I Can't Stand Your Kids

By Ahmad Williams

"My children are my babies and if you can't accept them, then you can't accept me!" That is the common cry in most blended families in America today. Just because everyone is not biologically related under the same roof doesn't mean that there has to be a Civil War within the same household. Saying you love someone goes way beyond the person you are telling it to...ESPECIALLY when there are children that exist from a prior relationship. In this short story collection, you will find both single fathers and single mothers trying to work it out. Get to know my new characters Audrey, Dion, Chazzy, and others as they fight on for eternal happiness until the battle for the hearts of the children is won.

• Language: English
• Publisher: MORTIFIED BOOKS
• Release date: May 18, 2016
• ISBN: 9781533712103

Ahmad Williams

Publisher and CEO of Mortified Books,Ahmad Williams is a native of Vineland, New Jersey and is a graduate of both Trinity Lutheran Seminary (MTS, 2008) and The Ohio State University (BA, History, 2004). He is the owner, CEO, and co-founder of Mortified Books along with his wife Crystal. Ahmad is ordained by the World Wide Fellowship of Independent Christian Churches (WFICC) and currently serves as a commissioned officer in the United States Army. He is married to the former Crystal Childs and they currently reside in Pataskala, Ohio with their seven children.  He has always been a talented writer of short stories throughout elementary school and never received any grade less than an A in all English classes taken throughout his academic career. "It's just something that I have always trained my mind and fingers to do, so I decided to incorporate it into a skill. Most people think that I am just an indie author. But I am a book publisher, who happens to write as well. We are an intimate publisher who works with first time authors to customize all of their projects with a step by step process. We hold the author's hand from pricing all of the way to cover design and distribution costs. Not only are we the least expensive, but the quality is second to none." When he is not writing he loves to do bodybuilding and play with his kids on the weekends while his wife spoils him with tailgate food. Some of his inspirations come from Richard Wright, W.E.B. DuBois, and James Baldwin. 

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INTRODUCTION

The American family today is commonly one that is blended. The standard misconception is that traditional families have comprised the mother, father, and children from the same biological parents. But notably, in African-American families, blended families were very common. During times of slavery, it was not unusual for people of color to be sold as property to other owners from plantations miles apart.

When these circumstances occurred, it was very easy for newly sold slaves to enter into families that were not of biological significance. All of this trickles down to the modern era, where we see many African-Americans claiming each other as family although they don’t have any biological roots to speak of. This compilation is written from the African-American perspective; however, it is not unusual to see nuclear and blended families among other social groups.

I wrote this compilation because many families are not equipped for the challenges that arise during the family integration process. It often pains me to see some children angry in school because the situations that occur in this book are not thoroughly explained to them. This deficit in communication demonstrates a lack of responsibility in the adult relationship, and it is the children who undoubtedly suffer.

More commonly, with the divorce rate above 50% in the United States, children are not the only ones becoming the new editions to the family. Adults are now finding themselves integrated into the new family dynamic more frequently than ever before. Most of these situations involve men with single mothers or women with single fathers for various reasons. This book is geared toward dissecting every angle of the many systems that revolve around us today. The goal is to hit most of the commonalities, ranging from disciplining the children to dealing with ex-husbands and wives. I am so pleased to have the opportunity to shed light upon such sensitive issues that many families choose to conceal. My prayer is that these stories will reveal to you that there is no perfect family; rather, the families that seem imperfect genetically are able to work through conflict lovingly.

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Dion and Audrey had just gotten married after dating for more than three years. The unique thing about the two of them is that they both had children from previous marriages that are the exact same age. They met at Dion’s intramural basketball game with the Police Athletic League. He was the star forward on the team, and all of the women fanned themselves every time he ran up and down the court. Audrey noticed Dion long before he even knew who she was. It must have been fate all along, the way they came to meet; because he was teaching a D.A.R.E. program at the local junior high school while she was substitute teaching at her daughter’s school. She couldn’t help but be attracted to his sleek 6-foot, 4-inch frame and the commanding demeanor that he naturally imposed on others around him. She fell in love with his cinnamon-colored skin and pearly white teeth. But what she really enjoyed about him was that he could carry on an articulate conversation. Most of the men that Audrey ran into seemed to be more interested in impersonating  thugs than embracing themselves for