Black Intel

by: Prentice Powell

Justice at playground

All it takes for me is one look at this picture of him looking at me….

You can look back at all the things you think aren’t fair and things you feel you don’t deserve.All the bad things you’ve done.All the coulda woulda shoulda’s.Single parenting.Bias Court System.Custody Battles. The Joys and stresses parenthood can bring.Milk.Diapers.Waking up every two hours.The nights he cant get comfortable because he doesn’t feel good, so you cant sleep either.The web cam chats because you have no other option. Or whatever the case may be in your own personal situation. And you can sit there..Cry, get depressed, pity yourself and ask God “why me?”
Or you can get your ass up and do something about it. You can work THAT much harder at attempting to attain the things you KNOW you deserve. You can stop feeling sorry for yourself and begin to be proud of yourself for setting the blueprint for your child/children through your own life. You can make sure that your LIFE is a reflection of how much you love and care about your child. So that when they get older, NO ONE can tell them that you didn’t do everything in your power to lead by example.

Now granted, you WILL make mistakes along the way. But its all about learning from them and bouncing back from adversity. Not living in fear. Fear of how powerful and successful you can be. Fear of not getting the results you want if you put in the work to obtain them. Having the courage to step out on faith and realize that if you dont get it done for yourself, NO ONE will do it for you. And when you have someone else to live for…who needs you…if it doesnt come naturally, you MUST learn how to put them first.
Do not allow the radio to raise your child. Do not let the media raise your child. 12 year old girls in low cut jeans and sidekick and an I Phone…..14 year old boys who KNOW they know everything.We wonder why so many youth think they’re grown at 10.Its because we treat them like they are.We dress them to look like Lil Wayne at 2. We place high value on material objects.If your 4 year old knows how to play X BOX better than you but cant tell you the letters on the buttons thats a problem.

Let your kid be a kid.

Let him know what its like to WORK for those Jordans rather than to EXPECT them.

My son wears shoes with winnie the pooh and Elmo on them because he is a CHILD.(and quite honestly im not spending $60 on some shoes that will only fit him for a few weeks)He loves to wear his Spiderman ( he calls him “maaaaaaaaaaaaan”lol) backpack full of pull ups, wipes and his sippy cup because he is learning that if things belong to you, you are responsible for keeping up with them.

I say the things that I say, participate in these documentaries and write these thoughts down to document my love for Justice.So that in his darkest moment, His father with do nothing but shed light. I pray that my son will find inspiration through his daddies life.

Lets instill the values that were, and were not given to us in our children so they do not go through the same situations that we did. Lets allow our kids to be KIDS. But we cant do that, until WE start acting like adults.

I pray that inspiration finds you to succeed and challenge things that you do not find right in the world.

Thank you for reading my random thoughts.

father and son