In an emotional essay posted on his personal blog, Atlanta filmmaker Tyler Perry told his fans about how the sight of a man crossing the street holding the hand of his toddler made him cry.
“Why did I have such a strong emotional reaction to this father and son? It didn’t take long for me to realize that it was because I never had those kind of experiences, never knew that kind of unconditional joy, never knew what it felt like to be wanted and adored as a child.”
Perry, who the AJC reports is currently filming “I, Alex Cross” in Cleveland, has talked frequently about suffering abuse as a child.
As we previously reported, Perry went on his friend Oprah Winfrey’s show where he went into emotional detail about the abuse he suffered.
Perry closed his essay with a challenge:
“It’s for every parent, the good and the bad. DO YOU KNOW who is in your house? DO YOU KNOW whom you’re raising, and will the child that you delivered, have to deliver you in your old age? Think about it, and know that when you kiss that innocent face of your child, you kiss the face of God.”
In related news, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed recently announced that he is prepared to ask the Atlanta City Council to rename Greenbriar Parkway, where Perry’s studio is located, to Tyler Perry Parkway.
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