In this episode of A Really Good Enough Parent, former athlete, teacher and school principal, Ernie McCray, shares insights into how he raised his children using love and trust as the leading philosophy. Ernie remains actively involved in the lives of his children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and even great, great grandchildren.

For more on Ernie McCray, please follow these links.

To read Ernie's poems, please go to the OB Rag newspaper, (Ocean Beach)

https://obrag.org/category/columns/

https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/basketball/ernie-mccray-arizonas-record-holder-for-points-in-a-game-talks-ring-of-honor-induction/video_d11abec2-b0f4-5f46-8313-b052960bb738.html

https://sandiegofreepress.org/2014/04/ernie-mccray-speaking-straight-from-the-heart/

Songs mentioned in this episode:

Your Feet's Too Big - Fats Waller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG3rgcU6CqI

I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair - Bing Crosby

https://youtu.be/A5Am0AU4wfo

Caldonia - Louis Jordan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5TZcgzirMI