I know Mary J. Blige has her fair share of issues, but I love her anyway. I think she’s done a lot of growing up the past five or six years, and her interviews reflect that she’s a strikingly different, more mature, classier woman than the drama-filled diva a decade ago. Mary was honored at a charity event in New York last night, and she spoke to People Magazine about her life with her husband of six years, Martin Kendu Isaacs, and his three children from previous relationships. Mary says that she’s not really interested in adopting or fostering kids (the event was for children’s issues), and that she’s got “her own” kids, meaning her stepchildren.
Don’t expect Mary J. Blige to join the ranks of celebrities adopting – she’s already got her hands full.
“I don’t think I’ll do foster care or adopt, to be quite honest,” the singer, 38, said at the Cipriani 42nd Street for New Yorkers for Children event where she was honored. “I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that [would be] poor parenting on my [part].”
Blige is stepmother to two children, Jordan, 11, and Nas, 10, with husband Kendu Isaacs, who also has a grown daughter, Brianna, 23.
“I wouldn’t adopt, but what I will do is give my time and go and try to be there for people,” she said.
As for her own brood, she caught PEOPLE up on their goals: “One [Jordan] is a film director already – she’s working on it. That’s her goal. And the other [Nas] is a philosopher, a public speaker. He speaks very well already.”
[From People]
This interview reminded me of Sandra Bullock’s previous statements about her ambivalence with having biological kids. Sandy’s a step-mom to her husband’s three kids, and she’s very involved in their lives. I get the feeling Mary J. is the same way, which is really cool. By the way, I don’t really care for Mary’s dress for the event, but I am in love with those earrings – they look like big diamond feathers. So. Cool.
I really like the dress – it’s a lovely color on her, and I think the shape is great. Unfortunately, the tattoos distract from the overall glamour.
She has such a glow to her. Glad she got her act together, for a while she was in such pain from what I read about her.
I like the color of the dress, but not the style of it. would have looked better as a simple strapless dress without that weird “band” thing around the middle.
Good for her! There’s no reason to procreate just because people say you should. If you have children you love and care for, be they biological or not, great! If not, it’s your life. A woman’s sole purpose in life doesn’t have to be giving birth!
i have to agree with comment #4. live your life mary.
I think the dress and the earrings are fabulous. I dont’ think the tat’s take away too much they are a hell of a lot better than those god awful ones on that Meagan Fox chick.
#4- Exactly- I get so sick of people acting like women HAVE to have children or they are nothing. You can be a very fulfilled woman being a parent to step-children, pets or fulfilled and not being a parent at all.
well, Firestarter, God forbid she actually says that she DOES want kids and then not follow through.
you know how offended SOME people would be…(heh, heh, heh…)
Ah haha! I was going to go there, but decided to not fan the flame! Thanks for having the guts to do what I couldn’t.
I really admire her. It takes a big person to raise another person’s children as your own. A lot of stepparents fail miserably at it. Sounds like she is doing a good job.
@ rzrlvr: Right on, exactly!
Wow, she looks beautiful! The color of the dress is just a little “off” for me, as I would like it better were it a darker color. But she looks great, and yes, those earrings are fabulous.