i’m sooooo grown…extended

grown-up

ask 10 people and you’ll likely get 10 different definitions of this term, a curious conundrum helping to make courting, dating, and relationships much more difficult than they already are.

in an attempt to somewhat subside this confusion, I’ve decided to help everybody out and name five simple behaviors that every grown-ass man and grown-ass woman should practice. enjoy and sh*t

1. GROWN-ASS MEN…should never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever brag about their penis, bedroom manner, or sexual exploits. never. ever.

let the women you’ve been with in the past be your pipegame A&R’s and penis politicians. trust me, if you’re doing what youre supposed to be doing, they”ll gladly volunteer

2. GROWN-ASS WOMEN…should never allow themselves to be defined solely by their sexuality

basically, a grown-ass woman should know that a long sleeved dress shirt, jeans, and an appropriate heel on her worst day still owns three times as much potential sexiness than some jeans revealing three inches of butt cleavage, accompanied by a fishnet turtleneck with pink piranha nipple clamps. a grown-ass women should always know that their sexuality will always be the implied yet powerful elephant in the room, and knows she doesn’t need to acknowledge it by “yee-hawing” loudly and riding the elephant through the doorway like it’s Seattle Slew.

3. GROWN-ASS MEN…should never try to “out-sexy” a woman.

we’re all are ugly and awkward. we can never be as outwardly sexy as a woman is, so stop trying.

if you’re still unsure about how you should look when taking a picture, use this as your own personal cheat-sheet..

yes

NO!!!!!

4. GROWN-ASS MEN AND GROWN-ASS WOMEN…should never get arrested, or consistently put themselves in situations where it’s a likely possibility

you’re not t.i. or kwame kilpatrick or martha stewart. you have no albums to sell, movies to promote, or potato salad recipes to hawk. your administrative assistant at Blue Cross/Blue Shield ass getting arrested aint cool, will not enhance your street cred, and, even if it did, no other grown-ass man or grown-ass women is even going to care because you’re an administrative assistant at Blue Cross/Blue Shield. to quote starbury you’re caught up in basketball. get caught up in life”

5. GROWN-ASS WOMEN…should never hint at disinterest
 
it was much simpler in elementary school. if you liked a girl, you’d pass her a note in class with a simple question: “do you want to be on my team for dodgeball?”

underneath the question would be two boxes, titled “yes” and “no”. if she wasn’t interested, not only would the “no” box get checked, but you might even have the paper balled-up, chewed on, and thrown at you.  

somewhere in the 15-25 years since, some women have come to the conclusion that a hint of disinterest is all that’s needed to properly respond to unrequited romantic feelings. these women have seemingly forgotten one of the most basic rules every woman should know when dealing with a man: we are not women. we do not take hints. there’s a reason why we sent the note in 3rd grade with a yes or no checkbox instead of a “maybe” or “sometimes” or “if i get naked”, and a grown ass woman knows this and acts accordingly.

thats it for now. people of vsb.com, did i miss anything?

—the champ

421 thoughts on “i’m sooooo grown…extended

  1. I agree with this list… hey can we change the arrest thing? LOL I was last arrested for attempting to incite a race riot in Mississippi. That was justifed and I dont think it should be held against me considering I was dayum near lynched….okay I wasnt almost lynched but the cop was a 2520 with a bald head and he took me the extra scenic route in extra tight cuffs…so its not that far off…LMAO
    so maybe Should not get arrested for foolishness like fighting at the club, having a suspended license, stealing, or other acts unrelated to defending the right to be black and free in America! LOL

  2. Grown folks should not
    be buying shyt they cant afford to impress others.. or period!
    Grown Folks should
    have a budget
    a savings account
    a checking account
    a credit card
    know how to dress in the most appropriate and flattering way to compliment thier figure….this goes for men and women
    Grown Folks should not
    be musty
    be ashy

    • @shay_d_lady, i concur
      Grown Folks should also:
      Know how to cook, at least the simplest of meals
      Know the difference between may i and can i (personal pet peeve)
      Know how to save money
      Have at least one bank account

      Thats it for now…..

      • @JamaicanGirl,

        “Know the difference between may i and can i (personal pet peeve)”

        Girl, you showing your caribbean side! My great-grandma was a stickler for grammar and stuff. But eff all ‘at, I’m a thug

        “Can I get $5?!”

    • @shay_d_lady,

      Then damn it (can I say that) I’m not grown. I only put lotion on the skin that shows. Lol. Sometimes. And I haven’t had a credit card since I was suckered into gettin one my freshman year with that door hanger basketball hoop and t-shirt. Maxed it out in 2 months. Paid it off 4 years later and decided that credit cards just ain’t for me

      • @Imperfect,

        “I only put lotion on the skin that shows.”

        That’s why I wear long-sleeved turtle necks, jeans, gloves and boots. ;)

          • @YGB,

            Is having skin that looks like the Sahara what’s hot in the streets now?

            LMFAO @ that.. but It is so true..

            and don’t think cause you’re light skinned it won’t show that you’re ashy.. we can tell the difference.. PUT SOME LOTION ON!

            • @BLUNTBLAZER,

              LMFAO @ do white folks get ashy. I just had this lengthy discussion with my 2520 coworker. I had made an offhand comment about needing lotion to avoid ashiness, so she asked me what that meant (she always wondered) and she was like, well we get dry skin, too…the cracks on our hands. I told her that the ashy comes from the chalky color of dryness…we spent 30 minutes on that mess. It was hilarious and it made my day.

      • @Imperfect,

        I’m with you on that credit card ish. Took me down the same road at 18. I use my debit card, I’m only spendin money I got!

        • you might not like them but you should have one.. debit cards do not let you (at least in the M-town) rent a car without dayum near signing your name in blood and puttin ya grandma house up, or hold hotel reservations (a lot of times they charge the debit card that amount and then refund it) so having and using credit responsibly is a must of adult hood IMHO

          • @shay_d_lady,

            I agree. I did the same thing as Ashley when I was younger, however, now I try to pay it off at the end of each month. I just use it to maintain credit.

          • @shay_d_lady,

            But you can do all those things with a debit card… They will hold the money… You make sure you have the money to be held…

        • @Ashley Neicole,

          See, that happened to me when I first started working. I went crazy buying all sorts of stuff (necessities but still). I cut that muthafukka up and paid it off – huge sigh of relief. Although I do have a credit card again I’m much more careful.

      • @Imperfect,

        I’m with you Imperfect. I don’t have any credit cards… but I think it changes when you have kids though… Sometimes, there will be emergencies that need a credit card…. It’s just safer.

    • @shay_d_lady, I witnessed a conversation where one guy said he didn’t know anything about saving. All he knew about was spending. This was a 35+ year old man. *sigh*

      • @Hostess,

        “I witnessed a conversation where one guy said he didn’t know anything about saving. All he knew about was spending. This was a 35+ year old man. *sigh*”

        smh in shame and disbelief

        • @mssmtaylor, Looking back on it, I bet he’s one of the ppl who don’t feel the T.E.T. has any impact on his life cus he’s probably not a ‘big picture’ thinker.

    • @shay_d_lady,

      “know how to dress in the most appropriate and flattering way to compliment thier figure….this goes for men and women”

      You would think grown men and women know how to dress themselves. It really doesn’t make any sense to me why people can’t get this right. Just because YOU like the style, doesn’t mean the style will like YOU. There are all these new fashions out BUT if it does not compliment your figure, please put it to the side. Which brings me to another point…Gladiator sandals….now, these shoes are NOT for everyone. IF your hangeth over any side of the shoe when you tried them on in the store, take them off and place them back in the box and walk away. IF you had to ask for help to force the sandals around your toes (because of all those straps)…stop trying and let it go. It’s not for you.

      And it’s only going to get worse as the summer goes by. I’m gonna start giving out violations.

      Please be a friend and let your friend know when that top or dress or pants does not look good on them. If not, you are an accomplice to a crime against humanity.

