Kelly Clarkson and Kylie Kelce had a pretty insightful conversation on Kelce’s podcast, Not Gonna Lie, earlier this week.
In the episode, which was released on Thursday, March 27, the two moms shared parenting stories and bonded over not being the perfect parent.
Clarkson admitted she makes it a point to let her kids know she messed up and is sorry for it.
We’re gonna f— up. We’re gonna mess up. And we don’t mean to, but I have this conversation with my kids too. If I lose my temper on something … I look at [my kids] and go, ‘Okay. Mommy’s human, and that was a human moment, and that was not where I should have gone, but I own it.’
That is SO important, especially now that we all live in this social media controlled world. We see people trying to project “perfection” all the time. It’s up to us to teach our kids that mistakes happen, and when they happen, the best thing you can do is acknowledge them, apologize, and move on.
Clarkson, who is mom to daughter River Rose, 10, and son Remy, went on to add, “I just think this whole filtered perfection thing, that’s not real. I think that being honest is the best.”
We could not agree more, and for what it’s worth, Kelce also agreed with her and practices similar techniques with her children…
There have been multiple times where I’ve put my girls to bed, and I will have a moment of like, ‘I’m sorry that I raised my voice today about this. Next time, if we can listen the first time, then Mom doesn’t have to get her serious voice,’ I always just like to take that moment to acknowledge that I don’t wanna raise my voice .
Not exactly the same thing, as this could make kids think it’s their fault when someone treats them badly, but hey, no parenting method is perfect!
