Tika Sumpter

Ciao. She complained the other day. I don't go nowhere no more with you. You know? And I was like, that's because... You're like, I got to take care of you for real. Like, you're like, I want pasta and lobster. No, yeah, you think you're right. I got a black girl on the roster. She's my tika and she eat pasta. I'm like, girl, come on, like, sit down.

Ciao. She complained the other day. I don't go nowhere no more with you. You know? And I was like, that's because... You're like, I got to take care of you for real. Like, you're like, I want pasta and lobster. No, yeah, you think you're right. I got a black girl on the roster. She's my tika and she eat pasta. I'm like, girl, come on, like, sit down.

It's a big difference when you have your own family. And then, yeah. And so you just have to learn to set boundaries. And marriage is not easy. You know, it's. And I know people are gonna be like, it's easy if it's good. And I'm like, it's good. We love each other. It's just, you go through constant changes and constant fixes and constant like, And then change with your child.

It's a big difference when you have your own family. And then, yeah. And so you just have to learn to set boundaries. And marriage is not easy. You know, it's. And I know people are gonna be like, it's easy if it's good. And I'm like, it's good. We love each other. It's just, you go through constant changes and constant fixes and constant like, And then change with your child.

There's just so many dynamics in a household. And so to hold it all together, it's a lot. And then having time for yourself. But he's an amazing dad. And he treats me well, more than well. we are building our lives and continuing to build our lives and happily.

There's just so many dynamics in a household. And so to hold it all together, it's a lot. And then having time for yourself. But he's an amazing dad. And he treats me well, more than well. we are building our lives and continuing to build our lives and happily.

It's so crazy. Isn't it crazy? It's so crazy how... And I was doing cartoons, too. Voiceovers. Yes. So it's crazy how it all melds together. We started Adventures of Curiosity Cove, A-O-C-C, if you can't remember Adventures of Curiosity Cove. Because Ella, when she was younger, like three, four, she would ask us to tell her stories off the top, like off the dome.

It's so crazy. Isn't it crazy? It's so crazy how... And I was doing cartoons, too. Voiceovers. Yes. So it's crazy how it all melds together. We started Adventures of Curiosity Cove, A-O-C-C, if you can't remember Adventures of Curiosity Cove. Because Ella, when she was younger, like three, four, she would ask us to tell her stories off the top, like off the dome.

Yeah, don't remember to tell me a story. Tell me a story. Like, I was like. Give me a hot 16, mom. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So there was this girl, right? And she lived down, you know, it's like, I had to tell these stories and then she's like, another one. I was like, another one. I was like, girl, I don't have it.

Yeah, don't remember to tell me a story. Tell me a story. Like, I was like. Give me a hot 16, mom. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So there was this girl, right? And she lived down, you know, it's like, I had to tell these stories and then she's like, another one. I was like, another one. I was like, girl, I don't have it.

I'm exhausted. And so we were like, when she got older, she started getting into kids' podcasts. She'd be like, mom, can you turn on my podcast? You know, we were in the car. She was in the bath. And I was like, oh, you love podcasts.

I'm exhausted. And so we were like, when she got older, she started getting into kids' podcasts. She'd be like, mom, can you turn on my podcast? You know, we were in the car. She was in the bath. And I was like, oh, you love podcasts.

story we tell stories why don't we create something that would be amazing that we think we can do really well into a podcast so we created adventures of curiosity cove which is about emotional um intelligence and this little one of the stories in there or series is ella the curious this little third grader kind of her coming of age story in third grade and then a bunch of other one-offs but and then out of that we i created um

story we tell stories why don't we create something that would be amazing that we think we can do really well into a podcast so we created adventures of curiosity cove which is about emotional um intelligence and this little one of the stories in there or series is ella the curious this little third grader kind of her coming of age story in third grade and then a bunch of other one-offs but and then out of that we i created um

you know, I got it for my mama with Ella on the cover. So yeah, it all worked together.

you know, I got it for my mama with Ella on the cover. So yeah, it all worked together.

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