    • @shay_d_lady,

      be buying shyt they cant afford to impress others.. or period!

      Holy Rosary of the Chapel of St. Therese of Lisieux!!!

  3. Grown folks should know the importance of signing your name to shyt and not sign shyt they havent thoroughly read or understand

  4. grown folks should also be computer literate

    grown folks should not be involved in “he said, she said”

    Grown folks should know not to pass around stupid hoax emails with out verifying the source
    jaleel white aint dead, hezekiah aint came out of the closet (though he should, no offense), and aint no body banning preachers from t.v. (though there are several that should be)…

    they should also know not to send inappropriate emails to someone WORK email address..especially if you’ve put NSFW in the subject line??

    also Grown folks should not send text chain letters or stupid words of the day, or bible scriptures… if you just have to have to send it to my personal email address…

    oh and of course

    grown folks should have a work and personal email address…and the personal email address should not refer to any body parts, coloring, or any s.e.xual inuendo etc.. i.e. carmeltonguetwister69….or the like…..

    • @shay_d_lady,

      also Grown folks should not send text chain letters or stupid words of the day, or bible scriptures… if you just have to have to send it to my personal email address…

      THANK YOU!!!!

    • @shay_d_lady,

      “also Grown folks should not send text chain letters or stupid words of the day, or bible scriptures… if you just have to have to send it to my personal email address…”

      yes..yes.. I hate these with a passion. I cant stand getting txt msg talmbout
      “if you love Jesus send this to 1800 ppl” first of all No!! and secondly No!!! this foolishness makes my teeth itch.

      • @mssmtaylor,

        “if you love Jesus send this to 1800 ppl”

        … cause if you don’t, when you get to the pearly gates…

        St. Peter: Welcome to Heaven, God’s good and faithful (flips through The Book of Life)… wait a second… it says here that you didn’t forward that “Jesus Text” that came to your phone on April 14, 2017. TO THE FIREY PIT WITH YOU, HEATHEN!!!

      • @mssmtaylor,

        What about grown folks who use their facebook statuses as pulpits…Every single status is a sermon.Literally ,A Sermon. I feel guilty for not wanting to read it but, whatever happened to “Timmy is having a nice day”. :/

        You know what scratch all that, grown folks shouldn’t be updating their facebook statuses 6 times a day anyway.

        • @addy,

          “What about grown folks who use their facebook statuses as pulpits…Every single status is a sermon.Literally ,A Sermon. I feel guilty for not wanting to read it but, whatever happened to “Timmy is having a nice day”. :/”

          I know somebody that does this errrrrryday.

          And yes updating the status every 8.5 seconds kills me. Like ok Angie, we dont care that after you left the restroom, you went to the break room and then to the meeting that wasnt other until such and such a time lol.

          • @mssmtaylor,

            I tend to delete motherlovers who update their sh*t every 0.0000021 seconds. That.is.ridiculous.

    • @shay_d_lady,
      hell yea i hate chain messages i actually flash on people that do that makes no sense “send this letter to 50 friends in 30 seconds or you will be hit by 20 cars today”

  5. grown folks do not live with their mama & nem

    grown men’s pants/jeans/slacks are worn at the waist and don’t have room for an extra person

    grown folks know the difference between formal and semi- formal attire

    grown folks do not argue when the bill comes at a restaurant and they don’t skip out on the tip

    grown women wear the right size bra and don’t show their bra straps

    • @Satya,
      Can I add to the second point that grown men also don’t wear skinny jeans? If your pants can double as a turnacut, that’s bad news.

    • @Satya,

      “grown folks do not argue when the bill comes at a restaurant and they don’t skip out on the tip”

      Preach

      • @Nola Darling,

        ESPECIALLY, if your ass is the one that suggested the venue in the first place.

        Church.Preach.Tabernacle.

      • @Nola Darling,

        YES! Or do the “shifty eyes” when the bill comes around like they didn’t just see it placed on the table. Stop avoiding the truth. Eff you, pay…this bill.

