My instructor, well one of them, hit me up today to let me know my diploma from NGH is on the way. Kewl.
In the past year I’ve learned a lot about what I am capable of doing. 96.3% of that is good. While I’ve also seen just how really dark I COULD get, I’ve not used my circumstance as an excuse to go there. That my friend is 100% good.
I’ve had to expand my skills in so many ways this year. I’ve learned that I can make things happen, and I’ve learned that the prior 49 years uniquely prepared me for this moment and I am rede2go. That’s a throwback – IYKYK.
I’ve had to use every lesson learned, and pick up some new talents. While figuring out those new talents, I also realized that I am good – damn good – when I apply myself. I’d allowed myself to hear the inside voice from those with the least intentions to tell me it wasn’t possible.
It is – I am here.
Not only am I here…..I am expanding.
Go me.
One of the things I had to do was act as my own attorney. It took understanding my respondent, anticipating the argument of the actual lawyer across the table, and looking down the line to possible and probable outcomes. The following 2 excerpts show…I was pretty good at that also. Mind you the random man from Philly and as described; ” a happy-go-lucky California girl” who called him nigger helped with their behaviors, but me the fool who was her own lawyer did a decent job.
I would not want to do this full time for employment, but being able to flex this research and delivery muscle will only help in the long run.
The random man from Philly alleged his side of the story was all ‘facts’ well…the court documents tell a different tale.
It was said:
“She wanted me to promise not to go after her for any compensation. I refused to say that.”
“Now, on to my partner’s case, again a bullshit accusation founded on NOTHING except @NiloticNicole’s attempts to extort me for money.”
“That seems to be the biggest difference between @NiloticNicole and myself. She can preach whatever she wants. I will show actual evidence.”
Every word I’ve shared of this experience has been true, or presented to me as the truth which I had reason to believe when it was presented. While others were running premature victory laps and taking cheap shots at people they once claimed to love and care for, I was already doing the legal research. The random man from Philly dragged a beautiful woman’s name through the mud, and added her to that disgusting tirade, because she is a woman of character who stands in the truth.
I’ve heard it said that freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences. I suppose some just need to FAFO.
In the interim, I will just leave this motion of response and rejoinder here. I even took the courtesy to redact part of their government names. Yep, still playing nice and pulling punches. That’s not a weakness though. It’s a display of intelligence, grace and power people claimed to possess before they folded like a dollar store plate at the cookout, in action – through me.