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Brad Smith/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSFTrinity Rodman seemingly did not find a father Dennis Rodmansocial media excuse to be genuine.
“A joke. Just the answer. And the attention,” Trinity, 22, wrote via Instagram Story on Thursday, Dec. 19, sharing a screenshot of Dennis’ comments. “I wipe my hands with it. i’m done thank you 👍.”
Earlier this week, the Olympic soccer star detailed her alienation by Dennis, 63, during an appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast.
“He is not a father. Maybe by blood, but nothing else,” Trinity, who is Dennis’ daughter and ex-wife Michelle Moyerexplained during the episode. “We never wanted for anything unless we really needed it.”
USWNT forward Trinity Rodman is making a name for herself on the Olympic stage, ushering in a new era in US women’s soccer. After briefly attending Washington State University, Rodman, 22, was selected as the second overall draft pick of the Washington Spirit. At just 18, Rodman became the youngest player ever to be drafted and went on (…)
She added: “I think for him, he never understood the fact because he never experienced it. … He never understood that people might actually just want to be around him and just want to make him happy.
See you Thursday, Dennis issued a response on social media directly to Trinity.
“I’m sorry I wasn’t the father you wanted me to be, but anyway I still tried and I’m still trying and I’m never going to stop.” I’ll keep trying even when you’re told as an adult not to answer my phone calls,” the NBA legend wrote via Instagram along with throwback family photos. “I will try even when it is difficult and if it takes a long time. I’m always here and I tell you all the time, whether it’s your voice or voicemail, how proud I am.”
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Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Comedy CentralDennis continued: “I always had one wish and that was that I wanted my children to call me and see me. I hope one day I can get it. I’m here and I’m still trying to pick up the phone, you got my number, you see me ringing, I’m still here Dennis RODMAN- Dad.”
Dennis also noted that he was watching Trinity football games “all the time.”
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Dennis Rodman has faced his inner “demons” about parenting over the years. “I think the one big demon that I have right now is trying to convince myself that I’m a good father,” Rodman said during an interview with ESPN in 2020. “It is very difficult for me to try to get out of this (…)
“(I) actually flew in to watch you guys play and I was told not to show up (because) who I was with instead and I just wanted to support you guys,” he said. “So I watched you from my hotel balcony just to make everyone happy. I love all my children.”
Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman (2) with her father, basketball legend Dennis Rodman, after a game between the North Carolina Courage and the Washington Spirit at Audi Field on Nov. 7, 2021. in Washington, DC.
Tony Quinn/ISI Photos/Getty ImagesAs well as Trinity, Dennis has son DJ, 23, with Moyer and daughter Alexis, 36, with ex-wife Annie Bakes. He has been outspoken before his parenting ups and downs.
“I think the one big demon I have right now is trying to convince myself that I’m a good father,” Dennis told ESPN in 2020. “It’s very difficult for me to try to break out of this cycle. It’s just one of those things where I’ve never had someone do this (be a father) for me, and sometimes I think, ‘Why am I doing this for someone else?’ Knowing that this is my child, this is my wife or it’s my mom, it’s my sister, and it’s hard for me to just gravitate toward people who are close to me. It’s hard, even though deep down I love them.”
