TODAY show co-anchor Craig Melvin discusses his new book; ‘I’m Proud of You’
FOCUS ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, AS WELL. IT IS A TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO FATHERS, SONS AND THE MILESTONES THAT MAKE PARENTS PROUD. WESH 2 STEWART MOORE SPOKE WITH TODAY’S SHOW CO-ANCHOR AND AUTHOR CRAIG MELVIN TO TALK ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK, I’M PROUD OF YOU. FATHER’S DAY IS THIS WEEKEND AND JUST IN TIME TO CELEBRATE DADS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY. SHOW ANCHOR CRAIG MELVIN HAS A NEW BOOK ON SHELVES TITLED I’M PROUD OF YOU. CRAIG JOINS US NOW TO TALK ABOUT THE BOOK AND CRAIG AT ITS BASE. THIS BOOK IS ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR OLDEST AND ONLY BOY, DELANO. AND LIKE THE TITLE SAYS, I’M PROUD OF YOU. YEAH. YOU KNOW, STEWART LISTEN, I MEAN, YOU’RE YOU’RE A DAD. I MEAN, THERE ARE THESE LITTLE MOMENTS THAT HAPPEN IN YOUR CHILD’S LIFE THAT YOU FIND YOURSELF OBSERVING. YOU’RE LIKE, WHOA, THAT’S PRETTY COOL. I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE LEARNING HOW TO TIE YOUR SHOE, AND NOW, GRANTED, IT’S TAKEN YOU EIGHT MINUTES, BUT YOU TIE YOUR SHOE OR I REMEMBER SEEING THAT FIRST SHOT YOU MADE OR THE FIRST CATCH. AND AND SO THESE LITTLE THINGS WERE STARTING TO HAPPEN, AND I WANT TO DOCUMENT THEM BECAUSE YOU KNOW, LIFE MOVES SO FAST AND IT’S ALL SO CHAOTIC. AND SO I DECIDED TO TO DEVOTE A GOOD CHUNK OF A BOOK TO IT. CRAIG, TELL US ABOUT HOW PUTTING THIS TOGETHER HELPED YOU FURTHER EXPRESS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR SON AND FAMILY AS A WHOLE. SO. SO I THINK THAT WE ARE, UM, WE’RE DUTY BOUND CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED, IF YOU WILL, TO LOVE OUR CHILDREN. AND WE DO A PRETTY GOOD JOB, I THINK BY AND LARGE, THESE DAYS, ESPECIALLY OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR CHILDREN KNOW THAT WE LOVE THEM, WE TELL THEM THAT ALL THE TIME THEY’RE GOING TO THE BUS STOP, I LOVE YOU, OR WE’RE LEAVING TO TAKE A TRIP, I LOVE YOU, I’LL BE BACK. I DON’T KNOW IF WE ALWAYS DO AS GOOD OF A JOB SAYING I’M PROUD OF YOU. AND EVEN IF WE DO SAY I’M PROUD OF YOU, I’M PROUD OF YOU. BECAUSE. BECAUSE OF THIS. I’M PROUD OF YOU. BECAUSE OF THIS. I SAW YOU WORKING TOWARD THIS GOAL, AND YOU DID IT. AND AND SO I WANTED TO BE, UH, SPECIFIC IN TERMS OF, OF OF OF THE PRIDE AND LISTEN, SELFISHLY, HONESTLY, STEWART, I ALSO WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SAY TO BOTH OF MY CHILDREN WHEN THEY’RE TEENAGERS AND THEY STOP TALKING TO US, OR THEY ONLY TALK TO US WHEN THEY WANT SOMETHING. I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU LITTLE SNOT? I LOVED YOU SO MUCH. I WAS SO PROUD OF YOU. I WROTE A BOOK. LOOK. LOOK AT THIS. AND SO THAT WAS PART OF THE MOTIVATION TO. HEY, THAT DOESN’T HURT RIGHT THERE. I ACTUALLY CREATED EMAIL ACCOUNTS FOR MY BOYS, SO I EMAIL THEM ON DIFFERENT WEEKS OF SOMETHING THAT MAY BE MAJOR HAPPENED WITH PICTURES, SO THAT ONE DAY THEY’LL BE ABLE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THOSE MEMORIES. ALL RIGHT, CRAIG, OBVIOUSLY FATHER’S DAY THIS WEEKEND, WHAT’S THE TIP THAT YOU HAVE FOR DADS OUT THERE? AND WHAT SHOULD KIDS KNOW ABOUT WHAT DAD IS HOPING FOR THIS WEEKEND? I’LL START WITH THE SECOND QUESTION FIRST. HERE’S WHAT DAD WANTS. I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL FATHERS. WE WANT SOME PEACE. THAT’S ALL. THIS LITTLE PEACE AND MAYBE THAT PEACE IS YOU SITTING IN FRONT OF A TV WATCHING SPORTS FOR A COUPLE HOURS. MAYBE THAT’S BE THAT PEACE IS ON THE GOLF COURSE. MAYBE THAT PEACE IS A NAP. MAYBE THAT PEACE IS JUST A NICE LITTLE GLASS OF BOURBON AND ENJOYING A BOOK. BUT GIVE THAT LITTLE PEACE. THAT’S THE SECOND, UH, SECOND PART OF THE QUESTION. THE FIRST PART IS, I DON’T LIKE TO GIVE ADVICE BECAUSE WE’RE ALL ON THIS ON THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER. UM, BUT I THINK FOR ALL DADS, OUR MISSION, OUR COLLECTIVE MISSION IS THE SAME. ALL WE’RE TRYING TO DO IS NOT REAR LITTLE SOCIOPATHS. UH, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR OFFSPRING BECOME MODERATELY PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. YES, WE WANT THEM TO BE HAPPY. WE WANT THEM TO BE SAFE, BUT WE WANT THEM TO CONTRIBUTE AS WELL. AND SO IF WE ALL KNOW THAT, THAT, THAT THAT’S OUR COLLECTIVE MISSION. I THINK WE ALL HAVE TO JUST TRUST THAT, THAT IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY, THAT WE’RE ALL DOING OUR BEST EVERY DAY. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY. AND SO THAT’S THE THAT’S THAT’S THE ADVICE THAT I WOULD GIVE BECAUSE THAT’S TURNED OUT TO BE, BY AND LARGE, TRUE FOR ME. UM, ON MOST DAYS IT’S THE SOCIAL CONTRACT TO CREATE GREAT INSPIRING HUMANS WHEN YOU GOT THEM AT THAT AGE. CRAIG. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. YOU CAN PICK UP I’M PROUD OF YOU RIGHT NOW ON AMAZON OR BOOKSTORES OR WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD. OF COURSE. CRAIG, WHENEVER YOU COME OUT THE NEXT BOOK OR IF YOU COME DOWN HERE TO UNIVERSAL TO TALK MORE ABOUT IT, WE’D LOVE TO CATCH UP WITH YOU IN PERSON. DON. ALWA
TODAY show co-anchor Craig Melvin discusses his new book; ‘I’m Proud of You’
It’s a touching tribute to fathers, sons, and the milestones that make parents proud.WESH2’s Stewart Moore spoke with Today show co-anchor and author Craig Melvin about his new book, “I’m Proud of You.”Watch the full interview in the video player above.
It’s a touching tribute to fathers, sons, and the milestones that make parents proud.
WESH2’s Stewart Moore spoke with Today show co-anchor and author Craig Melvin about his new book, “I’m Proud of You.”
Watch the full interview in the video player above.