no alcoholism, no beatings....no verbal abuse (in terms of my parents)....I drank abit too much in high school...but quit by senior year....My wife came froma suburban...but ILL fam...mad violence, MAD violence...pops dipped in her early teens....but somehow when soldiered through it....escaped her family and we connected.....but through my father (just watching him) i leanred how to love and respect a woman.....if brothers dont see that, it'll be very hard for them to BE that (honest, hardworking balanced minded black men).

"There is nothing noble about being superior to your fellow man. True nobility comes from being superior to your old self." - Prophet Muhammad (SAW)