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Emily Maynard Johnson‘s daughterRickiis on to new academic adventures.
The 13-year-old posed with her mom and stepdadTyler Johnsonin front of a school building in a Mondayphoto slideshow sharedto Maynard Johnson’s Instagram account, which she captioned, “First Day of School: Round 2.”
“As parents, we have been entrusted with the most important job in the world which is looking out for our children,” continued the formerBachelorette, 32. “If something isn’t working, change it and stand up for what’s right. I pray for this girl more than I pray for myself and we made a hard decision to switch schools.”
“In return, I have been given a peace that can only come from God,” added Maynard Johnson. “Ricki, you are the bravestgirl I know and I can’t wait tohear all about your (second) first day of school!”
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Ricki’s second first day of school comes two and a half weeks after mom of four Maynard Johnsonshared a photo setof her oldest child and only daughter holding up a sign that read, “RICKI’S FIRST DAY OF 7TH GRADE 2018-2019.”
The newly minted teenager sported a huge smile as she posed next to her mom, then with Johnson and two of her three little brothers:Gatlin Avery, 9 months, andGibson Kyle, 2 on Sunday. (Missing wasJennings Tyler, 3.)
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Maynard Johnson has long been a protective mom. In a December interview with PEOPLE’sCeleb Parents Get Real, the former reality star opened up about how sheregretted having Ricki make appearancesonThe Bachelorette.
“I wish that I would’ve kept [the show] totally separate [from Ricki],” she admitted. “At the time, I thought, ‘This is it,’ and I never would’ve brought her into it had I not thought that.”
“So I wish that I maybe would’ve taken a step back,” added Maynard Johnson of Ricki, whose father is her late fiancé Ricky Hendrick. “Maybe sheltered her from that a little bit more.”
source: people.com
