When Courtney`s mother and I first separated I tried to be Disney Dad, showering her with gifts, trips and then I snapped out of it. You don`t have to try to impress your kids. If they`re not getting what they need from you, they will let you know.
Watching the scenes out of New Orleans, if you turn down the sound it could be the Sudan or any Third World country. But it`s not. it`s the United States of America.
They wrapped her up like a baby burrito to show to Mom. Here were a mother and her daughter and I love them both so much. I couldn`t wait for Courtney to come to the hospital so I could have all my women together.
Last year, when we were in Mobile, Al., covering Hurricane Ivan, we heard the stories of poor people, many of them black stranded downtown because they had no way out.