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Then again, I feel bad about her background. Mine was similar but at least i could wear pants. I would have been so MISERABLE if they made me wear dresses all the time. Ugh. People's view of God is warped. I'm not even sure if he exists, but
Look, I am sorry, but autism isn't a punishment from God. It's not easy, but it's not a punishment. Folks need to stop having this kind of attitude. It just hurts autistic people. How are they supposed to feel knowing people think they are a punishment? WTF?Then again, I feel bad about her background. Mine was similar but at least i could wear pants. I would have been so MISERABLE if they made me wear dresses all the time. Ugh. People's view of God is warped. I'm not even sure if he exists, but their version of God tends to be so mean. And anyway autism is something to be worked with and understood. NOT a punishment.
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She never delved into her role that allegedly broke up the basketball Dallas Mavericks, at the time it was reported that she was having an affair with two of the starters and a third had an interest in her as well. It was a major story amongst basketball fans. She went nowhere near that explosive rumor. In fact, she was quite guarded about her romantic life, which I guess is understandable.
She was very open about growing up in a religious household and the resulting damage to her psyche. The early chapters could serve as a cautionary tale for those parents who indoctrinate their children into religiousness often leaving the children confused and scared. Her parents joined a highly restrictive church when she was 7, members could wear only dresses, and hats were required to cover heads and feet couldn't be exposed.
So when the Bishop of the church told her she couldn't wear the clogs her father had brought for her, in the church, because her heel was exposed, her "joy was eclipsed by fear; apparently the God of the universe would send me to eternal damnation in a blazing inferno for something as minor as an exposed heel. That's how I began connecting religion, God and church with judgment, anxiety, and guilt."
And this anxiety would haunt her for years. She allowed herself to believe birthing an autistic child and her own diagnoses of Lupus was God's way of punishing her for having an abortion years earlier. "My view of God as a chastising tyrant rather than as a compassionate father was formed long before I lived through any of these heartaches...... God isn't in those four walls, and sometimes just being back in a sanctuary makes me feel as condemned as I did as a girl."
The early chapters are the most compelling probably because the formative years of her life have been the least exposed to media. So it feels revealing to the reader as she recounts her puerility. As she grows into adulthood we are given less depth to her life journey, and this reticence harms the overall effectiveness of what could have been a great book. However, I still think it's a good book and quick read which many will ultimately find delightful.
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Toni Braxton the oldest of six siblings and a six-time Grammy award winner, American R&B singer and song writer. This is Toni's first book a memoir ( UnBreak My Heart), giving her fans and the entire world a chance to really get a gaze into who she really is as a women, mother, wife, sister and artist. This book gives Toni the opportunity to share her story of her childhood, spirituality and the highs / lows of the music industry. Toni describes her childh
UnBreak My Heart [A Memoir] Toni BraxtonToni Braxton the oldest of six siblings and a six-time Grammy award winner, American R&B singer and song writer. This is Toni's first book a memoir ( UnBreak My Heart), giving her fans and the entire world a chance to really get a gaze into who she really is as a women, mother, wife, sister and artist. This book gives Toni the opportunity to share her story of her childhood, spirituality and the highs / lows of the music industry. Toni describes her childhood somewhat of like the Jackson 5 as it relates to music. In this book Toni talks about heartache, guilt, family, growing (experiences and people who helped groom her along the way), spirituality /religion and finding the courage to heal and BREATHE AGAIN.
Although, we are fairly familiar with the media's outlook of Toni Braxton; this book explains her personal journey through life. Having read this book in a matter of three days, I enjoyed the transparency birthed through the pages of this book. The process of writing this book was simply life-changing for Toni, and the need to clarify rumors and misconceptions. Toni shares her desires of music and even her thoughts of retiring. I mostly appreciated the approach in which Toni had this book written, which was to give her fans and readers a TRUE account of her life. Although, writing this book involves her family; not once does she expose anything to make her family and friends seem condemning; but yet giving HER perspective of HER feelings about her life experiences then and now.
