I mean that in a clean and fun sorta way.

Every now and then I sit down and realize that I suck. I don’t mean that in the depressing “I’ll never be anything!” type of way. I just realized there are some things I’m not good at and will never be good at or I’m already too good at.  SBM wrote a post a while ago about something similar, but I don’t think I had much to say at the time because I was too busy feeling and being great. But since I transitioned to NYC and I’m still sorting through my apartment (Yep. Still.) and my new life in general, I’ve had a good amount of time to reflect on some of the things I need to get better at. Actually, some of these things I’ll never get better at. Nonetheless, I have a list:

I Have a Terrible Sense of Direction

If my GPS isn’t cooperating and I’m in a new area, I can quickly go from 0 to 100 if someone asks me “Don’t you know where you’re going?” or tries to give me alternate directions at the last second. I can count the number of times I was trying to maneuver my way to a jump’s crib and she gave me awful directions which led me to get lost. Most of the time I’d just turn around and go home…soft and defeated. However, if I did get there and she gave me directions, there was a pretty good chance at least one glass would shatter.

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I Am Silly

I don’t mean silly like with a flimsy wrist and a lisp. I mean silly like real playful and foolish. I have a perpetual smirk that gets me in trouble even when I’m trying to be serious sometimes. I also have a habit of joking my way out of awkward silence or shouting random things when it’s too quiet in a room full of people. I thought I would grow out of it, but I still got a few more years to go. Please note, I don’t do this with new people or if I’m meeting a boobookins family for the first time. I make a really good first impression.

I Don’t Like Arguing

I think a certain amount of beef and disagreement in a relationship is healthy. You learn the most about people when you get them riled up or you find out what it is that they get “passionate” about. However, I’m probably more on the lax side of things. This doesn’t mean I tiptoe into the room whispering honey or that I only communicate through text. It just means I’m cautious in showing how much I care sometimes. Besides, when I get really angry I tend to have a potty mouth. It usually takes me 24 hours from the action that pissed me off to cool down enough to have an articulate conversation. Those who have nagged me with “Let’s talk about the issue right this minute” have learned the hard way.

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I Am Selfish

I’m technically an only child. What do you expect? You don’t see me reaching for your food or drinking up all your juice. F*ck off.

I Am Stubborn

But I am rational. Ying and yang.

I Don’t Like Handy Work. Pause.

Moving, fixing cars, etc. I don’t like any of it. I’m the person who’ll always pay for something if I can afford it rather than save a few bucks by doing it myself and ending up OD frustrated in the process.

I’m Psychological. Not Pyschotic.

This is a gift and a curse. I watch people and learn how they tick. It’s a very dangerous skill. I can be around someone for an hour and figure out how to make them get some type of emotional. I rarely use it, but when I do it’s definitely not for the greater good. Women tend to be better at this overall. Sorry. You know it’s true.

I Have Trust Issues

It takes time to gain and it’s easy to lose. Another Black male with trust issues. What else is new?

That’s enough about me. What about you? Are there things you know you suck at nowadays? Pause. But yeah, it’s all about sharing!

Knowing is Power,

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