I went 4-wheeling a couple of weeks ago with a 53 yr. old man that has no legs and only one arm. He rode his own 4-wheeler up and down the hills, he drives his own truck, helps combine corn and beans. He go around on his stump and hand.He is very motivational.
Posted by:
dean | July 14, 2008 1:50 PM
Soon,
In 2 weeks and 3 days I will be homeless. I am in Palm Springs C.A. so at that time it will still be 116 degrs. outside. I dont know what I will do just yet or were to park my car to stay out of the heat. Although I have went to school for, and worked as a forman for 8 years in the air- conditioning field under my E.P.A. lic. I cannot find a job
anywhere. I am a 43 year old Mullatto, or mixed race male from South Central L.A. 20 years ago I had dreams of how to get out of gang activity and live a normal life. It was not to be for me. If i did not take three buses to school, away from my local school, I would not even be able to speek proper english i am sure. Jobs however are a fantasy in many cities urban. No one hires you if you live 1 hour away and have no car. So back then, after my grandma died...I was homeless at 18. Like many I became a drug runner. These are kids used to deliver packages for the guys really making the money. I made enough daily to sometimes get a room with other guys in my same situation and food to eat.
Soon I of coarse was arrested for drug sales. Felony. Once you have a felony ,everything you do after is also a felony. For example, I was released from jail on the street with nothing. No family,friends,food ,money, at 18. Standing outside of county jail looking around with no destination. On skidrow, a spot for homeless people, I met this guy who drove up to me and said "I will pay you 10 dollars for every car radio you give me".I think it took me about 3 or 4 days before hunger set in and I called him with 2 radios I stole. I had rationalized to myself that somehow I would just make enough to get a room or something in a different city that had actual jobs available for young black men. Of coarse...I was arrested and recieved my second
felony. Released, I again was back on the street. Arrested again for a box cutter on my keychain. Again for a stolen vehical which I did not steal but I was sleeping in the back seat of a car that was really stolen! All in 1 year of loosing my grandmother I generated a record that always in my mind was not the real me. Hard to explain. Well I met women who took care of me, and shamefully I felt I gave myself to them for my survival. In these ladies I had a chance to see true family and love and life without poverty...for awhile. I am grateful for them and the short time of normal family experience I had. But, if a man cannot get a job, relations are always short. No one hires felons.
Felons are your deadbeat dads. Felons are the guys who commit crimes and hurt people....why...because no one will hire them. In my field I am highly qualified and have experience because a company did not care about my record of 20 years ago, but that is not the norm. My old company is out of buisness. My beutifull wife has left me. I have 50 percent custody of my 5 year old son now. No work. No family. I will soon now loose my son. Unemployment has run out. I will again be a bum on the street 3 weeks from now, but this time, my son will be waiting for me to pick him up, and I will not be there for him. No child support payment ...no son. No home to take him too...no son. Perhaps I will beg on the street for money, or perhaps ,god forbd, I will end up doing crime. I dont know. Lost. Because of crime I did 20 years ago, I cannot find a job. I have tried even am/pm. Minimum wage jobs require background checks. No one hires felons reguardless of skill level or edjucation. So I will be a deadbeat dad, a looser who is not there for his child, a typical black male who abandons his responcibility to his wife and child. Well, I would like to see a show that is real. A show that gives reason to WHY and HOW one becomes homeless or why a man would feal ashamed to be there for his children. There is not a man I know that wants his children to see him in rags. I have had 5 years with my son. Now I am out of options, I cannot let him see me as a bum. What will become of him after my failer? To me he is the most wonderful and angelic child, who will grow without his dad. I love him enough to rob and steal and well...anything to give me money to be able to have him in my life. I am bright enough to know I will most likely end in jail again. But, it is not for bling, or woman, or cars, or anything as such. I just want to have a home for my son to be with me 3 days per week. How many men are in my situation? Felons have no rights! We have no right to even work! Which means we have no right to a family!!! Could there be a show for those guys who are like me? All deadbeat dads are not that way by choice. Choices one makes at 18, will not only change the life of the offender, but all his or her generations to come. Please, you have a voice...could perhaps you help the men in my situation by in the least showing that not all dead-beat dads WANT to be. That not all gang members or thugs are ignorant and skill-less but simply have no outlet for success in or United States. You can be 42 and still not have a job or raise a family because no one will hire you for crimes you did when 18. So...soon I will be homeless. Soon I and my son will have nothing but memories of each other. Because of this fact, I dont care what happens to me. I dont care what his mothers say about me. I know he will grow to forget me or even hate me...but I love him so very much,so very much. But I know I have three choices. Live on the street and slowly loose my sanity alone, try to beg for enough money to pay child support so to be able to see my son, but expose to him that i am a bum, or try to rob ,steal, whatever it takes to buy enough time to hopefully find work and a home for me and my boy. Dead-Beat dads! Not all by choice. Felons! When is thier debt paid to society? When will they be allowed to work and raise thier children???
