Right, I guess she wasn't much of a fan anyway. Her loss. My thought: If you want a role model,be your own, that way when you do something you don't like you'll only have yourself to blame. You can't expect other people to live up to your expectations of them. We don't know anything about this. God knows us all better than anyone else ever could. Another thought: Why does it seem the most caring and kind people are the ones who get attacked the most? LOL Alicia ! Bless you and that little baby. It's going to be beautiful like it's Mama.

msmellow,

So, you say that you are no longer a fan, and I guess you are entitled to your opinion.

We all have flaws, myself included, some are minor, others are hard to overlook. I can overlook Alicia's relationship with Swizz, because it affects only a few people.

When it affects lots of people, it is a different story; I can not forgive those greedy SOBs on `Wall,Street` and con men (like Bernie Madoff) who have ruined the fortunes of thousands. I can not forgive the recklessness of BP with respect to the environmental damage they caused to the Gulf of Mexico. And, BTW, I live in Florida.

So, whose fault is it that AK did not live up to YOUR expectations? Alicia's??? Did Alicia put herself up on that pedestal, or DID YOU?

So, you do not want to be her fan anymore; OK, its YOUR loss, not hers.

msmellow WAW! that's all i can say to you... and actually i feel sorry for you cause that means you won't be hearing anymore of the best music to hit the face of the earth! but i respect your views and i think that you are just upset now but later on when you realise what a wonderful person/mother/wife/artist Ms. Keys is you'll realise you made a huge mistake by letting he go! but i respect your views on the situation!

ms. mellow, i understand how u feel. just because your feelings have changed doesn't mean they weren't real. happens every day. it's hard 4 some 2 separate alicia from the perfect picture that has been painted of her. if you r disappointed with some of the decisions she has made lately u r entitled 2 your feelings which may, but don't necessarily have 2 b connected 2 role model issues or idol expectations. i think alicia has worked very hard 2 build a positive image & reputation. if she loses any of her public, the loss is mutual (rosalita & itgeek). mellow, it is obvious that 4 u (& 4 many), respecting someone's actions goes a long way in respecting who they r as a person (shania) & if the whole thing hurts/bothers u that much mellow, best 2 leave it alone. if u change your mind, if u don't, the music will always b available, 4 free. it will b all over the net, tv & radio, so it will b hard 2 miss (pretty brown eyes & piano girl). if mellow doesn't change the channel, she will hear it, she's just not buying it. while none of us know the whole story, i have lived long enough 2 know where there's smoke there's usually fire. the media mixes lies, knowingly & unknowingly, with the truth, but not always as sometimes the real story is sordid/scandalous enough already (tnts.spice). finally if we r going 2 believe what we read, when a husband confesses an affair 2 his wife 6 months after he has been in it, i fail 2 see the "respect" & what difference it makes when he announces it 2 the world. so maybe u should also b more thoughtful when u talk about alicia 2. yes, while her personal life is her business, unfortunately the court of public opinion is one of the disadvantages of fame. COME ON, they talked about JESUS, so in that context who is ALICIA KEYS? (seraeris). also, from the tone of some of these posts, it seems many people, 2 a degree, DO care. when i was very young, one of the wisest women i have ever known taught me that while a human being is alive, he or she is capable of anything. i have never 4gotten what she said & from what i have seen & experienced in this life, she was right. with that said, it's bad enough that we can't always trust/believe those we DO know & not having all the pieces to this puzzle, we should b especially careful when we attack or defend someone we DON'T. i am not willing to attack someone who may not be guilty anymore than i am willing to defend someone who may be.

I too wish AK and SB a healthy child, and would hope that the general public would respect their wishes (if that is what they want) to keep their child out of the `limelight`.

So, silos63 decides that she no longer wants to be a fan.

As I have said before - her loss.

I take most of the media reports with a huge `grain of salt`, because I recognize that media is out for the buck. Media will do what ever brings in the bottom line - PROFIT!!!

I applaud Alicia for not `addressing the issue` re: Mashonda's `open letter`.

Why, one might ask???

Simply, If Mashonda wants to jump into the cesspool and roll around in the muck, why should Alicia join her?

To these eyes, Mashonda `appears` to be a spurned lover that can not get past the breakup; and will do anything to continue to make life hell for the ex- and anyone associated with the ex-.

I have seen that being vindictive can, and often does backfire. I have a co-worker whose ex- did everything to denigrate him in front of their twin daughters. This went on for more than a decade. `Daddy` was a deadbeat, `Daddy` does not want to see you, in `Daddy's` eyes - you are a mistake. Earlier this year, after the twins reached 18, and their mother could no longer legally keep them from their father, they showed up one day at the office looking for answers.

The first thing they wanted to know was why he didn't pay child support (according to `Mom`)??? After he signed a release to allow them to see his payroll records, they found out that he indeed was paying child support - garnished from his paycheck by court order. They were not expecting that one. From the copy of the court order, they got the case number, and went to the courthouse and looked at the file. Restraining orders, court injunctions, threats of being held in contempt of court (re:visitation). It made for interesting reading. It also clarified the picture as to who wanted a relationship with them and who did their best to prevent that from ever happening.

To boil it down, all of `Mommy's` lies have finally come home to roost. her bitterness and vindictiveness cost her relationship with her daughters, because they moved out. They have started on that long road to re-establish a relationship with their father, one that was denied them for close to 13 years.

So, I have this to say to Mashonda: "things posted on the internet `last forever`; and you can keep on attacking Swizz and Alicia. But, one day, your son will eventually see all that has been going on, and will form his own opinion of what has transpired. If you continue on the same course, taking public `cheap` shots at Swizz and Alicia, prepare your self for a rude awakening when he turns 18. You may have a lot of things to answer for.