    • @Satya,

      I ABSOLUTELY hate to see a woman with the wrong bra on. Whether it be too small or not have enough support. This lady asked me the other day where I got my bra from, ” baby that thang got you (breast) sitt’n all high. i want one of those!”

    • @Satya,

      grown women wear the right size bra and don’t show their bra straps

      blame Carrie from Sex and the City for that mess….and oh what a mess it is…I don’t know why she thought showing her bra/bra straps was cute….it’s not.

    • @Satya,

      “grown women wear the right size bra and don’t show their bra straps”

      I am committing this crime as we speak. Luckily I have my hair down and you cant see straps.

      I dont know what it is about turning 30 that makes my cup size go up. I refuse to by a bigger cup therefore I will continue to look as if I have 2 people trying to hop out of my shirt.

      • @mssmtaylor,
        Memo

        From: BBMo, Associate Member of the Tig Ol’ Bitties Society

        To: mssmtaylor

        Re: Ocular Assault per Large Chesticles in Inappropriately Sized Undergarments

        For the love of humanity and as a fellow member of the Tig Ol’ Bitties Society, I must ask you to get re-fit and wear the proper size. We don’t want the girls to be at your knees when you are 55. Please do your part to make the World a prettier place.

        Sinsurrly,

        Members of TOBS

        • @blackberry molasses,

          These are the rules of the TOBS that I took notes from the last meeting (I’m the ‘sec-uh-turry’)

          i. Thou shalt not wear white bras with black or white shirts.
          ii. Thou shalt not wear swimsuits or tanks where your aureola is visible
          iii. thou shalt wear bra at all times
          iv.thou shalt not get mad if men stare at your puppies when you wear ill fitted attire

          • @mssmtaylor,

            word. as a result you have 2 e-neices, Gem of the Ocean and Overit. They get out of line sometimes, but they’s my baby girls and I love em.

            My first task as your e-sis… I’m measuring yo azz for a new bra and taking you shopping. La Petite Coquette is my FAVORTIE place for pretty SUPPORTIVE underpinings.

            • @blackberry molasses,

              “My first task as your e-sis… I’m measuring yo azz for a new bra and taking you shopping. La Petite Coquette is my FAVORTIE place for pretty SUPPORTIVE underpinings”

              BET!!!!!!!

              So I was walking past the mirror at walmart during lunch and took a glimps at my tig old bitties and thought to myself “self..you oughta be shame”

      • @mssmtaylor,
        “I refuse to by a bigger cup therefore I will continue to look as if I have 2 people trying to hop out of my shirt.”

        LMAO! Please stop – not the laughs of course, but the assault on the eyes!

        • @YGB,

          Yal think I’m playin???
          I just spent oodles of money at freddies 6 mos ago. Yal know freddies caters to the busty. And that ish aint cheap either.

          ***The church would like to take up an offering for sister mssmtaylors (hey hangin low) fund”

          • @mssmtaylor,

            Frederick’s can be expensive. Try Figleaves too though. They have a bigger selection and when you order from the uk site they have bigger cups and lower prices. I love them

      • @mssmtaylor,

        I dont know what it is about turning 30 that makes my cup size go up. I refuse to by a bigger cup therefore I will continue to look as if I have 2 people trying to hop out of my shirt.

        dorian g just emailed me and said that this comment is useless without pics

      • @mssmtaylor, girl I have a 40% discount @ Victoria Secret please stop wearing the wrong size bra. It is not good. I understand not wanting to admit you’ve gone up a size. you don’t look your best when your undergarments aren’t in order

        • @Satya,

          “girl I have a 40% discount @ Victoria Secret please stop wearing the wrong size bra. It is not good. I understand not wanting to admit you’ve gone up a size. you don’t look your best when your undergarments aren’t in order”

          *covering my ears while smh*

    • @Satya,

      co-sign especially livin on ya own i hate meetin a girl wita a benz hella prada and gucci and over 25 still livin at her mama house.

      except my pants still sag im only 27 I dont turn officially old untill I hit 30.

