I knew I didn't want that to be Sekou's story.

我知道我不想让那成为色古的故事。

It means putting Sekou first every time, even if it means I don't get my way.

这意味着每次都把 Sekou 放在第一位，即使这意味着我不按自己的方式行事。

I remember when we first brought Sekou home.

我记得我们第一次把 Sekou 带回家的时候。

But I decided I wouldn't let my broken heart get in the way of what was best for Sekou.

但我决定，我不会让我破碎的心妨碍到对 Sekou 最好的事情。

And let Sekou tell it, we're the best parents in the world.

让 Sekou 告诉它，我们是世界上最好的父母。

But we honor each other's role in Sekou's life.

但我们尊重彼此在 Sekou 生活中的角色。

But at the end of the day, we're on the same team, and that's Sekou's team.

但归根结底， 我们在同一个团队，那就是 Sekou 的团队。

Knowing how our parents' breakups impacted us, you know, we were really sensitive about how our breakup would impact Sekou.

ER：知道我们父母的分手对我们的影响， 你知道，我们对我们的分手对 Sekou 的影响非常敏感。

There was this one time that it was my day to go pick up Sekou, you remember that time?

有一次是我去接塞古的日子，你还记得那次吗？

So instead, I said, " Hey, go off and have a wonderful day." And you left, and I was left with Sekou.

所以相反，我说，“嘿，走吧，祝你有美好的一天。 ” 然后你走了，我和 Sekou 一起离开了。

I wanted Sekou to know what it was like to see two parents who got along, two parents who worked together as a team.

我想让 Sekou 知道看到两个相处融洽的父母，两个团队合作的父母是什么感觉。

Because at the end of the day, our job is to guide Sekou on this journey of life, not to control him.

因为归根结底，我们的工作是引导 Sekou 踏上人生的旅程， 而不是控制他。

We'd like to bring you all in to this nightly ritual of affirmations that Shaka does with Sekou every night at bedtime.

我们想把你们都带入这个 Shaka 每晚睡前与 Sekou 一起做的夜间肯定仪式。

Remember that time when we were coming in from a long day at work, and Sekou found a puddle outside, a puddle of mud, mind you.

请记住，当我们结束漫长的一天工作回来时，Sekou 在外面发现了一个水坑， 一个泥水坑， 请注意。

And we hope that the way that we show up for Sekou and for each other is a model of what successful co-parenting can look like.

我们希望我们为 Sekou 和彼此展示的方式是成功共同育儿的典范。

And they come to school, and they say to Sekou, " Your dad was convicted of murdering someone." And I remember, as watching Sekou race out, and I knew that I had to call Ebony.

他们来到学校，对塞库说，“你爸爸被判杀人罪。 ” 我记得，看着塞库跑出去，我知道我必须打电话给乌木。

When I called her, I explained to her what happened, Ebony said, " You have to have the talk." So I took Sekou home, got him ready for bed, and we talked for half an hour.

当我打电话给她时， 我向她解释了发生的事情，乌木说，“你必须有谈话。 ” 所以我把 Sekou 带回家， 让他准备睡觉，我们谈了半个小时。