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Barbara Becker on the departure of her sons Elias and Noah: "It was little things that hurt"

2021-02-25T23:16:23.671Z


Barbara Becker raised her sons without ex-husband Boris. She suffered all the more when the two moved out. Now she has written about what helped against loneliness and what relationship she has with her sons today.


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Barbara Becker with Elias and Noah: "It was little things that hurt"

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SPIEGEL:

Ms. Becker, how normal can children grow up when Barbara and Boris Becker are their parents?

Becker:

I hope that we managed it well.

It was certainly helpful that Noah and Elias grew up with me in Florida after the divorce, where they were relatively unobserved.

SPIEGEL:

Boris Becker is also known in the United States.

"I didn't keep telling Noah and Elias how well known their parents are in Germany."

Becker:

Friends and classmates of my sons were much more the focus, for example the children of Puff Daddy or basketball star Shaquille O'Neal.

There were times when sports fanatics might ask my boys if they play tennis like their father did.

But the paparazzi largely left them alone.

I also didn't keep telling Noah and Elias how well known their parents are in Germany.

But at some point, of course, a child starts Googling their name.

SPIEGEL:

Did you try to keep headlines about yourself or your ex-husband away from them?

Becker:

I even keep headlines away from myself, for years now.

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