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They're making me look like a villain, like I can't share a space with another woman, a black woman at that, who don't even do what I do.

The number one factor in a child's ability to be well adjusted is the mother's happiness.

And if she's constantly under, you know, a source of stress, whether it be financial, whether

it be from the baby dad, whatever the case is, the child absorbs that kind of thing.

And they feel it and they take it in, they absorb it, and then they regurgitate it.

Because what they don't understand is when you force something for the children.

The kids know.

They see it.

Yeah.

They see it.

And then you got to deal with them growing up and then telling you, you are miserable.

I'm wondering how you handle, you know, negative virality.

Because for me, it took me decades to be able to realize that it was projection and it had nothing to do with me.

How do you handle those moments? Welcome to another episode of Hot and Bothered with Melissa Ford.

Today's guest is a powerhouse who created a space for herself in media.

She's intelligent, quick-witted, unapologetic, a little messy, and absolutely hilarious.

From viral moments to sold out stages, she continues to make her mark across every platform and doing it her way.

If you've ever tapped into her just with a mess, then you already know she's not afraid

to say what everybody else is thinking or what they're scared to say out loud.

And that right there, that's a gift.

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