A Father's Love from a Daddy's Girl Perspective
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” Maya Angelou
Angela Yee is arguably one of the most influential radio personalities in America. She along with co-hosts DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God have an impressive audience that includes over 3 million listeners per month. Angela’s contribution to the hip-hop community is legendary and worthy of praise. Holding her own in a male dominated music industry places her among the elite when it comes to urban culture. The helpful insight she gives daily is consistently logical and has made her the voice of reason for many people who call The Breakfast Club seeking advice. The “Ask Yee” segment of the show has made her perspective on trending topics valid when discussing relationships, music, fashion and just in general.
Most recently, I had an opportunity to catch up with Angela at Target in Harlem during the debut of “Urban Hydration” natural hair care line. Psyche Terry is the founder of the brand, also on hand at the event was reality TV star Juliet (JuJu) Casteneda and Essence of a Boss founder, Jody Prendergast. After Psyche explained (to a massive crowd) the benefits of using plant based ingredients to make her products, she disclosed that for every item purchased a gallon of water is sent to Kenya to help with their ongoing water crisis. Angela moderated this affair and it was a huge success for everyone involved because the products were sold out.
Before the launch came to an end I got a chance to chop it up with Angela about something near and dear to both of us, a father’s love. As a father who often found it difficult to relate to his teenage daughter, I was compelled to “Ask Yee” for some advice.
Angela revealed that she is a daddy’s girl who holds her father in high regard. She believes a father is a girl’s guide to understanding men. Through that relationship she will be able to recognize good or bad qualities in the guy she chooses to date. Although they frequently bumped heads due to her defiant teenage antics, Angela basks in the fact that her father has always been in her life. When I asked her what advice she would give a father who wants to better understand his developing daughter, she said “Lead with love, say things like, I’m only telling you this because I love you”. Angela feels that there will be things a girl will like about her father and things she won’t like about him, but at the end of the day a girl’s experience with her father should not be reminiscent of what goes on outside.
Chopping it up with my sister, Yee!
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