fuck y'all. And y'all can't say nothing about it. Cause y'all made me do this in the first damn place. So it kind of feels like that. Like, it's a little vindictive. It doesn't feel genuine. Cause there are probably no shade to her. Better straight men who do drag sincerely than. But I also don't know that Maddy is exclusively heterosexual. Like, she might think she is, but did you see the way she quivered at that nigga?

[Crystal]

And see, I don't like that. I don't. I don't like that. Because, like, if you come on here to me at 34, where I'm at in my life and from my perspective, if you come on here and you just say, oh, I'm straight, bet. Great. All right, so here's where the things are. You can put your things over there. You'll be on the main stage at this time. I don't give a. Like, I don't give a fuck about any of that other shit. But the girls want to make it a whole thing. Like when the one other queen was, like, on their episode when the bitch they were talking about being gold star gays who was a gold star gaze.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Crystal]

For those at home who don't know, Goldstar gay is a gay person who's only had sex with the same sex, never dipped their toe into straight land. And so they're talking about who among them is the gold star gay and the one queen that, like, knew Maddy from wherever they're from and knows that she identifies as straight, gonna say, oh, and you know, Maddy's not a gold star either. And you could tell that, like, when he said that, that Maddie was, like, uncomfortable by it because she never intended him coming in there and talking about being straight or whatever. Straight away, she's in my drags and keep it moving. I didn't like that. Cause it's like, bitch, you already know her tea. Why the fuck are you trying to, like, do that shit and make her uncomfortable when you already know what's up? And then the next moment, I feel like that's production.

[Kid Fury]

Absolutely.

[Crystal]

That's what I'm Saying, like, they're trying to hype it up. Like, this is the straight guy. But, like, is he straight? How long will he be straight? It's not your motherfucking job, position, nerve, or anything to open anybody else's closet door if they're in it at all, or drag them up out of there. If that nigga says that he's straight today on RuPaul's Drag Race, then he's straight. And if next year he's like, I sucked a dick for the first time and I live, then I'll call him what he calls himself next year. We don't have no reason or no right to be trying to do the most for nobody else. And that's what I'm saying. I feel like production is trying to play a game with it again on some. Like, well, is he straight? Who the fuck cares? Is he a good drag queen or not? Cause that makeup was not giving me what it needed to be giving me on the Runway. That's what I care about. I don't give a fuck who is he sucking or fucking when the cameras are off. I don't.

[Kid Fury]

I mean, no, I don't either.

[Crystal]

I didn't know why I was gonna do it in the ring.

[Kid Fury]

I do. Cause you got very fired up by that.

[Crystal]

Everybody is annoying me with that shit. Who gives a fuck if he's straight?

[Kid Fury]

I just think as soon as you are cast on RuPaul's Drag Race as the first straight queen, that's going to be your storyline for every week that you are on the show. They are absolutely gonna hype it up every chance they get. They gonna talk. I mean, and they did the same thing with Gottmik, where it was like, oh, my God, Gottmik's trans. And is it okay if we call you girl? Like, is that triggering? Is that bad? Like, I feel like, on one hand, those are good conversations to have. Right? Right. So I feel like, on the one hand, that's a good conversation to have. Cause I did actually wonder that, too. Like, is it okay to call Gottmik girl? And she was like, yeah, bitch. I mean, we all the girls, like, we're impersonal. We're the girls. These are characters.

[Crystal]

So.

[Kid Fury]

Yes. But, like, don't misgender me out of drag. Like, understand the difference between me doing this for work or for fun or whatever and my humanity outside of it. So it's like, I see that side, and I think that's a good conversation to have on a national platform so that random people can see this and know how to have conversations with trans people they know or meet.

[Crystal]

Absolutely.

[Kid Fury]

And at the same time, I feel like production be playing y'all.

[Crystal]

Like, that's exactly what I'm saying, personally.

[Kid Fury]

Absolutely, Absolutely. Because I'm saying this, exploiting the girls.

[Crystal]

I feel like it is a great opportunity to have really, really solid and impactful conversations. I don't know how much I trust World of Wonder or the Drag Race fandom to handle it properly.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, that's it. That's it.

[Crystal]

That's all I'm saying. It's like we're gonna do it for the sake of doing it and then fall over on their faces when we could really make a difference if we're gonna do it.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

We're not. We're doing it to be like, oh, yeah, we had a straight drag queen on RuPaul's Drag Queens. Because Gu. People do drag sometimes, too. It's like, if we're gonna do it, like, let's do it.

[Kid Fury]

I still think Ru, y'all have 18 Emmys.

[Crystal]

People watch this show.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. Yeah. I still think Ru did it just because she had an attitude.

[Crystal]

Absolutely.

[Kid Fury]

With having to be more.

[Crystal]

She was pissed.

[Kid Fury]

She was like, y'all bullied me into letting the trans on the show.

[Crystal]

Oh, fine. Is that trans women aren't an integral part of the reason why. Anyways.

[Kid Fury]

I hate when people act like communities don't overlap. Like, obviously, girl. Obviously.

[Crystal]

Duh. Stupid. Plus, identifying as a woman and being in drags are completely different. They're completely. Ask nearly any cisgender female pop star today, when they're walking about in their regular Ray Bans and going and getting their Starbucks. That's them, the lady. When they're on the COVID of whatever album or they're in their music video. That's them in drag.

[Kid Fury]

Come on, Sasha Fierce. Somebody else has to kick in and take over.

[Crystal]

Hello.

[Kid Fury]

When I got to be honest, why.

[Crystal]

Are we acting like the girls can't do it, too?

[Kid Fury]

I mean. Yeah. I think the important thing about Drag Race is to remember that this is still a television production, first and foremost.

[Crystal]

Thank you. And it is not the all encompassing eye, the speaking mouth of drag and the girl.

[Kid Fury]

So every time Maddie looks at somebody in the pit crew for half a second too long, trust that production will playing that up.

[Crystal]

Absolutely.

[Kid Fury]

And it will be a thing. Because reality tv, maybe she isn't all the way straight, but, like, that doesn't. Who cares if she is?

[Crystal]

Like, right.

[Kid Fury]

Well, I mean, but because reality tv, that's literally what they do. The baiting Is the point.

[Crystal]

So that's why I need Nikki Gilbert. At worst, women in reality film.

[Kid Fury]

That's right. Call Nikki Gilbert. Oh, wait. Cause you're not a woman. So sorry, girl. But yeah. So those are our thoughts on Drag Race. Adore Drag Race. Adore Angeria so much. She. I'm trying to think who is my favorite? Other than Kornbread, obviously. And I think it might be her.

[Crystal]

But I love Kornbread, so.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, my God. When he started crying when they were talking about the family stuff, I was just like, ooh, wee. Ooh, my heart, my heart. I feel you.

[Crystal]

And it's just cornbread. First of all, cornbread. You know, cornbread is trans.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, no, I did not know that.

[Crystal]

Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

Oh. Oh, okay. My bad. Miss Girl did not mean to do.

[Crystal]

That, because I think that she began transitioning around the time of. Of Drag Race.

[Kid Fury]

Okay.

[Crystal]

But she. Oh, man. Just that clip of her bringing Willow that, like, hot tea or whatever for her hand. Oh, yes.

[Kid Fury]

Just the sweetest person. Just the sweetest person.

[Crystal]

Look, you all already are turning it like, your drag is already great. You already have the personality and the sense of humor and everything like that. But also just seeming to.

[Kid Fury]

Ugh.

[Crystal]

I'm obsessed with it. Like, I love. I love Kornbread. Like, that's my front runner. But it's like, Kornbread is giving. Whether that bitch wins this season or not, you are the girl. Like, I already know that bitch is set. Cause she's just phenomenal.

[Kid Fury]

Them bald looks, everything. And again, Ms. Willow Pill, I did not. Cause you was struggling with that singer. I did not think you was finna turn out them goddamn looks, girl. I was blown away with what Willow Pill did. It was.

[Crystal]

I think those are. I think they're my two favorites, honestly.

[Kid Fury]

But I just. Angeria, I just. I don't know. It's something about Miss Lady Ladies reminds.

[Crystal]

Me of so many people. Yeah. People I know and love.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. But, yeah, big fans of Drag Race.

[Crystal]

And they always get me.

[Kid Fury]

They do everything.

