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I am no Emily Post when it comes to relationships. I certainly don’t have all the answers when it comes to love and I’ve made countless mistakes when it comes to the men that have dotted the pages of my life. While I don’t meet the qualifications for writing a book on the proper dating etiquette, I could pen a column or two about maintain the hope that your one true love is waiting right around the corner, all the while stumbling through relationships along the way.
This stumbling, well let’s be honest, in my case, falling flat on my face, was a recurrent theme in my relationship history. Scars and bruises of my past ill-fated trips down lover’s lane are ever present in my mind, so when I began dating my current boyfriend in the beginning of January 2010 I was optimistic, yet cautious. He was recently separated from his wife, resetting his love life, and unsure of what the future would hold for him. All qualities that produced an array of warning signals in my mind. However, the romantic optimist in me prevailed through the doubt and I thought about the possibilities that could lead to the potential of this situation actually working out to my benefit. He was one of my dearest friends for the past three years and has been the one to pick me up off my face when I fumbled my way through one bad relationship to another. In my opinion those were two fantastic reasons for beginning a new dating adventure with someone, and if those two weren’t enough to convince me to date this man, then the simple fact that I was just freshly wounded by a relationship with what I would like to consider a nutcase (and wasn’t quite yet ready for another serious, long-term commitment with someone) closed the deal for me.
Three months later all the bright red caution lights that were flashing in my mind when I first began dating Tiki had disappeared and I was, for the first time in my life, completely comfortable in my relationship. I was able to throw on a pair of sweatpants and not worry about putting make-up on when he came over, our hands seemed to fit together perfectly while walking down the street, conversation over dinner at our favorite French restaurant, La Ripaille, flowed naturally – all in all, life appeared seemingly perfect.
Then within 24 hours, that seemingly perfect world that I had quickly grown accustomed too, vanished. My face was suddenly on the front page of one of the most read newspapers in the nation, I was trending on Google, my family was being harassed by reporters, my sister called to tell me that she saw Tiki and me on television, and I was forced to leave my cozy two-bedroom apartment, with my eight-month old puppy in tow, to spend the next two weeks in seclusion from the world.
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I agree that Traci Lynn Johnson cannot write well. I also agree that Traci Lynn Johnson did indeed babysit Tiki Barber’s children and use her position as babysitter (and also her position as NBC intern) to knowingly attempt to seduce a married man with four children. She doesn’t even talk about Tiki’s children. By the way, I went to a Catholic college where guys were snuck in all the time, swipe card or not– we had swipe cards, and guys would still be snuck in (as my then classmates even bragged about at times).
She didn’t even try to come up with a dastardly excuse like, “The two other children weren’t even his.” She and Tiki could’ve tried something like that were they clever– but the fact that Ginny banned (and had to ban) Tiki Barber from the room would’ve blown holes through any kind of “Ginny cheated first” excuse, anyway.
Look, Tiki’s marriage was a mess for quite some time… as for his wife being pregnant, did it ever occur to any of you that the wife may have gotten pregnant on purpose, even though the couple had agreed not to have any more children, as a disgusting attempt to try to force Tiki to continue the marriage?
Now Tiki isn’t going to talk about this publicly, because he doesn’t want it on the public record that he hadn’t wanted to have any more children, but I know that I would be furious if MY wife, in the middle of a troubled marriage, tried to sneakily have more kids, despite our decision not to do so… so once Tiki got to know Traci, younger, hotter, more appealing in every way… why not just make a clean break with that awful Ginny woman?
In any event, women should take it as a given once they’ve had kids and gotten into their thirties that their men are going to need some side action from women who are still in their prime (18 to 26).
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This is a hoot! This *itch is a journalist? Someone needs to seriously edit it. She obviously didn’t re-read it before posting it. I wonder how she feels now that he is broke. Hope you didn’t burn any bridges at NBC, because you might be working soon!
I guess her parents raised a skank! Fairy tale? That is so stupid. When will trash like this learn? And that’s not even counting that POS she is with!
But it sounds like he went from breaking up with his wife, right into your arms..that doesn’t just “happen” without other things happening prior. Whether it be texting, diners, or long lunches..it sounds like your relationship with Tiki blossomed while he was married.
my guess is you guys realized a mutual attraction/chemistry and it probably influenced Tiki’s decision to finally pull the plug on his marriage. but at the same time i could believe that nothing physical happened between you guys while he was still with his wife..but cheating is not always just physical.
