Intro (Lil One)

Hello All! First off, I would like to introduce myself. I am the Lil One. The name came about because I am always the young one, being that I was in school with friend older than me for the majority of my life, but don't let that fool you! I am wise beyond my years. I was raised in Brooklyn with a constant struggle between what is right and wrong in two different cultures. I would like to call myself Americanized but raised with a family that is completely against who I am just because I do not follow the strict, old-fashioned ways of my parents.

Let me elaborate on the differences in viewpoints of my parents and myself. My parents believe that there are certain jobs that a woman SHOULD DO (i.e. be an accountant, a pharmacist, business administration), and my parents also believe that a woman is weak. Their viewpoint is that if a guy pushes me to do something, I will be weak and won't be able to fight him off, and I will succumb to a man's will. In addition to that, they believe that a woman should be soft spoken and meek, should follow EVERYTHING that the parents say (because the parents will ALWAYS know best), should be at home to do all the chores, shouldn't go out to socialize, you cannot kiss or hug a boy, etc. You get my point. Now, my viewpoint is very different. I am a strong and independent woman and I speak my own mind. I know that my parents are the way they are because they do not know any better, but the world has change. Women can be strong and can make up their own minds. I do not follow everything that my parents choose for me because I do not believe that a women's place in this world is to be at home doing all the chores, taking care of her husband and only to make babies. In addition to that, I do not believe that my parents have the right to choose what I should do (careerwise) in life. I make my own decisions and I will have to live with whatever I have chosen.

It is a constant struggle between the desires of my parents and my own desires. I would love to be the daughter that my parents want me to be but yet I know that this will never happen. I've broken most of the shackles that my parents have put on me and it still never gets easy.

Now what qualifies me to give advice? For one thing, I can see things from the old-fashioned and strict ways of my parents and I can also see things from my own perspective (from my struggles to become who I am today). I like to think very carefully on the advice I give others based on my own personal experiences and I am also quite blunt. I am not afraid to tell you that you are a low-life scumbag should the need arise. Now I do not claim to be perfect. I have made and seen many mistakes in my life. My advice will come from all of this.

My policy is the same as JT Spyder, I am happy to give you advice with whatever problem you may have, but do not dare come running back to me if something undesirable happens when you go against my advice.