In a recent interview Usher's ex-wife Tameka Raymond, photographed here with all five of her sons, explains why she thinks Usher is trying to take full custody of their two kids...
From Uptown Magazine
According to Raymond, Usher filed for sole custody of their kids in January 2011. Nine months later, she filed for sole custody as a counteraction. She thinks she understands his reasons, including control and wanting the kids to move around as he does.
“He is a man very accustomed to having his way,” Raymond says. “This has nothing to do with how I parent. Trust me, I never will have a desire to keep a man away from his kids. I am not June Cleaver or head of the PTA, but I know I am a good mother.”
Neither Carol Brady nor Clair Huxtable, Raymond manages motherhood by her own rules, which is evident in her relationship with her son Darrin, 21, whom she had at age 19.
(His father was murdered before he was born.) During the photo shoot, he noticed me snapping a pic with my cell phone and immediately signaled to his mother. He is fiercely protective. “Because I had him at such a young age, he and I basically grew up together and we are extremely close. But I am very conscious not to be an overbearing mother.”
