In the initial segment of singer Monica Denise’s MoTalk Radio podcast, Shaquille O’Neal, 51, discussed the crucial romance concepts he imparted to his three sons. Shaquille and his ex-partner, Shaunie Henderson have two sons together, Shareef and Shaqir, and also two beautiful daughters, Amirah and Me’arah.
The 7’1 NBA legend additionally supported in parenting and raising Shaunie’s son, Myles, whom she had with a previous partner of hers. The former athlete-turned-entrepreneur-philanthropist has his eldest child, Taahirah, with his ex-girlfriend Arnetta Yardbourgh.
“Protect, provide, and love,” the Hall of Fame exclaimed. “Some men can only offer two, for whatever reason, but I’m going to teach you how to offer all three. And that’s what I try to do.” (h/t via MadameNoire)
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Shaq asserted the fact that regardless of Arnetta and Shaunie’s dearth from his love life, his PPL philosophy remains pristine. Addressing explicitly about his former spouse, the renowned baller conveyed Shaunie his warmest regards on her new life alongside Pastor Keion Henderson. She reportedly tied the knot with him in May 2022.
Shaq clarified that even if his ex-wife moved on, he will continue to treat her with the ‘PPL’ dignity, consideration, and devotion of a wife. “She’s still my wife, I will always protect, provide, and love for her, married or not. No, it’s just how I was raised. You protect, you provide, and you love your woman.”
Shaquille O’Neal expresses remorse over ravaging ties with his ex-wives
When it pertains to indisputable matters of the heart, Shaquille O’Neal desires that his sons can benefit from his blunders. The four-time MVP of the NBA reigned the court but subsequently conceded that he had destroyed two love dynasties in his personal affairs.
“I had two perfect women, and I messed it up,” he articulated to vocalist Monica on her brand-new “MoTalk” Apple Music podcast. Shaq revealed that his ex-wife Shaunie O’Neal and former girlfriend are two distinct women he adversely fell short of treating equitably in an extract of their chatter that the singer shared on Instagram recently.
“We were all young, and I was just doing dumb stuff, but the good thing about our relationship is that they forgave me, and we have a good relationship now,” he added. “But when you ask me about the perfect woman, I had two perfect women, and I messed it up just by. you know, being dumb.”
He and Shaunie parted in 2011 after nine years of togetherness. Shaq admitted that his deepest resentment was being divorced in a 2022 interview with E! News. “You don’t know how good you got something till it’s gone,” he asserted to the source. “I tell my sons all the time a man has three jobs when it comes to a woman: protect, provide, and love… Even though I don’t have a relationship with the women that I let get away, I will always PPL,” Shaq sighed on asserting deep words.
Shaq has acquired feelings of respect and adoration from his mother and had always vowed to treat women affably and courteously, yet had failed to keep his relationship proceeding and flourishing, twice. He now urges his sons to learn from his mistakes and avoid the fate he met.