Basically you are a whore.
traci, srsly u think that hes gonna stay w/ u forever? your one of those pathetic stupid girls people have hard time handling because just by reading this, i can tell that you are one of those girls still believing that the world revolves around you.. i thought that only young little girls do that… but i guess you’re so stupid n immature enough to not have realized that.. well, thats really sad because you’re eventually going to realize that that man doesn’t love you as you think he does. Do you remember the times when your middle school or hs friends would cry over a guy or something like saying ‘i cant believe this happened to me! i thought he was going to love me forever’ n crying n shit? YEAH thats how EXACTLY ur thinking right now. i hope your friends ‘matured’ enough to have realized that they r not in hs anymore. or WAIT r your friends all stupid like you to have not notice that yet? n ESPECIALLY from a guy who had a pregnant wife another 2 kids N made remarks about his own dad who stepped out of the family leaving his mama? is that a trustworthy man to you? oh well i know that your stupid blonde head would not get this anyways… n plus all u care is about that money he brings back.. so stop trying to sound so innocent because no one is fooled by it
No matter how right you feel at the moment, I have a feeling that you’re going to end up regretting this in the years to come. I imagine that when your relationship with Tiki starts to crumble, you’ll soon realize that he’s a pathetic liar who was in the midst of a mid-life crisis when he enticed you. I don’t hate you or feel the need to call you names. To be perfectly honest, I feel very sorry for you Traci Johnston and I think what you’ll soon be experiencing is punishment enough.
You are a fool to squander your genetc heritage on this man. Hope the romance sours before you have a baby, because if you do, you’ll spend the rest of your lfe envying your girlfriends’ blond-haired, blue-eyed children.
SERIOUSLY? There are a lot of things to comment on, but that is f*ing absurd.
LOL… surely you jest! I mean, look at you, you’re not remotely attractive! I would turn my back on any black man who would give you the time of day!
Traci is really cute, but you are not… whiteness in and of itself is not any more appealing than any other racial background… deep down you know this, you hideous woman… I would be here for 40 days and 40 nights listing all of the black women who I would rather share my seed with than you… I can only pray that you’ve never spawned another generation of ugly humans in your family.
Seriously, take your photo down, it hurts my eyes, you witch woman.
Nothing feels worse than being lied to and being cheated on. It physically makes a person sick. The expression heartbreak came about for that reason. I didn’t know who Tiki Barber was before tonight when I was reading some gossip online. What prompted me to Google him was when I read that his wife was pregnant when his “affair” occured. I’m not going to pass judgement or claim to know the truth. But what I will tell you about heartache-divorce-or separation—is that it takes time to grieve and heal from a loss. I still feel sick when I think about when someone cheated on me–and I have trust issues 14 years later. I don’t care who did what—something tells me grief might be shared on all sides. So, I’m sad for the kids-and the soon to be ex-wife and I don’t think any true healing can occur until the truth is revealed. I think Ginny needs support and help at this time. Having kids is incredibly hard. If a wrong was done- well then it is more noble to admit the wrong than to live a lie. And because the media has said such things (about dorm escapades and baby-sitter claims) maybe Ginny should speak out. The kids deserve that much.
I can’t believe you are trying to justify what you did. Bottom line is he is still not divorced. At the time he met you, his life was great, but since he has been exposed, it has gone to hell. The reason you are with him is for money and even the fame, even if it is negative. Next to happen, you will be preganant.
ok soo are u really justifying your relationship to the public???? u dont want anyone to judge you yet you talk openly about your relationship? let me tell you something honey….until a man id DIVORCED he is still MARRIED. so what does that make you? a whore is what. your so dumb u dont even realize that he manipulated you! stupid stupid stupid. obviously him and his WIFE Ginny were not completely over if she was pregnant with his twin when you and him got together. they had relations! not that long ago! how dumb do you look with a man who’s involved in a divorce with a wife who is pregnant??? honestly just look at yourself. but what should we expect. your only 23 young and dumb youll learn one day when the same thing happens to you. for now shut the fuck up and and enjoy your ill fated relationship while it lasts
What has Tiki done, started a coed softball team with former pro loser athletes and their mistresses?
How nice, Tiki holding a dog instead of his children.
Bitch Please…call it like it is. So young and stupid. You saw an opportunity. You took it. You better hurry and get set for life before he fancies some other young piece of ass. Trust! It will happen.
Just got out of a bad relationship… yeah, that’s a fabulous reason to start a new one. Much less one where the guy is married (sorry hon, the divorce isn’t final, dude is still married) not just with children but with 2 more on the way. Wont’ even mention that it sounds like the golden boy is having his mid-life crisis a tad early. You poor delusional thing…
Maybe she should take this to someone who has played the same role and is in the position she is striving for (in getting married)….. Alicia Keys.
She is trying to have a baby and sell pics of her pregnant and then of the baby.
Traci tried to get back w her ex-boyfriend but he said she was damaged goods and sent her back to Tiki. Now she wants fame and is also trying to get pregnant.