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Best friends disagree on daughter they’ve co-parented. #friendship #coparenting #karamoshow #shorts

12 Aug 2024 · 0 min

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In this short clip, Speaker A recounts a recent incident where the child, Journey, got into trouble at school. A asks Maya (presumably Journey’s mother) what disciplinary steps are being taken, and learns that Maya’s boyfriend wanted to take Journey to the park, which A finds inconsistent with the school issue. A emphasizes that they have agreed to discipline Journey. Speaker B interjects, reminding A that she is only the godmother, not the mother, and subtly nudges A to respect that boundary while offering emotional support. The exchange highlights the challenges of co‑parenting, the need for clear role definitions, and the supportive friendship between the two adults.

I could just say like, for instance, and see if you could follow me. We had a little— I'm gonna try to follow. We had like a little occupation recently. Journey got in trouble at school.
Yeah.
And we are in agreement of disciplining her. So I asked Maya, I said, okay, when she got in trouble at school, what are the actions that you are taking? And then she was like informing that her boyfriend at the time, 'cause she didn't tell me about her sister, wanted to go to the park. In my eyes, I'm like, okay, hold on. The park and she done got in trouble at school? It didn't sit right with me. So I was like, okay.
But you know you just the godmama, right?
Yeah.
You know you ain't the mama, right? Yeah. You know that, right? You gotta shift the boundary right now. 'Cause I'm listening to all this and I'm just like, it's been about Journey, Journey, Journey. And I'm like, I would've swore this was your child the way you was out here talking about this. When I'm looking at these photos right now, and I really do believe that you have a great heart. And I believe that you probably were there for your friend in a dark moment. And I wanna acknowledge you for that and tell you how much I appreciate you.