"My ability to provide or be a more involved father is a function of circumstance. I got my shit together when my mom was sick. She was not a dramatic person. So when your mom calls you and says, You need to come home, it is bad. It was an ugly scene. I had a total of $600 in my checking account."
"A lot of my confidence or ability to bounce back is because I had someone whoevery day, in big and small wayscommunicated to me that I was wonderful. My father wasn't very involved in my early life. Something I took from him was forgiveness. At a later stage, I put the bullshit aside and decided: What kind of son do I want to be to my dad?"
Galloway credits women, particularly his mother, for his wealth and drive. His mother worked as a secretary in the seventies, raised him alone, and her illness prompted him to take responsibility. He recounts having only $600 at age twenty-five and feeling he had failed to care for her. Daily affirmations from his mother built his confidence and resilience. His father was largely absent, but later he chose forgiveness and recognized his father as a better parent than his grandfather. He emphasizes physical affection with his sons and critiques macho dating behaviors.
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