[Crystal]

They always come around the season. It's always you girls that come in and introduce us to yourself and introduce the world to you and show us what you have to offer your hearts. Don't ever get it twisted. Don't matter what week you go home. Whatever you make this show. You're the reason why these people have all these Emmys. Mostly these white gay people. Y'all make this show every single fucking season. You're a joy to watch. Thank you so much.

[Kid Fury]

So from Carlton, who says, I took your advice and told My boyfriend. And it went well. We laughed about it. He apologized like, nigga, clean your course. It went well, right? He apologized and he has been spotless ever since. And we even managed to make it back to the bedroom. Amen. There was one hiccup, however. His sister, who it turns out, also listens to this show, figured out that I sent in this letter after he brought up the subject in front of her as a joke and she went on a rant. She said, I obviously don't respect her brother or our relationship because I can't seem to keep his business to myself. And that I embarrassed him by writing into the read and he should think about that. If he, quote, needs someone that childish in his life.

[Crystal]

Girl, don't who the fuck your brother is. Girl, we don't know who he is. And he needs to clean his nails. Like, that's just nasty.

[Kid Fury]

So Carlton continues and says, rachel, I know you are listening. So maybe if you spent less time in your brother's affairs and more time focusing on your own, your man would not have left you and you would have something better to do with your time than just being around people's houses uninvited, pissing them off, talking shit, planting seeds of doubt in their relationships. You need Jesus. No shade. But shade. Thanks again, Ken Fury and Crystal, you guys are amazing. So listen, it's going to be mad awkward at the next family function, okay? If the sister is listening, I mean, you know, you could send us your side or you could just let it go. But, you know, I feel like Carlton said, you know, bitch, try me. So you just never know what's gonna happen when you write into the show. You just, here we are.

[Crystal]

We are just right here.

[Kid Fury]

All right?

[Crystal]

Like, life is a TV show.

[Kid Fury]

And the fact that she sent the message through us seems like I know you listen.

[Crystal]

Since she is listening and she has so much to goddamn say.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, Jesus.

[Crystal]

I just want you to know this. Like, what? Why not? Sure. Why not?

[Kid Fury]

All right, yes. Let's dive into our letters this week. This first one comes from Lisa, who says, my name's Lisa and I'm a 23 year old Korean and African American woman. I am an adoptee and from Korea. And I found out when I was adopted at 10 years old. Since then, I've been on a quest to find my birth mother. And I traveled all the way to Korea last year, but found out that she passed away just one week before I got there.

[Crystal]

Oh, man, that is so fucked.

[Kid Fury]

Naturally, I was devastated. And that's when I met Gabe. A total stranger who came up to me and said he was my guardian angel and that he knew I was sad about my mother.

[Crystal]

What?

[Kid Fury]

I was shocked. But Gabe told me that God put him in my life to watch me and that he's a new angel who hasn't fully gotten his credentials, so he needed somewhere to sleep.

[Crystal]

Uh huh.

[Kid Fury]

At first I didn't really believe him, but eventually I caved in. Three months later, Gabe confessed to me that he has been Facebook stalking me for over a year.

[Crystal]

Oh no.

[Kid Fury]

And he didn't know how else to holler at me, so he made up the guardian angel story.

[Crystal]

Oh my God.

[Kid Fury]

I feel so frustrated and hurt that he kept this lie for so long.

[Crystal]

I just. I just felt the need to look behind me. Like I just honestly wanted to look over my shoulder, just.

[Kid Fury]

But on the other hand, he brought me out of the toughest time in my life and I had no idea how much I needed his presence.

[Crystal]

What do y'all.

[Kid Fury]

Okay, my question is, would you stay with someone if they helped you?

[Crystal]

No, I'm sorry if they helped you.

[Kid Fury]

Through a really rough time? Or do you think I should leave him because he lied to me from the beginning? I love you both more than words can express. Thanks. Lisa.

[Crystal]

Would you like to take this one? I feel like.

[Kid Fury]

Well, I mean, you kind of did it, but baby, see, Lisa's 23 and grieving, so I have a lot of empathy for you. You're in a very fucked up situation.

[Crystal]

Sure.

[Kid Fury]

I think the combination of your grief and your youth are the only reason you believe this guardian angel story. Because anybody else would have heard I'm a new angel. But I don't have my letters yet, so I need somewhere to sleep. You mean to tell me the almighty God, creator of heaven and earth, didn't have a fucking, like, an account at the Holiday Inn?

[Crystal]

The printer is actually down in heaven right now, so we don't have. We don't actually have the tools to.

[Kid Fury]

Give you your password, man. And that is what is so fucked up about preying on people who are grieving. It's like you're literally taking advantage of that person's vulnerability. This nigga, Lisa, I know he helped you through a tough time, and I'm not trying to take that away from you. But look at it like this. This man is so whack. He is so whack that he could not think of one single fucking thing to say to you other than lying to you and manipulating you into developing feelings for him.

[Crystal]

And on some, like, preacher's Wife ass, Baby. Weird. Charmed, baby. Charmed. Buffy the Vamp Fire Slayer ass. Like, what? Guardian angel, but I don't have my credentials. And then. Ashley. Yeah, no, my bad. I just been watching you on Facebook for a year and didn't know what else to say. I don't know what you're asking us. How about I'm convinced at this point that you, like, y'all be, like, just not listening to your real friends or what? I don't know why it is that you feel like coming to us about some shit that, you know we finna tell us, you know, that we're gonna tell you. That you sound crazy, that this is crazy. This is crazy.

[Kid Fury]

I get that this man meant a lot to you, came along at a time when you really needed some support, but, baby, staying with him.

[Crystal]

The fact that he even had to tell you that he was lying about the Guardian angel shit, I'm concerned. I'm really worried about you.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. Cause were you. Were you checking in on him? Were you like, has God texted you yet today? Do you have a place to live yet?

[Crystal]

Like, oh, my goodness.

[Kid Fury]

How do you even keep that? It's such a bad lie that. I mean, I'm trying to be gracious because I know you're hurting and you're young, but, baby, that is egregious.

[Crystal]

I mean, it's bad.

[Kid Fury]

It's giving hobosexual from the beginning. So I. Yeah, girl. So as far as the question of would I stay, I'm gonna say no. I would not stay. It would not. I couldn't get that nigga out of my house, out of my house fast enough. I couldn't call. I could not call a locksmith fast enough to get that nigga out my home.

[Crystal]

Get out.

[Kid Fury]

Absolutely. Get out. That is the kind of lie you can't come back from. I'm sorry, babe. He started your whole relationship not just with a lie, but with the intent to manipulate you. No, girl, if he'll lie about this, no, he definitely got a whole nother family somewhere. You don't know nothing about that is, like, please get away from this nigga.

[Crystal]

Wildlife. This nigga didn't lie about his height or his dick size or, like, his bank account or, like, normal nigga lies. He didn't lie about, like, being faithful. He didn't lie about, I live with.

[Kid Fury]

My baby mama, but we just roommates. It's not like that, right? Like, it's not like that.

[Crystal]

This nigga lied to you about heaven and earth. He told you a supernatural lie about.

[Kid Fury]

God Girl, he lied on God.

[Crystal]

He. What the fuck are you talking to us about? If you don't tell this nigga to find the real Christ.

[Kid Fury]

Sorry, babe. Sorry, babe. I'm sorry, girl.

[Crystal]

I'm sorry.

[Kid Fury]

Mm. Mm. No. This is so bad. It's really awful.

[Crystal]

So ain't no help.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, it ain't. Leave this nigga, though. Please do leave this nigga.

[Crystal]

And good luck. Hey, guys. This episode is brought to you by Target.

[Kid Fury]

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[Crystal]

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[Kid Fury]

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[Crystal]

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[Kid Fury]

Our first question comes from Whitney, who says, I'm listening to one of your first episodes ever. Love, Dustin. And I heard you ask that people email you questions that weren't asking specifically for advice. So I want to do that to spice things up.

[Crystal]

I mean, thank you.

[Kid Fury]

Okay, girl. Yes. Thank you to everybody who goes back and listens to episodes from five years ago. I cannot understand why y'all would do that. I'm not gonna question if you. If you like it. I love it. So you both have mentioned that you have siblings, but we don't hear you talk about them often. I love when you guys talk about your parents and stories from them. Okay, them niggas is crazy.

[Crystal]

Where is this going?

