Monday, December 3rd - Dear Miss Pearl...

Dear Miss Pearl,

I invited my best friend to a party given by the daughter of my mom's best friend. This lady has a lot of money and I was already a little uncomfortable about bringing my friend because she can get ghetto when she wants too.

I took her because she begged me to since she wanted to meet some of the basketball players and local newscasters who would be there. I told her that I would take her, but I wanted to make sure that she wouldn't show her a ss, so I made her promise.

All in all, it was a GREAT night and I was proud of her for not going off, even when one of the ladies kept asking if she wanted to "work at the mall forever". I told her that I would have gone off, so she was really good to keep her composure.

So, the next day, we are going to the mall and she shows me this really nice watch that I know she can't afford on her own. I asked her where she got it from and she told me that she went into the bedroom of the host of the party and "found it" on her bathroom sink.

When I told her that she was wrong for taking something that didn't belong to her, she went off saying that my mom's friend was rich and probably didn't even miss it. But Miss P, I know that watch cost about $1000 but she dont' care.

My mom mentioned to me that Mrs. Williams told her that she is suing the caterer because she thinks that one of the set-up crew stole her watch and she refuses to pay them the remainder of their fees because of it.

I told my friend and she says that she doesn't care and doesn't understand why I are about people I don't know.

How can I make her understand that she is wrong and get my mom's friend her watch back?

Alissa
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Dear Alissa,

You won't make your friend understand that what she did is wrong because she's ghetto and she's a thief, so all I can suggest is that you do let her know that either she'll give you the watch so that you can send it to your mother's friend anonymously - or you will tell her who has it and she can send the police to her house to pick up the watch and cart her ghetto a$$ off to jail in the process.

True ghetto people only speak ghetto, so you have to come down to her level. Let her a$$ know that she's going to do what's right, or you're droppin' dime on her hood a$$.

Expect your friendship to end over this if she doesn't do what's right, but she put you in a precarious situation by coming to this lady's house with you and then walking off with something that didn't belong to her.

Tell that hoe she'll give it up one way or another.

If you want advice from Miss Pearl, send me an email to: misspearlswindow@yahoo.com