Dr. Imani Shared the Sweetest Photo with Her "Sunshine," Son Idris

Dr. Imani Walker is enjoying the summer with her adorable 11-year-old son, Idris. The Married to Medicine Los Angeles psychiatrist shared a sweet photo of the mother-son duo hanging out in the sun on July 14. “Out in the sunshine with my sunshine,” she captioned the photo of her and Idris smiling while sitting outside. 

In the comment section of the post, Dr. Imani also provided some information on the inspiration behind Idris’ name. “You and your son both have beautiful Arabic names. Coincidence?” asked one of her followers. “When I was born, my parents were Muslims in the Nation of Islam, hence my name,” Dr. Imani explained. “I just kept the tradition in my son’s name.” 

In another comment, Dr. Imani explained that her son is actually specifically named after someone who has a special meaning to her. “How did you come up with his name?” asked another one of Dr. Imani’s followers. She explained, “Jazz musician Idris Muhammed made my favorite song called 'Loran’s Dance,' so I named my Idris after him.”

During an interview with The Daily Dish, Dr. Imani shared that Idris has been handling her divorce very well. Although her ex-husband, Phil, is not Idris’ biological father, she mentioned that he was a father figure for most of his life. 

“Idris is great. I mean, even when we told him, he was kind of like, ‘Oh, OK.’ And it took him like a day or so to kind of let it sink in. But after that, he was fine, and I think a lot of that is because he sees that I’m happier now, too,” said Dr. Imani.