In this KARAMO episode, host Karamo facilitates a raw, mediated conversation among siblings confronting the legacy of their abusive father. Speaker B acknowledges his role in enabling the father's harmful behavior and offers a heartfelt apology to his siblings, expressing remorse for past actions, tough‑love missteps, and strained relationships. Speaker C (and other siblings like King and Katie) share the deep trauma and "daddy issues" that stem from their father's neglect and abuse, describing years of seeking help and the mental‑health toll it took. The dialogue explores the difficulty of processing forgiveness, the desire to rebuild sibling bonds, and the emotional complexity of admitting wrongdoing. Karamo’s gentle prompting helps surface these painful memories, guiding the family toward understanding, accountability, and the possibility of healing.
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What's going on in your mind right now?
Um, trauma. Yeah.
Just the years of like trying to beg for him to help me. When my father wasn't a good figure, male figure to look up to, a role model, I looked at him. Yeah. But he reminded me of my father that I fear. And unfortunately, because of my father, I developed a huge series of daddy issues. And mental health problems. I'm sure, I'm sure. And I looked at these two to help me. And yeah, and when hearing him talk—
You just heard him say that he thinks he failed you and that he's sorry. You wanna talk to your siblings?
Yes. I have no issue with Coach.
I know.
I'm sorry. You did the right thing. Although sometimes I feel like I'm doing the right thing, but I'm actually doing the wrong thing. Doing the right thing. So I'm sorry, truly. I do that. And we were close. And as for Katie, I thought I was giving you tough love, but it was not the right way. Truly, truly sorry, okay? Sorry I wasn't there, okay? I thought I was doing the right thing. Just accept my apology whenever you think about it. That's all. Okay? Sorry. And as for you, King, me and King got into it yesterday.
Yeah, I can see his body language.
We did. 'Cause I was trying to get close to him. You know what I mean? I'm trying to be his friend. You know, friend and be cool with him. Believe it or not, I care so much about you. I really do. I wanna be your friend, your brother. Please let me be your brother. Let me care about you and I want you to do the same thing. And I'm sorry for the things I've done that affects you, okay?
King, do you wanna say anything to that?
I think I'm still processing and still learning how to even go about accepting to forgive something like that.
I get it.
So I'll just—
Listen, what I don't ever expect on my show is a quick fix. That's why I take the time to do these things. But what I need y'all to understand, the same way I stepped him away, is I need you three to understand that I'm not excusing any behavior that he's done to make you feel a certain way, But you have to remember he was a kid that experienced the same thing you all experienced. The memories aren't vivid for you all because you weren't there yet. So there was abuse and things that were happening before y'all came around and before y'all could even understand that he went through. There was ways that he was taught of how to like talk to people, of how to treat people before y'all even came around. No excuse for his behavior. But what he's trying to do right now is realize it and make amends. He received, and I truly believe that he received it. And that's why he individually said to each of you all an apology.
