Austin always shytting on Doc as a father as though Doc didn’t do the main thing a father is supposed to do for his son - set up him up for success as an adult.
He’s light skinned. They need to be hugged and shyt like that
Austin always shytting on Doc as a father as though Doc didn’t do the main thing a father is supposed to do for his son - set up him up for success as an adult.
40 and yep I'm a dinosaur...y'all gon see how much the world ain't changed as much as you'd like to think it has it hasn't....that tough love shyt is very usefulHow old are you? Like seriously?
Naw, they really aren’t close at all. There was an article about how strained their relationship is a while back. It was actually pretty sad to read.
https://www.foxsports.com/nba/story...rs-emotional-relationship-coach-father-042816
Oh I know I'm a dinosaur ....but like I said the world ain't changed like that...I've tried both ways and the old way mixed with just a smidge of new shyt gets the best resultsI’m glad your mentality is dying out
For those who quoted me ...this guy sums up mostly what I mean...I understand both sides of it. My pops wasn't one of them warm and fuzzy niiggas. He was straight up and down, always told me what time it was. As I got older I understood that he was a product of how he came up. I never knew his pops, and don't think he knew that much about him either other than that he was a barber. So he came up rough, and he was always making sure I wasn't on no foolishness. Even though he would get home late from work cause of driving trucks, we would watch games together, he'd take me to ride my bike, or play catch with me, but it definitely wasn't no warm and fuzzy constant "I love you" type situations. Ironically it wasn't until I had my oldest son that I saw that side of him. It was funny for me to watch him interact with him as a baby and see him just melt. I would be like "is this the same niigga that I grew up around?" But I never had any doubt that he loved me. I just kinda figured he could only give me what he knew. But I knew that I could give my kids more. So I think I did more in terms of being approachable while at the same time letting them know I ain't their buddy.
The homie Doc might have been the same way; I knew he grew up rough in Chicago. Maybe with him coaching in Boston and providing for his family in Orlando, he felt like he was doing his job as a parent, not really realizing that his kids needed more. Might be that Austin don't even like ball like that, it might have just been his only way of connecting with his pops on some level.
Who knows, maybe they'll wind up on that "Iyanla Fix My Life" show my wife loves to watch. That might be the one time I sit down and watch it with her.
Different kids need to be parented differently. There’s no one size fits all parenting. There are people in jail cells who had parents who were too rough on them and there were people in jail cells who had parents who were too easy goingOh I know I'm a dinosaur ....but like I said the world ain't changed like that...I've tried both ways and the old way mixed with just a smidge of new shyt gets the best results
Great post.I understand both sides of it. My pops wasn't one of them warm and fuzzy niiggas. He was straight up and down, always told me what time it was. As I got older I understood that he was a product of how he came up. I never knew his pops, and don't think he knew that much about him either other than that he was a barber. So he came up rough, and he was always making sure I wasn't on no foolishness. Even though he would get home late from work cause of driving trucks, we would watch games together, he'd take me to ride my bike, or play catch with me, but it definitely wasn't no warm and fuzzy constant "I love you" type situations. Ironically it wasn't until I had my oldest son that I saw that side of him. It was funny for me to watch him interact with him as a baby and see him just melt. I would be like "is this the same niigga that I grew up around?" But I never had any doubt that he loved me. I just kinda figured he could only give me what he knew. But I knew that I could give my kids more. So I think I did more in terms of being approachable while at the same time letting them know I ain't their buddy.
The homie Doc might have been the same way; I knew he grew up rough in Chicago. Maybe with him coaching in Boston and providing for his family in Orlando, he felt like he was doing his job as a parent, not really realizing that his kids needed more. Might be that Austin don't even like ball like that, it might have just been his only way of connecting with his pops on some level.
Who knows, maybe they'll wind up on that "Iyanla Fix My Life" show my wife loves to watch. That might be the one time I sit down and watch it with her.
made his son a millionaireAustin always shytting on Doc as a father as though Doc didn’t do the main thing a father is supposed to do for his son - set up him up for success as an adult.
doc is a failure as a father.Austin always shytting on Doc as a father as though Doc didn’t do the main thing a father is supposed to do for his son - set up him up for success as an adult.
In this world fukk all that bullshyt "hands on daddy" bullshyt.... He was out there in this world providing a cushy life for his family and this lil ungrateful mf throwing shots....u sound like a "new age man" wanna be all "cuddle cuddle" with your son and shyt ... nope ...no matter what this world ain't changed...and you know Doc from the old school
Oh I know I'm a dinosaur ....but like I said the world ain't changed like that...I've tried both ways and the old way mixed with just a smidge of new shyt gets the best results