Kelly Clarksonis nailing the work-parenthood balance, but some days are harder than others.
“But she understands that sometimes we do things for other people and you have to be selfless sometimes, so it’s a good lesson. But we’re really good about it,” Clarkson, 37, said of herself and husbandBrandon Blackstock, with whom she shares River and sonRemington “Remy” Alexander, 3½.
“We are up with them in the morning, we’re there at night and just like normal parents that work 9 to 5 jobs,” addedThe Voicecoach. “We really make a point to have vacation time and really get away from everything. We have a ranch in Montana we escape to.”
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Kelly Clarkson with daughter River (L) and son Remy in 2018.Kelly Clarkson/Instagram
While she and her formerAmerican IdoljudgeSimon Cowelldon’t swap parenting tips, Clarkson joked that he’s “so soft now” that he has a child. (Cowell, 60, is dad to sonEric Philip, who turns 6 this month.)
“[Parenting] makes you selfless. It makes you really prioritize,” she told reporters. “I think parenting changes you in the best way. It’s made me stronger, but definitely it’s hard. It’s the hardest job out of all the jobs.”
In terms of what she strives to teach her kids about beauty and self-confidence, Clarkson said she wants Remy and River “to embrace who they are andwhatever fashion they love and rock that. And maybe somebody might not be into it, but it’s what they love and it’s what sets them apart.”
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Clarkson may not be home 24/7, but that doesn’t mean her kids miss out on all the fun that her job brings.
In November, River and Remyvisited their mom on the setof her daytime talk seriesThe Kelly Clarkson Show, where River grilled guestJason Momoawith some burning questions aboutAquaman.
“Do you knowThe Little Mermaid?” River adorably asked in her first question to Momoa, 40, which elicited a chorus of “Aww”s from the audience.
“Ariel? Yes,Ariel’s very sweet,” Momoa answered, turning to address the shyer Remy for the hilarious second part of his answer: “She’s also a redhead. I’m gonna teach you about redheads someday. They’re very passionate!”
source: people.com
