Shaquille O'Neal's ex-wife Shaunie Henderson marks daughter Amirah O'Neal's birthday with sweet video montage
Shaquille O'Neal's ex-wife Shaunie Henderson posted a video montage for her eldest daughter Amirah O'Neal for her 23rd birthday on her social media handle. The former wife of the NBA star also penned a beautiful message for her daughter.
The mother of four posted a video that started with Henderson opening the door for Amirah while the text on the screen appeared, which read:
"Happy birthday Mimi."
The later part of the video showed Amirah dancing. A still from her childhood also showed her playing piano in a white dress.
Posting the video on her Instagram, Shaaunie Henderson wrote that she was her "favorite oldest daughter."
"Happy 23rd Birthday to my FAVORITE OLDEST daughter @amirahoneal_," Shaunie wrote. "Literally the life of the party and naturally beautiful from the inside out. 23 years has flown by and I’ve enjoyed every single second of being your Mom. You make me beyond proud… I love you so very much and can’t wait to celebrate you."
"Happy Birthday Mimi ❤️."
Amirah Sanaa O'Neal is the oldest daughter and the second child of Shaquille O'Neal and Shaunie Henderson. She was born on November 13, 2001. She is a year younger than her brother Shareef Rashaun O'Neal, who was born on January 16, 2000, and is the oldest of his siblings.
They have another son, Shaqir Rashaun O'Neal, who was born on April 19, 2003. They had their youngest child, their daughter Me'arah Sanaa O'Neal, who was born on May 1, 2006.
According to People, Shaq and Shaunie Henderson started dating in the 1990s. They got married in December 2002. The couple got divorced in 2009 after years of troubled marriage.
Shaquille O'Neal's ex-wife Shaunie Henderson shares the conundrum of motherhood
Shaquille O'Neal's ex-wife Shaunie Henderson was faced with a difficult conundrum as a mother. On Nov. 5, the former wife of the LA Lakers legend posted that two of their children had the opening games of their college basketball season and she could only attend one.
Shaqir Rashaun O'Neal, their third child and their second son, had his opening night with the Florida A&M Rattlers. On the other hand, Me'arah Sanaa O'Neal, their daughter, had her opening game with the Florida Gators.
Henderson made a post on her Instagram and posted pictures of both Me'arah and Shaqir. In the caption, she wrote that while she would be attending one of the games, she would watch the other game on her phone.
"The moments I wish I could split myself in half," Henderson wrote.
"Both my babies game openers tonight. I’ll be sitting in the stands watching one while holding my phone watching the other. MOTHERHOOD! I love every minute of it ❤️❤️❤️."
"Cheering for both at the same time! @shaqironeall #FAMU @mearahoneal_ #UFGators."
Shaquille O'Neal and Shaunie Henderson have been great at co-parenting their children. Shaunie Haderson will be married to Pastor Keion Henderson in May 2022.