      • @BLUNTBLAZER, lol so true. my cousin just bought a brand new fully loaded Range but still liver with her mom in her old bedroom. dang she doesn’t even have the basement. mind you she’s 30 and cracks on my for not having a car. its ok i’m 2? and have a lovely apt of my own in a beautiful neighborhood to rest my head.

      • @BLUNTBLAZER,

        “except my pants still sag im only 27 I dont turn officially old untill I hit 30.”

        lol No…..you officially turned ” too old to be saggin”
        a looooooooong time ago

        • @mssmtaylor,

          Yeah, I don’t think anyone should sag… unless the warden forbade you from wearing belts. Underwear is not sexy to look at.

      • @Sula,

        Yup. I know two lawyers in their 30s (one Panjabi, another Italian) who not only will not move out, but their mothers forbid it until they take a wife! They’re men too!!

        • @Me fail english?,
          True…it does depend on the culture.
          Don’t the ladies stay home until they are married also?

          • @miss t-lee,

            Yup. Stay home and take care of the parents in their old age. Too bad my dad didn’t like me enough for that :(

          • @miss t-lee,

            Yup. My Thai girlfriend stayed with her folks (at their insistence). When she bought her house, she had more than 20% for her down payment. Now that’s what I call being grown!

      • @Sula,

        you know, this is ABSOLUTE truth. in Ghana, a woman lives with her parents until she marries. And even then, she usually just ends up moving with her husband to HIS parents house until they either a) build one of their own or b) build one of their own.

        When I moved out after grad school and my dad told my grandmother, she almost wanted to come over here and clock him upside the head for letting his girl child live on her own. She thought we had a major falling out or something. He had to explain to her I just wanted my own space. I still don’t think she gets it.

  6. Man I could preach a sermon about #2. Some people do way too much for simple events. If you are sexy, then you could really just wear a nice shirt and jeans and whatever else and I will know you are sexy. I don’t need you to come out 6 inch heels and hardly any clothes on for every event. Sometimes it is best to just keep it simple…

    At least to me it is, sorry about the rant

    Also grown folks don’t need to blow up because the waiter put ketchup on your burger. Grown folks know when it is appropriate to go off… like when they put mayo on that burger

    Basically grown folks go out in public and don’t embarrass themselves

    • @A-Town Genius,

      “Basically grown folks go out in public and don’t embarrass themselves”

      Yeah so by this logic, Keyshia Cole’s mama Frankie, is an infant. Hmm… I agree.

      • @Luvvie,

        LOL! Frankie and embarrassment ain’t never been acquaintances, let alone friends! I think other women actually get ashamed on behalf of her silly self!

      • @Luvvie,

        “Yeah so by this logic, Keyshia Cole’s mama Frankie, is an infant. Hmm… I agree.”

        yes this is true.
        If yo mama walking around talmbout some dayum “code 10 and hollaaaaaaaaaaaa” it is safe to say that she is an infant

      • @Luvvie,

        Yeah I never found Frankie funny. She reminds me of one of those “former” *side-eye* crillmonsters that still act crackish. Like they’re permanently brain-damaged. This makes Me Fail a sad panda :(

        • @Me fail english?,

          Oh Franki is DEF. brain damaged. Crack is one of those things that I think once you’re on it, you never TRULY get off of it. Ima say about 95% of crackheads never fully recover.

    • @A-Town Genius, “If you are sexy, then you could really just wear a nice shirt and jeans and whatever else and I will know you are sexy.”

      I concur! If you’re sexy, then there’s no need to overdo it and it’s better to leave something to the imagination.

    • @A-Town Genius,

      “Also grown folks don’t need to blow up because the waiter put ketchup on your burger. ”

      Had to quit dining out with a few fools because of this sh*t here!

  7. “GROWN-ASS MEN…should never try to “out-sexy” a woman.”

    Ne-Yo and his collection of lip glosses would take personal offense to this. The following people will also not like this statement:

    *Prince: How can ANYONE out-segzy the Prince of lycra, spandex, red lipstick and drawn in moles? He is Marilyn Monroe with a Y chromosome.

