Ryan has four—soon to be five—children with four different women. During a discussion with Iyanla about love, infidelity and the responsibilities of being a father, Ryan and his mother begin to work through their issues on Iyanlas stage. Ryan, whose father died when he was 7 years old, gets emotional when he addresses his mother, who admits that she was verbally abusive towards him when he was a boy. First, Ryan forgives her for the past. I forgive you for tearing me down, he says. I forgive you for every time I hurt myself. I forgive you. I love you. I dont know what Id do without you. Then, Ryan reveals why hes thankful for his mother. Even though you werent my father, Mom, you showed me how to be a parent. And I never walk away from my kids because of you, he says. It was hard for me to come up here. I drove six hours. I wanted to turn around so many times because I knew God was going to break me down, and I didnt want it to happen yet. But Im sick of hurting.
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 23:36:43 +0000