[Kid Fury]

So we're just. I'm just wondering if you have any sibling related stories you'd like to share with us or if that's too personal. What is your most embarrassing childhood memory? She then includes a very embarrassing little story about showing her ass to her whole class when she was 5. So what about you? Do you have Any great sibling stories or an embarrassing childhood memory to share with the class?

[Crystal]

An embarrassing childhood memory.

[Kid Fury]

I think I was hard to embarrass.

[Crystal]

I don't think it was that hard for me. What was? I'm trying to think of.

[Kid Fury]

I was pretty fuckless out there.

[Crystal]

Um, you know, the only one I can think of is, like, graphic. It's gross.

[Kid Fury]

Okay. So I definitely want to hear it.

[Crystal]

I'm. No.

[Kid Fury]

What? Nobody want to hear it.

[Crystal]

I mean, nobody wants to go through that.

[Kid Fury]

No, no, we all do. We would all like to go through it right now with you.

[Crystal]

I had to have been in like the first grade. And I just remember I was going to, like a private. Like a private Christian school. Cause my parents and most of the other students obviously were white. And they all loved chocolate milk. Like, they all loved that little raggedy ass chocolate milk carton, Little fat carton. And I've never been like a milk drinker. Like cereal. Yes. But like, when it came to, we're at school here, you can have your milk. I was like, no, no.

[Kid Fury]

I would. I would fuck that chocolate milk up.

[Crystal]

Sitting here drinking milk, bitch.

[Kid Fury]

And they would give us, like burgers and chocolate milk. And I would still fuck it up. I don't know why.

[Crystal]

So one day I decided that I wanted to try this magical chocolate milk to see what all of the hype was about. They were also serving pizza that day.

[Kid Fury]

They will give kids anything with that fucking milk.

[Crystal]

School pizza, lunchroom pizza.

[Kid Fury]

I know you see what you're talking about, right?

[Crystal]

Thank you. Great. That cheap shit with tater tots. Classic Mac and cheese and chocolate milk.

[Kid Fury]

This lunch has 168 carbs. How y'all having pizza and Mac and cheese.

[Crystal]

So I ate, you know, something from every food group. Cause we've got it all here. I drank that chocolate milk. And do you know that I immediately had explosive. I'm just gonna call it death area. Cause I knew, like, I literally like shat myself in the cafeteria and like ran out.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, man.

[Crystal]

And went to the bathroom. I just remember that I was just a wr. And I was still shitting, like, once I got to the bathroom. And I think maybe. I think it was another. I was. I don't even remember how old. Either a student or another teacher came into the bathroom. And I was so embarrassed that they were going to like, know that I shit myself or smell it or something. So I was just like, I need somebody. Like, I need help. I need somebody to call somebody or whatever. And so eventually a teacher called my mama and she Brought me some new clothes.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, it was that bad?

[Crystal]

Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

No, like, wow.

[Crystal]

Like, I needed to change my clothes.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, God, I'm so sorry.

[Crystal]

I never had chocolate milk again.

[Kid Fury]

I'm so glad you told me.

[Crystal]

This is a great story ever. Like, I drank like Milo and like all of those little things that they like. We grew up just as. As Jamaican kids. Like, that was never anything but that. I don't know what the fuck that brand is that they be having in schools and stuff, but that annihilated my life that day. One of the most embarrassing things I could think of.

[Kid Fury]

I mean, dairy has that effect on a lot of people, especially milk. So, yeah, no need.

[Crystal]

But that was my first.

[Kid Fury]

I wouldn't. No, I would have died. That is pretty bad. Shitting on yourself at school. That is bad and uncontrollably shitting at that. Thanks for the update. Let's dive right into our first letter this week. It comes from Ashley, who says, my boyfriend and I are both 33 years old. I'm an accountant making $80,000 plus commission and I work 10 to 12 hours a day. My boyfriend makes about 40k. He is a musician and works about 10 hours a week. He sleeps all day and stays up all night playing video games. When we moved in together three months ago, I agreed to paying $1,100 a month for rent while he pays the remaining 400 because I make more money than he does. I thought that he wasn't working because of COVID but now I realize that this is just his lifestyle. He thinks that because he can pay his portion of the rent that he shouldn't get another job doing something he hates when he can continue doing what he loves. He thinks that if he gets a check, he thinks that if he gets a steady job during the week that it could interfere with a random gig, which in turn would be a missed opportunity. On one hand, he makes. He makes about a hundred dollars an hour. And since he doesn't have a degree, he would have to work a full day at a regular job to make that much. He is white and he does come from a rich family, but they don't help him financially. I admit that my idea of a man is a provider. And I'm starting to think that my boyfriend is selfish and lazy. Am I in the wrong for wanting him to contribute more and wake up before noon? It seems like if I have to suffer and get a job and pay these bills, he should have to do the same. Thanks, guys. I love you both so much. I've listened to every episode. Thanks, Ashley.

[Crystal]

Ashley. I'm assuming that you are not white.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, no, she's not. She's black. So. And paying a white man's bills. I'm sorry, the ancestors are shuddering right now. You.

[Crystal]

Mean to tell me you are paying the bulk of this man's expenses? He sleeps and games and makes excuses for a living. You're not married. You didn't mention children. Why is this man in your house? I don't understand why, Where? When does he get out? When does he win? When does he leave the home?

[Kid Fury]

Because when he works, when he has a gig.

[Crystal]

My problem with that bullshit is. Oh, no, that should not prevent you from getting a better job, bigger job, working more hours, doing whatever to just. You know what I'm saying? Like hold your own weight, balance things out. You know what I mean? If you're talking about a gig, that could come up. When I hear the word gig, typically I think of an opportunity which may be great, but will also likely be temporary. Many times very short lived. Sometimes just a day, One night only.

[Kid Fury]

Yep. Yep, that's right.

[Crystal]

So how is that stopping you from going down and filling out applications? Doll baby, I don't understand why you can't do more. You can. You don't want to. And this is what the fuck I be talking about. Y'all be out here paying these niggas, feeding these niggas, sucking and fucking these niggas.

[Kid Fury]

Yep.

[Crystal]

Clothing these niggas, birthing their babies, raising them, doing all of these goddamn things. And a nigga won't even wipe his. I don't.

[Kid Fury]

And this is a white.

[Crystal]

I'm done talking to you.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, Ashley, I don't understand.

[Crystal]

I.

[Kid Fury]

So I. So the question that you're asking at the end of this letter, am I wrong for wanting him to contribute more and wake up before noon?

[Crystal]

No, that's not what you're wrong about.

[Kid Fury]

You're not wrong for wanting that, but you are wrong for agreeing to it. Because three months ago, when y'all moved in together, yalls rent was $1,500 and you agreed to pay $1,100. That's where you fucked up. You're not wrong for wanting somebody who works regularly or makes more money or gets up and does something with themselves, but you agreed to do this. I think that is. That was your crucial mistake here. He. He thinks so. You said that like, he thinks because he can pay his part of the rent, he shouldn't have to do a job doing something he hates. I mean, and that's the Thing he doesn't like. He doesn't have to do something he hates. He doesn't have to push himself in any way because somebody is going to take care of the bulk of his expenses so that he can sit around and play video games, stay up late, smoke weed, work whenever the mood strikes or whenever an opportunity comes up and still be just fine. And even when he didn't have you to lean on, he had his rich family in the background. You said they don't support him. I don't know if he don't talk to them or if it's just like, I don't want any help. My man died. I am a grow run up. I don't know which one that is, but. But either way, he always had a safety net and it just like you're his safety net instead of his family. So you can always change your mind. You can always say, I thought that this was going to be a lot more acceptable. And now that I see that, you know, I have to sacrifice so much. I get up early, I'm at work all day, I work 10 to 12 hours a day, come home and here you are and you done left pork and bean juice on my countertops and it's dirty socks all over the place and you just got up three hours ago and you haven't even showered yet today. Like, you can always say I'm not happy or I'm not satisfied or this isn't what I want out of a long term partnership. But you know, you also have to take accountability because you willingly went into a situation knowing that you would be paying more than twice, nearly three times what a white man is paying for rent. I just don't know. I really don't know how that you swallowed that in the first place. I don't know how that ever seemed like a good idea. I don't know how that ever sounded like something tolerable to you. If I was moving in with a white man, a white man, I can't actually fathom having a job at all. I can't even imagine having a job.

[Crystal]

If the nigga was with purple polka dots. I'm paying $1,100.

[Kid Fury]

You're paying 400 so that a man can sit down a man.

[Crystal]

Girl, I don't give a fuck, girl, if the girl.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, it's badass.

[Crystal]

You motherfuckers be dating Phil and Lil and then you are like gagged when they have toddler tantrums. Everybody's confused. I don't feel sorry for none of y'all. You, both of you niggas need to speak to licensed professionals. Because the fact that you, the fact that you agreed to this and put this bitch in the position to even look at you cockeyed and be on some. Well, I don't understand that because if I go get a job, then what about a gig? What's, what's, what's going on? What's wrong?

[Kid Fury]

Cause a gig could be his big break. And I don't give a fuck about his house.

[Crystal]

Little break, medium break, break, venti latte grande. I don't give a fuck what. I don't care. I'm talking about you, sis. Ashley, what's wrong with you? What's, what's where. Who failed you?

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, talk about that.

[Crystal]

Let's get into it because how did we get here for anybody? But the fact that you are looking at a white man.

[Kid Fury]

No, ma'am. No, ma'am.

[Crystal]

It's not to get out.

[Kid Fury]

It's not. Now, y'all just moved in together three months ago, so you probably have another nine months on this lease, but luckily.

[Crystal]

I mean, he should get out. It's your home.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. You having a full time job and an actual salary can probably cover that 1500 all by yourself, no problem. Like, he's only paying 400. Like, and I bet you paying all the utilities too, girl. I bet you are. Oh. Oh my God.

[Crystal]

My thing is I love entrepreneurship. I love creating energy.

[Kid Fury]

How could we not?

[Crystal]

Who, what, right? Who want to like do their own thing and make their own thing and all that other stuff. However, at the same time, when you're in a relationship, especially if you are living together, sharing expenses of any kind, give and take is just unfortunately a part of the formula. And I personally would not have so much of a problem doing a bit more supporting than my partner who is a creative or whatever, trying to like get a business off the ground. If I see that you are working your ass off to make that stuff happen. If all, if all you can do is 400 out of this, 1500, but you busting your ass losing sleep like my motherfucking ass was doing in and out of college, high school and shit like that, working full time, going to school full time, losing sleep, editing videos at 5 o'clock in the motherfucking morning, doing all of that shit, If I see you doing that, then I'm not gonna have as much pressure for you, if any. But what you're not going to do is sleep until Judge Judy come on and then play a couple of rounds of 2K and call of Duty and then talk to me about a gig. Get out of my house.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. While I'm at work all day.

[Crystal]

Because here's the thing. You can go and do that wherever the fuck you gonna stay, and I can pay my rent in my apartment. Okay.

[Kid Fury]

Where I stay.

[Crystal]

And then when you're permitted to come over. Great.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

And we'll see how long that lasts. But I'm not paying your rent. Sweet. Bitch, that's not gonna happen.

[Kid Fury]

I really can't. I don't. I. I mean, I feel like I've been in love before, but I've never had these kind of feelings for somebody. I've never had. I mean, I've never had. I'll pay $1,100 while you pay 400 and don't do shit.

[Crystal]

Well, when I was this dumb, I didn't have $1,100 for nobody, so. Of course not. But if I did, I might not.

[Kid Fury]

Not for me. You. Us, as a collective.

[Crystal]

Nobody.

[Kid Fury]

Nobody.

[Crystal]

Right. So. So, thankfully.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, Ashley. Yeah. You know, you're not wrong. But you're gonna have to sit down and have some very real conversations with him. And you know, if maybe he needs to tap into his rich ass family and have them start supplementing. Right? Like, if. If. If the money is available, then maybe he should have his family start paying the rent so that it's not all on you. But again, you agreed to this. You need to ask yourself why I'd.

[Crystal]

Be like, kendall, Roy, get the fuck out of my house.

[Kid Fury]

Mm.

[Crystal]

And find you somebody to play with.

[Kid Fury]

This is probably your apartment. His name is probably not on it. Or if it is, it's like, here is the other person over 18 who will be living here. Like, the least is probably in your name. So, you know, do with that information what you will. But I think you need to have some difficult conversations with yourself about why this. You. You. You saw the situation and decided to. To walk right into it. But you can always change your mind, girl. You can always go back and you can always kick this out and move on with your life if that's what feels is right for you. But are you wrong for having your feelings? No, I can't say you are, because I feel the same way. And it's not even about him being a man necessarily. It's about him being a partner. I'm not gonna bust my ass and be at work all fucking day while you don't do anything. And it's not like you're at home raising our kids or something. You just at Home chilling. And that's another thing. I don't want nobody in my house all day. I don't want nobody always in my home. Nobody.

[Crystal]

So men can't pay. Send. So this letter says, hey, please use my club name, Jasmine.

[Kid Fury]

All right, Jasmine.

[Crystal]

Thank you for that. It says, I met this guy online and we chatted for about a week before meeting in person. During the week, he would send pictures, or during this week, he would send pictures. And his mouth was always closed, never smiling. I made the joking comment, you must not have any teeth in your mouth. I have a beautiful smile, by the way. And this is the first thing I look for in a mate. Teeth and shoes. So fast forward, I feel like me and Jasmine would get along. I mean, because already that is just funny. So fast forward, we met in person and omg, his teeth has so much plaque. They are yellow and slightly green on the bottom row.

[Kid Fury]

No, he came to yellow and slightly green.

[Crystal]

I mean, a tent. He came to the date with flowers and is a very nice guy, but I could not focus throughout the date without wanting to gag at his teeth. So the date ended. We texted each other when we got to our own homes. He wanted to recap how great of a time he had. I agreed and I told him I liked him. But in order for us to move forward, he would have to go to the dentist.

[Kid Fury]

Fair.

[Crystal]

Gotta love honesty.

[Kid Fury]

Fair.

[Crystal]

Right up front.

[Kid Fury]

Cause nigga got yuck mouth.

[Crystal]

Like, I don't. I'm not gonna lie to you. So, no, I told him, please don't take it the wrong way, but this is the only way we can move forward. He replied and said it has been on his short list of things to do. Oh, no shit.

[Kid Fury]

Huh?

[Crystal]

But we'll move it up. Since it is important to me and he wants me to get closer to him. I also suggested that I would help in any way. Emotional support and even recommend my dentist. So let me just pause and say, this is how the fuck you do it. Ain't no sense in pondering and being afraid of what the response gonna be. And then nobody knows what's going on. And y'all niggas fall out and hate each other. She said, hey, your teeth are gross. Yeah, it freaks me out. I. You know, I'll be here for you. I'm not trying to, you know, fuck with you.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

Do you want some recommendations? I have a number.

[Kid Fury]

Mm.

[Crystal]

Okay. It has been a week. He has been off vacation for a few days and he has not made an appointment. I think that. I think that is the Least you can do. I'm not saying wait outside the dentist office, but you said you were going to put in some effort. We go out again on this Friday, and hopefully he will not try to kiss me because I will curve him and hurt his feelings. How long should I wait for him to go to the dentist? I told myself, mentally, 30 days to make an appointment. After that, I will walk away. Is that too short of a time? Am I being shallow? I just. Just can't do it. It was very hard for me to even tell him that. Cause the conversation could have went another way and he could have cursed me out. I don't want to keep asking him about it, but something needs to be done. Don't do it for me. Do it for yourself or the next chick if I have to walk away. P.S. he does have insurance. What should I do?

[Kid Fury]

Wow. So there is no excuse. He does have insurance.

[Crystal]

Yes.

[Kid Fury]

Hmm. So my personal feelings are that 30 days is way too long to work.

[Crystal]

I thank. I said the same for a nigga.

[Kid Fury]

To get all them bacteria cleared out of his mouth. If you have insurance, why wouldn't you go? Especially if it was so bad that a total stranger, somebody you just met is like, hey, so the plaque buildup in between your teeth is noticeable and it's gross. Like, I don't. I don't understand why he needed somebody else to say that, to feel like, oh, yeah, that's something that should be a priority in my life.

[Crystal]

You know, it was on my short list. What?

[Kid Fury]

Why? Why was it on your short list of things to do?

[Crystal]

Taking care of the fucking teeth in your mouth.

[Kid Fury]

Like, oh, man, if your vagina is leaking some kind of creamy, white stanking substance for months and months and months. I'm just saying. And you have insurance, then going to the pussy doctor to get that shit adjusted should not be on your short list of things to do.

[Crystal]

Correct.

[Kid Fury]

And that's what you have going on in your mouth. It's like a blatant problem here. So, yeah, 30 days is way too long. Actually, I would not go out with him on Friday or any other time until he had that all cleared up.

[Crystal]

I was about to look up, see if the pigeon don't brush his teeth. But pigeons don't have teeth.

[Kid Fury]

Well, maybe it's something else. Maybe it's like the pigeon doesn't clean his toenails.

[Crystal]

Something, something.

[Kid Fury]

Right? Or he cleans his. I don't. Never mind.

[Crystal]

Maybe that's covered in the 40 pages of the bath book. Well, I mean, I feel samesies.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. I don't think I would go out with him, girl. Really? Like, you are kind of doing the most with the, okay, it's been a few days. Why haven't you made an appointment thing? But I guess I would have.

[Crystal]

You just shouldn't have to do all that, right?

[Kid Fury]

You should not have to do that. But I would dispense the advice and then be like, have a nice life. You know, clear your teeth up before you meet the next girl, right? And just kind of move on. I don't want to think that the prospects out here are so slim and dating out here is so hard that.

[Crystal]

I have to settle for the nigga.

[Kid Fury]

We have to be patient for a nigga with gangrene on his teeth. Slightly green, so it's just growing on his teeth, girl.

[Crystal]

My.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, God. No, Father God. Best of luck to you. Our next question comes from Brandon, who says, I've had a friend for over a decade and he recently decided to start a podcast. He has been really excited about it. Posting on social media, investing in sponsored ads, etc. I saw it while I was scrolling through my feed and subscribed to support my friend, but never actually listened.

[Crystal]

Oh, God.

[Kid Fury]

This past weekend, I finally decided to listen to it while cleaning, and I expected to enjoy it because we both like the same kind of shows. What I did not expect is a Kid Fury knockoff.

[Crystal]

Oh, God.

[Kid Fury]

Because that is hilarious. His opening line was, hello, niggas and friends. And he mentioned iOS press releases and other things that many people would directly associate with the read.

[Crystal]

Why would you write this in if you know he's gonna hear it? Inconsiderate.

[Kid Fury]

My question is reckless. Am I still obligated as a friend to support a product I don't believe in, or should I thug it out and allow him to develop into his own? I feel like I'm fake if I do and fake if I don't. Thanks. Love you guys. Brandon, I mean, you might as well.

[Crystal]

Text Brandon at this point.

[Kid Fury]

You might as well.

[Crystal]

I mean, maybe he'll text you.

[Kid Fury]

You know, whichever one of y'all listen to this first is. Is going to send a very funny text message to the other.

[Crystal]

Wow.

[Kid Fury]

So what should he do? Should he. How should he confront this situation, if at all?

[Crystal]

If you don't like it, you don't have to listen to it, obviously. But I think that you could just. Could have just addressed your friends and been like, hey, listen to the podcast, and here, two cents if you're interested. I don't think. Like, I don't think that there's anything wrong with, you know, giving your opinion on your friends or family's creations or stuff like that, their artistic works, creative endeavors. But, like, I feel like the route you chose, probably not the best.

[Kid Fury]

Overall, I appreciate it because when I tell you, I fucking screamed when I saw this.

[Crystal]

But she said, friend, child, listen, have a good time. That's it. That's all this shit is about, is to get another medium that is for the now. And you just gotta make it whatever you want to make it. Just have a good time and don't feel pressured to, like, live up to any particular standard or sound like any particular thing or do whatever. 90% of the time that I sit in front of this microphone, I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about. And 100% of the time when we turn these microphones off, I forgot everything I said. So, like, there isn't much of a recipe over here in terms of anything. Just have fun. That's it.

[Kid Fury]

I think first things first, you should just tell your friend, especially if he asks for feedback. Then you could be like, well, I liked this parts of it. And then for a lot of it, I felt like maybe, you know, you've heard other people on podcasts, so you think to be good at a podcast, you need to sound like them. But really all you have to do is focus on you, what you want to say, what your natural voice sounds like, what matters to you, that sort of thing. So, yes, I would. I would probably try to guide my friend into being more of himself as opposed to being like, nigga, you sound like you went and watched every episode of Furious Thoughts and then sat down and decided to record a podcast. Like, I would probably just try to be a little bit more gentle about it. But, yeah, I don't think you have to feel fake either way. Like, it's not fake. To be real with your. Isn't the exact opposite to be real with him, you know, about how you really felt about his show.

[Crystal]

And it's fine to, like, have artistic inspirations or comedic inspirations or whatever, you know, category, because a lot of the shit that comes out of my mouth in terms of tone, cadence or whatever is is absolutely just the formulaic results of a ton of comedians that I absorbed when I was a kid, when I was a teen and all that other stuff, all the shows and shit that I watched, you know, I don't try to, like, say things verbatim that I heard unless it's a reference or stuff like that. But, like, it only makes sense really, regardless of what you do, if you are a music producer, you're probably gonna have somebody that you were inspired by that kind of has something to do with the way that you work or the way that you process. So it's like, that's fine. But just. You gotta try to find ways to let your individualism. Is that a word?

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

Okay. And like, your own perspectives and uniqueness. Let all that stuff through, because that's what's most interesting. You know, people who. People want to hear the stuff that you think nobody else thinks about or talks about or is interested in, because almost always you will find somebody who will be like, bitch, I thought I was the only person who did this or thought that or whatever. Whatever. That's why years ago, I stopped giving a fuck about whatever random shit I, you know, showed interest in or talked about or whatever. Because even if it was one or two people, the next day would be like, yes, I absolutely also watched that anime in seventh grade. Or, yes, I too, personally, Cleopatra's album. And listen to the CD on the bus or what? It, like, just be yourself.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, just honestly, just be yourself. Like, if you said. I frequently forget what was said on this show. Like, every time the nanosecond that we hang up. And it's always funny when, like, two or three days later, somebody tweets me or sends me a comment on Instagram and it's like, bitch, I too, was obsessed with the bop it or whatever. You know, something like that, where it's like, oh, yeah. So I think all you have to, you, your friend, and anybody else who is interested in starting a podcast, you don't have to worry about sounding like anybody else. You just need to be, you know, be yourself and. And talk about what matters to you, what has affected you, what is big or important or influential in your life. And good luck to him.

[Crystal]

Have fun. Don't do it just for, like, the setup or the look, the validation. Please don't do it just for the money. All that stuff. You have fun. Because when you put too much pressure on yourself, like, we have seen so many podcasters who are just, like, put so much pressure on themselves because they want to, like, live up to a certain standard. Have, like, a really, really, really successful podcast and stuff like that. Exhale, breathe. Have a good motherfucking time. Laugh, girl. The end could be tomorrow. You know what I'm saying? So it's just like, don't give too much of a fuck about what the fuck somebody's gonna think or be interested in or whatever. And you'll have plenty of time and opportunity to switch things and change formulas and adjust different things depending on feedback or how you personally feel about something or whatever. But, bitch, have a good time. Don't make it just work.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, definitely not. I think we. We are pretty fortunate that we. When we started it, we were definitely not doing it for the money or the recognition or anything at all. That was just not even a thing back then. That was just not even a thing. And so maybe people are feeling very pressured these days when they start a podcast to hit certain metrics or get ads or whatever, but, like, never aimed for any of that. We just.

[Crystal]

The landscape was totally different.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, it was. It was completely different from what it is now. So I understand that, you know, people are probably looking at it in more of a professional, like, let me get this together so I can have ABC and blah, blah, blah. But if you don't actually care about what you're talking about, if you're not passionate about what you're doing, then that's going to come through on your show regardless. And it won't matter if you try to sound like somebody else or not, because it'll be clear that you are not really invested in what you're talking about or what you're doing, so.

[Crystal]

Right.

[Kid Fury]

But good luck to you and your friend as he figures it out. And I hope, you know, y'all don't fall out, because you wrote to us and put his on blast instead of just, you know, texting him.

[Crystal]

But I hope you wake up to a text that just says, really? We're back, folks. It's time to read your letters.

