Miesha Tate

He was a Green Beret, pretty militant man, really a man's man. You know, he hunts, he fishes like man's man. But he was at the time he was working for a moving company. So he was on the road a lot. And I didn't really see him a lot. And as I became a teenager, our relationship really became strained because we were from such different worlds.

He was a Green Beret, pretty militant man, really a man's man. You know, he hunts, he fishes like man's man. But he was at the time he was working for a moving company. So he was on the road a lot. And I didn't really see him a lot. And as I became a teenager, our relationship really became strained because we were from such different worlds.

And I feel like I had grown up so much without him that I sort of took on the wanting to be the strong person. person for my mother, I guess I wanted, I almost like that older, the older son, oldest son, like when dad's gone, who's the man of the house. I think that I kind of adopted that responsibility unknowing. And I wanted to be strong and fearless and confident and

And I feel like I had grown up so much without him that I sort of took on the wanting to be the strong person. person for my mother, I guess I wanted, I almost like that older, the older son, oldest son, like when dad's gone, who's the man of the house. I think that I kind of adopted that responsibility unknowing. And I wanted to be strong and fearless and confident and

provide in some way although I didn't have a way to provide monetarily but to protect my mom in ways you know my parents you know they're still together which is you know it's incredible to be for anybody together that long but you know they went through really rough patches like I think any relationship that makes it to the end you know can always look back and say like man there was times I didn't think we were going to make it there were times I didn't think my parents were going to be able to pull through and they did but in those hard times I

provide in some way although I didn't have a way to provide monetarily but to protect my mom in ways you know my parents you know they're still together which is you know it's incredible to be for anybody together that long but you know they went through really rough patches like I think any relationship that makes it to the end you know can always look back and say like man there was times I didn't think we were going to make it there were times I didn't think my parents were going to be able to pull through and they did but in those hard times I

I saw my mom hurt a lot. I saw her suffer a lot. And I know that my dad did too, but men just deal with it so differently that my dad dealt with it by, um, leaving the house, you know, by doing or not talking about it, just suppression. And my mother, I was kind of her confidant, you know, so I was kind of that friend.

I saw my mom hurt a lot. I saw her suffer a lot. And I know that my dad did too, but men just deal with it so differently that my dad dealt with it by, um, leaving the house, you know, by doing or not talking about it, just suppression. And my mother, I was kind of her confidant, you know, so I was kind of that friend.

And I was kind of that person she would come and talk to and pour her heart and soul out. And so we were really close. And I think that's what happens, you know, when you don't feel connected to a strong male source in home, then There's a chance, you know, that if I guess if you're someone like me, you might take on some of that responsibility in your own way.

And I was kind of that person she would come and talk to and pour her heart and soul out. And so we were really close. And I think that's what happens, you know, when you don't feel connected to a strong male source in home, then There's a chance, you know, that if I guess if you're someone like me, you might take on some of that responsibility in your own way.

And so I think that's why I kind of lean towards those male-ish characteristics or attributes, if you will.

And so I think that's why I kind of lean towards those male-ish characteristics or attributes, if you will.

Well, I think I give a lot of credit to my mom. You know, she raised me to be an independent thinker, to use my brain, to use my body, to not segregate myself, to know how capable I am. I remember being a little girl and telling people I want to be an astronaut. And most of the time their reaction was no. maybe you'd get all that's nice.

Well, I think I give a lot of credit to my mom. You know, she raised me to be an independent thinker, to use my brain, to use my body, to not segregate myself, to know how capable I am. I remember being a little girl and telling people I want to be an astronaut. And most of the time their reaction was no. maybe you'd get all that's nice.

But a lot of times, like, do you know how unrealistic that is? You know, I just feel like, you know, I was an 80s baby. So it was like, I did not there was no like coddling, there was no, you know, let me be sensitive to your feelings. It was just like, I'm gonna tell you that that's not realistic.

But a lot of times, like, do you know how unrealistic that is? You know, I just feel like, you know, I was an 80s baby. So it was like, I did not there was no like coddling, there was no, you know, let me be sensitive to your feelings. It was just like, I'm gonna tell you that that's not realistic.

And especially for a girl, like, I don't know if there had even been a female astronaut in space yet, at that point. So, um, My mother's reaction, though, regardless of what I would tell her, but be like, mom, I want to be an astronaut someday. And she, shh, without hesitation, you will. you will like, if that's what you want, you will.

And especially for a girl, like, I don't know if there had even been a female astronaut in space yet, at that point. So, um, My mother's reaction, though, regardless of what I would tell her, but be like, mom, I want to be an astronaut someday. And she, shh, without hesitation, you will. you will like, if that's what you want, you will.

And although I didn't become an astronaut, I still feel like I became a success. And it was because my mother instilled the confidence in me. She believed in me. So therefore I knew that I could, whatever it was, I could.

And although I didn't become an astronaut, I still feel like I became a success. And it was because my mother instilled the confidence in me. She believed in me. So therefore I knew that I could, whatever it was, I could.