We talk about Tina Knowlesmatriarch of one of the most famous families in the music industry: the Knowles-Carter. In his recent book, Matriarch, Tina reveals intimate details about her upbringing Beyoncé and Solangehighlighting a crucial episode in the childhood of their daughters that few know.
When Beyoncé began his rise to fame with Girl’s Tymeat approximately 10 years, Solange felt the pressure of competition and exclusion. “The other girls told Solange every day, ‘Shut up, Solange’, because she tried to choreographer and wanted to be involved”Remember Tina. This situation generated a crack among the sisters, a situation that terrified Tina.
“I saw a wall getting between them”Tina confesses in an interview with CNN. Given this situation, he decided to take an unusual measure for the time: take your daughters to therapy. This decision, which today is considered more normal, was at that time considered taboo even by her then husband, Mathew Knowles.
“At that time I was really a taboo. Even my husband said, ‘I don’t know if they are too young for that.’ And I said, ‘I’m not asking. I’m going to find someone'”Tina recounts. Her search took her to a childhood therapist who managed to help the sisters overcome their differences.
While Beyoncé, according to his mother, “I hated therapy”Solange found in it a space to express himself. The result, according to Tina, was excellent, forging a link between her daughters that remains until today. This is just a chapter of the revelations that Tina Knowles shares in her new book, where she also details her recent fight against breast cancer and the unconditional support she received from her two talented daughters.
The story of Tina Knowles shows us the importance of communication and the search for professional help to face family conflicts, even in the most privileged and apparently idyllic contexts. A lesson that resonates beyond the entertainment world.
