USHER: “A FATHER IS IMPORTANT IN A CHILD’S LIFE”
Usher Raymond wants to be the father that he never had. He recently told Robin Roberts of ABC News that “a father is important in a child’s life. No one knows your child like you do. And it is taking the time to actively be there. It’s a day in, day out process. I’m actively doing it every day that I possibly can, and being the father to them that my father was unable to be to me,” said the singer.
Although he is currently in a custody battle with ex-wife Tameka Raymond, Usher believes that having full guardianship over his children will allow him to mold them into positive society contributors. “To have the time that I’ve had with them has made them the young men that they are,” says Raymond. “I want to raise them to be responsible future adults.”
When not singing or spending time with his kids, the R&B crooner mentors troubled teens through his New Look Foundation.
“Why it’s so important for me to serve and why I have so much fun,” Harris said, “is because I know what service did for me. And I know and recognize that I would not be where I am today without someone reaching back their hand to me.”
Usher and Tameka are parents to Naviyd,3, and Usher V,4. The couple divorced in 2009 after two years of marriage.
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I LOVE USHER AND NAVIYD’S HAIR STYLE. SO CUTE. I WANT HIM TO LET HIS OLDEST SON GROW HIS HAIR OUT TOO. I LOVE KINKY CURLY HAIR.
His children aren’t breastfeeding babies so there is nothing the mum can offer the kids that he can’t. He is their primary source of support and as long as he intends to let the children spend time with the mum I don’t have a problem with him having primary custody.
My dad dresses “urban” at times, a nice change since I usually see him in bespoke suits, and I think he looks very handsome and if I go by females reaction to him then I guess they think so too…BUT if my dad starts showing his underwear…Yuck.
The pants hanging off the behind look was invented by the “esse” (Hispanic) prison gangs. Why anyone would want to emulate this style of dressing, or allow their sons to do so is beyond me.
My dad is 71 and be sagging since he lost weight, I hate it showing his boxers and all.When I complain he says he’s grown.
Be thankful everyday he’s still with you and I guess at 71 he has earned the right to let a little something show
. I’m blessed to still have both of my great-grandfathers along with my great-great uncle. At their age they have earned all of their eccentricities.
At 71 your dad has earned all of his eccentricities
. I’m blessed to still have both of my great-grandfathers and great-great uncle (and his partner) still with me. Losing weight is part of the aging process, buy him some cute new clothes to catch the church ladies eyes and he’ll be fine.
He should have listened to his mama when she told him about Tameka. smh. He can’t shake her now and he shouldn’t expect to get full custody either b/c Tameka has no “real” issues. They will have to some how, some way work out a joint custody plan, if possible.
They are some handsome boys indeed!
Break that cycle Usher. Show your sons the better way. I like him as a father.
Oh and if he keeps wearing his pants below his butt with his underwear showing then maybe Tameka should get sole custody……..I’m sure she can teach the boys how to keep their pants pulled up with or without a belt. smh. I’m kidding about the sole custody thing but,Usher is too damn old for his pants to be sagging like that.
I thought I was about to see some boxers and a booty print. 2 me that is not considered sagging, that’s called swagging. Im sorry but seeing a man with his pants directly on his waist line who’s 35 and under is a problem for me.
Sagging/swagging..that is not cute. Just pull the belt to the next loop.
Well that’s your opinion and no there’s no reason to reply to disagree with my opinion. Clearly from the front view you can see his boxers peeking from the side and his pants are clearly hanging off his butt. You can call it swag but that’s part of the problem with the black community; everyone’s trying to be cool, have swag, be hard, making babies all of the place, getting high, feeling good but can’t even put in an honest day’s work, don’t know how to teach your kids respect, etc.
You look like a moron with your underwear purposely hanging out of your pants. Some of these fools can barely walk without their pants falling all the way down and then they walk around holding their pants up. Its foolish and makes no sense.
Church!! MdGirl I totally agree (except limiting it to the black community). Its a disgrace to see so many people (male/female) that come out the house with their underwear exposed. Remember when people took pride in their appearance because it was a MUST!! You represented yourself, your mom/dad, you had to make a good first impression etc. Today less and less people are teaching their children or being the example we had and its sad. We should take better pride in our appearance.
These are some cute lil fellas!! I hope Raymond maintains a visible positive parental role in his children lives. Its true we need more people stepping up and saying I want to help raise this child because I believe they are worth the investment. Every child belongs to everyone in the village. IMO
The article says his “estranged wife” Tameka Raymond; they are divorced therefore she is his ex-wife. I will just say that those boys need their mother, just as much as they need their father. I hope that Usher and Tameka can work out an arrangement so that they can equally share custody. I hate to see situations where people thing a child should automatically be with one parent over the other for no good reason (e.g. boy’s should be with their fathers, girls should be with their mothers, etc.) Children need both parents equally, if possible. Even though Usher and Tameka both seem to have their fair share of problems, it appears that they both take good care of their children.
The youngest one has that Tameka mean look.