I’ve met a lot of people in my 22 years on this earth. It seems the older I get the more ridiculous other people seem. I want to specifically talk about women. Seeing as though I am a woman, I feel the need to get some things off my chest. I would like to address the topic of “thirst” head on.  And NO, I’m not taking shots at any particular person.

tell em’ why you mad son

Anyone who knows me, knows I use that term often (which is sad because it has such negative meaning), and honestly not very loosely (if I say it, I mean it). I think there is a major difference between having drive, networking, or even wanting the finer things out of life…and being just flat-out thirsty.  In this case, thirsty is used to describe a person that is doing way to much for attention; a person that will go to very degrading measures to “network“; a person who does very cut-throat activities in order to gain popularity; a person that only be-friends people because of what they have or can materially do for them.

I’ve learned that women can be some of the thirsty-est creatures on this planet. They can be thirsty to both men and women. Using people, wanting to be around people,  and wanting to know people (or at least say they know people). There is a difference between supporting someone, and jocking/using them. There is a difference between properly networking to gain advantage, and jumping on the bandwagon. There is a difference between meeting a potential partner, and scheming on your girl who met him first. There is a difference between congratulating someone, and trying to give them a “private” celebration party. There is a difference between saying “what up. I hear you doing big things. thats what’s up!” to an old acquaintance, and saying “what up. remember me. wanna date now that you are somebody?”.

I understand that almost every woman has had a “thirsty” moment, but please clean it up. I will admit, there was a time where one could call MY own actions thirsty, so NO I’m not trying to call anyone out. I used to think it was cute to chase of boys, value material items more than the person, or name drop, but I have LEARNED that it’s NOT COOL at all. I had to grow up.

If you notice that you are doing some of these things, please sit down and re-evaluate your approach. Let your work speak for you, dont take the easy way out. I’m trying to let it be known that people see the crap you do. People see your motives. And people do care, just NOT about you. So before your name gets drug through the mud…

CLEAN IT UP.