TAMEKA RAYMOND: “I LOVE BEING A MOTHER”
Celebrity stylist Tameka Foster -Raymond, the ex-wife of singer Usher Raymond and the mother of two of his children, is featured on the January 2010 issue of Be-Entertained magazine. In the issue, the mom of five talks about motherhood,her foundation, and much more!
On juggling motherhood and not having time for TV:
“I’m really awful when it pertains to my entertainment aspect. I do not watch television, I just have so much going on & my mind is so busy…it just goes a mile a minute all the time, so I don’t really have the time to sit and watch the boob-tube. I don’t even sit on the computer often. I have assistants & a great team, so anything I need like emails, they print them out for me, so I’m not just sitting on the Internet a lot. I do like Twitter (as she laughs)!!!! Twitter is my entertainment. Everybody’s gotta have a vice, so I like that. I like it because I can communicate with different people. People send me any pertinent news, so I get my fair share of the scoop. I like to read a lot too. I’ve got an amazing book collection, so I sit and do that. That’s my personal situation, but as far as being a mother, that’s a juggling act daily. I have a [son] that’s 19, so I deal with his issues of being 19, but then I have a 1 year old son, so there’s a broad spectrum. Anything you can imagine from a parenting aspect, I’ve experienced it or am going through it. That’s why I don’t have time for TV.”
On her foundation The Lost Ones:
“The Lost Ones Foundation is a non-profit organization that lends a helping hand to adolescent girls from the ages of 12-18. The majority of the young ladies are in at risk environments, but some of the girls are doing well. The Lost Ones Foundation will help keep all of them on the right road. We cater to girls in that age group & help them deal with different perils that teens face such as premature pregnancy, truancy from school, self esteem, & things of that nature.”
On why Atlanta is better for her kids:
“I love Atlanta because it has a good sense of of community. A lot of neighborhoods, they remind me of the old school neighborhoods where the kids could play outside until the street lights came on; where as in California where I lived, I didn’t even know my neighbors & I lived in that place for years, but never even met them. Cali definitely wasn’t as community oriented.”
On why she loves being a Raymond:
“You know I love being Tameka Raymond! Obviously, I love being a mother; like I said, that’s 1st & foremost. The Raymond part of it gives me a certain visibility to help others, for example, the work that I’m doing in the community with the girls, along with my other non-profit Which is The Oakland Natives, where we do backpack giveaways and school supplies. So I guess being Tameka Raymond really gives me that visibility. I do not consider myself a celebrity in any shape form or fashion, but I’d be in denial if I didn’t admit that I have a higher visibility than the average person. I like to be me.”
Tameka has two sons Usher Raymond V,2, and Naviyd,1, with singer Usher.
Tameka's cover
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- Naviyd
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- Tameka. singer Justin Bieber, and Usher Raymond V
14 Comments to “TAMEKA RAYMOND: “I LOVE BEING A MOTHER””
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Handsome lil boys, especially Naviyd. She’s pretty on that cover, too
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the pic with her and Justin Bieber looks weird for some reason….
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I couldnt make it out at first either…I think it’s justin’s hair LOL
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i wonder what kinda father usher is……
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Thank goodness she is not too much up on the internet because she would have been exposed to a lot of negativity regarding her and her relationship with Usher. I never got it.
I think she is attractive and well spoken. I can see why Usher might have fallen for her. As for the rest, I dunno. I don’t think the hush hush tummy tuck where she nearly lost her life was cool, but I am not privy to the rest of the backstory of this woman, so can only comment on what I see.
Her sons with Usher are just too cute, the youngest one is particularly adorable to me as he looks the most like both parents put together.
Must be something to parent a near adult and a baby at the same time.
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Her boys are so CUTE!!!
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What about her other three sons? We never see her with them…not ever. Does she enjoy mothering them as well?
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If you read the interview, she spoke about her other sons! And when her and Usher were together I saw a lot of photos of the whole family out together. Now that they are divorced, I would think any paparazzi would mainly want pictures of Usher’s sons and not the others! On a side note, I did not know that she had a 19 year old.
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She and Usher have the cutest littl boys.
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Great kids Great interview, but why why did they photo shop her face and put that light make up on her?
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I always thought she was a pretty lady, And could not understand the negative feedback she would get. But now that her and Usher are divorced, I noticed people have nothing but nice things to say about her. not on this site but other sites.
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I agree with Shell. All the visceral comments directed at Tameka were so mean-spirited. I’ve always liked her, and never had any reason not to since I don’t know her. She’s very pretty and seems like a good mom.
It’s good to know she’s loving motherhood and is living life post-Usher.
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Tameka and Usher have two handsome little boys.
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Didn’t Usher say he wanted a DNA test for the last child?
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