Janet Jackson Celebrates Son Eissa’s 9th Birthday With Rare Message

“Hi, sweetheart. I just want to say that I’m so proud of you and the young man you’re becoming,” she said at the time, happily smiling while looking into the camera. “You’re so talented [and] you’re very brilliant, baby. I’m so proud of you and proud to be your mama. I love you so much.”

Indeed, Janet has been open about how Eissa has changed her life, including how she learned to balance raising him out of the spotlight and focusing on her singing career.

“The most important thing I’ve done is become a mother, and it’s had a beautiful impact on my life,” she told The Guardian in September 2024. “I wanted to have three children, but thought, ‘I should stop there, that’s probably all I can handle.’ Because you have to give all of yourself. Obviously, you have to work, but you don’t come first any more.”