- Kirk Franklin shared that he stopped talking to his biological mother because of an incident that happened when his mother brought her new husband while they were trying to rehabilitate his sister, who just got released from prison.
- She revealed that his mother’s action that day, made him feel really disrespected and so hurt and so he decided to distance himself from her
In an appearance on the “Funky Friday” podcast, Franklin explained that he stopped speaking to his mother when he was 32 years old and trying to help his sister, who had just been released from prison and was struggling with addiction.
He recalled the incident, stating that he had tried to intervene and help his sister, but his mother’s actions made him feel disrespected and unimportant.
He highlighted after that day, he made a promise to himself to protect his own well-being and set boundaries in his life.
“For the first time ever, I’m going to tell this story. This is why I stopped talking to my biological mother. I was 32 years old and my sister got out of prison and I was the only one trying to help her with accommodation and other stuff,” he recalled.
“So, we had a family meeting but my biological mother showed up with her new husband. The intervention was going okay. When it ended, we all hugged and because we haven’t been around each other for years someone said, ‘This is so beautiful. This is what a family should be doing.’
“And I said this is not about us, this is about my sister who just got released. After I said that, my mother’s new husband yelled, ‘What you need to do, is call your mama sometimes.’ I said, ‘Sir, I don’t know who you are but she’s the mother, I’m the child.’ And he said, ‘Yeah, but you call yourself a Christian.’
“The argument got heated and my mother did something that crushed my heart. She grabbed his hand and said, ‘Come on, baby, let’s go.’ And she walked out of the house with her two kids. And I yelled at my mama, ‘That’s right, go ahead and walk out like you always do.’
“For the fact that she didn’t take that man’s hand and say, ‘Baby, stay away. This is between me and my kids. Kids I did not raise, kids I did not nurture, kids I did not provide for, kids I did not protect.’ She took that man’s hand and walked out with him. And I promised myself that as a little boy I couldn’t protect myself but as a grown man I would never be put in a position where you would treat me like that again.”