What I learned from this book: UnBreak My Heart
To purchase the book click here:——> (UnBreak My Heart)
1.Take Care of YOU before you Take Care of others….When loving those around us; it's not our job to CARRY people even FAMILY. This doesn't dismiss our love for them.
2.Knowing when to have a VOICE – speak up and speak out.
3.When Love comes, accept it with open arms, mind, spirit and soul it healthy to our being.
4.Despite life's experiences good or bad you learn to BREATHE AGAIN
5.UnBreak Your Heart/ Breathe Again
I'll be looking forward to a Tamar Braxton memoir.
Not much to this book, sadly. I feel like this is memoir-lite, choosing to really only briefly touch on what could be (and probably were) more critical moments in her life and in her relationships with her family, business associates, etc.I'll be looking forward to a Tamar Braxton memoir.
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And even though we are a couple of decades apart and grew up in seemingly different households, I can relate to her relationship with her parents and her upbringing hits very close to home. Loved reading about her experience with LaFace in the early days - I've always looked up to Babyface and L.A. Reid but never was able to put a personality with the name. Overall, a very interesting read and a raw peek into the life of one of the 90s' greatest r&b singers.
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The only thing I noticed in the negative was the editing could have been better. But all in all it was a satisfactory read.
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MY GRADE: B
This was a quick read, less than 300 pages. While I'm not a fan of Toni's music, I am a huge fan of her family's reality show, Braxton Family Values that's on We TV. Toni opens up about her two bankruptcies, lupus, Autism, cosmetic surgeries, and other personal matters.
She grew up in Severn, MD (my home state) with deeply religious parents, her mother more so than the father, it seems. She's grown up to feel guilty about things she shouldn't and seems to harbor a small amount of animo
MY GRADE: B
This was a quick read, less than 300 pages. While I'm not a fan of Toni's music, I am a huge fan of her family's reality show, Braxton Family Values that's on We TV. Toni opens up about her two bankruptcies, lupus, Autism, cosmetic surgeries, and other personal matters.
She grew up in Severn, MD (my home state) with deeply religious parents, her mother more so than the father, it seems. She's grown up to feel guilty about things she shouldn't and seems to harbor a small amount of animosity because of it.
What I've learned about Toni is that she's terrible with money but wants us to believe that's not the case. She's terrible at using birth control too. She's been generous with her family financially and I wonder how much. She didn't get into that much but I'm curious. She never talked about how angry she is/was toward her cheating father or if she ever was. Odd not to mention it.
I've never been a fan of her mother, Evelyn (especially since she threatened to 'slap the piss' out of Tamar), and after learning that her mother always reminded Toni to not 'forget about your sisters' since Toni got a record deal at 23 and her sister's didn't, I like her even less. And she had the nerve to seem angry when Toni got the deal. I've always had the feeling, and I don't know why, that Toni has financially supported her mother after her separation, then divorce, from her husband. I'm intrigued by the fact that Evelyn's 'guarded' about her own childhood. At a young age, she moved from the south to live with an aunt in Maryland.
I wish Toni had opened up a bit more about some things but overall this was a good, mostly honest book about her entire life.
FYI- Trina's my favorite!
I received this from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
On a bright note, it was neat that I knew of some of places Toni talked about during he
I understand that everyone wants to write a book and get their story told, but some people should just leave it alone. I say this as my first sentence to this review because Toni Braxton should leave the storytelling to celebrities who actually want to share something the public does not already know. If you watch Braxton Family Values or have the internet, then this book will be a complete snoozefest for you.On a bright note, it was neat that I knew of some of places Toni talked about during her childhood since I currently live near her hometown. There was nothing technically wrong with Unbreak My Heart, except the fact that it was boring. The general public already knew about her bankruptcies and all of that stuff, but what I wanted was the juicy stuff like what happened between Jason Kidd, Jimmy Jackson, and her. The best thing I can say about Unbreak My Heart is that it was fast to read.
DISCLAIMER: I received a complimentary copy of Unbreak My Heart in exchange for an honest review.
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I love me some Toni Braxton.
Review to come.
