Trinity Rodman don finally open up about her relationship with her father Dennis

Wen Trinity Rodman take enta NWSL stardom, di first thing wey plenty pipo com notice about am na say she be di daughter of NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman.

Di pikin of a great sporting wey turn star no be uncommon tori for America.

Dem dey usually get one naturally gifted child, wey dem dey allowed to grow from young age, with parents wey dey support dem at every stage.

But wetin always dey clear about Trinity Rodman na say Dennis get very little to do with her greatness.

For public, Trinity go always give credit to her mama Michelle Moyer as her role model.

Dennis and Moyer divorce for 2012 wen Trinity dey around 10 years old.

Di relationship between Trinity and Dennis na complicated mata at best; him enjoy lifestyle wey no good for raising pikin while she dey experience long time without talking to him papa.

Then Trinity go join “Call Her Daddy” podcast and for di first time show how e be wen e com to her emotions about Dennis inside one-episode wey dem publish on Wednesday.

She talk how him papa refuse to give her mama monie to help dem and how e dey extremely controlling wen e finally allow dem access to him monie.

“My papa, him dey like to dey control everything.”

“So him go carry us go shopping, buy us phone, do dis one do dat one. ‘Oh, I go take you and your brother shop,’ but me and my brother go just dey like ‘We no want shop; we just want monie make we fit buy In-N-Out afta school with our friends.’

“So e fit be like say him no wan give us monie make we do am dat way.”

“Him just like to dey control make him carry us shop instead of giving us di cash directly.”

Trinity describe living with him mama inside Ford Expedition “for small time” before she gree stop living with him papa bicos of “parties 24/7” plus him go dey “bring random girls com.”

She remember as dem go for one event like his jersey retirement plus all of him Fame induction; dey style am well for hair and makeup all while she sabi say di image wey dey show no match di reality.

“Him love spotlight well-well. Him love cameras too. Him love bring in children com stage as if na so e be ,‘Oh , dis na my pikin dem.'”

Then wahala com happen wen Dennis wan show say e be father wen him just show up unannounced for one of Trinity’s NWSL games during her first season in 2021.

She see am among crowd afta months without seeing or hearing from him and she start cry on di field.

“So I try play soccer game but I dey cry. Nobody sabi wetin de happen. And I’m like ‘Dude, my dad don show.’

“I finish dat half-time crying finish inside locker room. My coach ask me ‘You wan play?’

And I reply say ‘Yes , I wan win. Hello?’ Then I just dey think ‘him no go fit stop me from winning dis match too.

Trinity create winning goal during second half but she neva sabi how she go feel or wetin go happen once final whistle blow plus she gatz interact wit him father.

“Wen whistle blow I just dey vex wella ,like ‘You don steal dis happy moment from me. My head full again.”

“And then I waka go ova dere wia cameras full everywhere. All wetin I do na cry.

“I reach dere, him com grab my head then I start bawling inside him arms as if na daddy and daughter moment.”

Trinity talk say dia time togeda afta di game sweet small, plus Dennis tell am say him wan see am soon.

E feel good enough about dia interaction make she post “new beginning” for both of dem on social media back then in 2021.

Afta dat moment e dey “radio silence.” Him neva reach out again till late 2023.

Na afta dat incident wit him father during him rookie year wen Trinity talk say“ I don lose hope say I go  get am back.”

Now-now, she stand as one of di brightest stars

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