Thankyou for your time.
Posted by:
RAY | July 10, 2008 10:13 PM
Tyra, You should do a show on STDs and the dangers they pose for unborn babys. I lost a baby at 11 days old because her father was cheating and he brought it home to me. It transmitted to the baby and caused her body to shut down.
I have never moved on but it is devistating and people should know the risks.
Posted by:
Julie | July 7, 2008 10:48 PM
Hey Tyra,
I think that it would be great if you would do a show on people with mental illnesses, those that have accepted it and those who have not accepted it. I have a daughter who is 18yo and she has been initially diagnosed with ADHD and Bipolar disorder. She doesnt want to admit it and it has been the hardest thing to pin her down to even spend time with her considering that she has been running away from home since she was 13yo. She has just began to come around us more often since my last birthday. This has tuly been an ordeal for her family. It has been so hard to see my child spiral out of control and there is nothing that we are aware of that we can do about it. We have tried just about everything to get her to get some help but to no avail. She has never finished high school and she wants to be a model. I think she has great potential but she never seems to see things through and get some help. We are here for her but she has to be there for herself. It would be a good topic and I think it would help a lot of people.
Thank You Tyra,
Alisa
Posted by:
Alisa | July 5, 2008 1:56 PM
Hi Tyra,
I have a little 8yr old girl who favors you in your young years. I think you should have a young tyra show. Just to see how many are out there. It could be a pagent. THE NEXT TYRA BANKS. :) I think if you had a daughter she would look a lot like my child.
Posted by:
sheila | July 4, 2008 10:22 PM
Good afternoon Tyra,
First let me say I believe you are the perfect for a time as this. I would love for you to consider having a show about young mothers of multiple babies (naturally0 and how they manage to do such a great job with the as they hold down an "interesting" job. Acknowledging they many people who help them. I further suggest that St. Peters Children Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ be included for the GREAT work they do especially with premature babies. You probably have figured out that my daughter and her husband are 1 of the families I'd like people to know about. Through her I've met many women who have endured so many problems and yet realize the blessing they have been given. I thank God for His awesomeness and you for using the gifts God has given you. No matter what, Tyra, you remain blessed.
Posted by:
isadell | July 4, 2008 9:55 AM
Hi Trya, I'm 5'9 with BIG feet size 10-11, 10 in shoes, 11 in sandles. I cant find nice inexpensive shoes to fit me. I have a lot of clothes with old ugly shoes. I feel like crap because I cant get to wear some of my clothes because the shoes doesnt look right. I've tried website on building your own shoes -no help there. I feel like I need to be a shoes maker for people with big feet. I know that my size is right for my height, but why do we have to have the ugly shoes. Help! Can tall people have nice shoes too. I know this is not a comment but a show Idea. Oh, love you for who you are. Thank you.
Posted by:
Sheril | July 2, 2008 8:18 AM
Hi tyra!!!
i watch your show every day during my lunch break and i love you!! could you please give more relationship advice for males as i have difficulty holding down a real girlfriend. i am really scared of commitment and need tips on how to treat a girl.
Posted by:
tom | June 30, 2008 5:15 PM
Dear Tyra,
I know that you have had a lot of suggestions for a show, but here's mine: I think an issue you should discuss on your show is self-mutilation or cutting. It's an important issue, but not many people know about it or know the reason for it. If people could understand it better, they may not be so quick to judge those that do it. I'm speaking from personal experience because I am a cutter. I think it would make a great show. Thanks for reading and I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Amanda
Posted by:
amanda | June 29, 2008 9:39 PM
I would love to see a show on women using the new Wii Fit and losing weight. I have already lost 2 lbs with my Wii Fit because it is so much fun to play!!
