*The first step is admission.
Tameka Raymond told her “Atlanta Exes” co-stars she could use improvement in not being so self-centered.
“I’m a bit self-centered, and I could work on that a bit. Not self-centered, as in I don’t care about other people around me, but I’m interested in what I’m interested in, and all the other stuff kind of falls by the wayside,” Tameka wrote in her VH1.com blog.
Raymond said she is focused on her family and neglects her friends. She was accused of using her son’s death, Kile, as an excuse to be cold to folks.
“I thought that was true of everyone, but maybe I really have a problem with it. Maybe that doesn’t make me a great listener or the best friend in that aspect,” she said.
But Raymond didn’t appreciate Torrei Hart poking fun at her for not having full custody of her children — addressing the matter.
“I do and have always shared joint custody with my ex-husband,” she said. “I would hate for my kids to read that their mom doesn’t have custody and things like that.”
She added, “that burns me because that’s not true. [Usher] has what they call ‘primary custody,’ which means that he can make tie-breaking decisions in the decision making.”
Sheree Buchanan even blasted for her not being liked by Usher while the rest of the women are at least liked by their ex-husbands.
“’Friend’ is a strong word,” Raymond said about Usher. “We’re definitely in a decent place. We’re not fighting or anything like that, but friends…? I don’t throw the word ‘friends’ around light.”
Buchanan tried to develop a friendship with Raymond, and the response from Raymond was lukewarm as it has been with the other ladies. This is due to Raymond questioning if Buchanan had ever been with Usher, which she denied.
“He’s not a virgin you know; it’s possible. At the end of the day, I just don’t know. I can’t say beyond a shadow of a doubt that it didn’t happen but I don’t know. I really don’t know, and I’m not accusing her of having done it. I mean at this point, it doesn’t matter.”