This was such a great rea
4 stars. Toni Braxton is one of the few artists that I absolutely stan for. Like, I grew up loving her music and if we're talking about an artist that has had an impact on my life, she is high up on that list along with Janet Jackson, Brandy, Mariah Carey and Sade. I just adore the hell out of her and it's impossible to deny her impact on the music industry. She was the first black actress to play Belle in Disney's Beauty and The Beast on Broadway. The woman is an icon.This was such a great read and I loved the easy, conversational way that it was written. While I think Toni skimmed over a lot of things, she still was extremely straightforward about some major moments in her life and I applaud her for it. One story in particular I was completely shocked that she decided to talk about it but I applaud her bravery because wow. I love that she didn't make excuses for things that went wrong in her life (i.e. her bankruptcies) and instead took responsibility for it. She stood firm in her shit and owned it. Her stories about working with Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds were great because talk about a legendary and iconic duo. Those two make magic together. I particularly liked reading about her struggles with religion and growing up in the church and her guilt about going solo and leaving her sisters behind. It was all so raw and she was very candid about how all of that effected her for so many years. Outside of her music career, those were the two things I was most interested in.
Also, side note but I had no idea that her More Than a Woman album is her least favorite of her works. I know it was the lowest selling of her albums at the time but that album is the truth. It's full of great tracks that I still listen to so that was interesting. It's seriously underrated.
Overall, this was a very insightful read and honestly it just made me love her even more. Also, I've been listening to her music nonstop since finishing this book but that's nothing new. This review ended up longer than I expected but if you get me talking about my love of R&B music and certain artists I could talk your ears off.
TL:DR: Toni Braxton is a goddess is the gist of this review.
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The oldest child, Toni help tended to her younger siblings, and at a very young age, her parents decided they would all be attending church, as her parents bounced from one church to another, Toni didn't fit into their religion of wearing dress
Toni Braxton hasn't had an easy life. From her up bringing and attending church almost every day, to two bankruptcy, a son who has autism, and her Lupus disease. In her memoir, Toni opens up about all of this and how she has overcome and rebuilt her life.The oldest child, Toni help tended to her younger siblings, and at a very young age, her parents decided they would all be attending church, as her parents bounced from one church to another, Toni didn't fit into their religion of wearing dresses everyday, speaking in tongues, she long to dance to her own beat of the drum. Even though she didn't fit in with her parents beliefs, she didn't realize they were installing values, morals, and teaching her to stand on her own to feet, making her a strong woman who she is today.
She talks about how the record company only wanted her and not her sisters, how her parents disapproved of this, how her sisters in later life expected her to help them have a career in the limelight. She explains how she came about to having to file bankruptcy and how her record label and tour wouldn't help her when she went on tour with Kenny G. How the banks sent in inspectors and took her five Grammy's because they were classified as assets. She lost the rights to many of her songs, but was able to keep the rights to one of her most popular songs, "Unbreak My Heart".
She talks about how she didn't let all of that bring her down, in fact it made her want to work harder, little did she know at the time her health would play a huge part in her life from here on out. While performing on Broadway, Braxton passes out and she is transported to the hospital, there they find out she has a heart problem, however this wasn't the only problem she had. Upon further testing the results came back, Toni Braxton has Lupus. In true Toni Braxton fashion, she learned everything she could about her disease in which will be a part of her life for as long as she remains on earth. She talks about working with the Lupus Chapter and how she enjoys working with other women who have this disease.
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This was an outstanding memoir on so many levels. I loved the fact that she broke it down about her bankruptcy mishaps, and how she ended up that way two times, whic
I've always been a huge fan of Toni Braxton, and I've definitely always respected her talent. The first time I heard the Boomerang Soundtrack, I kept wondering who is this chick? I loved her short haircut and she was cute and appeared to have it going on, but as I always say, you never truly know what anyone is 'truly' going through.This was an outstanding memoir on so many levels. I loved the fact that she broke it down about her bankruptcy mishaps, and how she ended up that way two times, which for her sake, I pray that second was her last. She has two adorable sons, Denim and Diezel, and she reveals how she and her then husband, Keri Lewis, came up with those names--pretty interesting stuff.
