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TikTok is Ruining My Life

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“It’s just a TikTok video!” “Why do you feel disrespected, I don’t even know this woman”, I screamed over the cell phone. Our conversation now goes quiet. Who’s going to break the silence? Our pride is thick. I’m Black and she is Cape Verde. And yes, I’m stereotyping because it falls in place with this scenario. She finally speaks. “I don’t have anything else to say. I’ll talk to you when I’m ready.” That said it all. We were having our first relationship dispute. And only seven months into our relationship. Where did I go wrong? I’ve been recently on this tangent on financial independence. I have a Men’s Financial Night once in awhile. I’ll get it steady soon. I blog about finance, hip-hop and short stories. I vlog as well with the topics above as well. It’s my triple niche. It’s what I’m passionate about. But, recently, I’ve discovered something called TikTok. And of course everyone is saying, it’s for the kids. It’s for the young people. I’m 45 and it’s 2020 in January and