Posted by:
Catherine | June 24, 2008 8:20 AM
Hi Tyra-
I think that you should do a show about unconventional beauty. I am a 32 year old mother of 3 who recently lost over 30 lbs. I am feeling sexier & more beautiful than ever before I am still not model thin but I feel like I can really show everyone in America what true beauty looks like inside & out! I think that you can show the people of America that there is undiscovered beauty and unconventional beauty that should be noticed and adored! I also think that is a lesson that I wouold love for my 5 year old daughter to learn. Thanks Tyra!!! Have a great day. Karin
Posted by:
Karin | June 20, 2008 4:52 PM
dear tyra,
you probably wont get to this since you have so many comments, but i think i have an idea dor your show.
my name is brianne and im 14 years old. me and my friends get stereotyped as "emo" and get called names ALL the time. this makes us feel very insecure,and i know this happens to other kids also. some even look upoon suucide as an option,or hurting themselves to make things "feel better." i would just like some advice on what to do to learn to ignore people and have a little more self confidence. the music we listent to and the clothes we wear, shouldn't have a effect on whether people wanna talk to us or not. they call us freaks and f*gs when we do nothing to them. i have become very dpressed from the situation. i have been a little better, but i still think of things, and feel very bad for myself(which shouldnt be) i also have another intersting thing i would like to mention. there was a suicide about a 13 year old grl named hannah bond. she hung herself,and the media is blaming this all on my favorite band, my chemical romance. they say that my chemical romance is a "emo suicide death cult," which is so not true. the lead singer,gerard way,inspires people to not be afraid of life, even if it has its ups and downs. if you could put a good word in for my chemical romance that would be like the best thing ever!! =)
please try to reply!
i love your show and what you do to inspire people.
much love,
[[brianne]]
love-is-the-red-rose-on-your-coffin-door@live.com
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I went 4-wheeling a couple of weeks ago with a 53 yr. old man that has no legs and only one arm. He rode his own 4-wheeler up and down the hills, he drives his own truck, helps combine corn and beans. He go around on his stump and hand.He is very motivational.
Posted by: dean | July 14, 2008 1:50 PM
Soon,
In 2 weeks and 3 days I will be homeless. I am in Palm Springs C.A. so at that time it will still be 116 degrs. outside. I dont know what I will do just yet or were to park my car to stay out of the heat. Although I have went to school for, and worked as a forman for 8 years in the air- conditioning field under my E.P.A. lic. I cannot find a job
anywhere. I am a 43 year old Mullatto, or mixed race male from South Central L.A. 20 years ago I had dreams of how to get out of gang activity and live a normal life. It was not to be for me. If i did not take three buses to school, away from my local school, I would not even be able to speek proper english i am sure. Jobs however are a fantasy in many cities urban. No one hires you if you live 1 hour away and have no car. So back then, after my grandma died...I was homeless at 18. Like many I became a drug runner. These are kids used to deliver packages for the guys really making the money. I made enough daily to sometimes get a room with other guys in my same situation and food to eat.
Soon I of coarse was arrested for drug sales. Felony. Once you have a felony ,everything you do after is also a felony. For example, I was released from jail on the street with nothing. No family,friends,food ,money, at 18. Standing outside of county jail looking around with no destination. On skidrow, a spot for homeless people, I met this guy who drove up to me and said "I will pay you 10 dollars for every car radio you give me".I think it took me about 3 or 4 days before hunger set in and I called him with 2 radios I stole. I had rationalized to myself that somehow I would just make enough to get a room or something in a different city that had actual jobs available for young black men. Of coarse...I was arrested and recieved my second
felony. Released, I again was back on the street. Arrested again for a box cutter on my keychain. Again for a stolen vehical which I did not steal but I was sleeping in the back seat of a car that was really stolen! All in 1 year of loosing my grandmother I generated a record that always in my mind was not the real me. Hard to explain. Well I met women who took care of me, and shamefully I felt I gave myself to them for my survival. In these ladies I had a chance to see true family and love and life without poverty...for awhile. I am grateful for them and the short time of normal family experience I had. But, if a man cannot get a job, relations are always short. No one hires felons.
