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June 6, 2025 13 mins

The Strawberry Letter hears on The Steve Harvey Morning Show Friday, June 6th, 2025. Subject: "She Wants To Talk About Everything"

A mother writes in because she is concerned about how much her daughter is in grown folk's business. But...Steve & Shirley see the situation differently...

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It is time now for today's Strawberry Letter.

Speaker 2 (00:02):
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like we're going to read this one right here, right now,
and you never know, it could be yours.

Speaker 3 (00:20):
It could be yours. Buckle up and hold on type.
We got it for you. Here it is Strawberry Letter.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
Thank you nephew. Subject she wants to talk about everything.
Dear Stephen Shirley, My husband and I have two teenagers,
and we have an oops baby that's five, and she
runs our house. I'm so over her that I want
to pack her stuff up and take her to my
mom's house and leave her there. This little girl acts
like an old lady, and she's always in grown folks conversation.

(00:49):
She gets it from staying at my mom's house during
the day. My mom gossips around her and talks to
her like she's a grown woman. This child doesn't miss
a thing, and here lately she has been repeating things
she hears me talking about on the phone with my
best friend. I have never cheated on my husband, but
I am entertaining a man from my past that is tall, muscular,

(01:11):
and wealthy. I wanted to see what's up with him,
so I went by one of his stores to say hi.
I was telling my best friend about sneaking to see him,
and when I got off the phone, my child asked
me if my special friend was a man that gave
her a cookies and ice cream milkshake. I was speechless,
because why is she in my conversation like that? And yes,

(01:35):
she was in the car with me that day and
I stepped out of the car to talk to the guy.
As soon as my husband got home, she told him
that I got mad at her because she talks about everything.

Speaker 1 (01:47):
My husband laughed at her.

Speaker 2 (01:48):
And she went on to tell him that I took
her to my friend's store and he sells delicious milkshakes.
I joked about her having an active imagination and told
her to go to bed. But what if she ever
gives my husband more details from that day. We've tried
disciplining her, but spankings don't bother her. She has to
start school soon, So how do we get this five

(02:10):
year old to stay in a child's place. Mom, I'm sorry.
This is your fault. Okay, this is all your fault.
It just is, you know, I mean, I have no
better way to put this. You're entertaining a man from
your past. You've never cheated on your husband. You say,
who's tall, muscular and wealthy. Your little daughter, who you know,

(02:31):
is very precocious, she knows everything. She's right there. What
do you think she's gonna do? You know, what do
you think she's gonna do?

Speaker 1 (02:38):
Mom? Come on, you got it?

Speaker 2 (02:40):
Spankings, don't bother her no, because she's just telling the truth.
She's a kid, she's a five year old. Okay, you
are the parent, you're the adult. You know wrong from right?

Speaker 3 (02:51):
Come on.

Speaker 1 (02:53):
For you to say, mom that you.

Speaker 2 (02:55):
Want to pack her stuff up and take her to
your mom's house and leave her there.

Speaker 1 (03:00):
What kind of parenting is that? Really? Lady?

Speaker 2 (03:04):
Really, you want to see what's up with this man
that you like, and you take your daughter as a cover.
This letter is so crazy. You know, I hate to
say this. You're a bad parent. You need to get
it together, you really do. This is not the child's fault.
This is on you, period, parent.

Speaker 1 (03:22):
Mom. Steve.

Speaker 4 (03:24):
The letter shouldn't be about she wants to talk about everything.
This letter should be about all the stupid stuff I've done,
because that's all it is. This is a letter full
of stupid stuff you've done. You had an oops baby
that's five, and she runs our house. That statement right

(03:45):
there can't even happen. She runs our house. I'm so
over her. I want to pack her stuff up and
take her over to my mom's house and leave her there.

Speaker 3 (03:56):
Really, let's talk about the stuff you've in this letter.

Speaker 4 (04:01):
This Oops baby was because you or your husband was
doing something without precautions, and now you have a baby.
Oops upside your head, Oops Upside your head, Junior, you're
familiar with this song, Oops upside your head? This somebody

(04:21):
gap band boy anyway, and she I want to pack
up herself and take it to my mama's house and lee.
This little girl acts like an old lady, and she
moves around in grown folks conversation she gets from staying
at my mom's house during the day.

Speaker 3 (04:38):
My mom gossip around her and talk like she's a
grown woman.

Speaker 4 (04:42):
No, your child acts like this because she is allowed
to act like this.

Speaker 3 (04:49):
Ain't nobody stopping her.

Speaker 4 (04:52):
I remember when you couldn't get in grown folks conversation.
I remember when you had to know your place. I
remember when you had to leave the room. I remember
if I repeated anything, the backhand was so swift and severe.
I remember that this child don't miss a thing. Here, lady,

(05:13):
and she's been repeating things she hears me talking about
on the phone with my best friend. That happens. One
time I repeated some stuff. One time I heard my
mama saying to her sisters, was my aunt? I repeated
that I've never repeated a conversation. Then my lips were

(05:35):
big as a child, so backhand and me had rich
serious repercussion. Already was dealing with the big lip jokes
down at the school. Now the busted big lip jokes,
it's even worse. I've never cheated on my husband, but
I'm entertaining a man from my past that is tall, muscular,
and wealthy. What did you hear your statement? I've never

(05:58):
cheated on my husband, but I'm entertaining a man from
my past that is tall, muscular, and wealthy. I wanted
to see what's up with him, so I went by
his store to say, how we'll be bound?

Speaker 3 (06:11):
Tell you what else? You did wrong.

