Donald Romain Davis (born February 4, 1957) is an American composer, conduc… Read Full Bio ↴Donald Romain Davis (born February 4, 1957) is an American composer, conductor, and orchestrator. Best known for his work on The Matrix franchise, he has worked on numerous television and film scores, collaborating with directors including The Wachowskis, Ronny Yu, and Joe Johnston in film genres ranging from horror, to action, to comedy. He is the recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards and four BMI Film Music Awards.

Davis was born in Anaheim, California. After graduating from high school, Davis enrolled at UCLA. He continued his study of musical composition with tutor Henri Lazarof. Additionally, he learned orchestration from Albert Harris. During their orchestration lessons, Harris introduced Davis to the TV composer Joe Harnell, who supported Davis during his search for work—his first job was working for composer Mark Snow's TV show Hart to Hart. He has worked as an orchestrator and conductor for Michael Kamen, Alan Silvestri, James Horner, and Randy Newman.

Davis won Emmys in 1990 for Beauty and the Beast and 1995 for SeaQuest DSV. He wrote scores mostly for television series up until 1995, in which he wrote a few of the cues for the animated Disney motion picture A Goofy Movie. He continued to score television series until the two then young directors, the Wachowskis, hired him to score their neo-noir film Bound. It was reasonably successful at the box office. Bound was the film which led Davis into becoming the composer for the entire Matrix trilogy. Subsequently, Davis has composed scores for films such as Jurassic Park III (recommended to the filmmakers by John Williams, the composer of the scores for the first two films in the series), House on Haunted Hill, Behind Enemy Lines, and The Unsaid. In 2004, he produced the music score for the BBC science fiction documentary series Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets, released as Voyage to the Planets and Beyond in the United States.

Davis' magnum opus is Matrix franchise: The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, and The Animatrix. It was set apart from other film scores of its time for its atonality and avant garde style of composition, with influences from polytonal minimalist works like John Adams' Short Ride in a Fast Machine and cluster-like as well as aleatoric techniques prominent in the works of composer Witold Lutosławski.

Don Davis' dark opera, Río de Sangre, received its premiere at the Florentine Opera Company on October 22, 2010. Previously, excerpts from the opera were performed in Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Master Chorale on November 6, 2005, and the New York City Opera on May 13, 2007.

Do You Dream About Your Son?
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"Matrix Reloaded" Suite [INSTRUMENTAL]…
I Out among the stars I sail, way beyond the moon In…
In My Head Every other way Nothing Fades away Listen to the mission I'…
Main Title instrumental…
Maintitle [INSTRUMENTAL]…
Navras Asato ma sad gamaya tamaso ma jyotir gamaya mrtyor mamrtam g…
Neodämmerung asato ma sad gamaya tamaso ma jyotir gamaya mrtyor mamrtam g…
No More Nebuchadnezzar Out among the stars I sail, way beyond the moon In…
The Matrix Every other way Nothing Fades away Listen to the mission I'…

Trinity Dream instrumental…
You My love must be a kind of blind love I can't…

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@keliontv

2y↑1

Something my pops always told me was…

“Nobody in this life will benefit you, I’m hard on you cause I love you. I’m here taking care of you but tomorrow I’ll be dead so what then…go out & become a man who earns a honest & lawful living.”

Thank you pops. I love you & miss you.

Listen to y’all dads people. I listened to mine after he passed & I truly regret it. I really wish I listened to him more.

All comments from YouTube:

@KiuLang

5y↑6.8K

Son: “dad i have a question.”
Denzel: “i’m about to end this man’s whole career.”

@smoking1212

5y↑39

Lmao

@orlandoprude3341

4y↑7

Rite

@michaelpeterson1928

4y↑49

Basically I think his son made a point and Denzel made a more serious point ,getting the house fixed is more important than a television show or whatever else ,When his son asked why don`t you like me ,It`s sad that his son had to ask him such a question maybe because Denzel never felt love furthermore No DAD should degrade his son like Denzel did on that scene (It made me Sick to hear him say that to his son ,(I don`t have to like you) I glad his son didn`t wanna go to his funeral when he died.

@Joe-er3jz

4y↑5

His career? 530 likes? This stupid ass shit? Wtf?

@pro-vi-der2709

4y↑25

...but I'm not a rapper.

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@josephg6033

2y↑2.2K

One of the greatest actors alive, a living legend.

@phillipleng4757

2y↑11

I don't think he's acting.

@poett8875

2y↑14

@Phillip Leng he’s clearly acting

@aleXtreme_

2y↑21

@Poett ! You didn't get it, karen

@anakrime93

2y↑4

@aleX treme how is that a karen ? 😂

@criminalscum_514

2y↑1

@aleX treme Clearly only a Karen would get it. It makes no sense to anyone else

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@peterspirakis7952

49w↑374

“Don’t go through life worrying whether someone likes you or not, you make sure they’re doing right by you”. Extremely true and wise statement! I try to remind myself this often

@Lostinathens

28w↑8

But he didn't do right by his wife.

@themealmanx330

21w↑1

"trying to" then you aint doing it

@themealmanx330

21w↑3

@@hard2handlenow he sure did not.

@TheRobertoisai99

14w

I mean, i understand what he is refering to, but i would say that sometimes the only way someone can make his path, is by making good connections which leads to good opportunities

@damiencerutti6269

14w

You can be friends with your kids when they are young or you can be friends when they are old.

You can’t have both

@N0mil

3y↑1.5K

The amount of people being like "Wow! Tough love is so beautiful!"
Either didn't watch the same movie or never actually grew up with a father like this

@jassskmaster7575

3y↑241

I know right, it's surprising. It was hard to watch this movie for me since he reminded me so much of my own father.

@HusseinAbdi-lf5oc

3y↑20

@Jasssk Master for real man

@Stuff59042

3y↑45

Coddling and overemotional PC BS is what gave us the generation of effeminite, twig-bodied, useless, lazy manchildren we have today.

Iron sharpens iron. A boy cannot grow to be a proper, functioning man without the tutelage and experience of another man being shown and taught to him. Period. Tough love is part of that. That's how men have functioned for tens of thousands of years.. and as a result that's how the whole damned world was built. Just one generation of men raised by single mothers is enough to cause a horrendous backslide.. as is evidenced all around us.

