Wow what a comment chrisma, I am a white female married to an african-american man. my son’s white father abandoned him and my current african-american husband has stepped right in and is a better father than anyone else i know. Also the rest of the men in his family are married (to african-american women) and are great husbands and fathers.

Cinco (what a cute nickname!) is wearing a sweater from Marie-Chantal, which is the children’s clothing line founded by the Crown Princess of Greece :]

Forgot to mention the quotes were from last year Marcie.Nevertheless,I totally agree with Lauren and Marcie and everyone else who understands what I truly meant in my first statement.

Chrisma,
When is the information from that you got from YBF? I am a reader of that sight, and I remember that “rumor” being on that sight last year, around the time that Usher and Tameka’s pregnancy was found out. This was before they were married. YBF is a gossip sight, and if this were true about the child not being Ushers, I’m sure you would have found more credible “news sources” to reference. Now that I look back at what you wrote the part you posted clearly states that Tameka was 4 months pregnant at the time of that rumor. Nothing has been said about the paternity since then this rumor over a year ago. Please don’t post rumors as fact, celebrities are people too, and I’m sure this would be hurtful.

P.S. I actually think the baby favors Usher. Not trying to be funny, but he certainly has his ears. And I think the bottom part of his face. If you see the other pics in Essence, you can see better pics of the babies face.

Here at some quotes on the website if your guys still think otherwise:
YBF is now reporting that the baby belongs to Tameka’s ex-husband, Ryan Glover. She’s four-months pregnant and has three children with Ryan.

Apparently, Tameka and Usher broke up for a brief moment and that’s when she got knocked up by Ryan. Sources say that Usher is using Tameka and the baby as publicity for his new album dropping in November. Rumor is that he will claim the baby as his own.

I actually thought Usher’s comment was a little random. I’m 22 now with children but having kids over 30 does not mean, in my mind, that you can not enjoy them.

Chrisma’s comment was also very random, and as Black single parent who also had no father, I am STILL annoyed by it. Yes, that is a stereotype and even I don’t cast that kind of nonsense on my entire race.

But anyway, am I the only one who thinks the baby doesn’t look a stitch like Usher? maybe like Tomeka, I don’t know. He’s super cute nonetheless!

Lauren,

I appreciate your well thought out response, and I don’t necessarily disagree. I do think you have to look at age and socio-economic background when looking at those figures. At the same time, I still think Chrisma’s response was a bit random, and frankly out of place in this post. I understand that she may not have meant harm, and perhaps chose poor wording, and yes, we all have a right to post our responses and opinions. But really, Usher is certainly not an exception to the rule.

I picked up the copy of Essence with the Ushers on the cover in the market this morning and was very impressed with the photos and interview. “Cinco” is absolutely adorable, and Usher had a lot of interesting, insightful things to say about fatherhood, marriage, etc.
While the wording may have not been as precise as it could have been, I believe chrisma’s first comment addressed an issue Usher, Barack Obama, Bill Cosby, and several other prominent black leaders have also spoken about-the fact that many fathers in the African-American community are absent in numbers that are disproportionate to white fathers, thus setting the children up for lifelong problems and disadvantages. Regardless of how stereotypical that comment may sound, further research proves it true, and until the problem is addressed head-on, it will not change. Kudos to Usher for doing his part to make that happen.

@chrisma

Maybe you should think for yourself!!

oy! I think this thread may get long