Speaker 2 (06:12):
Yeah, hang on, Steve, we'll have part two of your
response coming up at twenty three minutes after the hour.
Today's Strawberry Letters subject is she wants to talk about everything,
and we'll get back into it right after this. You're
listening Steve Harvey Morning Show.

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Speaker 2 (07:05):
All right, come on, Steve, let's recap today's Strawberry letter.
The subject is she wants to talk about everything.

Speaker 4 (07:12):
Yeah, Well, this is about a little girl who's running
the house at five years old. It was an oops baby.
They claim they have two teenagers and an oops baby. Well,
the oops baby is in charge because you allowed her
to be in charge. She's running her mouth she's repeating
stuff she's heard on the phone. She got some when
you take off her grandmother's house, you're so fed up

(07:33):
with the little baby, you want to take her to
your mama's house.

Speaker 3 (07:35):
Leaving at.

Speaker 4 (07:37):
Now she repeats stuff that she hears her grandmother say
with her friends. You don't like that she gets in
your business. You don't like that I never did hear.
Was the line that we left on. I've never cheated
on my husband, but I'm entertaining a man from my
past that is tall, muscle, and wealthy. That must be
the direct opposite of your husband. Shout fat and pope.

(08:04):
So now, yeah, that's what I'm reading in the letter.
Y'all ain't saying that, but that was her. She said,
I am entertaining a man that is tall, muscular, and wealthy.

Speaker 3 (08:24):
Right. That means her husband is shocked, fat and pope.

Speaker 4 (08:32):
I wanted to see what's up with him, so I
went by one of his stores to say hi. I
was telling my best friend about sneaking to see him,
and when I got off the phone, my child asked
me if my special friend was a man that gave
her cookies and cream milkshake. I was speechless, because why

(08:53):
was she in my conversation like that? Why was she
in the conversation? The bigger question is why was she
in the car?

Speaker 1 (09:01):
Yeah?

Speaker 3 (09:03):
What are you doing?

Speaker 4 (09:05):
How you taking your child on these failed missions? I
was speaking because why was she in my conversation like that?
She was in your car? And yes, she was in
the car with me that day. I stepped out of
the car to talk to the guy she was in view.
She saw you that ain't her daddy. As soon as

(09:27):
my husband got home, she told him. I got mad
at her because she talks about everything, and my husband
laughed at her. She went to tell him that I
took to my friend's store and he sells delicious milkshake.
I joked about her having an active imagination, told her
to go to bed. But what if she ever gives
my husband more details from that day? Because you let

(09:50):
her see the details, What other details can she give
because all you did was get out and talk to her,
and he gave her a milkshake. Now, I'm assuming that's
how he got wealthy, selling these milkshakes sell the story.
So he got a story that say all I chrim.

Speaker 1 (10:12):
He doing good.

Speaker 3 (10:13):
I don't know if that's wealthy, but he's doing well.

Speaker 4 (10:16):
And congratulations to all the entrepreneurs out there doing their thing.
We tried disciplined in her, but spankings don't bother her. Well,
I have a comment about that, y'all. Spinks ain't y'all spink't.
Spankings ain't working because y'all don't know how to spank.
I'm telling you right now, all of mine worked.

Speaker 1 (10:37):
How do you spink properly? See?

Speaker 4 (10:39):
Every last one of mine worked. See, first of all,
I ain't gonna do it no more. I ain't gonna
do it no more. That didn't matter.

Speaker 3 (10:50):
When I said that he kept going.

Speaker 4 (10:56):
Hollering at the top of my lungs didn't work cause
he just told me to shut up. Crying didn't work
cause he said, I'm gonna give you something to cry about.

Speaker 3 (11:10):
Y'all are not spanking this baby properly. Now.

Speaker 4 (11:14):
I know those of you that don't believe in spankings
is listening to this show, but they already they said
in they letter.

Speaker 3 (11:20):
We tried discipline that Herbert. Spankings don't bother her.

Speaker 4 (11:24):
I all know what kind of spinks you issuing, But
the ones I got worked. Now, I don't say the
dad need to do it, but the mom can do it.
Because if you had the child, I think that gives
you rights. If you laid there and went into label,
carry this baby, nurse this baby, nurtured this baby, birth
this baby, I think you had a right to beat that.
That's what I think. I know my mama assumed her rights.

Speaker 2 (11:49):
Yeah, yes, I've heard.

Speaker 4 (11:55):
I can't tell you how many times I brought you
in as world I take you. I ain't can't even
count the times I heard that. So now, why your
spankers ain't work?

Speaker 3 (12:02):
That's on you.

Speaker 4 (12:02):
She has to start school soon. She ain't even went
to school yet. She gonna be up for school telling
your business. So how do we get this five year
old to stay in a child's place? You put her there,
You put her in her place, You teach her her place,
and you maintain the rules of her place, and when
she steps out of line, you check her and put
her in line. This is a letter about you. Why

(12:26):
are you taking this woman to see? Why you taking
this baby to see?

Speaker 1 (12:29):
This man?

Speaker 4 (12:30):
You stupid you who say you've never cheated on your husband,
But I'm entertaining a man that's tall, muscular, and wealthy.
You fin to give him some. What do you think
tall muscular, wealthy men get, They get some.

Speaker 3 (12:45):
He ain't even ask you for it.

Speaker 4 (12:48):
You went over there to see him, and all he
got to do is give your baby a milkshake. He
finish gets some. Wow, your baby Finnah get cooked next time.
Hope everything to get a cookie next time and you
need to bring your cookie.

Speaker 2 (13:04):
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Speaker 1 (13:09):
Thank you.

Speaker 3 (13:09):
Steve.

Speaker 2 (13:10):
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Speaker 1 (13:13):
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