So you go on and coddle your boy, turn him into a spineless mockery of masculinity. Mine will leave him in the dust.

@dassavereguud

3y↑171

@Stuff59042 sooo that’s 3 hugs total as a child? Or none at all?

@kds5895

3y↑141

@Stuff59042 does your boy still talk to you? Will he come visit you when you’re about to leave this earth?

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@justicevasquez801

2y↑530

Whether it’s part of a script or not, I don’t think many people can deliver a message quite as convincing as Denzel can

@deandre_dl

2y↑9

It’s word for word the script! August Wilson is a BEAST!!!

@stevezelaznik5872

1y↑10

This doesn’t take away from Denzel Washington’s performance, but check out the version with James Earl Jones. Apart from the words, the two performances couldn’t be more different

@Zbeast5972

1y↑7

I saw James Earl Jones’ version first and just don’t get that same conviction or feeling really watching Denzel’s performance. He did great too of course.

@eduardmc

36w↑2

I just saw the james earl version. Cant touch denzel version. I think james earl version is pushing to hard. Over acting. Dezen seem like a true conversation 100% more convincing

@jay83

36w↑1

@@eduardmcbut his was theatre which you have to project more so those in back can hear!!!
I believe he would have delivered it the same way in movie format.. I mean come on now James delivered words in movies like no other wether it be Star wars, coming to America or lion you'll remember a quote and line purely on his delivery of how he said it

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@knives5964

3y↑124

It's crazy how he has a calm voice and tone yet he's intimidating, the way he speaks

@joshuathompson4571

3y↑7

Yep, I love how he sticks his finger in the kid's chest but never actually touches him.

@tonywilson3460

5y↑4.7K

Something my father said to me that sticks till this day ..."I'm not raising you for me , I'm raising you for the world son" thanks for every lesson pop's

@james2091991

4y↑103

I like that man. I will tell my sons one day 👍

@pedrojello8983

4y↑116

he understands how life works, this was in times where black people couldn't even leave their town or ride the bus, his kid thinks everything is a cake walk because he hasn't witnessed anything outside that little town of his. Denzel is right the world is a lot worst than one abusive man. if you think your father is the worst thing wait until you go out and meet the world especially with heavy racism at the time

@bryanstanley6673

4y↑12

Thats beautiful

@lukerobinson9646

4y↑9

@PEDROJELLO fuck racists.

@zacharieluna

4y↑10

GOD BLESS YOUR DAD

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@bodezzy212

48w↑45

Please protect Denzel we can’t lose this legend! The best to do it

@tryanewthing482

32w↑35

I feel that this movie deals with the complexity of fatherhood beautifully. The paradox between what is considered “abusive” and “good parenting”. You see the generational trauma and it is being repeated. Yet you feel for the dad who was just that son long ago. When having an adverse parent, it gets very complicated on understanding the difference between love and disciplining/teaching is. This film makes me think of my dad as that grey figure in a way I couldn’t put into words.

@Sol_Divisive

39w↑45

This scene hurts me to my core every time I see it come across my feed. To me, this is a hard lesson in tough love that his kid wasn't ready for, just because he didn't feel loved. I grew up with a father who was absent because he didn't think I was his. My mothers' first marriage after him resulted in physical abuse to both of us for years. When she finally got away from him and remarried, my then step dad was like this all the time. In 20+ years, he never told me he loved me once, and I hated asking him for help with anything because I felt like a burden and he was quick to say no. When I was in my teenage years my friends would have sleep overs to play new video games or watch movies all night, I'd often miss them because I was too worried to ask. I have a very hard time communicating feelings these days and sometimes I feel like I've absorbed a bit too much of his demeanor. If children are ever in my future, they'll never have to worry about knowing if they're loved and not feeling like a burden.

@CharlesLeeRayy

38w↑2

I'll pray for you 🙂

@LeTrioMen

10w

it takes wisdom and strength to break the family curses and rise above the trauma they imparted. your future children will be blessed with you as a father

@DuBrolyMusic

2y↑170

This one of the best scenes done by Denzel. It is a complicated and emotional scene. It is easy to say that the father was an asshole and blah, blah, blah. And, it is easy to say that the son despised his father because of incidents like this. What this scene shows his how two people speak a different language but want the same thing: love and respect. Having been on both sides of this kind of interaction, I sympathize and empathize w/both characters. The son just wants the occasional hug, "I love you," shoot the shit moment w/o his dad always giving him a lesson in his hardened way. For the son, his love language is words of affirmation and touch.

For the dad, he likes spending time w/his son and that it not involve a want for something, or that his son genuinely want to be around him. His father's love language is acts of service and quality time (ironic in a way).

Yes, the father is ungrateful, unappreciative, hardened, and a downright asshole sometimes. However, I don't think it's fair to assume that people like him cause their children to be sociopaths and whatever. We still choose our own paths and must take responsibility for how we (not a guarantee) want our future life to go.

@angeldunbar9644

I like your explanation of this scene involving father and son interaction.

@countsdooku

32w↑3

I going to say that if you are a Black person (especially a man) of a certain age, this WAS your father.

@AtheneHolder

31w↑1

This is the most logical comprehensive explanation I've seen out of all the comments on this video.

Everyone going in on the father not realising his hardened way of doing things is simply because that's how he knows how to give and receive love, not that he does not love at all.

@jns08d

22w↑1

This was my relationship with my father to a T - only said he was proud of me twice in my life, but yes he did provide for me, I always say my parents didn't love us but that they were responsible for us, needed heavy therapy but a lot of his lessons still keep me centered in the crazy world we have today, I don't hate him but I understand

@ThatGuy-sc5rx

21w

I think men like this usually lived hard lives. It can make you very straight to the point and that can be hard for people to handle much less a young man.

I dont think they do it out of intentionally being mean or callous but often see the world as a rough and unforgiving place and that coddling and babying your kids but specifically a young man is not how you build strong and resilient men.

That being said i think theres a balance. Steadiness, sternness, stoicism tempered with compassion.

