Janet Jackson‘s got her hands full as a working mama, but she wouldn’t have it any other way.
In an interview that aired Wednesday on Australia’sCarrie & Tommy, the R&B icon, 53, opened up about why she has chosen not to have a nanny for her sonEissa, 2½, despite her busy schedule.
“My mother [Katherine Jackson] did it. Her mother did it. Why can’t I?” Janet said. “We’ll see. I’m sure I will need someone in the future, some help here and there, but I don’t have anyone [right now] and I love it.”
She also admitted that “it’s very tiring” without hired help, sharing, “You never get enough sleep, never get enough sleep. And he always wakes me up, ‘Mama? Mama, Mama, get up. Mama get up, please. Mama, get up.’ ”
“I’ve always been a patient person, but there’s more patience that you have to have [in motherhood] and I never knew I was as patient as I really am,” the"Together Again"songstress continued. “He’s first and foremost in my life. I get up, I go to sleep — everything is about him. He comes first in my life.”
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The music legend went on to share that while shedoesn’t have any hired help, her son is always looked after when she has professional commitments.
Janet, who performed in aLas Vegas residencyearlier this year, welcomed Eissa in January 2017. Shesplit from her son’s father, exWissam Al Mana, three months after giving birth.
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OnCarrie & Tommy, Janet described her son as an “incredibly musical” little boy who “loves watching the band” and is a fan of “the drums, violin, guitar” and “piano.” And according to his mom, Eissa even plays instruments himself!
“He does a few things. He does the head [movement]. He loves ‘Smooth Criminal’ and the ‘Oooo,’ ” Janet said — but if her son doesn’t want to go into music himself, that’s more than okay with her: “It’s really about what he wants to do with his life.”
Asfor the lessons she tries to instillin little Eissa, the music legend listed “Keeping God very close to you” and “respecting others but also make sure they respect you,” but admitted, “There’s so much — it can go on and on. Always follow your heart. Listen to your gut.”
source: people.com
