Social media users are weighing in Shaquille O’Nealthe mother, Lucillereflected on when she met her now ex-wife, Shaunie Henderson.
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Here’s What Shaquille O’Neal’s Mom Said About Meeting Shaunie Henderson
On Monday, June 24, an interview with Lucille and Steph Curry’s mother Sonya was posted via YouTube. The mothers appeared as guests on ‘Sway In The Morning’.
About 30 minutes into the interview, the show’s host, Sway Calloway, asked Lucille what it was like meeting Henderson for the first time. Additionally, Calloway seemed curious about how mothers embraced their children with a new and important woman in their lives.
“Well, before that, I had already gotten to the point where my place is secure. I don’t care who he marries or who he ends up with; I know my place and I’m secure in it,” Lucille explained. “But it’s hard to watch them get into a relationship and somehow you can feel like maybe this isn’t the right relationship.”
However, Lucille explained that as a parent, you have to “step back and let it happen.”
“And I tell a lot of mothers, we will continue to be their mothers as long as they live. We’re not your girlfriends, so I’m safe in my place,” Lucille concluded.
At this point, Sonya chimed in to add that she prays for her children’s loved ones daily. The mother shared that she even looks at her children’s husbands and wives as if they were her own children.
Check out the mothers’ debate below.
Social media weighs
Social media users reacted to Shaquille O’Neal and Sonya’s mother’s responses in The Shade Room Comments Section. Many shared mixed reactions.
Instagram user @kaylahjoseph wrote: “If you’ve ever dated someone with a mother like this, you know EXACTLY why everything she says is a problem. ‘I know my place is safe’……ma’am, please”
While Instagram user @traemartinezz added, “For the people in the background: this basically means ‘you have to let your children live and learn. Even when you don’t feel like it’s the best position for them.’”
Instagram user @_niambi19 wrote, “I LOVED Curry’s mom’s response 🥹🤍🤍🤍 So mature and elegant, period”
While Instagram user @maryam_adebisi added, “’“Safe and secure in my seat” is crazy. Why do some moms feel like it’s a competition when their son brings a woman? It’s so weird 😒”
Instagram user @ivorymooredesign wrote: “A mother who knows her worth and lets her child find his own path. ❤️”
As Instagram user @__shortstaxx__ added, “She starts by saying that having a safe place is a red flag 🚩ma’am please”
Instagram user @sham_pooh wrote, “Huh? That was bizarre. I’m safe in my place. Moving on…Very beautiful from Curry’s mother! A praying Mother for everyone involved ❤️🙏🏾”
While Instagram user @uheartdreeya added, “But, YOUR SON already said he was the problem. Mom, you could have taken her place. No one needed to know that.”
Instagram user @deemarie418 wrote, “I am convinced that many of you failed to understand in school. Why exactly are you mad at his mother?! She said she knew her place and that was where she stood in the place of a mother… You are literally taking her words out of context. Her saying that she is safe and secure in her place as his mother is the reason she didn’t overstep her bounds as a mother like so many mothers do.”
While Instagram user @awildsoul_ added, “I loved Momma Curry’s response! All you can do is pray for your children and counsel them the best way you know how. The rest is up to them!”
Instagram user @sharismyth wrote: “I really wish people would let Shaunie go and be happily married.”
The former couple made headlines recently
As The Shadow Room As previously reported, Shaq and Shaunie Henderson’s former marriage has apparently been a hot topic since May. At the time, Henderson released his latest novel, ‘Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning On My Own Terms.’
In the book, Henderson — who is now married to Pastor Keion Henderson — wrote about not being sure if she “was ever really in love” with Shaq.
“Looking back, I don’t know if I actually fell in love with the man, but I fell in love with the idea of marrying the man I had a family with,” Henderson wrote.
Shortly after, Shaq took to social media to convey your understanding of his ex-wife’s feelings. To note, in 2021, the former NBA player admitted that he didn’t do a good job of “protecting” his union with Henderson, for The Shadow Room.
However, although Shaq understood his ex-wife’s words, social media users were quite confused, for The Shadow Room. At the time, a Instagram user @bfg_funny reacted to Henderson’s revelation with, “So just some kids with a man you didn’t love…that’s crazy.”
On May 10, Henderson clarified his comments about his former marriage in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE. She explained that the book is her “truth” and that social media users took her words “out of context.”
“My book is my truth… There was no context for just that quote that I said and I think unfortunately people are taking my words out of context,” Henderson explained. “…When you love someone, you love someone, but being in love with someone is a different feeling, and to be honest, I didn’t realize that until I met the love of my life now…”
At this time, Henderson has not publicly reacted to his ex-mother-in-law’s comments.
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