@DE5NER

3y↑572

This is a powerful scene, does make me think of the non existent relationship I had with my father.
It teaches you quite a lot about life and the relationship we have with our father.
The bonding in the scene and general chit chat is a fathers way of showing love.
There’s no harm in telling our kids now and again “that we love them” that’s what is lacking in life.

@JuanTorres-kz2pg

2y↑2

Father lesson, books, mentors, roll models and much more i will never stop learning

@ewangai

1y↑6

Yeah, those talks with dad start to make sense the older you get as a man. At the time you were like WTF but if you take this in, you find your purpose in life pretty quick and don't worry about things like being 'liked' or people being 'nice' to you.

@charlesmendez4686

46w↑1

lol, If I ever hear the words from my dad, "I love you". I would literally rob a bank and buy him whatsoever he wanted. He would have thai massages for the rest of his life. 😂

@DE5NER

46w↑1

@@charlesmendez4686 lol, I wouldn’t go as far as robbing a bank, but I know what you mean lol

@jamestopham7744

44w↑1

My father has never said he loves me, not once, but he shows it in many ways, pulling me out of debt, building stuff, giving m anything i ever need, he would lay down his his life

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@sjrilla3210

4y↑2K

The way he said "nigga"
Deserved an oscar alone.

@Belafonte718

3y↑71

Call me sir, I call u nigga 😆🤣🤣

@DaveL-hg6ml

3y↑33

I was so disappointed when they gave it too Casey Afleck

@Izaan2810

3y↑30

@John Doe I mean Casey completely deserved it. I love Denzel and his performance in this is masterclass as always, but Casey's performance is also going as indeed one of the greatest, most subtle, honest and powerful acting performances of all time. Any other year I would have loved to see Denzel winning. He would have legit won in a cakewalk. If Fences was released just a year prior, Denzel would have definitely won over DiCaprio and everyone by a landslide.

@angelcalvillo-torres1536

3y↑6

WOAH THERE

@sjrilla3210

3y↑11

@Syed Izaan I dunno about that, Casey has always came off very dry as an actor to me.

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@piffyp17

2y↑250

This scene started out so good. Just a nice interaction between father and son and then it went left. That’s how it is to be in a volatile home. You never know if what you say or do, no matter how small, will blow up. I lived like that, and it’s terrifying. Watching this movie always makes me cry

@UrAvergFrTeen

2y↑6

I feel you man, except I still live in this kind of environment because the law forces me to stay in it until I'm 18

@k.r.truthseeker7156

1y↑11

You missed the point.

@savs1313

1y↑14

I lived in a similar home, walking on egg shells all the time around my dad, but I don't feel like this was "blowing up." His son's question hurt him, but he didn't say those things to hurt him back, he did so to teach him a lesson that was painstakingly obvious, so much so that his son couldn't see the tree for the forest. He doesn't like him, he loves him, and love comes in a lot of flavors, up to and including a lot of sacrifices just so someone else can be comfortable and happy. Not to mention that worrying about whether or not someone likes you is going to hold you back a lot in life, anyway. This is actually a lesson I wish I had learned much earlier on. It's a much more mature and realistic way of viewing the world rather than worrying about what's going on inside of your own bubble.

@hybridmoze2279

1y↑2

Oh yea this is definitely an accurate comment how things go in such a household at times

@joev4878

I’ve never ever commented on a comment on yt I had to for this how fucking deluded are you

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@tezman58

2y↑61

Man I just shed so many tears

Denzel is a legend

@KingdomWithin7

3y↑22

To all the hard working father's out there, Thank you for making this world a lil bit better everyday.

@dorothykuveke1217

1y↑35

Definitely one of his best scenes with regard to his acting ability. When Denzel does it right 👍 he goes all the way!! Thank you Denzel for entertaining us all these years 💯😘

@AB3L30NE

1y↑19

One of the greatest acting moments of all time.

@02amh

7y↑3.4K

"hey pop whats the time?" ..... dad drops another lecture....

@capoislamort100

7y↑239

02amh 😂😂😂...I can hear him now; " what law says I gots to tell you the time, I ain't got to tell you no damn time"...blah blah blah whoopty woo

@TheWarbeast60

6y↑254

"Boy what kinda fool you gotta be to ask me for the time? What makes you think I know the time when I'm spending all of my time providing for your black ass? I dun given up on time and you should too, time is for people that don't gotta work, or provide for they family, that's whose got all the time. You best forget about time, until it's time to get paid! That's the only time I care about. Now get out of my face, before it comes time for you to get another asswhoopin!" I imagine it'd be something like that.

@nickienickglobal

5y↑42

@Hunter Graham LMAO! PERFECT HUNTER LOL

@sanctusignis9746

5y↑33

this made me laugh although the whole video n movie was very triggering for me. People, parents are just people and some of them are awful! You have the right to cut toxic people out of your life. Projecting unresolved issues from their childhood and unfulfilled dreams in adulthood onto their kids. Sick!

@gbygoof4634

5y↑9

@Hunter Graham Big W hahahahaha 💪🏽😂😂

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@DoubleGT2

1y↑18

This movie means so much for us that people will only understand it 10 to 20 years from now. Denzel Washington should've won an oscar for this movie.

@PhantoRoyce

2y↑232

I’m so happy my dad wasn’t like this. My dad always hugged me,told me loved me,complimented me and everything. My dad was truly my best pal until the day he died. He taught me how to be kind,how to help people who need it,even if there’s nothing in it for you. His saying was “see a need,fill a need”. He knew that his son needed love and affection to grow into a person who would go on to spread that love with everyone I meet. I love my dad

@smellypatel5272

1y↑15

Different styles of parenting tbh. I feel like authoritative will always win out.

@Aceshot-uu7yx

1y↑10

@Smelly Patel it's much easier to do right.

@k.r.truthseeker7156

1y↑12

You missed the point.

@goob8945

1y↑1

See a need fill a need now that’s beautiful

@GeorgioArmoni

1y↑33

@@smellypatel5272 authoritative parenting leads to rebellion

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@billyoneill4760

1y↑23

My father always taught me this, "Your job pays you not because they need you, it's because you earned it"..