Felons are your deadbeat dads. Felons are the guys who commit crimes and hurt people....why...because no one will hire them. In my field I am highly qualified and have experience because a company did not care about my record of 20 years ago, but that is not the norm. My old company is out of buisness. My beutifull wife has left me. I have 50 percent custody of my 5 year old son now. No work. No family. I will soon now loose my son. Unemployment has run out. I will again be a bum on the street 3 weeks from now, but this time, my son will be waiting for me to pick him up, and I will not be there for him. No child support payment ...no son. No home to take him too...no son. Perhaps I will beg on the street for money, or perhaps ,god forbd, I will end up doing crime. I dont know. Lost. Because of crime I did 20 years ago, I cannot find a job. I have tried even am/pm. Minimum wage jobs require background checks. No one hires felons reguardless of skill level or edjucation. So I will be a deadbeat dad, a looser who is not there for his child, a typical black male who abandons his responcibility to his wife and child. Well, I would like to see a show that is real. A show that gives reason to WHY and HOW one becomes homeless or why a man would feal ashamed to be there for his children. There is not a man I know that wants his children to see him in rags. I have had 5 years with my son. Now I am out of options, I cannot let him see me as a bum. What will become of him after my failer? To me he is the most wonderful and angelic child, who will grow without his dad. I love him enough to rob and steal and well...anything to give me money to be able to have him in my life. I am bright enough to know I will most likely end in jail again. But, it is not for bling, or woman, or cars, or anything as such. I just want to have a home for my son to be with me 3 days per week. How many men are in my situation? Felons have no rights! We have no right to even work! Which means we have no right to a family!!! Could there be a show for those guys who are like me? All deadbeat dads are not that way by choice. Choices one makes at 18, will not only change the life of the offender, but all his or her generations to come. Please, you have a voice...could perhaps you help the men in my situation by in the least showing that not all dead-beat dads WANT to be. That not all gang members or thugs are ignorant and skill-less but simply have no outlet for success in or United States. You can be 42 and still not have a job or raise a family because no one will hire you for crimes you did when 18. So...soon I will be homeless. Soon I and my son will have nothing but memories of each other. Because of this fact, I dont care what happens to me. I dont care what his mothers say about me. I know he will grow to forget me or even hate me...but I love him so very much,so very much. But I know I have three choices. Live on the street and slowly loose my sanity alone, try to beg for enough money to pay child support so to be able to see my son, but expose to him that i am a bum, or try to rob ,steal, whatever it takes to buy enough time to hopefully find work and a home for me and my boy. Dead-Beat dads! Not all by choice. Felons! When is thier debt paid to society? When will they be allowed to work and raise thier children???
Thankyou for your time.
Posted by: RAY | July 10, 2008 10:13 PM
Tyra, You should do a show on STDs and the dangers they pose for unborn babys. I lost a baby at 11 days old because her father was cheating and he brought it home to me. It transmitted to the baby and caused her body to shut down.
I have never moved on but it is devistating and people should know the risks.
Posted by: Julie | July 7, 2008 10:48 PM
Hey Tyra,
I think that it would be great if you would do a show on people with mental illnesses, those that have accepted it and those who have not accepted it. I have a daughter who is 18yo and she has been initially diagnosed with ADHD and Bipolar disorder. She doesnt want to admit it and it has been the hardest thing to pin her down to even spend time with her considering that she has been running away from home since she was 13yo. She has just began to come around us more often since my last birthday. This has tuly been an ordeal for her family. It has been so hard to see my child spiral out of control and there is nothing that we are aware of that we can do about it. We have tried just about everything to get her to get some help but to no avail. She has never finished high school and she wants to be a model. I think she has great potential but she never seems to see things through and get some help. We are here for her but she has to be there for herself. It would be a good topic and I think it would help a lot of people.
Thank You Tyra,
Alisa
Posted by: Alisa | July 5, 2008 1:56 PM
Hi Tyra,
I have a little 8yr old girl who favors you in your young years. I think you should have a young tyra show. Just to see how many are out there. It could be a pagent. THE NEXT TYRA BANKS. :) I think if you had a daughter she would look a lot like my child.
