"I know that. I mean deep down inside, I really know that. But there's this loud..." he looked at the baby and then back at Peggy. "Jerk in my head that keeps telling me I don't need anybody. And he's really loud. Really loud. And it's worse with family. Like, I try to open up to AJ and nothing comes out." He sighed. "I spent so much of my life relying on myself that I don't know how to ask for help."