I miss u dad and thank you 👍

@cleverprepper7352

51w

Seems like your dad is a loser. A successful person is needed by companies n people. Losers has to earn his keep

@Pepsiguy

3y↑11

I would never talk to my child that way. You can teach lessons with love and compassion just as easily.

@mwansakapambwe968

3y↑2

not with the world they're about to face

@drama7newstelevision297

3y↑1

@mwansa kapambwe shut up and go eat sumn kfc

@jerseyjay607

2y↑14

One of my all time favorite scenes in cinema!

@Ghostofenzo

5y↑4.2K

I asked my dad the same question and he laughed and said,

“Son, I don’t like you...I love you.” 😭😌

@jezabel4589

4y↑288

Jhon Ester kid, shut up

@tebogomakhele8793

4y↑17

@Jhon Ester shit that's how it is

@TempeSoldier123

4y↑22

ENZOtaki why would you have to ask your own father if he liked you or not?

Sounds like your dad was a jagoff that didn’t do a good job of treating you like he gave a shit about you.

@teo5836

4y↑4

Your dad’s a BETAAAA

@silverpslm

4y↑98

Which pretty much sums up this scene.

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@ezequielperez1836

2y↑21

He legit the best actor ever existed .. Denzel Washington for ever !

@JustbeingCed

2y↑6

It remind of me of my dad. Showing me how the real world can be. Rest in heaven daddy.

@crystalv7114

38w↑7

Oldschool parents showed there love with the roughness the talk. You won't hear I love you but man did it come with more than what you herd. I know this now .... I do ... I would give anything to hear my father give wisdom like he did.. love those who stood by you who held you up who can stand by you. That's a blessing .... I do it for you (my son)

@Catrell

1y↑5

"I'm obligated to you" is such a dad way of showing love. So much of this moment can be broken down

@dorianxfern

50w

Obligation is not synonymous with love.

@14yovani

2y↑15

For the people that didn't notice. It hurt him to tell his son that speech. You see it in very end

@MambaMone

7y↑10K

He was telling his son he loved him without actually saying it

@GangstaStan010

7y↑926

SSJGOKU612 !! Exactly. Basically telling him life is hard. Not everyone is going to like you. But you should make damn sure that they respect you.

@freqnlodown

7y↑303

... and in addition to all that the fact that when you know someone loves you truly, it's known and really not necessarily spoken.

@HighLordBlazeReborn

7y↑581

I cant help but think that if he actually came out and said it once in his life, this scene would be justified. But as far as we 're told, the man never tells his kids he loves them. He boils it down to a simple "it's my responsibility".

Know why scientists wouldnt be good politicians? Their decision making wouldnt be based on any emotion at all. That's how I see this scene- the guy's been through so much in his life he's incapable of showing any emotion at all to his kids or even his wife. He's taken this 'life's not fair so why should i be kind or considerate' thing to an extreme. Sure, people like that justify it by saying that there's love behind all that talk, but, having had a dad like this. I don't see that.

@glenlwjr

7y↑13

JIGSAW !! Yes

@alyssasjourney5672

7y↑130

JIGSAW !! Right. When he told his son that he owed him a responsibility to take care of him that screamed out love. The fact he knew he owed his son his life was enough but sometimes people need to hear "I love you"

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@Secultoo

1y↑7

If you have a kid its your responsibility to both provide and love them. The first gives them physical safety and security and the second mental and emotional safety

@carlcarlington7317

3y↑53

This seems to have stired a conversation on parenting so I'll give my two sense on this scene. There's no deeper meaning to what Denzel is saying. He isn't telling his son he loves him, isn't trying to teach him a lesson about doing right by people. He's a man who only views taking care of his family as a burden. Something he has to do because that's how things work in his mind. To go deeper Denzel was abused by his father and doesn't want to do the same. He doesn't take care of his kids and family because he loves them he does it because he thinks it proves he's a better person then his father. I've met lots of people who do this irl try to do everything to have the seemingly perfect family not for the sake of their family but for the same of their own ego. It almost always falls apart because people are messy, complex, and flawed. They don't fit into their cookie cutter molds for what a family is supposed to be and because theirs no actual love their, to keep a connection strong as the world bends and shakes around them it all just falls apart.

@LastPuppy

My favorite part of this is when you said there isn't any deeper meaning and then proceed to describe a deeper meaning 😂

@Que772

43w

My mother or father never told me they loved me. Your right, without love there is no connection.We all need love and we want to hear it from our parents.

@mishalchotai4721

2y↑10

Powerful and epic scene of one of the best actors that ever lived. Dam this man just keeps raising the bar.

@egyptianpiffin

1y↑11

As someone who grew up without the father in the home, in retrospect I wish I had someone to tell me that line “don’t worry bout if someone likes you, worry bout if they do right by you” hard reality to hear as a young kid but the earlier you get it the better off you’ll be as a man in my eyes. Trying to learn that lesson or learning it indiscriminately throughout life is not an easy path.

@The_Candyman86

35w↑3

What a clever way of conveying a message without saying it directly . Denzel 1 of the best actors in history. So much good advice in 4 mins.

@codytanksley6673

7y↑2.4K

He didn't ever say he didn't like him, just not to worry about whether someone liked him or not.

@dirinc3478

7y↑131

Cody Tanksley he told him why it didn't matter weather someone liked him it just mattered weather they were doing right by him.

@bernardkeaton2836

7y↑5

Cody Tanksley exactly....That's what i got out of it....

@princenb9227

7y↑20

I got out of it that he loves his child and he is his responsibility tough love right there

@birdiewolf3497

7y↑126

Don't be endorsing this. Please show your damn kids some affection.

@GerBarne

7y↑44

Birdie Wolf

That isn't the point. Sure show them affection, but make sure they are strong enough of mind and of heart not to be influenced by whether or not somebody likes them. I'd say my father working his ass off and my mother making sure we were cooked good dinners and had a good clean home is the highest form of affection there is. If anything I owe them the affection because that's all I have to give them.

