In a new interview Tina Knowles admits she put Beyoncé and Solange in therapy at very young ages after Beyoncé's budding career started to come between them...
From Us Magazine
Beyoncé and Solange Knowles have their mother, Tina Knowles, to thank in part for their close bond.
Tina, 71, opened up about raising her famous daughters in an interview with Sara Sidner on the Friday, April 25, episode of CNN News Central. When asked how she managed to make both daughters “feel that they are special,” Tina shared, “I think one of the things is that you look at them as individuals, because they were very, very different. [Solange] is very, very different.”
Tina recalled becoming “terrified” of how the siblings’ relationship would develop when Beyoncé, 43, began performing around the age of 10. “She was in the singing group, and the kids would say to Solange every day, ‘Be quiet, Solange,’ because she would try to choreograph and, you know, she wanted to be involved — and they didn’t want her involved,” she explained. “And then I started noticing that Beyoncé would allow them to talk to her like that or she would say, ‘OK, Mom, can you get Solange out of here? Because she’s doing …’ And I’m like, ‘Wait a minute, this is her house, and you’ve got to be nice to her.’”
Noting that she “saw a wall between them coming,” Tina decided to put Beyoncé and Solange into therapy together, much to the displeasure of others. “My family was like, ‘You’re going to make those girls crazy.’ Because, you know, especially in the Black community back then [people didn’t go to therapy]. Back then, it was really taboo,” she said. “Even my [ex-]husband [Mathew Knowles], he was like, ‘I just don’t know if they’re too young for you to do that.’ And I’m like, ‘I’m not asking. I’m going to find somebody.’”
Tina said she found a “wonderful” therapist whom her girls responded to, even though Beyoncé “hated therapy.” Solange, however, “loved” the experience. “She loved talking and, you know, expressing herself,” Tina said of her youngest child. “And the outcome was great. It was really great because they had been super tight since.”
Sidner, 52, called Tina’s introduction of therapy to her girls “such a beautiful gift,” especially now that Beyoncé and Solange are “clearly tight.” Tina agreed, adding, “Yeah, they are very tight.”
18 comments:
Shout out to mama Tina for raising two beautiful respectable black girls that turned into phenomenal women!
@1:40..✔️
Correction: she put (not she but).
She is discussing this AGAIN???
I think she did the right thing. Some siblings absolutely hate each other by the time they reach adulthood because of unresolved issues that have remained there.
Sometimes moms have to tune out the opinions of others and do what they feel is best for their children. They usually know them better than everyone else
Solange went "Last Dragon" on Jay Z.
My siblings don't like me. They talk Sh!t behind my back. Not to my face. I'm good though.
I was the talented one that went on to have a successful career.
I have many sessions over the years of therapy. Not about them just for my own peace of mind.
Solange is very very different... um excuse me but she makes it sounds as though Solange is some sort of alien creature and not normal. Different than whom? Different than what? Why can't the other person be the "very very different" one. If she's going to speak on it, she needs to be clear. WTF does that mean?
Sounds like Solange beat Bey's @$$ once or twice
Explains why Tina received mother of the year award. She’s a much better mother than most who ignore the signs with their kids.
@7:28PM Old girl needs to stop putting her hands on ppl. Run up on the right one she'll get her head knocked off.
In a fight I got Solange over Everybody in that Family!
Poor Solange! Never really wanted no where.....
Typical stage parents. Blame the kids, not the environment you have them in expecting them to be ok. Stupid.
Good mother making great decisions.
Lil sisters be trippin
Solange has no music talent. If she went to college and found a professional background that fits her desires she would be better off. LOLO
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