grieve, Charlie said he has had to cope for his kids’ sake.
“I have responsibilities as a man to other people—I have children. Okay, you can be hurt but you’ve still have to do what you’ve got to do and take care of your responsibilities. I didn’t have a luxury of taking a year off. I’ve been baking this [career] cake for a minute and taking a year off will really cool it off a lot.
So I couldn’t do that, I had to follow thru with what I’m doing [my work.] And now I’ve been blessed with the ability to do it and God has been working with me and family. Has it been a baby’s ride? No, but we’re okay. As a man, if you lose your wife it’s a horrible experience, especially with kids.
But when one person passes away and you’re still alive, people still depend on you—that’s what you have to lean on.”
On Love
“For me, it was an instant. The first night I met Tisha was