Dr. Ben Carson

Oh, yeah. No, we would occasionally have interaction with him. The last time I saw him was at my wedding. But we didn't have a lot of contact with him. He refused to pay alimony. And my mother would take him to court and say he was going to pay, and then he never would. And she finally just gave up on it and just said, I'll just work three jobs.

Usually relatively brief, but I remember one time he took us to see a movie, that kind of thing. Never any prolonged interactions. But I wasn't angry with him. I just didn't for a number of years understand what the relationship was. I didn't know about his other family until some years after the divorce. My mother kind of shielded us from that.

Usually relatively brief, but I remember one time he took us to see a movie, that kind of thing. Never any prolonged interactions. But I wasn't angry with him. I just didn't for a number of years understand what the relationship was. I didn't know about his other family until some years after the divorce. My mother kind of shielded us from that.

Usually relatively brief, but I remember one time he took us to see a movie, that kind of thing. Never any prolonged interactions. But I wasn't angry with him. I just didn't for a number of years understand what the relationship was. I didn't know about his other family until some years after the divorce. My mother kind of shielded us from that.

But even though as a child I prayed all the time that they would get back together, Later on in life, I understood why God never answered that prayer in the affirmative because he was involved with drugs and alcohol and women and things that would not have been a good influence on me.

But even though as a child I prayed all the time that they would get back together, Later on in life, I understood why God never answered that prayer in the affirmative because he was involved with drugs and alcohol and women and things that would not have been a good influence on me.

But even though as a child I prayed all the time that they would get back together, Later on in life, I understood why God never answered that prayer in the affirmative because he was involved with drugs and alcohol and women and things that would not have been a good influence on me.

I think it's different for different people. It's a matter of perspective. You know, one of the things my mother used to do is take us to the homes that she cleaned. And they were usually grand homes, beautiful neighborhoods. And then she'd bring us back to where we live and point out the drunk sitting on the corner with a bag drinking out like nobody knew what he was doing.

I think it's different for different people. It's a matter of perspective. You know, one of the things my mother used to do is take us to the homes that she cleaned. And they were usually grand homes, beautiful neighborhoods. And then she'd bring us back to where we live and point out the drunk sitting on the corner with a bag drinking out like nobody knew what he was doing.

I think it's different for different people. It's a matter of perspective. You know, one of the things my mother used to do is take us to the homes that she cleaned. And they were usually grand homes, beautiful neighborhoods. And then she'd bring us back to where we live and point out the drunk sitting on the corner with a bag drinking out like nobody knew what he was doing.

And she would say, you have a choice. Would you rather live there where I work or on that corner drinking from a bag. And she always pointed out those contrasts and the fact that it's your choice. Nothing is written in stone that you have to go down one lane or the other. You get to make a choice. And understanding that, I think, made a huge difference for both myself and my brother.

And she would say, you have a choice. Would you rather live there where I work or on that corner drinking from a bag. And she always pointed out those contrasts and the fact that it's your choice. Nothing is written in stone that you have to go down one lane or the other. You get to make a choice. And understanding that, I think, made a huge difference for both myself and my brother.

And she would say, you have a choice. Would you rather live there where I work or on that corner drinking from a bag. And she always pointed out those contrasts and the fact that it's your choice. Nothing is written in stone that you have to go down one lane or the other. You get to make a choice. And understanding that, I think, made a huge difference for both myself and my brother.

In fact, I always say, if everybody had my mother, I don't think we'd have any problems. And I think it's so important for children, no matter where they're born, no matter what their social circumstances, to see other perspectives. One of the things they do, for instance, in New Zealand,

In fact, I always say, if everybody had my mother, I don't think we'd have any problems. And I think it's so important for children, no matter where they're born, no matter what their social circumstances, to see other perspectives. One of the things they do, for instance, in New Zealand,

In fact, I always say, if everybody had my mother, I don't think we'd have any problems. And I think it's so important for children, no matter where they're born, no matter what their social circumstances, to see other perspectives. One of the things they do, for instance, in New Zealand,

which is sort of isolated out there in the ocean, is they require the children in their latter part of high school to go overseas somewhere to see other parts of the world and how people live. And the poorest people in the United States live much better than a lot of people in the world.

which is sort of isolated out there in the ocean, is they require the children in their latter part of high school to go overseas somewhere to see other parts of the world and how people live. And the poorest people in the United States live much better than a lot of people in the world.

which is sort of isolated out there in the ocean, is they require the children in their latter part of high school to go overseas somewhere to see other parts of the world and how people live. And the poorest people in the United States live much better than a lot of people in the world.

My wife and I have been to 68 countries and we've lived overseas and we've seen a lot of stuff and it does make a big difference.