She had a strong religious upbringing and although her parents had six children, with Toni being the first, most of the mistakes that may have been made, were made on her. There was one statement she made that really said it all about where Toni's mindset is today. "I'm only responsible for myself and my children. Period." Due to her formative years, Mrs. Braxton, Toni's mom, made some rather unfair demands on her which she carried throughout her life, and which, I believe, is the root for a great deal of the issues she later faced. Her parents weren't perfect, but there was a great deal of psychological damage already in the making.
The funny thing is, from the moment she popped on the R&B scene back in the early 90s, I always sensed a sadness about her, and after having read her life story, I see why that is. She's done a lot of growing up and has learned some rather hard valuable lessons along the way. Toni is finally thinking about 'Toni' and not worrying about her sisters' lives or their trying to make claim to fame.
This book is all about Toni and how life's bumpy ride impacted her. She set the record straight on many of the media's inappropriate mishandling of her life. I love Toni and I'm so glad Babyface got her to do a new album and she's singing and, for the first time in a very long time, is happy with herself! This was an awesome read, and one I'm sure any memoir fans will adore. Worth every penny and the pics in the Kindle version were great!
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I first decided to read this book because I have learned more about Tony on Braxton Family Values. I have come to love some of her sisters and dislike one of them therefore I wanted to know a bit more about her life but most of all I come from a family of five kids, one boy and four girls so watching the show I related to them so much and I related to Tony even more because in many ways I am the Tony of my family. Now that I have read it I could honestly say that you won't be d
Heartwarming read!I first decided to read this book because I have learned more about Tony on Braxton Family Values. I have come to love some of her sisters and dislike one of them therefore I wanted to know a bit more about her life but most of all I come from a family of five kids, one boy and four girls so watching the show I related to them so much and I related to Tony even more because in many ways I am the Tony of my family. Now that I have read it I could honestly say that you won't be disappointed. It's beautifully written book.
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Toni Braxton's book was so good! I sit down after dinner to start reading it with the intention to read a couple chapters. Next thing I know I read the entire book!
What I liked about the book is that I could feel the emotion of Toni's words. I found myself cheering her on one minute, and crying with her the next. Many times I wanted to reach thru the pages and give her a hug and tell her it would all be ok.
Toni Braxton's book was so good! I sit down after dinner to start reading it with the intention to read a couple chapters. Next thing I know I read the entire book!
What I liked about the book is that I could feel the emotion of Toni's words. I found myself cheering her on one minute, and crying with her the next. Many times I wanted to reach thru the pages and give her a hug and tell her it would all be ok.
I've lately started reading biographies (don't ask me why!) and I'm glad I read this one.
Toni Braxtons rather difficult life and her openess and honesty in telling about it really moved me.
I admire her courage and sincerity, and could become a fan! :) I've never been any Toni Braxton fan; it's always been "Unbreak My Heart" that's mostly moved me every time I've heard it.
I've lately started reading biographies (don't ask me why!) and I'm glad I read this one.
Toni Braxtons rather difficult life and her openess and honesty in telling about it really moved me.
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1. Toni's memoir started off slow for me, but I think it's because I just completed Tiffany Haddish's Memoir The last Black Unicorn ( which was really good, fast paced)
2. Very strict upbringing, I was side eyeing some of the rules her parents had due to religious beliefs
3. Not only does she disclose when she lost her virginity, she also disclose about other relationships that she had with the exception of Birdman this book was published before him.
4.She provided several d so I love celeb memoirs
1. Toni's memoir started off slow for me, but I think it's because I just completed Tiffany Haddish's Memoir The last Black Unicorn ( which was really good, fast paced)
2. Very strict upbringing, I was side eyeing some of the rules her parents had due to religious beliefs
3. Not only does she disclose when she lost her virginity, she also disclose about other relationships that she had with the exception of Birdman this book was published before him.