[Kid Fury]

Yes, it is. Send your questions to AskTheRead gmail.com. we may read them aloud on the show. Our first letter comes from somebody who didn't ask me to give her a fake name, but I feel like we should.

[Crystal]

Oh, damn.

[Kid Fury]

So I'm gonna call you.

[Crystal]

Don't ask me, because I'm gonna get.

[Kid Fury]

Okay. I was gonna say I need a. I need a girl's name. I'm gonna just call you Jessica. That's nice and generic.

[Crystal]

Yep.

[Kid Fury]

So Jessica says I have great benefits through my job, and one of the perks is free rental cars. Last week, my travel group and I went on a trip, and we agreed to rent a car and split the cost. We pick a car that was big enough for everybody and within our budget, and I offered to book it. I booked the car and used my company promo code, so I got it for free, but I did not tell the group about this. So essentially, I got to keep their share of the money. They found out about this, and now they're all mad at me. I fully understand that I was kind of deceptive by not telling them about my company's promo code, and I apologized for that and explained that I did that because I thought they would be unwilling to pay otherwise because I was getting the car for free. However, we still would have had to pay for a rental car regardless. So I really don't understand why the group is still so upset that I kept the money. It is my company benefit, and I do not have to share it. One of the girls also said she was upset because she was low on money and would have loved to save on the rental car costs, But I told her that she would have had to pay the car rental if I didn't have the discount, and I don't have to share my company benefits in the first place. So I do not appreciate her projecting her frustrations with her brokenness onto me. Again, I acknowledge.

[Crystal]

I think I might need you to start over.

[Kid Fury]

What's wrong?

[Crystal]

I literally don't understand what's wrong happening. I think I like. I think I need you to start over, because I'm. I really. I'm lost.

[Kid Fury]

So this girl has benefits through her job that allows her to get free rental cars. So she and her homegirls were going on a trip. She offered to book the car that everybody agreed on, but then she used her discount code so that the car was free, but she still took everybody's money. Okay, so the price was like, you know, 200 or whatever. They split it by five. She took everybody's money, but then she got the car for free and didn't tell nobody that, but they found out anyway somehow. Okay, you. You got it. Now.

[Crystal]

Honestly, I wasn't as lost as I thought. I. Okay, I'm right where I was.

[Kid Fury]

Okay, so that is. So you were right on track. Amen.

[Crystal]

Cause again, I feel like we've been getting these letters that are very audacious.

[Kid Fury]

Listen, I do my best. The inbox is full of. I can't even describe to y'all what it's like to log into that inbox. The topics run the gamut, girl. I do my best.

[Crystal]

Okay, sorry for interrupting. Where are we?

[Kid Fury]

No, it's fine. She says, again, I acknowledge that I was deceptive, but I don't think they're being fair with the way that they are all icing me out and refusing to speak to me. Please let me know what y'all think. Thanks, Jessica.

[Crystal]

Jess, I think you know what the fuck we think. Are you actually fucking serious, Jessica? Like, what?

[Kid Fury]

Oh, girl, you tried it, sister. You couldn't. Like, she keeps saying things like, I mean, I acknowledge that I was deceptive, but I don't get why y'all are mad. Bitch, because you were deceptive, like, as fuck. And I just feel like these people can't really be your friends, because I would absolutely tell my friends if we could save money on a rental car, like, I would not be trying to take from them. I would be like, bitch, all we got to do is everybody put in on gas, you know, because I get the car for free. Like, why wouldn't I want my money? Why would I? Like, it's extremely selfish to be like.

[Crystal]

You'Re shocked that they're upset and speaking to us as if we should share in your confusion, and we're confused. Confused as to why you are confused. Like, I don't understand why you would not offer them that information even if you wanted to keep their money or whatever. Like, I don't know why you wouldn't be like, hey, y'all, so I actually can get this car for free.

[Kid Fury]

Like, well, that's why she said. That's why she said it, because she was afraid that if they knew she could get it for free, they wouldn't chip in on it. But my question is, like, why did you want them to chip in on it if you didn't have to pay for it?

[Crystal]

Exactly. I don't understand.

[Kid Fury]

Why did these girls have to be a source of income for you? Aren't y'all friends?

[Crystal]

Like, again, like, Crystal just said, like, you could have been like, all right, because, you know, gas is also quite pricey. And so.

[Kid Fury]

Right. So, you know, cheaper than a car and gas. Now we can just pay gas.

[Crystal]

Like, if you're going on a trip, you saving money should just be something you look out for in general. You never know when you're gonna need needed for X, Y, or Z.

[Kid Fury]

Exactly. So I feel like. Like, there's that very obvious point. And then also for you to be like, I don't get why everybody is still so mad. It's like, why? Because you were deceptive. Hell, and you're right. Like, it is your benefit, your perk through your job. And you're right. You don't have to share it. Which means you could have just chipped in on the car with everybody else, collected their money, and paid for it without using the discount. Why did you choose not to do that?

[Crystal]

Exactly.

[Kid Fury]

You're a shady fucking bitch, girl. And you wondering why people don't want to talk to you no more, bitch. Cause you're fucking shady as shit.

[Crystal]

Are y'all all right?

[Kid Fury]

You ask this every week, like, and every week the answer is no. You. Like, I acknowledge I was deceptive. Why are y'all still so mad? Because nobody wants to travel with a bitch that they can't trust. Are you joking? Did this girl say who you travel with?

[Crystal]

Did this girl say they projected their brokenness onto her? You're a terrible person.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, man. Like, sister, she's projecting her brokenness like, this is.

[Crystal]

Have you heard of life on earth? Like, are you fucking kidding me? Everybody is trying to save all the goddamn dimes, nickels, and pennies they can these days in any way they can. And you did some literally shady shit that, once again, you have acknowledged was shady, but then you're. You're at a loss when it comes to them treating you like a shady person.

[Kid Fury]

Right? And that doesn't. It just really doesn't make sense, sister. It really doesn't. Like, you can't expect people who expect to have a level of trust amongst each other to still trust you after you did something like that.

[Crystal]

Scammed her friends and don't know why they don't like her.

[Kid Fury]

Scammed her friends, and now you're like, I don't get it. Like, everybody is icing me out. Ain't nobody talking to me, girl. Because you were the fuck wrong for that.

[Crystal]

I literally don't know how you are close enough friends with someone that they want to go on a trip away with you, but you are not willing to be like, hey, guess what? Like, I would be so excited to be the one that's like, guess what? We ain't got to pay for it. Like, right? Who doesn't want to be the plug for their.

[Kid Fury]

I mean, she does. She calls it her travel group. She doesn't necessarily say friends, so maybe she doesn't think of these people as friends. But who has a travel group that's not made up of friends? So that's another thing I don't get. Like, is this people that you like? How would they have found out about it after the fact if you didn't already know them?

[Crystal]

What's the benefit of traveling with niggas that you aren't friends?

[Kid Fury]

Cheaper prices, I guess.

[Crystal]

Wouldn't you understand them trying to save their goddamn money?

[Kid Fury]

Ex. That's what I'm saying. Like, either way you slice it, it don't make no sense. There's no way to save you from this one girl. Either way you look at it, you was wrong for that. You should have either paid out of pocket with everybody else and not use your discount or use your discount and told, hey, let's just split the gas. Or, you know, every time the gas comes, we divide it by four or five or whatever it is, and everybody cash up each other or whatever. Like, you should have done that. As opposed to just taking everybody's money for this car and then fully putting it in your pocket. Like you. To get that shit for free. Like that is. It's not theft, but it's almost theft.

[Crystal]

I feel like it's theft adjacent.

[Kid Fury]

It is. It's definitely. Lawyers probably have a name for that, but it's.

[Crystal]

Yeah, for sure.

[Kid Fury]

Deceptive. Is putting it kindly.

[Crystal]

Very dead ass for that. It feels pretty steely.

[Kid Fury]

So, you know, you can accept that, but stop asking yourself why they're still mad. Stop acting like you can't understand why they're mad. You need to just accept that you did them the fuck wrong. And so of course they're mad. And maybe they talk to you again, and maybe they don't. But stop acting like it's just impossible to understand why they would be pissed with you. At least tell the truth to yourself.

[Crystal]

This woman.

[Kid Fury]

That is absurd.

[Crystal]

This woman's nerve was so severe. I legitimately thought that I didn't understand what was happening.

[Kid Fury]

You were like, no, start over.