    *Boy George – No explanation needed

    • @Luvvie,
      Ne-Yo and his collection of lip glosses would take personal offense to this. The following people will also not like this statement
      Lol at this! His lipgloss is poppin.

    • @Luvvie,

      “Prince: How can ANYONE out-segzy the Prince of lycra, spandex, red lipstick and drawn in moles?”

      Ya know? I know erry last one of his wives felt like the dude in the relationship. Po’ thangs.

        • @BLUNTBLAZER,

          They are, but they like to be called “metro-sexual”. I say, “yeah, ok – whatever you wanna call it, lol”

          And PREACH on having to be begged to dress up. Shew, if I didn’t pick out my man’s clothes for a fancy shendig, he’d be happy with going lookin like Fred Sanford. Yep, that’s the man I love, lol.

  8. Grown women do not:

    *Allow their feets to see the light of day after being socked up all winter without a pedicure.

    *Wear pants with words on the booty. There is no reason why someone who can drink should wear the pants that say “JUICY”, “SEXY” or “BOOTYLICIOUS” on it. You are grown. Go get some slacks and dark denim.

    Grown men do not:

    *Rock V-Neck tshirts with nothing underneath. We aren’t impressed by your chesticles or your areola eyes. Put em away

    *Spend more on video games than on their 401K

    • @Luvvie,

      “*Allow their feets to see the light of day after being socked up all winter without a pedicure. ”

      Cause there’s nothing worse than a woman walking barefoot on the kitchen floor, but it sounds like she’s wearing stilettos. Shame.

      • @RedBeanzNRice,
        “Cause there’s nothing worse than a woman walking barefoot on the kitchen floor, but it sounds like she’s wearing stilettos. Shame.”

        dam near spit my water all over the screen
        lmbao

      • @RedBeanzNRice,

        “Cause there’s nothing worse than a woman walking barefoot on the kitchen floor, but it sounds like she’s wearing stilettos. Shame.”

        ROFL. This is a lethal visual.

        • @miss t-lee,

          Exactly. This is just a hygeine issue. Even if you don’t wanna put color on, your feet are a part of you 12 months a year!

            • @BLUNTBLAZER,

              “I wonder why do women wear sandals in the winter dont the feet get cold 2?”

              Its a race thing. I dont know too many of “US” walking around the dead of winter with our feet out.

            • @BLUNTBLAZER,

              Yeah, cosigning mssmtaylor. I still don’t understand though how the Chicago 2520s can still rock flip flops as deadly as our winters get. I look at them all: Girl you making ME cold. Put those thermal socks on and wrap each foot with a plastic bag. Then put some fur-lined boots on. It’s cold!

            • @BLUNTBLAZER,

              I must say, that some chicks go extra hard in open toe shoes to the club…in 15 degree, NYC winds! And these were chicks that had to wait on the line!

              Don’t they make boots in your boro???

    • @Luvvie, I concur. why are designers even making clothing that say Juicy, Dereon, baby phat etc… on the butt? and shame on the fools who buy it

      • @Satya,

        LOL. Yeah I never could get with this trend. Even as a young’n. And there’s no way my mama and daddy would’ve allowed it.

    • @Luvvie,
      *Wear pants with words on the booty. There is no reason why someone who can drink should wear the pants that say “JUICY”, “SEXY” or “BOOTYLICIOUS” on it. You are grown. Go get some slacks and dark denim.

      grown women…
      do not buy their young daughters pants that say “JUICY”, “SEXY” or “BOOTYLICIOUS” on it. it is more than a little inappropriate when a child b/t the ages of 7 and 12 have these words on her backside.

    • @Luvvie,

      and according to you, grown folks shouldn’t:

      *mosh/crowd surf a fight
      * take of their shirt and walk around asking “who wants some?!?!” to people that ain’t involved in the fight
      *get all hysterical and ready to fight someone over a dude who ain’t checkin for yo azz…

      • @blackberry molasses,

        * take of their shirt and walk around asking “who wants some?!?!” to people that ain’t involved in the fight .

        This made me snort.

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