4.She provided several details regarding her bankruptcy cases BOTH of them
5. There are couple of celeb name drops
6. She mentions how the reality show came to fruition.
7. Overall a pretty good read there were somethings that were mentioned that I chose to leave out of my review. ...more
I'll admit I didn't know this book existed until I resolved to watch Braxton family values which is funny and decent but my goodness— I couldn't drag my family everywhere. Kudos to you Madam L
SHEESH! What an upbringing. This book just goes to show that what you ask for can happen but you must BE SPECIFIC in your asking! I love Toni, always have & always will and for the record— I knew about Tamar from her singing on a song and recognized her beautiful voice long before I knew they were sisters.I'll admit I didn't know this book existed until I resolved to watch Braxton family values which is funny and decent but my goodness— I couldn't drag my family everywhere. Kudos to you Madam Legendary Toni Braxton 💚💚💚!
4 stars cause that religion mess was NUTS!! I'd like to think my GOD isn't so strict... men & women tend to add stuff with regard to their comforts and needs. 🙄
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The Writer's Inkwell
Whenever you begin reading a celebrity memoir, you can never be sure what the pages will hold. Some are so scandalous that you can't help but keep reading. And then there are classy confessions like the ones Toni Braxton makes in this book. Everything about this book is handled with care and what seems like genuine honesty. There's not a time that I felt Braxton used this as a means to exaggerate events or even victimize herself. The fact that sh
Posted originally on my blog:The Writer's Inkwell
Whenever you begin reading a celebrity memoir, you can never be sure what the pages will hold. Some are so scandalous that you can't help but keep reading. And then there are classy confessions like the ones Toni Braxton makes in this book. Everything about this book is handled with care and what seems like genuine honesty. There's not a time that I felt Braxton used this as a means to exaggerate events or even victimize herself. The fact that she constantly analyzes the situation, is so reminiscent of how I talk myself in circles, that it had an air of honesty.
I really appreciated her recollection of her childhood and even parts of her mother's and grandmother's stories. It helped to not only explain the circumstances in which she grew up, but it was a reflection of the time and how it molded them and affected their families. You can't help but sympathize with Toni's upbringing. While she had a very loving family, she was forced to embrace extreme religious beliefs that left her wanting for more. As someone who is not overly religious, I was really appreciative of her analysis of the beliefs that didn't make sense to her. For example, she was not allowed to watch movies, but was allowed to watch television. And her parents were extremely insistent on their children getting a good education and staying on top of their studies, but were so obsessed with their religious beliefs and routines, that they didn't allow their children adequate time to study or do homework.
As an outsider, I actually felt sad for Toni's circumstances. Though her family was supportive of her career and success, it seemed as if there were heavy chains attached to that. Her mother reacted so hatefully initially and made the poor girl promise to pave a way for her sisters. And worse, her sisters were raised to believe that it was Toni's job and responsibility to make them successful. There are times when they actually blame Toni for not doing enough because at the end of the day, they didn't have that "it" factor to make it big or at least not as big as they wanted to in the music industry. This is a shame and it's certainly unfair. I can only imagine how much work and stress was put into creating, maintaining and rebuilding her own career. She shouldn't have been held responsible for doing the same for her siblings. But it's nice to see that she acknowledges that at times, she was being walked over or used and yet, she still loves her family. I say that, not because I believe you should let your family do that, but because to her, family is extremely important and I can understand that need to hold on to it at all costs.
The one thing that really left me intrigued me into reading this book was the fact Toni has an autistic son. Her reaction to the news was, in my opinion, normal. She felt as if her son was being punished because she chose to terminate a pregnancy a few years prior. But at the same time, she realizes that it was just her own guilt making her feel that way and she more than embraces her son and fights to get him the help he needs to overcome some of obstacles that come with having autism. As a mother of an autistic son, I could relate to a lot of the mixed feelings she mentioned and the frustrations she had when the doctors blame it on his hearing for two years.
There's a lot of raw honesty in this particular book and I think Toni does a great job at balancing the truth and maintaining a sense of dignity. She's even thoughtful enough to be considerate of the people mentioned in this book and the worst that is shown about anyone, is her distrust or frustration with someone. As beautiful of a singer as she is, it's clear she has a beautiful heart.
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