[Crystal]

I was like, no, wait, I don't. I was so, like. I was like. I had to. I wasn't paying attention to something, clearly, because. Did she just say that she, like, stole? I think y'all think you hyped to Kevin Samuels. No, like something else.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, no.

[Crystal]

Okay.

[Kid Fury]

God damn. Good luck. So I think you need to be honest with yourself, Jessica, and then go from there.

[Crystal]

Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

A very heartfelt apology, a refund of everybody's money, and, you know, leaving the door open for them to talk to you if they find it in their hearts to forgive you. I think that's where you should start.

[Crystal]

Wow.

[Kid Fury]

God damn, girl. Okay, our first letter this week comes from Vanessa, Ms. Vanjie. Not literally. Not literally. Vanjie. I would scream, cry, and die, but Vanessa says, hey, Kip here. And Crystal. I haven't spoken to my friends in a month and a half because of a fight that two of us had. We were drunk and walking back from a bar in Brooklyn.

[Crystal]

Yep. Yep.

[Kid Fury]

After an entire day of day drinking when we got.

[Crystal]

It'll do it.

[Kid Fury]

We'll do it. When we Got on the topic of relationships, my friend.

[Crystal]

This is so primed and ready for beef.

[Kid Fury]

My friend was talking about how she feels a void without being in a romantic relationship and I responded with so many ways that she can still find fulfillment, like her great job and her great friends. However, the conversation began to escalate when she said that I wouldn't understand because I've always been in relationships and threw in a little jab. Like sometimes at the same time I became defensive because I became defensive because she was accusing me of beating a cheater and she could have made her point without saying that. And why would you even say that? So then I explained to her that what may have seemed like my relationship's overlapping was actually just a delay between when the breakup happened and when I told my friends about it. Okay, okay. We continued to go back and forth until I eventually gave up and agreed to disagree and told her to just stop mentioning me and my relationship altogether. But she kept throwing jabs about my relationship and my relationship history. So I snapped and said, you talking a lot of shit about me and my relationship for somebody who don't have one because her boyfriend is dead.

[Crystal]

Oh God.

[Kid Fury]

I instantly regretted saying it.

[Crystal]

What?

[Kid Fury]

We had a few more words and then we all went our separate ways.

[Crystal]

You had a few more words?

[Kid Fury]

There's some choice details that you're leaving out, Vanessa, but we continue. I know this was a fucked up thing to say and that I took things too far. I was drunk, angry and felt attacked in the context of relationships. So I reacted in the same context, not thinking about how this is obviously different for her. I felt like shit since it happened and my anxiety and shame have kept me from reaching out to her. Plus she has me blocked on everything and rightfully so. I want to sincerely apologize because my friends are my chosen family and I feel like a piece of me is missing without them. But I don't know if it's worth it since it's been so long and the only way I could reach her was through email. I also don't know if she cares or would ever want to hear from me again. If you were me, would you still try to speak to your friend? Would you just accept the loss? Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Vanessa.

[Crystal]

Oh, if I were you.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, this has been six weeks ago, six weeks ago that you said this. So would you still try to reach out to your ex friend? Would you try to apologize?

[Crystal]

You have not reached out or apologized yet because of.

[Kid Fury]

Vanessa says the anxiety and shame have kept her them from Reaching out to this friend. Baby, baby.

[Crystal]

Okay, what's. What's. What's this person's name?

[Kid Fury]

Vanessa.

[Crystal]

Hey, man. So here's the thing. The way that I was flabbergasted at that we exchanged a few more words, because there wouldn't have been an exchange of any further words. The only thing that would have been exchanged is the position of your nose with my knuckles. I would have whooped your ass directly in the middle of the street.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

Especially if we were drunk.

[Kid Fury]

Especially now. Oh, God.

[Crystal]

At this point, all I can say is, at least you know you wrong. I wanted to say dead wrong, but that felt appropriate.

[Kid Fury]

All right.

[Crystal]

You know you wrong. Yeah, that's step one. I think at this point, the best thing you can do is maybe send, like, a text, email, or even a handwritten letter.

[Kid Fury]

Ooh, yeah.

[Crystal]

Explain that you're trash and that your alleged anxiety and shame is the reason for the delay in an apology, because at this point, you're dead to me.

[Kid Fury]

Oh, yeah.

[Crystal]

You know, but I don't know how petty your friend is. Clearly not as petty as you, but I think that I would have to definitely acknowledge the fact that it has been a month and a half since this horrible statement that I made and that I'm blaming it on nerves, anxiety and stuff, which I buy. I don't follow.

[Kid Fury]

You said something that fucks up. I fully understand that you feel anxiety and shame about saying that. I do.

[Crystal]

Because what really can be said.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah.

[Crystal]

There's no taking that back, and you shouldn't attempt to. I think what you need to do is acknowledge the delay, acknowledge that you were wrong, and acknowledge why you were wrong. Because I think that some people miss that step. I think that sometimes in apologies, you just be like, oh, I'm sorry that this thing happened. And there's a lack of understanding what the problem actually is. Right. There's a lack of understanding. Acknowledgement of what the problem actually is, which leaves room for future error in the exact same ways. So it's like, girl, sometimes you. Not just acknowledging that you know you're wrong, but acknowledging. And not necessarily breaking down, but just acknowledging why.

[Kid Fury]

Yep. Just say it.

[Crystal]

Just saying the reasons why this thing was fucked up. Up. Not just that it's fucked up, because sometimes it helps to fully encompass, like, the ways you are understanding.

[Kid Fury]

Yep.

[Crystal]

Now I'm still stuck on whether or not I would add this last bit, because sometimes. Don't nobody want to hear this shit. Yeah, you know what? Don't nobody want to hear this shit. What I was going to say was like, you know, you can leave room for. There shouldn't be an attempt at, like, a makeup here, I think. And that's why I say don't say it. Cause sometimes I think, like, the. When people say shit like, you don't have to forgive me. We don't have to be friends, I feel like it puts pressure on that person to, like, make some sort of decision or, like, look at you from a certain perspective. That is just manipulative. So it's like, don't nobody really want to hear that. You can just acknowledge that you were fucked up, acknowledge that it was wrong, acknowledge that you took too long to say something and why. You know what I'm saying? And just wish her the best and peace and leave it at that. And however it is that she decides to respond, if she decides to respond, is up to her. But I would say what you said was so goddamn fucked up that if this girl never wants to speak to you again and never does, you're gonna have to just take that air.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. And it kind of sounds like. Well, I mean, so first of all, saying, you know, oh, you don't have to forgive me is kind of like, bitch, I know that that's gonna piss me off. You don't have to tell me. I don't have to forgive you, because I know I don't have to forgive you. Duh. I know I don't have to be your friend again. That's up to me. Like, I know that. So you saying that is just gonna get on my nerves. But, I mean, I actually. This is really bad.

[Crystal]

You are so.

[Kid Fury]

This is some low shit. Yeah. I can't believe. And it sounds like you actually lost all of your friends behind this. It sounds like everybody immediately sided with her, which is just even more of a. That's a difficult thing to go through. So I'm really reaching to, like, find the empathy for you right now because it's hard to fuck up like this and to pay the cost so dearly. You are really paying the cost. I don't know what I would do if I lost a huge chunk of my friends all at once because of something I did, something that was completely avoidable. Like, I didn't have to be that person, and I just chose to be that girl.

[Crystal]

Like, literally all my fault.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah. So I actually. I completely agree with Kefiri. I was thinking an email would be best, but I actually really love your idea of a handwritten letter.

[Crystal]

Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

Because especially, you know, make sure you put your name and return address on the envelope or whatever, so that when she gets the mail, she sees it's from you, and she can decide when she wants to open it and read it. If she wants to open it, she might just shred it, throw it away. But, like, I really like the idea because you're giving her the chance to decide when and if she wants to look at this or accept your apology or read your explanation. And also, you can convey a lot of. I feel like handwriting things really conveys emotion in a way that email does not.

[Crystal]

That's true.

[Kid Fury]

It's just much more personal to handwrite something. And it's very. You know, it's vintage. People don't do that as a regular method of communication anymore. So I would write her a very heartfelt letter. Not again. Leaving out the. Oh, you don't have to forgive me. And also not making too many excuses. Like, you, obviously, you were drunk and feeling triggered and threatened by whatever. Like, obviously, you have your own. And it sounds like both of y'all. Like, neither one of y'all. Y'all kept this going when it shouldn't have had to. I would love to hear her side of it. Or even better, one of the third party friends. I would love to hear one of them niggas side.

