Ebony Roberts and Shaka Senghor : How to co-parent as allies, not adversaries

Ebony Roberts and Shaka Senghor·TEDxDetroit
How to co-parent as allies, not adversaries
Summary
After watching the TED talk, l had a big culture shock. It’s impossible!

Especially, the last part, a boy coped with great effort with what his father said and they did with high fives.

The mother and father of the boy ended their relationship. Mother decided not to live with them. Father was a murderer and had gone to prison. In fact, their mother and father also didn’t live with them. They thought that they would be able to right the wrongs of their parents, though, their relationship was over.

However, the boy tells them that they are the best parents in the world and allowed them, they couldn’t allow their parents, though. Centered in all was not themselves but their beautiful boy.

They chose to co-parent as allies and not adversaries. They try to see the good in each other as a mother and father and support each other for the boy. They hope that this becomes a successful model of co-parenting.

Probably, the story won’t be good in Japan, though, l think that it’s really better that parenting comes in many different forms, and l hope that the boy will be glowing with happiness.


Words in this story
culture shock / emotional shock which occurs when a person is adjusting to an unfamiliar culture
affirmation / emotional support or encouragement
murderer /noun/ a person who commits murder; a killer.
murder /noun/ kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation