Uh, here's Kirk Franklin:
Posted on 03/17/2021 10:34:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway
"No father should speak to their children like this," Kerrion Franklin posted with the recording.
Grammy-winning gospel singer Kirk Franklin apologized over the weekend after his son posted a recording of a phone call in which Franklin hurled profanities and an apparent threat at his son.
In audio of the partial phone call posted to Kerrion Franklin's Instagram account, the elder Franklin can be heard saying: "You need to get your skinny motherf-----g ass back out the g------ way before I put my foot in your ass."
"I will break your neck if you ever disrespect me," he continued before seeming to hang up.
"Did he just hang up the phone? 'I’ll break your neck.' Is that a threat?" Kerrion said before ending the recording.
The pair have had a tumultuous relationship. Kirk Franklin has two children with wife Tammy Collins and legally adopted her daughter from a previous relationship. Kerrion is Kirk's son from a previous relationship.
"This is why I’m done. No father should speak to their children like this," Kerrion posted in a caption alongside the video.
"Hanging up in my face, No apology, no compassion, no effort. Stop telling me to go home to my family I don’t even know where they live. I don’t think I’ll ever trust my father to be alone around him ever again," he added. "I didn’t want to do this. I probably won’t release the entire recording because it’s too embarrassing that Im even dealing with this."
On Saturday, Kirk Franklin, who hosts BET's reality singing competition "Sunday Best," posted a video to Twitter addressing the call.
"Many of you know I have an older son named Kerrion Franklin. ... We have had a toxic relationship with him as a family," Franklin said. "We’ve tried for many years — through counseling, through therapy — to try to rectify this private family matter."
He said that a therapist had been on the call earlier in the phone conversation, "but he never played that part of the recording."
"I felt extremely disrespected in that conversation and I lost my temper. And I said words that are not appropriate, and I am sincerely sorry to all of you," Franklin said. "I’m not perfect, I’m human and I’m going to make mistakes, and I’m trying to make it right. Please keep me and my family in your prayers."
In spring of my daughter’s senior year, we were at a barbecue with a bunch of families. I overheard a friend of hers telling others how she was going to set her mom straight. “I’m 18 and I can do what I want. She can’t tell me what to do.” type stuff.
I went over and told her, “If my daughter said that to me, I would agree with her. Then I’d say you’re legally an adult. You can stay home and pay rent, half the utilities, cell phone, food, etc. and follow the rules. Or you can get your clothes and move out.”
The look on the girl’s face was priceless. It hadn’t dawned on her that parents have options, too.
Some friends are coming close to exercising that option with their recently turned 18 son.
My apologies, I misunderstood you.
no worries- i thought maybe- but wasn’t sure-
My guess is that the full recording would shed light on the full extent of the relationship, and it would not necessarily be favorable to the son.
I wish them luck. I have friends going through the same thing with a 19 year old son. He dropped out of community college with one semester left, likes beer, pot and trashy girls. He’s had 3 different jobs since March. Two car accidents in the last month. The last one totaled his car.
“Sounds like the kid needs a new dad.
There could be a reason the kid was so messed up.”
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Good. This 33 year old man can get a new dad after his biological dad DISOWNS him. Of course his dad likely loves him and won’t disown him despite the son’s attempt to DESTROY his father.
The reason is happened was that Kirk’s son is still 13 in maturity. The only reason you talk to your child like that is because he is still on the dole or you are living off him.
Just sayin
Uh, here's Kirk Franklin:
So? Did you get a better job?
:-)
Eventually, yes I did!
I just tweaked you because I’m a mom of a grown son. It’s so hard to hold your tongue sometimes. Most parents have this happen at some point, where their adult child tells them to back off! So, good for you!
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