Q Parker

I had to grow into that.

I had to grow into that.

You got to understand, like I was married at 26.

And so at 26, that's the height of maybe this is anywhere or peaches and cream.

Oh, wow.

And so it's just like, man.

I know that I didn't really fully understand the totality of that type of a commitment.

But again, man, you live, you learn.

Kudos to Charlinda and her just having patience to allow me to grow into that true manhood and fatherhood and being present and all of those things.

So, nah, I didn't know all of that.

But what's crazy, Chase, is

When I start to have these revelations, I just remember my mom and my dad because my dad always handled my mom in a gentle way.

My dad was the ultimate provider.

He was firm and an extreme disciplinarian.

But I just saw them love on each other in ways that I think defined what society and how society defined what a relationship should really look like.

And the nuances and the balance of work versus nurturing at home.

Nurturing at home versus work.

Right.

And so I think those things have always been in me.

Right.