Soooooo, I did the first show on: The Live TríB last night! It was awesome!!!! There was some great convo surrounding: Trauma Bonds between parents…..but what about the kids? There were testimonials and an overall sentiment that this generation of parents HAVE to do better. Meaning, we as parents need to listen to our children and be more cognizant of their mental and emotional health, in addition to their physical health. Sometimes, parents think in simple terms of: food, clothing, and shelter as the only requirements in raising kids. This is simply not true. Kids need nurturing, kids need love, kids need to be respected as humans (ouch….our elders may cringe at this last blurb). But, it is true. I’m not saying that as parents, we are to allow our kids to run amuck and be disrespectful to everyone, BUT I am saying that they have voices, they are human, and they have opinions that we as parents SHOULD listen to and internalize. We have to do better by our children’s mental state so that they can navigate adulthood in, hopefully, a more positive light AND be around others who were also treated with respect and dignity in their childhood.

The show had me self-reflecting on my own parenting and what I can definitely work on with my own children. These conversations should happen more frequently until those that think that “ruling by fear and force” are ashamed to do so when it comes to kids. Let the kids be kids….let them play…let them roam free….give them space to thrive (not just physical space, they need mental and emotional space as well). I’m committed to bringing awareness to how we as adults treat kids as a whole. While kids who are abused physically carry scars externally and internally, there are a whole lot of kids who carry internal scars and because these scars are not seen externally, the kids are viewed as being “ok”. The truth is, they are not ok, and we as parents need to NOT be “ok” with this either.

There will be more shows with more topics and some will be as serious as this one and some will be for fun and laughter. I want to thank the people who joined me on this first step of a new journey. I was thoroughly impressed with the dialogue and had several people tell me how insightful the conversation was to them and that they are looking forward to the upcoming shows. The Live TríB is here…to stay…to enlighten…to inform…and to entertain. Be sure to check in with me on Clubhouse where you can listen in to the show. Also, check in with me on Instagram for updates. CH: @theonlytri, IG: @theonlytri, actual clubhouse: The Live TríB.

Until next time….