Rules for Dating a Single Woman With Child(ren)

For the Sisters:

1. Make sure you have a strong relationship with your kid.

2. Make sure your kid is well disciplined. Good "kitty" gets stale really quick if there's a bad ass kid running around with a funky little "you ain't none-a my daddy" attitude.

3. Be honest with yourself about what kind of relationship you're going to have. If you're just getting yours (as you are entitled to from time to time), & dude is a jump-off, don't even bring the dude around your kid. As a matter of fact, don't expose dude to the kid & vice versa for 6 months. Chances are you might not be with each other that long, so if dude is gone by month 3 - the family is still tight.

For the Brothers:

1. Don't be in a rush to meet the kid ... ESPECIALLY if it's a daughter. This IS the post Michael Jackson/R. Kelly era.

2. If/when you are introduced to the kid and the sister has no control over his/her stank little attitude - BOUNCE! It's not likely to get better anytime soon (getting the "kitty" before bouncing is optional {LOL}).

3. Don't try to be the "replacement dad" anytime soon. They already got a daddy.

4. If there are still pictures of that daddy up & around the house - ESPECIALLY IN THE BEDROOM - BOUNCE! That means that dude still comes by & you can best believe his name is already "grafitti written on that kitten!" (here too, getting the "kitty" before bouncing is optional {LOL})

5. KNOW WHAT YOUR GETTING INTO. It takes a hell of a man to be a part of a woman's life and raise another man's seed. If it's just about getting the "kitty" then be man enough to let that be known in the beginning. If your game is tight enough you still might just get the "kitty" {LOL}. ALSO ... Kids get attached a lot quicker than you might think. If you know you aren't going to be around long, don't even bother being a part of the young`un's life.

I'm kinda joking in HOW I'm saying these things, but I'm stone-cold sqaure biz about WHAT I'm saying! You all either know people or have been in situations like this that have fallen apart, and you all know that the falling apart was because one or more of the above guidelines was violated!

Take Care,
HR