{"id":69,"date":"2015-04-08T22:27:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T22:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/2015\/04\/08\/uncomfortable-phases-of-watching-being-mary-jane-with-my-mom"},"modified":"2015-12-11T15:57:37","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T15:57:37","slug":"uncomfortable-phases-of-watching-being-mary-jane-with-my-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/2015\/04\/08\/uncomfortable-phases-of-watching-being-mary-jane-with-my-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"The Discomfort of Watching “Being Mary Jane” with My Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tuesday nights are on fire in my life! I usually have a glass of wine, my laptop to live tweet, a blanket and my thinking cap on ready for a new episode of “Being Mary Jane”. The riveting BET series is on a roll this season with more pressing issues concerning women of color, race relations, self-discovery and less to do with Mary Jane’s sex life than past episodes. While I do love steamy romance scenes, I also enjoy stimulating TV that falls in line with what’s really going on with my generation. Nonetheless, I support Gabrielle Union and her portrayal of Mary Jane. Most nights, her character is telling my story that I don’t always share with my mother.<\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Now that we are inching closer to the 2-hour season finale, and the good stuff is just starting to pop off, why did I make the decision to watch this week’s episode with my mom? I mean we’re both adults. We just don’t talk about “it”. You know, what happens traditionally in bedrooms between two lovers. Yes, I am 26 years old and we don’t cross that line. Somethings remain unsaid..until last night.<\/span>
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\nThe opening scene with the lengthy foreplay… mom cut her eyes at me the entire time from the other side of the couch.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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My parents aren’t drinkers therefore I had nothing to gulp down or keep me calm for the next 60 minutes.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Back to the show. Once MJ and her “unnamed male companion” began to really “get it on” mom looks over at me and makes an uncomfortable statement that I could only express via Twitter.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Mama: does she pay him to do that? Me: No! Mama: Well it’s such a convenient arrangement. #BeingMaryJane<\/a><\/span>
\n\u2014 Girl Tyler (@sheistyler) April 8, 2015<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


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To make my answer simplistic, I refer her to the #CuttyBuddyGrrrl in \u00a0the top right corner of the screen.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Then this quote flashed on the screen..<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mom embarks on a quiz to test me about my knowledge of Margaret Thatcher. Yes, she gave me history lesson in the middle of my favorite show.<\/span><\/div>\n
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(Note: All this happened within 3 minutes)<\/span><\/div>\n
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We are silent for a few moments until MJ began to discuss Sheldon’s past.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Then came talk about what kind of work Sheldon puts in sexually. If my memory serves me correctly, I believe they used “orgasm” in a sentence and that’s when I frantically began to type on my computer. I was mature and kept my chill until my dad walked into the room.<\/span><\/div>\n
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My daddy is in the room now. I quit. That’s what I get for visiting on a Tuesday. #BeingMaryJane<\/a><\/span>
\n\u2014 Girl Tyler (@sheistyler) April 8, 2015<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


\nWhile he made a snack, I flipped the channel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He finally left the room and thankfully I only missed two minutes of the show and a commercial break.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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The rest of the show was great especially when Mary Jane had to chop down a pompous white guest during an interview. The look on mine and mom’s face when MJ said the woman was similar to an “ugly black woman”.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Interestingly enough, my mother and I had an honest post-show conversation about challenges presented in the workplace, not just for strong-minded women but black strong-minded women. For us to be three decades apart her experience hasn’t been far too contrasting from my own. Thanks MJ for sparking open dialogue between mom and me with a side of awkwardness.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Tuesday nights are on fire in my life! I usually have a glass of wine, my laptop to live tweet, a blanket and my thinking cap on ready for a new episode of “Being Mary Jane”. The riveting BET series is on a roll this season with more pressing issues concerning women of color, race …<\/p>\n

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