For TT Mbah, fatherhood is intentional. From guiding his girls through life’s lessons to creating safe spaces for men to grow, he shows that the mark of a man is measured in presence, love, and integrity.

When TT Mbha talks about family, it’s impossible to miss the thought, care, and purpose behind every word. Family, to him, is not just something he values, it is something he has lived, witnessed, and now actively builds every single day.

“I was raised by my parents, who are still married, and I’m so blessed to still have them,” he says. “And even before them, I was raised by my grandparents on both sides.”

 

But today, that sense of family lives just as fully in his own home. Beyond the businessman and media personality is a father raising two daughters, a role he carries with pride and purpose.

 

“The day my daughter, TJ, was born was the day everything stopped being about me,” he says. “I realised I’m no longer living for myself. I’m living for my family.”

 

It was not an abstract shift but an immediate and grounding one, where he started to think differently from the decision he took to realising that everything consequence will not only affect him but those that come after him.

 

Fatherhood, for TT, became a turning point that called him to slow down, to be present, and to build something intentional for his children.

 

“I had to take a pause,” he reflects. “Sometimes we get too caught up in the rat race, chasing things, but when you have a child, your responsibility is beyond you.”

 

As a father, showing up in how he parents became paramount. He prides himself with being a present, hands-on and emotionally available father.

 

“I was there for everything, their first cry, their first steps, everything,” he says. “And today, I’ve got an amazing relationship with my girls because I set it up from day one.”

 

At home, he is simply “dada”, a father his daughters feel safe with, comfortable enough to enter his space freely, to speak openly and to be fully themselves.

 

“I never had this kind of relationship with my dad. He was strict, very unapproachable,” he shares. “So when it came to my family, I chose to do things differently.”

 

“My point of reference of family comes from my grandparents,” he says. “They were the type that would always host gatherings and if it was anyone’s birthday, everyone came together. I grew up surrounded by family.”

 

It is this very environment that his values were shaped. “One thing my family is very strong on is respect,” he explains. “It doesn’t matter who you are, whether you’re a cleaner, a gardener or a CEO, you must respect people. But we were also taught to demand respect.”

 

That lesson has carried into how he raises his daughters, particularly in how they see themselves and the world around them. To never allow anyone to disrespect them, to respect themselves first, in the choices they make and with the people they allow into their lives, he shares.

 

 

Back to his home, TT shares how love is not only spoken but shown in the everyday moments.

 

“My kids even know how to play us against each other,” he laughs jokingly. “If they want something, they’ll go through my wife because they know it’s hard for me to say no to her.”

 

This indicates their balance, where mommy nurtures and dada disciplines, but also an indication of how they are both deeply involved in this parenting thing.

 

Beyond the laughter, there is also depth in the conversations he chooses to have with his daughters. That same openness has also shaped one of his most meaningful projects, a book he created alongside his daughters, born from conversations many families still avoid.

 

“We started talking about menstruation when they were still young,” he says. “I said to them, go and research and come back so we can talk about it.”

 

Those early conversations grew into something deeper, something intentional. A safe space where his daughters could ask questions, learn about their bodies and feel supported, not ashamed.

 

“I even created what I called a ‘happy pack’ for them,” he shares. “It had pads, wipes, chocolates and a note just to say, this is normal, and I’m here for you. So when my first born daughter got her first period and came running to me instead of her mom, that’s when I knew we were doing something right,” he shares proudly.

 

Those moments and conversations would later come full circle in a way he did not expect. The idea for the book came later when he was approached to write again. But instead of telling any story alone, he chose to build something with his daughters.

 

“I said, this is a perfect opportunity to include my girls,” he explains. “I pitched the idea to them, and they loved it.”

 

What followed was a true collaboration. Not just in name, but in voice with TT describing their input as invaluable. “They were teaching me about what’s happening in schools, things I wouldn’t know. They even guided the look and feel of the book.”

 

In many ways, the process revealed how much they have grown too. “I actually discovered how intelligent they are,” he says. “They were like, ‘No, we don’t like this, let’s change it.’ It is in those moments I realised that my teachings didn’t go to waste.”

 

At its core, the book is about more than just periods but about dignity, awareness and making sure no girl feels alone.

 

“My hope is that every girl child has something that allows them to journal their journey and understand what’s happening to their body,” he says. “And also that fathers become part of these conversations.”

 

Even the difficult conversations are not avoided, about how life can and will hurt, disappointment is life’s natural order at times and failure is there. It is a level of honesty that builds emotional resilience, but also deepens connection.

 

“I tell my girls every day, ‘tomorrow you might not see me, and I might not see you’,” he says. “So every time you leave, you hug me, you kiss me, you tell me you love me. Because that might be the last time.”

 

His work beyond the home echoes the same mission through his Amatyma Brotherhood Founders where he creates spaces for men to speak, to heal and to grow.

 

Raising daughters and building better men are deeply connected for him.

 

“If we can become role models for young boys, then they’ve got something positive to look up to,” he says. “We can’t leave the boy child behind.”

 

Because the kind of men society produces will ultimately shape the lives of women and girls.

 

And in his own home, he is already doing that work, one conversation, one lesson, one moment at a time.

 

“I want my daughters to remember me as a father who loved them unconditionally,” he says. “A father who cared for them, protected them and showed them what a man should be.”