CULTURE

Beyoncé Thinks Her Mom Tina Lawson’s Instagram Is Embarrassing

@MsTinaLawson: Never change.

by Zoe Weiner

As much as the rest of the Internet loves Ms. Tina Lawson’s Instagram, there’s one follower who isn’t as much of a fan of the jokes you’ll find on it: her daughter, Beyoncé

In a video uploaded to her Instagram page on Wednesday, Ms. Lawson shared some real talk about what her daughter really thinks of her “corny joke time” videos, which are a regular fixture on her feed.

“You know, Beyoncé was telling me the other day that I shouldn’t do corny jokes all the time,” Lawson explained. “But I told her that when you get my age, you gotta find your light. So if you find some good light, you’re supposed to take advantage of it. So yeah, I’ve done quite a few in one spot so I could have them, but it’s okay, I’m 63, what can I say.”

Clearly, Beyoncé got her confidence from her mama, who isn’t easily swayed by what her 20-time Grammy-award-winning daughter has to say about her social media habits.

Tina Lawson at Kris Jenner’s birthday party.

Sure, Lawson’s feed is ripe with hilarious mom jokes (“What did one toilet say to the other?” “Oh my god, are you OK? You look flushed!”), but it also has pictures of her casually hanging out at Kris Jenner’s birthday party and sitting front row at the Super Bowl. There are also plenty of proud pictures of her offspring: Beyoncé, Solange, and Baby Blue.

Tina Knowles at the Super Bowl.

Parents on Instagram can be super embarrassing (see: This photo of Kris Jenner and Paris Hilton for proof), but Ms. Lawson isn’t a regular mom—she’s a cool mom and has one million followers who would agree.

Beyoncé’s Mom “Ms. Tina Lawson” Has a Flawless Instagram

“We look like members of The Adams Family.”

Photo by @mstinalawson.

Tina Lawson and her daughter, Solange Knowles.

Photo by @mstinalawson.

Tina Lawson at Kris Jenner’s birthday party.

Photo by @mstinalawson.

Caption: “I woke up like this. My curls from yesterday are replaced with frizz! Yikes.”

Photo by @mstinalawson.

Tina Lawson has always been flawless, however.

Photo by @mstinalawson.

For their anniversary, Mr. and Ms. Lawson got matching king and queen sweatshirts.

Photo by @mstinalawson.

Caption: “You know you can have brunch free at Costco on Saturday mornings with all the free samples. HaHa.”

Photo by @mstinalawson.

Caption: “Yes we are eating watermelon! We love it!!!!!”

Photo by @mstinalawson.

Tina Knowles playing with her LuMee case.

Photo by @mstinalawson.

Tina Knowles at the Super Bowl.

Photo by @mstinalawson.

Caption: “My baby with a jar of lemonade. We just had a lemonade toast!!!”

Photo by @mstinalawson.

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