re: Tua's biggest challenge to overcome:

Like the majority of most parents, his dad should have just given him a cell phone at about age 8. He wouldn't have to worry about him pestering him for pretty much anything any more. And, if he wanted young Tua to take out the trash or clean his room, or anything, he could threaten to take the phone up for an hour. That would get his attention!

I remember three old African American gentlemen sitting on a park bench once talking about how their momma would whup their asses when they were little. They were laughing and saying it was the reason they never joined a gang or ended up in jail. Then, they credited her for all their success.