November To Remember: Myspace Blog Flashback

Dear Friends,

            Usually, I don’t mention what others write because it’s their words and their thoughts but today I saw some stuff that I had to mention. I was playing around on the web and for some reason, I logged into my Myspace account. As I was looking around the new Myspace, the old content was still there. So I decided to read what some of my friends wrote. Most were just commenting about life back in 2007-2009 but there were a few people that were going through a lot during that time. What bothers me is that what they wrote about either came back this year or still haunts them today. This entry is about what I saw and my opinion of it.

            The first thing I came across was my own blogs from 2007 to 2008. I already said something about what I wrote in 1997 to now but during 2007 and 2008 were very epic because my son was born in 2007 and my mind was still in shock that I had a son. I still can remember what I was doing when I was told that my son was born. I also remember that I met my next two exes via Myspace. One ended up going back to her baby daddy and the other one I let go. Thinking about it now has made me laugh at the other things going on in 2007 like being played by a neighbor and allowing some ho in my house. Thank god for Myspace to remind me of how fucked up things were.

            After looking at my own memories on Myspace, I went to someone else’s page and was looking at their pics. This person still had their marriage pictures on their page. Even though, this person was not married anymore, I found it funny. I also find it funny that they would write about how much they hated their ex. Now this person is someone that ended up getting remarried close to two years later. Unlike their first marriage, this person is still happily married now. What a difference some time makes in a person’s life.

            Another friend of mines was divorced in 2007. They also had some pics of their kids and their ex. I was shocked to find out that they not only cheated on their ex but was losing the kids. This sounded like someone I know now. I am glad that this person left Michigan with the kids, and is not happy in Arizona in the heat. However, back then this person was trying to become someone famous. I am glad they changed their mind and also their life goals. Being famous is not something most people dream of.

            One more person I visited was my ex that left me during the winter of 2007. She was very cute and intelligent. Before she had her first child, she was not going to end up like her mother. Ironic because she has two kids and lives near Detroit. When she wanted to go back to her baby daddy, I told her to go and make this last. She loved him but she was with me because he was with someone. I honestly think 2007 was the best and worse year in my life. I might have had my son and I was working but I had women like this girl run back to her baby daddy.

            What I learned from reading these blogs and remembering what my friends went through made me think that I survive worse shit in my life. Again, reading about the past showed me that it’s time to stop the pattern of my life. No more jumping into things and getting hurt. Even though I did not jump into last relationship, I think I was not thinking clearly. We live and learn, right? That’s all for now but let’s keep faith in God and hope for a better tomorrow.

Eugene Chandler III