Posted by: sheila | July 4, 2008 10:22 PM
Good afternoon Tyra,
First let me say I believe you are the perfect for a time as this. I would love for you to consider having a show about young mothers of multiple babies (naturally0 and how they manage to do such a great job with the as they hold down an "interesting" job. Acknowledging they many people who help them. I further suggest that St. Peters Children Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ be included for the GREAT work they do especially with premature babies. You probably have figured out that my daughter and her husband are 1 of the families I'd like people to know about. Through her I've met many women who have endured so many problems and yet realize the blessing they have been given. I thank God for His awesomeness and you for using the gifts God has given you. No matter what, Tyra, you remain blessed.
Posted by: isadell | July 4, 2008 9:55 AM
Hi Trya, I'm 5'9 with BIG feet size 10-11, 10 in shoes, 11 in sandles. I cant find nice inexpensive shoes to fit me. I have a lot of clothes with old ugly shoes. I feel like crap because I cant get to wear some of my clothes because the shoes doesnt look right. I've tried website on building your own shoes -no help there. I feel like I need to be a shoes maker for people with big feet. I know that my size is right for my height, but why do we have to have the ugly shoes. Help! Can tall people have nice shoes too. I know this is not a comment but a show Idea. Oh, love you for who you are. Thank you.
Posted by: Sheril | July 2, 2008 8:18 AM
Hi tyra!!!
i watch your show every day during my lunch break and i love you!! could you please give more relationship advice for males as i have difficulty holding down a real girlfriend. i am really scared of commitment and need tips on how to treat a girl.
Posted by: tom | June 30, 2008 5:15 PM
Dear Tyra,
I know that you have had a lot of suggestions for a show, but here's mine: I think an issue you should discuss on your show is self-mutilation or cutting. It's an important issue, but not many people know about it or know the reason for it. If people could understand it better, they may not be so quick to judge those that do it. I'm speaking from personal experience because I am a cutter. I think it would make a great show. Thanks for reading and I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Amanda
Posted by: amanda | June 29, 2008 9:39 PM
I would love to see a show on women using the new Wii Fit and losing weight. I have already lost 2 lbs with my Wii Fit because it is so much fun to play!!
Posted by: Catherine | June 24, 2008 8:20 AM
Hi Tyra-
I think that you should do a show about unconventional beauty. I am a 32 year old mother of 3 who recently lost over 30 lbs. I am feeling sexier & more beautiful than ever before I am still not model thin but I feel like I can really show everyone in America what true beauty looks like inside & out! I think that you can show the people of America that there is undiscovered beauty and unconventional beauty that should be noticed and adored! I also think that is a lesson that I wouold love for my 5 year old daughter to learn. Thanks Tyra!!! Have a great day. Karin
Posted by: Karin | June 20, 2008 4:52 PM
dear tyra,
you probably wont get to this since you have so many comments, but i think i have an idea dor your show.
my name is brianne and im 14 years old. me and my friends get stereotyped as "emo" and get called names ALL the time. this makes us feel very insecure,and i know this happens to other kids also. some even look upoon suucide as an option,or hurting themselves to make things "feel better." i would just like some advice on what to do to learn to ignore people and have a little more self confidence. the music we listent to and the clothes we wear, shouldn't have a effect on whether people wanna talk to us or not. they call us freaks and f*gs when we do nothing to them. i have become very dpressed from the situation. i have been a little better, but i still think of things, and feel very bad for myself(which shouldnt be) i also have another intersting thing i would like to mention. there was a suicide about a 13 year old grl named hannah bond. she hung herself,and the media is blaming this all on my favorite band, my chemical romance. they say that my chemical romance is a "emo suicide death cult," which is so not true. the lead singer,gerard way,inspires people to not be afraid of life, even if it has its ups and downs. if you could put a good word in for my chemical romance that would be like the best thing ever!! =)
please try to reply!
i love your show and what you do to inspire people.
much love,
[[brianne]]
love-is-the-red-rose-on-your-coffin-door@live.com
Posted by: Brianne | June 17, 2008 12:32 PM