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@Kahaka99

38w↑1

I think I've watched this scene over a hundred times... And ever time I 😢. 🙌🏽👏🏽🙌🏽👏🏽

@laloeljoker7881

1y↑309

You can see it in his eyes and his voice that it hurt him to know that his son thinks he doesn't like him or love him i love this scene it shows you what a man is suppose to be that a father shows love with action not words and yes he may not be perfect but provide, protect, and guide your son with every cell in your body ❤

@tjadeadeyeye8630

1y↑16

Words. The only addition being you guide your children in firmness & love, male or female, not just your sons.

@apocalypsepow

1y↑4

Didn't he knock up his mistress??

@user-ne5jp9qc9j

1y↑42

In the movie this scene shows that the father does not really love him, but it is more concerned about fulfilling "his duty" than in loving his family. He does not "guide" his son (even if in this scene he is right about buying the tv.) The father becomes overprotective because he is afraid of losing them (thence the name of the movie "Fences".)
In fact, when the man enter in a relationship with another woman besides his wife, he does not see that he is not "fulfilling his duty." There is a very poor love towards his wife and his children.
It is a very good movie, full of symbolism, with great script and actors, worth watching more than once.

@squidy3603

1y↑19

This seems like a good way to build resentment and emotional issues like lack of closure for your child. As if the mind and soul isn’t something to help grow as well

@SteG4Liverpool

1y↑10

"shows love with action not words." from what i see he has lots of words, but he is simply a coward to not tell his son he loves him. it can still be his responsebility to care for him but he can love him at the same time. he could have said what he is trying to accomplish: i dont say the words. i show you with actions. which you should understand." but he tries the hard way, leaving his boy unfulfilled on the way. he should just make clear how he operates to genereate a better understanding for the relationship between them.

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@archangelgv2811

3y↑793

"Dont you go through life worrying about if someone likes you or not, you best be making sure they're doing right by you"

Thats a quote to live by

@tee6690

2y↑7

Amen to that ...

@greatnessinthemaking7245

2y↑21

True but that's his literal father not just a random person

@tee6690

2y↑4

@Greatness In the making our parents honestly owe us nothing after a time in my opinion you can't play victim because your parents did you wrong. God said if our mother and father forshaken me he will take us up ...Growing my mother was hard so l can relate to this character l often thought the same . Then when l became adult understood how life can weigh you down and through the eyes of others some parents just didn't know how to love because their parents never taught love or show them how to love... End the movie was priceless he finally understood why father was the way he was..

@tee6690

2y↑2

Not disregarding how he must of felt but as children we dont see all mother father goes through to provide for us... or even understand until we become parents ourselves

@jameshoffman9189

2y↑1

Just quit my second part time job bc of this saying

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@Ihaaab

3y↑53

For someone who grew up without a dad, you feel like you needed someone in your life to share these moments with, someone who would teach you how to do stuff and give you life lessons like these, he doesn't have to show you love, he just needs to fulfill his duty

@lex61519

2y↑1

Facts!

@lucidbizzare8419

2y↑3

Cap

@ozz3790

43w↑2

For someone growing up without a dad, u cant be more wrong. I did not have one either and all I wanted to have one was a Dad. Who cares aboug Air Jordans...etc.. a little kid only wants LOVING PARENTS..

Fathers just fulfill ther duties... but DADS love their kids unconditionallly, there s a difference.

@larryharvey1668

2y↑54

A dad owes something more to his son than just supporting him. He owes him the most important thing of all. He owes his son LOVE!

@wilonealtaylorjr826

1y↑1

Nobody owes anyone anything.

@simsonguerrier9656

1y↑1

Wrong.....Denzel is right. He needs to fulfill his responsibilities as a father.....his love the son must deserve it and earned it

@twraoylnledyou8511

Wow. It's almost like not everyone knows everything YOU know. That's CRAZY

@tdjones69

1y↑20

@@simsonguerrier9656earn love from your parents? That’s awful

@user-ne5jp9qc9j

@Simson Guerrier Have you watched the movie?

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@dreamsofkaia7275

7y↑5.1K

This scene is 100% my father growing up...It legit gave me chills.

@sciencenotreligion5607

6y↑250

I was just thinking how abusive it was

@liquidpersuasion

6y↑182

if you did your damn chores like he to told you to you wouldn't have your issues.

@mannygomez7208

6y↑1

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@HeyOhKei

6y↑223

There is nothing abusive about what is said here... What are you on about?

@jr3870

6y↑29

i even ask that question my dad he bring my mother into situation :( rip she passed away when i was born, so apparently my dad blames me for my mom's death idk man i believe God, angels, the holy books, and messengers aka prophets, so i know the rules of islam i believe so i guess my dad he is not a true believer i guess he don't know what faith its.

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@904Anonymous

3y↑1

I love my son very much and I make sure I tell him that every day. My father was never around and I never want him to feel that.

@JoeSmith-dl9ok

32w↑21

The emotion he conveys in this scene is incredible. At first, he’s trying to instill a sense of responsibility in his son by telling him to honor his commitment to helping him w the fence, while trying to teach him to be intelligent w his life decisions talking about the tv and the roof. When it comes to the “why don’t you like me” ?, you can see two different phases of emotions for the character-at first, he’s angry, not at his son, but at the situation for black people they way it is, fighting just to be treated fairly, he himself not understanding why it takes a literal fight to just be able to sit at the same lunch counter or at the front of a bus (and NO, I AM NOT IN ANY WAY A LIBERAL OR MILLENNIAL, you just can’t deny the reality of the times), and finally his features and tone soften, showing the hurt he has at the realization that his son will have to fight those same issues, pleading w him to not waste time worrying about such trivial things like who likes him, just keep fighting and make sure you don’t get stepped on

@TGdigital

32w

Fantastic analysis

@AtheneHolder

31w↑1

THIS!!

You can see he DOES love his son, just not in the way the son is able to receive it.... he's simply showing love the way he knows how ie being physically there, teaching him life skills (cutting the planks, the TV/ roof situation) and providing amenities.

@widogast

27w

There was absolutely no reason you needed to specify that you're not a liberal but you still care. That's just saying in order to have empathy about these topics you HAVE to be a liberal. You're insinuating that republicans (or whatever party you fall under) don't care about anyone but themselves and certainly don't have any empathy for minority groups past and present. Of course we all knew that already, but now you're just proving the point.

