Tyler The Creator "Like Him"

[ViShawn]

Great song!

Tyler, The Creator's "Like Him" tells the story of his mom kicking out his father out of Tyler's life by mistake.

Tyler talks about the struggle of having an absent dad, his mother somewhat resenting him for being like a man, personality and looks wise, that was absent.

It's also cathartic because his mother says later in the song how his father really wanted to be there for him but she pushed him out. She told him to not resent his father because it wasn't his fault.

This unfortunately is the story of a lot of Black households and we should talk on this.

 

[parallax]

tyler gonna do a whole album about his abandonment issues with his dad

 

[Dont@Me]

tyler gonna do a whole album about his abandonment issues with his dad

Isn't that b*stard?

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

I prayed for this thread to happen when I heard that song, and God delivered.

#wonthedoit

Also IN:

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Isn't that b*stard?

Yep that's it. Now should this ablum be considered a lie

 

[Richard Glidewell]

The story of a lot of misdirected angry skin folk....... you wouldn't believe how many times I have asked a simple question and you could literally see the mind break and tears start to form......... dude will see how they mom's act...... how they mom's treated them growing up....... how often times mom's was sabotaging them...... not accidently....... not occasionally........ but was the active opps on a daily......... if you know this shyt about your mom, experienced these things at the hand of your mom, how you mad at your dad for not suffering through that? I have lost friend because I fukked up their image of their mom....... they're are plenty of ain't shyt dad's but not all and that's the point I guess..... know your people

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Might listen later after more reviews

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

The story of a lot of misdirected angry skin folk....... you wouldn't believe how many times I have asked a simple question and you could literally see the mind break and tears start to form......... dude will see how they mom's act...... how they mom's treated them growing up....... how often times mom's was sabotaging them...... not accidently....... not occasionally........ but was the active opps on a daily......... if you know this shyt about your mom, experienced these things at the hand of your mom, how you mad at your dad for not suffering through that? I have lost friend because I fukked up their image of their mom....... they're are plenty of ain't shyt dad's but not all and that's the point I guess..... know your people

Breh...this post man.....

Storytime:

Sohh I actually met my father a while ago before the birth of my son. Man I let him have it and a half. Hugged him, cried like a funeral, and was shaken that he abandoned me and kept breaking promises of spending time with me (like three damn times throughout the course of my childhood of abandonment).

Then the truth came out that my mother (RIP) did him dirty and actually messed with another dude. Not that it mattered, but the reality that I had this conception that my mother was pure. Like she was always getting the worst end of the stick, yet she had a dark side and can be manipulative.

Of course, he ended up breaking another promise once again and got drunk calling me with bullshyt (which was the last time I ever wanted anything to do with him).

However, I remember telling my mother what I found out and she shuts the door and starts switching up her steez. Like it was so bizarre, and she basically made it seem like I was the bad guy for what my father told me.

Thus, why this problem in the black community will never be resolved, unless we face the person in the mirror. Accountability is lacking, and fabrication is essential.

In Tyler's mind, his dad was the fukking WOAT and kept the cycle of abandonment, yet it was manipulation and bad ill will of both parties that prevented dude to be in his life.

This post brought that memory back and quite frankly, like I told my therapist, that I refuse to deal with those problem as the cycle needs to be broken.

 

[RickyDiBiase]

good for Tyler, but I'll be singing amazing grace when mines kicks the bucket.

 

[ViShawn]

For the record I had a good upbringing. My biological father was around briefly and he was gone for 30+ years. I did have a stepfather in my life for 25 years.

When I met my biological father about 4 - 5 years ago he told me that it was near impossible to co parent because of my grandmother. I believe him knowing her but I was surrounded by love.

I was also fortunate that my mother or anyone in the family didn't bad mouth my father, even though he did physically abuse my mom briefly after they married. She left which obviously I agree with and my mother deserved a better relationship and she got one with my stepfather RIP.

I have a working relationship with my biological father. My real father passed over 7 years ago. I harbor no resentment towards my biological father. Luckily I had a better story than other single parent households

 

[Richard Glidewell]

good for Tyler, but I'll be singing amazing grace when mines kicks the bucket.

The flip side of the coin

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

good for Tyler, but I'll be singing amazing grace when mines kicks the bucket.

Not so much my father (because hes dead inside anyway), but my stepdad. Every month to a year I see the Googles to read "Deceased" under his government so I can go to whatever grave he lies in to take the biggest shyt on it possible, and the shuffle:

Drive up (no license and all) in the Fiat 500 bumping this jawn in front of the stepfamily:

 

[Richard Glidewell]

Not so much my father (because hes dead inside anyway), but my stepdad. Every month to a year I see the Googles to read "Deceased" under his government so I can go to whatever grave he lies in to take the biggest shyt on it possible, and the shuffle:

Drive up (no license and all) in the Fiat 500 bumping this jawn in front of the stepfamily:

Damn breh.......I guess a lucked out in that way because I was grown man size at 13....... any bum ass nikka she brought around was on they best behaviors and trying to be my friend at all times



Edit........ ain't NO fukkING WAY THIS nikka STILL FREE....... OR LIVING WORRY FREE......... he told on himself and eeeeeeverbody

 

[RickyDiBiase]

The flip side of the coin

Put it like this, my grandfather is the type of man I aspire to be as oppose to my birth father.

But hey, he at least gets to see his grandson.

 

[Richard Glidewell]

Put it like this, my grandfather is the type of man I aspire to be as oppose to my birth father.

But hey, he at least gets to see his grandson.

.....
....I wish on everything I could show my father his grand children.......