Parents, most of us made the decision to have kids because we like them, right? I mean, obviously, we love them, but hopefully we also like them, and enjoy being around them, too.
Kylie Kelce exemplifies this type of parenting philosophy. When she speaks about her kids, there’s no doubt that she absolutely adores spending time around them and loves their company.
With that style of parenting philosophy, the hardest part can be letting go, even for a few hours.
Kylie Kelce’s Third Daughter Just Started Preschool
Kelce and her husband, Jason, who you may know from the NFL, have four daughters together: Wyatt (age 6), Elliotte (5), Bennett (3), and Finnley (1).
Bennett just started preschool, having turned 3 in February. (Kelce says they waited until after Spring break due to family schedules.)
The three-year-old, who has been preparing for this new experience, is enamored. She says that she loves school, or, as Kylie quotes her in perfect toddler-speak, “I love go a school. I’m really excited I go a school.”
Her mother, on the other hand, is having a bit of a rougher time.
“How did I handle it? I mean, I talked about it the entire day, guys. She was there for 3 hours. I talked about it relentlessly the whole three hours.”
The video below should start at the portion about Bennie starting school. If you also want to hear Kylie talk about other women’s attention to her husband in a cowboy hat, her opinion on kids having sleepovers (no), women’s clothing sizes, and more, you can check out the full video.
(Content warning for this video for language — Kylie does say the f word a few times. She can be very emphatic.)
“I Don’t Feel Great About It,” Kelce Says
Okay, we can empathize here. The first time you drop your baby off, it’s hard.
If you drop your baby off, and she’s happy to go, and just calls back, “Love you,” without even turning around, it’s even harder.
Kylie is clearly still feeling the pain. She says,
“I told everyone that would listen that she didn’t turn around, and then I had to keep saying and convincing myself that I was okay with that, only because I am an adult and I should be able to handle being not okay more than she would handle being not okay. So, I’m glad I was the one that was not okay and she was not the one that was not okay.”
Absolutely, it’s much better for our kids to be okay with being separated, because they’re the ones who are little and growing up, but at the same time, ouch. As a parent, there’s this feeling of loss when your baby is suddenly fine without you, even though you’re also happy and proud that you’ve raised a child who has that confidence and ability.
She Will be Making Up For Lost Time This Summer
If you’re super attached to Kelce’s podcast, you might want to save up a few episodes for summer or figure out which ones to replay, because she says that she’s going AWOL once school gets out.
“So, you can bet your bottom dollar when they get out of school for summer, I’m locking in. You’re going to see me less on this screen. You’re going to hear my voice less….And I am just going to I’m going to summertime so hard in their faces. God, I can’t wait.”
In the meantime, though, the baby of the family, Kelce says, is loving it. She no longer has to share the remote, call her phone, wait her turn for books, share toys, or her mom’s lap.
Kylie says, “Finn’s enjoying herself, and I’m happy for her, and sad for me.”
And honestly, isn’t that one of the major themes of parenting?
