My Boy Roderick Jabari Blakney

This is my second born, Roc.  He can be a very obnoxious, aggravating little boy but he is mine and I wouldn't trade him for nothing.  The thing I love most about Roc is he is his own person and doesn't care what anyone thinks about him.  I'm not sure about this particular quality but he doesn't have any tolerance for people who disrespect him.  We are told as children to respect our elders but I've always believed that you have to give respect to get it. People see him and automatically don't like him so that makes me glad that he's outspoken at times.  It's not right but neither are the people who are so quick to dislike him because he's is own person. Me as his momma, I'm going to teach him right from wrong but I'm going to tell him to defend himself. I'm going to defend him if someone does him wrong.  Knock him upside his head when he does wrong.  Recently he has gotten in trouble for defending me.  He knows he was wrong.  He knows that I can fight my own battles.  I used to think my mom was too soft at times.  When I was young I did something to this lady who I felt disrespected my mom.  My mom never knew it and I never got caught but I understand why my son did what he did.  I could have been just as dirty as the person who did dirt to me but I chose not too. Maybe I should have because as his momma I'm still getting the blame for what he did like I don't teach him no better.  If that would help him not get in trouble I would take the blame.  He didn't realize the consequences of his actions. I never would have thought he could have went to jail for pouring juice on somebody.  At the end of the day he was wrong, he knows he was wrong.  I wish I could take his punishment.  I think he got locked up because she was a older lady in one of those motorized buggies. People see her as a victim but I don't, knowing what she did to  me and my family.  I consider her a bully, always have.  My daddy never liked her and he was her brother.  For some reason people have the wrong idea about my son.  He's aggravating as hell and sometimes a little dingy but he's not a bad kid.  He's every bit of his momma and his daddy would totally agree to that.  My momma keeps telling me as long as I can sleep at night I don't have to worry about people or what they think about me.  I'm a little pissed because for some reason "they" believe that I would actually tell my son he can do anything he wants to because she took my  money.  I laugh at that.  That sounds like something a three year old would say.   Who tells there child that?  She got all the money but she did dirt to get that money.  At the end of that day God sees all and knows all.  She has to live with what she did and she damn well knows she was wrong.  I bet she don't want to discuss that.  She talks all this trash about me but she aint telling nobody that. I'm venting now because I'm mad. Now that she wants to drag my boy through the courts for something so petty she just making it worse on herself when her judgment day comes.  Me and my momma going to fight for my son to make sure his punishment fit his crime.  I love you Roderick Jababi Blakney.  Everything I do, I do for you, your brother and your sister.  I thank you for always taking up for me when people judge me and talk trash about me but I let God fight my battles. You make me proud and I'm glad to be mom. Always in your corner, always got your back.