@spearofconquest

24w

you lost me with having to clarify that you aren't a liberal or a millennial. Like those two groups are cancer on this earth and somehow addressing racism is something only those people can do?

@xthebonx6619

20w

See I think it's more about responsibility and the ideals of being a man, and what you're supposed to do. Taking care of ones family

He chose to have a kid so he bears the burden of responsibility for keeping this kid, alive, fed and has a place to sleep. knowing your and others responsibilities is important for knowing when someone needs to take care of you, or when you need to step up

I don't think I'm this scene or what he's saying race comes into it to much, as the idea of who is responsible for what is a global idea

@dillecory86

44w↑2

I tell my kids the same thing my mom always told me. "I will always love you. There may be times I don't like you, but I will always love you."

@12345sbt54321

2y↑7

Denzel has the most real scenes ever. He's the best ever

@smoove2432

1y↑2

A conversation like that a son will remember forever many many years after his father is gone. There dad was rough but I think his intentions on the type of men he wanted them to be was always good.

@Him535

4y↑3.2K

The sad part is that Denzel's character was liking the company of his son and having him help out around the house and teaching fiscal responsibility was his way of connecting with him. But because his son said "why don't you like me?" it put into question his fatherhood, which is why Denzel's character snapped. Tragic, just tragic

@christopherrogers4724

4y↑166

That is well said. I was wondering why the conversation took a flip lol.

@neiljones9884

4y↑114

Compared to a lot of fathers, he wasn't bad at all.

@Elphin89

4y↑423

He was being a sanctimonious jerk. You can’t teach someone by constantly berating them and beating them down. You nurture, explain, lead by example, love. Far better results than making someone fear your outbursts and aggression

@guyfawkes5609

4y↑53

@Elphin89 while I agree. There's a reason that being 'dressed down' is a tradition in the military

@hasberry2.059

4y↑284

@Guy Fawkes Okay but this isn’t the military. This is a son and fathers relationship and no kid should be treated this way I personally think. The idea of parenting only encompassing feeding the children, putting a roof over their head, and making them fear you isn’t parenting I personally think

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@atquinn1975

3y↑12

Denzel, perhaps the greatest actor of his generation, is at his best when playing "bad guys"

@crystalv7114

38w↑1

My mother was hard as stone but her words left a mark Lol not physically but in the heart lol . The people who love you don't have to like you all the time thats nature that's life but our duty as ur provider ur guardian your parent we do what we can and that should speak for itself. Speaking for those who get up every day with that little hope and hang on to it to give you more. Because God knows we try... we really try. Life is an obstacle but lord knows its possible

@123airstrike

1y↑33

“I gave you everything I’ve had to give you, I gave you your LIFE.” And “Don’t you try and go through life worrying about if somebody like you or not. You best be making sure they doing right by you. You understand what I’m saying?” Are such beautiful lines. It kinda shows his true intentions here.

@1standtuna

3y↑48

Watching James Earl Jones performance with this line, then comparing to Denzel’s iteration is really awesome to see.

Different delivery style but both deliver so damn well

@bobbybroosta1231

I’ve been watching this clip for the last 3 years

@TempeSoldier123

6y↑2.8K

It’s ok to tell your son you love him and you’re proud of him.

It’s not that difficult.

@Mookaron

4y↑286

Actions speak louder than words!

@plugcap2604

4y↑268

Mookaron that has nothing to do with his comment

@Mookaron

4y↑37

@PLUG CAP Are you some type of professor? 🤔

@plugcap2604

4y↑57

Mookaron If i wanted to be i could 🤫

@Mookaron

4y↑73

@PLUG CAP That means no, so don't tell me what somebody else comment means to me.

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@andymontanez9650

2y↑64

Simply saying "I love you" can work at the moment. Teaching him what he does to make sure his son is right, is a message he can live on with forever.

@twraoylnledyou8511

Lol you're giving advice to a real situation. First of all this was written and then acted. EXTREMELY WELL. secondly, not everyone thinks that way and not every situation goes the way you think it should go. Thirdly, you apparently don't have empathy.

@mellothaman5113

33w↑5

This scene is so deep . He loves his son , but he only knows one way to raise him and prepare him for the world he faces . And that’s by being the toughest thing to stand in front of him . They should dissect this in a class to open a dialogue cause many only see one side of the fence in this scene (no pun intended)

@GraveyardShift-tl6ri

i'm so grateful for my english teacher in high school for showing my class this play and film. as most teens do i didnt fully understand or connect with the bigger picture but i do now as a young adult and it hurts. it hurts so bad. i'm so glad this exists. all of us who have hurt like this feel so seen. genius work for everyone involved

@MorX7y

2y↑1

Most Propably the most influential Actor alive, if not the best actor alive my gaaahd he's absolutely Master Class🥺🥺🥺

@vojislav88

1y↑1

The title didnt make sense to me until the last half hour of this movie. Then it made all the sense in the world to me. Life is a never ending circle just without you in it. But you still continue to be in a way.

@HighLordBlazeReborn

3y↑1.4K

Lot of people in this comments section misunderstanding this scene- the "why don't you like me" question didn't have anything to do with the TV- that was just the natural flow of conversation. This isn't a spoilt kid having a tantrum- it's a kid that's always feared and respected his father but never felt any love for him, or had any back.

@bbcat6614

3y↑49

Thank you for clarifying this.

@andrewparry1008

3y↑58

His dad loved him. He just gave him the tough loved he needed to get by in life.

@andrewparry1008

3y↑25

There was a similar situation with ex lightweight champion beau jack. He was beaten by some street kids when he was shinning shoes. He ran home to his grandmother to complain and was given a beating by her. Now someone could say that was cruel but she was preparing a young black kid for his future in life. And it worked, he was one of the toughest fighters that ever lived

@OZYMANDI4S

3y↑68

@Andrew Parry It wasnt tough love, hes an actual piece of shit. Watch the movie or the play, he tells Cory how he "didnt even want another kid" only to cheat on his wife, try to assault her when she got mad at that revelation, didnt want to sign the paper that would guarantee Cory to join his college football team, forged his brother's (a WW2 veteran) medical papers routing half of his pension to be sent to himself and the hospital forcing his brother to be institutionalized. Hell, when he died Cory even told his mom that he wasnt planning on visiting his funeral.

