Once Mathew and I got counseling, our family had the feeling of a fresh start. Beyoncé was our Snoogums, and now Solange was our Punkin’, all three of us doting on her. Mathew and I sang to the girls at home, the two of us harmonizing on Peaches & Herb’s “Reunited” and Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s “You’re All I Need to Get By.” Even as a baby, Solange responded to words the way Beyoncé loved music. Beyoncé had never cared about me reading to her, but Solange was captivated early by books. Mathew and I read to her constantly, and even early on she would pick favorites.