[Crystal]

Right?

[Kid Fury]

Cause the whole. We had a few more words, bitch. I need to know what she did after you. Like, I feel like this bitch must have raged. She must have absolutely blacked out on your ass. I just can't fathom. And the way that, like, everybody, like, you haven't talked to none of your friends in six weeks, baby. They done started a whole new group chat about you.

[Crystal]

I'm 28, and my girlfriend Kima and I have been together on and off for seven years. She's the first woman I've ever loved. Oh, Lord, here we go. Yeah.

[Kid Fury]

I knew you were gonna react to her.

[Crystal]

I knew you were gonna react right there. Oh, my God, it gets so much better. All right. And been with first one I've ever loved and been with this long. And although I've dated other women, Kima is my addiction. Strap up. Oh, that was not a great.

[Kid Fury]

No, it was perfect.

[Crystal]

Okay. Recently, in the last two years, we have been separated. She's been dating and fucking a nigga. We can call him Chris and myself. So to make a long story short, she's always joked that in a perfect world, she would have a wife and a husband. And now she wants me to join her and this nigga in the bedroom. And she had already talked to him about It. And since we're both femmes and I had never been with a man, he was down for the cause, of course.

[Kid Fury]

Of course he was shocked.

[Crystal]

At the request, I politely cussed her ass out and exited stage left. Well, skipped to three months later and her begging and pleading me to forgive her. I end up at her house. Drunken high as hell. And y'all have to use punctuation marks like they really make a huge difference. They're fucked up right before we're about to get it on and Poppin Chris comes home. Which I feel like that was planned and caught up in the moment. It started with him just watching till us all ended up fucking. And to my surprise, the dick wasn't bad at all. Of course it wasn't. Since then.

[Kid Fury]

No, don't tell me no.

[Crystal]

Unbeknownst to Kima.

[Kid Fury]

Ah, I fucking knew it.

[Crystal]

Chris and I have fucked a few times and I just recently found out that I'm five and a half weeks pregnant.

[Kid Fury]

What? No. The fuck she's not. Five and a half. Can you find out at five and a half weeks?

[Crystal]

I don't know.

[Kid Fury]

Oh my God. That must be the earliest pregnancy test ever, nigga. What? Oh my God.

[Crystal]

Chris knows and is ecstatic about the baby. Oh, then he's a fool and wants to be with me talking marriage and has even told me he loves me. I must admit that I have grown to love him and I want to see where our relationship can go. He has already taken it a step further and broken it off with Kima so that he could be with me. No, but it's not that easy for me. He knows that I love Kima. Remember? This is the bitch that she was dating for seven years knows that I love Kima, but she doesn't know I'm pregnant, let alone that I've been having sex with Chris. She has expressed disappointment and not knowing why he broke up with her. And as asked me if he said anything to me. I'm not one big on secrets and I am a terrible liar.

[Kid Fury]

That's a lie. You not one big on secrets, girl. What?

[Crystal]

But I don't know what to do in this situation. Do I tell her I'm the reason? Do I admit that I'm pregnant? Or should I just fade out of her life? Any words of wisdom will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely. What the fuck did I get myself into?

[Kid Fury]

P.S.

[Crystal]

I love you both.

[Kid Fury]

So you would throw that in there at the very end.

[Crystal]

Mabel.

[Kid Fury]

Kind of still feel obligated to tell you about yourself though. Even though you love us so many.

[Crystal]

Fun things happened here.

[Kid Fury]

So I'm not one to tell women what to do with their bodies, but maybe you're still within a window of time where this is reversible. Maybe.

[Crystal]

Are you serious?

[Kid Fury]

I'm just saying this is a. Look at this situation. This is Solo Lucci and Sky Alexis.

[Crystal]

Oh, I didn't pay attention to that. Oh, no, the nigga's face is half bleached.

[Kid Fury]

Well, right? No, true, but you know, you fucking around with somebody that you've known for a few weeks and now all of a sudden you have a pregnancy scare. And it goes from now he's weirdly being supportive and acting like he's super hype, but it doesn't make sense. This is a bad situation.

[Crystal]

It is. It fucking sucks.

[Kid Fury]

This is a bad situation. I.

[Crystal]

Cause it's not even just some like, bitch or like even like your homegirl, which would be awful, right? This is your ex girlfriend in your.

[Kid Fury]

Pursuit of getting your woman back. You fucked her and her man and.

[Crystal]

Then fucked her man some more behind.

[Kid Fury]

Her back and ended up and then.

[Crystal]

Got pregnant and she doesn't even know. And he left her. And he left her because you're pregnant.

[Kid Fury]

But neither one of y'all told her anything. You're gonna have to let go of the idea of you and Kima ever being lovers or friends again, ever again. She is probably going to have a little voodoo doll of you wanna fuck you over many. You're gonna be on her shit list for a long, long time.

[Crystal]

American Girl doll sized voodoo.

[Kid Fury]

Especially if you continue a relationship with Chris and go on like y'all are just some happy straight couple and.

[Crystal]

Because if you have this baby, she's. You might as well just tell her. You know what I'm saying?

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, you're gonna need to tell her.

[Crystal]

You cannot.

[Kid Fury]

You're gonna be pregnant.

[Crystal]

You're gonna be pregnant showing.

[Kid Fury]

Oh no.

[Crystal]

You're gonna hide from her ass for nine, whatever months, right? She's gonna know that this baby is her ex's at some point. You might as well just tell her ass now. I just.

[Kid Fury]

If I were you and I was dead set on keeping the baby, then I would cut ties with the both of them and go sit down somewhere by my damn self.

[Crystal]

But she's in love with the baby's father.

[Kid Fury]

See? No, you're not. And that's the other thing. Y'all sitting up here lying to each other about love. That is not what happened here. How long have they been fucking around? A couple of months maybe at the most. Maybe and now y'all talking about, about marriage and love. Bitch, what? You sound ridiculous. That is not no girl. If you rush into marriage and even cohabitating with a nigga that the circumstances behind this whole thing are just so I want you to minimize the amount of, of pain, suffering, damage to your credit and self esteem and all that that it's possibly had in your way by way of this nigga. Look at what he did to the girl who literally came right before you. Look at, look at what happened there. Are you really signing up to be next in line of his like merry go round of fuckery and bullshit? Why I don't.

[Crystal]

Because he certainly cheated on his girlfriend, right?

[Kid Fury]

And he was so willing to leave her. I, I, it's just, how do y'all.

[Crystal]

Like, if you want to have a baby, go ahead and have a baby, but please know that y'all are out here fucking raw. Your, this is just not going to be like some right?

[Kid Fury]

This isn't gonna, there's no way that you can spin this to where it's a happily ever after and nobody's mad at you.

[Crystal]

It's just not going to. And even in some dream world where Kima was like, hey girl, I'm all for it. I totally get it. I would love to be the child's godmom or whatever that N is not to be trusted just because this. No, look at the circumstance. No.

[Kid Fury]

Yeah, so if I were you, I would either be headed to the chop shop or I would just go off somewhere by myself and be like, I'll do this alone. Maybe put him on court order, child support or something and that would be it. Just the idea of pursuing a relationship with this man or ever trying to go back to your ex girlfriend and be like, I know I your man, you know, behind your back and got pregnant, but please forgive me. And what raised this baby what meant. I mean maybe lesbians do that sort of thing all the time, but I just don't. Oh, what a fucking mess. Where did you find that?

[Crystal]

I mean, this one came in today.

[Kid Fury]

So you are still. Okay, nevermind. Make whatever choice you feel is best for you, but let go of the expectation that this is going to work out in a way that's favorable, I guess, like, cause that's, that's absolutely not happening.

[Crystal]

So I mean, good luck.

[Kid Fury]

Yes, good luck.

[Crystal]

The best of luck, the absolute top tier luck.

[Kid Fury]

What a shit ball of bad decisions and mess that is. And now there's a baby being brought into the whole situation. Like I'll be stunned if you and this man are still on speaking terms in six months. But anyway, thank you again to Target for sponsoring this episode. Discover the Black History Month collection now at www.target.com black beyond measure.