@dookieman718

3y↑7

@UCMYfC2vCLpzqMxeEZs2NZKg nobodys perfect... if you heard the story of his adolesence then you'd know his father was the real peice of shit, so he never knew the love of a father figure so how do you expect him to give love as a father? the man was human facing trials and tribulations like everyone else and delt with them the best way he knew how. At the end of the day he was a father, who didnt beat his kids or wife, who worked, and provided for his family, most don't even get that.

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@kinder7513

2y↑5

I love, I just love Denzel Washington so much! He as an elder is as good or better, of an actor as he was when he was younger. Love, love, love this movie and I love, love, love Denzel! Not taking anything from anyone in this movie, everyone did an excellent job. I’m loving it all! Wonderful cast! Excellent, just excellent!!!!!

@Darkkvision

2y↑2

Shoutout to all the dads giving it they all❤️

wish I had mine

@armghanbabar7669

2y↑1

um in all tears at the end of this clip ... Being a father is really something kids must appreciate it untill their father's last breadth ... 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 keep appreciating his efforts for his kids it could be least for kids but for a father it was blood n sweat at his best ...

@krumabon1903

1y↑4

This whole movie hit home for a lot of families.

@sanjitsiriguppi832

1y↑2

Give that man an Oscar just for this scene. Man, what an actor!

@WrenchnWitWillieG

6y↑1.2K

He loved his son, he just didn't know how to tell him. He showed his love the only way he knew how..

@Palpad100

4y↑188

In a terrible way that didn't help at all.

@darianalove2007

4y↑45

Willie G. That way sucked but ok lol

@xidiamond6851

4y↑36

He turned his son into a job unacceptable

@T1Oracle

4y↑46

He didn't want to know. His own pain from his sad childhood, was more important than loving his kids.

@toutestvanite350

4y↑1

The only way he wanted how

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@colecole3352

2y↑7

Just the had a similar conversation with our middle son. Had the same one 4 years ago with our oldest. This hits in the feels.

@ishidacoolp

2y↑1

Excellent acting and good message behind it.

@daniellecharley6921

This made me cry. Because losing my parents back to back November 2021 they been together 33 years and died 2 weeks apart. I miss my mom and dad. My dad was more the nurturing and my mom was the disciplinary and non affection…I cried watching this scene I heard my mom instead of my dad. My mom was big on tough love. All I wanted was her affection and reassurance that she loves me. But she only did it by showing the necessities and I understand it now I didn’t back then.…I appreciate it. I have a two year old son first time being a mother and I’m teaching my
Son all good values I was taught and learning new motherhood skills along the way.

@dodgingspice55

Thank you Denzel I'm 30 and I think I just figured it all out thanks to you

@albertor.7265

44w↑1

Meanimg of life in two minutes.

You dont got to like it. But is your job as a man

God bless

@RookieAllstar15

7y↑944

just so everyone knows this skipped a whole scene that led to the kid asking why he never liked him. it wasn't that abrupt, it had a climax up to that final scene.

@kingraj333

7y↑97

ok thank you. I was about to say, this was a dumb transition.

@santostracey93

6y↑23

I was just thinking about that. Like how can you be all cheerful and happy with your pops, talking about buying a TV, and then getting all serious asking how come he never liked him the next second? Bipolar I guess?

@kureijiwrytah8964

6y↑21

Yeah, I performed this very scene in my Acting class just last week. The transition was jarring as hell. Missed both the conversation about the Pirates and - more importantly - the conversation about Cory joining the football team. There's a lot of anger that built up between the two during that transition.

@edzyoutubehub

6y↑3

Yeah Troy asked him to help with the boards and he just walked away like that, like dafuq boi

@Thunda1986

that confused the hell outtaa me

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@TheREALJWMGaming

1y↑7

I feel like Troy's response was first out of hurt then out of anger.

It hurt him that that's what his son takes away from their relationship, having to ask whether or not he likes him, it hurt him and made him doubt whether or not he's doing right by him as a father - which in turn triggered the angry response of "here's what I DO do for you - you're fed, you're clothed, you have a roof over your head and a bed to sleep in - I'm doing everything RIGHT by you, I don't get up everyday and work myself to the bone to give you these things because I like you, I do it because I have to, because its what a father does". It then goes back to being hurt at the end where you see him get upset by saying it all to him, but I think it's more Troy being upset with himself than the other way around - his self doubts.

His father was abusive and absent and I think Troy made a deal that he wasn't going to do the same with his children, always providing and being there as a father, but I think this may have been too overbearing and he let it blind him to what his children really needed, their fathers love and validation.

@trevortat

Great movie. In fact it's one of the best movie I've ever seen. Excellent performance by Mr. Washington 👍

@Matroshka26

12w↑1

This is what I needed

@oldpcgamers7450

2y↑1

Brilliant translation from book to theater to screen. Magnificent acting

@AMP2Short

1y↑4

“Dad…..do you like me “
Dad: “I DONT HAVE TO LIKE YOU”

@omarfailakawy

6y↑355

Denzel should have three oscar award for only these scene

@romeoalpha6180

3y↑9

No. Oscar does not deserve Denzel. Denzel is way higher level. Oscar is just full of politics.

@MLBTF

Wow! Felt this.... tough love growing up...I respect it 💯

@lonerwax

2y↑2

I promise to god I will remember what he said in between those lines about not worrying about if someone likes you or not. probably one of the realest things I've heard so far especially in today's generation

@mattharris765

2y↑1

That's a powerful gift he just gave his son. He doesn't know it yet but his father loves him with everything he has, that's why he tells him the truth

@travelinlightbill

2y↑7

Incredible movie, fantastic performances all around. Rewatching this scene for the hundredth time, only this time I saw it right after watching a clip of James Earl Jones doing it on stage. Jones' version was also powerful but not nearly as nuanced. Felt like he was performing while Denzel was living it. The movie made me feel like I was intruding on a private moment between a father and son.

