I received this email this evening that actually moved me. It’s nice to know that I still inspire people out there.
hi chanel. i just wanted to say thank you for helping me get through tuff times in my life. especially my teenage years. i was 16 when i first started reading your blogs and they have helped me so much. even with my first love. and my insecurities and how i hated how i looked for the longest. but your blog inspired me to hold my head up and keep moving and not care what people think. here it is im 22 now and im married with one child and i couldnt have done it without you. i remeber when you used to post pictures of your daughter tyaisha i think. and i used to wish that i had a mother like you that was so strong. because my mother was never here for me. and niether was my father. i grew up in a foster home . i was in and out alot of them. and i finally just ran away and i got on the computer and just started looking at webpages and stuff i dont know why i just did and i came across and cartoon of you on your page. your earrings were shiny and you had a heart neckalce and i thought she is very pretty . then i started reading your blogs and i went to the library everyday to see what you wrote. you have really helped me out chanel and i thank you so much. thank you because i really really wouldnt have made it without you
By Awesome Possum, February 24, 2010 at 5:46 pm
Wow. That’s always great when you get something like that in your e-mail. It’s really sweet.
By C., February 28, 2010 at 3:10 pm
That’s wonderful someone shows you how your simple life trials and tribulations have help them along the way.. I have been a big fan for years and I know what she is coming from, your blogs make me laugh, wonder, get sad a little and it’s very uplifting. We as women should always be a helping hand for one another, let eachother know you know in this alone.. and you are not the only one who go through the motions.. Keep up the good work sis !!
By Thea, March 1, 2010 at 11:44 pm
Nice to be appreciated right? Seriously though, your blog has been up and running mad long even thru the recession lol. Kudos to that!
By alexis b.™, March 2, 2010 at 12:32 pm
why this sound like me?
By Zoya, March 5, 2010 at 3:05 am
Nice to know that your little space on the web is making an impact
By Aisha, March 6, 2010 at 7:03 pm
It’s funny because I (I’m an AOLer, btw), always thought you were a really cool person despite all the crap people talked about you. I follow your Twitter and I find your blatant honesty about yourself and other people refreshing.
And I also agree about the division between black men and women. It’s not getting any better either. I think it’s mostly due to lack of black men finding real mentors as oppose to being educated by the hip-hop/rapper fantasies on television.