Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile

Ooh, that's a good question.

I still think...

I still think my dad's at the top.

I definitely do.

My household dynamic was very different in that my mom, she struggled with a lot of mental health issues.

She experienced so much trauma growing up.

And it's really miraculous the life she was able to build.

But, you know, behind the scenes, you kind of experience that on a closer level, at a closer level.

So my dad was kind of given this, I would say, hero role there.

Like, you're the parent that's going to save us from like they were married and everything.

But you're the parent that's going to save us from this tyrant or this person, whatever, whatever was happening in the moment.

It wasn't always like that.

But, you know, some moments were like that.

And we never really ever had that with him.

So I think I view him as like stability.

Yeah.

security.

And with that comes contentment.

So sometimes like seeing that moment of pride or knowing I'm working on a project that he really cares about, that means everything to me.

And when things that he cares about, you know, when they fall through, I think I'm more embarrassed about that than the world seeing.