Pop star and former ‘American Idol‘ judge Katy Perry did a bit of reflecting on a recent ‘Call Her Daddy‘ podcast episode.
The 39-year-old singer, who is a mom to 4-year-old Daisy Cooper, talked a little about her experience growing up in a strict, religious household. She wasn’t a huge fan of all the rules, “It was a little volatile,” she admitted.
And while her relationship with her parents has certainly been up and down, she respects them now more than ever, thanks to her being a parent herself.
After having my child — I always respected my mother — but the level of respect for my mother, my parents in general, it just went through the roof. Because I was like, ‘How did you keep us alive? Without iPads?’
We know she’s slightly joking with that last line, but really… how did they do it? You mean to tell us that kids would just sit at a restaurant and color on a piece of paper?
One thing’s for sure, Katy has so much respect for her mom and all the sacrifices she made…
I do think my parents, with the tools that they had and their own upbringings, really did the best that they could. And my mother, you know, she is a saint. She sacrificed every step of the way. She was the last to sit at the dinner table every single time.
A lot of people probably feel this way after growing up and starting a family of their own. You really start to see just how much your own parents cared about you.