@troublefist

14w

I think Denzel really wanted to make his character kind of likable (the smiles, the hand on the shoulder while showing him the roof. The almost tearful expression when he says "I gave you everything" whereas James Earl Jones played his part almost as a vilain (I too prefer Denzel version but I find it less honest)

@bwill8706

4y↑2.7K

“Don’t you go through life worrying about whether somebody like you, you best be making sure they doing right by you.”

I felt that and I watch this video every once in a while to stay motivated.

@danasmerom6969

3y↑22

you best be making sure they doing right by you.” what does that mean?

@godsendmetopissyouoff7834

3y↑41

@Dan Asmerom they better be respecting you

@FredrickTesla

3y↑111

@Dan Asmerom Ignore that last person, cause it's the opposite of what they said. It's about understanding the difference between responsibility, desire, and disposition, most of the scene is about that. Desire is about doing what you want, because you want to do it. Responsibility is about doing the right thing, not because you want to, but because it's the right thing. And the only person's disposition you can control is yours.

It's like if you borrow a tool from a neighbor, and later find out they told someone they let you borrow it even though they think you're a slob and you'll never give it back. You have a responsibility to return the tool, despite disliking that person who thinks poorly of you. If you're hinging your giving their tools back on their disposition towards you, then you probably won't give that tool back. You also won't ever get to borrow a tool again from anyone around you though, since they'll probably all find out you never gave the tool back to him. You're not returning it because that person likes or respects you, you're returning it because you owe them a tool, and not returning it is a reflection on who you are, not on who they are. Just like if they agreed to pay you for doing a job, but didn't actually pay you after you did that job, it would reflect poorly on them, not you.

Making sure someone does right by you is making sure that when you agree to do something both you and they hold up your ends of the bargain. You don't have to like each other, or even respect each other. You can even hate each other to hell and back, but as long as you both keep your ends of the deal, none of that matters, you both can benefit each other and move on and live your lives afterwards.

@danasmerom6969

3y↑17

@FredrickTesla Wow, This is an ultimate example for me to be able to understand. Thanks, man. I get it now. I have an example too if I understand you perfectly. Two of my co-workers got into a fight where I was stuck in between. They both agreed without any deal made to help each other at work. but outside of work, they don't even greet each other.

@ramondlindsey8403

3y↑4

facts..

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@Wardog01Actual

1y↑1

D.W.! You cannot play with this man! He is a LIVING LEGEND!

@StarWarsStory

3y↑3

1:31 This is one thing I find goes against the whole "How come you aint never liked me?". The pair just had a nice conversation and even laughed, there was no tension or anything.

@jessebradley1123

2y↑1

Lectures like this can apply even today this is way back then in the early 40s and 50s but today kids don't got to work hard because of phones and computers and ai but back in the day hard work taught you the value of money more because most of the time you had to work hard for it...

@DescendedfromOdin95

This is what my dad was like, he’s softened in his old age but when I was young more like this, I love him but I don’t like him but I love him dearly.

@Playa001

47w

I gotta rewatch this film for sure

@cwp4eva

7y↑1.7K

this kid always got a lecture for the smallest thing. all I asked was you interested in a TV?

@elijahstiles3012

7y↑188

William Phelps that's black parents for you

@joewhitehead3

7y↑81

William Phelps Any other parent would say "we can't afford it" & leave it at that

@DarkFenix34512

7y↑121

The kid is 18, he is about to head out the door, and if the parents want to make sure they'll survive out there, they need to understand what is coming.

@Wolf10media

7y↑6

William Phelps they cut out some of the dialogue from the play. or the person who uploaded the video cut some parts from the scene.

@luishern1309

7y↑5

William Phelps He didn't do his chores.

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@DmxneyTv.

After watching this I understood that my pops isn't the best when it comes down to quality time with me, but he does his job as a father to keep me off the streets and help me survive, meanwhile my momma give me the love and quality time. Would be nice to have a better bond with my dad but I see now. Was spending Alot of time wondering if he really loves me but after watching this movie I felt like I was genuinely watching back over my life

@thevisi0naryy

1y↑1

I’ve come to really appreciate subtle acting. At 0:55 the way he looks at the roof like he’s planning how he’s gonna break it down to him is great

@mosulray9932

42w

Mr Washington ❤❤
I was crying while watching this scene!

@keyonsimms1930

Growing up with both of my parents.I see where my father was coming from when he says don't worry about people liking you as long as they're doing right by you and respecting you that's all that matters 💯

@keliontv

2y↑1

@glenhines2509

7y↑991

This is just another example in a long line of examples of why Denzel is one of the greatest actors of our time. In the original Broadway play back in the 80s, James Earl Jones played Denzel's character. You should Google this scene with James Earl Jones doing it. Denzel had to do it on the screen. And I'd say he does a pretty damn good job.

@thejoshuascales

7y↑7

Denzel & Viola Davis were also in the revival of the play back in 2010 or 2011 I believe, & both won Tony's

@thatlsk

7y↑2

Glen Hines not one of, the greatest.

@kdpowers

7y↑33

I think James was much better than Denzel

@ItsDodoski

7y↑2

That play scene was on FB and led me to watch this.

@rafthethinker4948

Glen Hines wow thank you! i didn't know James played the character in the play... just watched it.. amazing... denzel did him justice

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@yungjaydupe1763

34w

Miss having these talks with my pops❤😢

@davearce4711

He loves him unconditionally, but he knows the world will give you, at best, respect, love is for your children no one else.

@DemetriusPooleJr

29w↑1

Great scene!!!

@albertocuevas3009

1y↑2

My father always told me.. I'm not here to be your friend, I'm here to be your father.. Teach you right from wrong and hope you go down the right path. Same thing I tell my son.. Love you papa.

@rasheedjamal9091

1y↑1

Same here. I still remember when my father told me to sit down in HIS chair and told me what was what when I was about to become a father. He said " Being a father ain't no popularity contest". I found myself telling my son the same thing when he became a father.

@albertocuevas3009

@@rasheedjamal9091 there you go. I'm glad you passed that down to him. And hope he passes it down as well

@anonymous_dot_com2326

11w

My father did all that while simultaneously letting me know he loves me and is proud of me, and thats what made me stronger physically, MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY

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