Jelly Roll opened up to People about not exerting too much control over his children’s decisions and allowing them to make their own mistakes despite the singer’s own troubled youth. Jelly Roll has been married to Alyssa Ford, better known as “Bunnie XO.” The couple shares custody of Jelly Roll’s two children from previous relationships—Bailee, 16, and Noah, 8.
“She’s special. She’s different. She’s totally ahead,” Jelly Roll said of Bailee. “When I look at what she does that I consider horrible, I look back at what I was doing at 16, and I’m like, ‘Oh man…’ When I’m hard on her about stuff or a little pushy, she knows it’s from love.”
Bailee was born while Jelly Roll was in prison serving a sentence for a multitude of charges, including aggravated robbery and drug dealing. The musician has spoken frequently in the past about how Bailee’s birth motivated him to turn his life around.
Despite his own troubled past, Jelly Roll understands that he needs to let Bailee and Noah make their own mistakes and learn their own lessons in life. “I don’t judge you based on what you do. I judge you based on what I know you’re capable of,” he told Bailee during a recent discussion. “You’re so much smarter than I was at 16. You’re so much better, so much more emotionally intelligent. You can read a room so much better. So don’t try to talk your way out of getting in trouble, Miss Sassy, by weaponizing my past.”
Jelly Roll’s rise to fame hasn’t been entirely smooth for his family, especially Bailee who feels his obligations have “taken away from the us time.” “We were really, really close before it exploded, but she understands what it’s doing for her future and the family’s future,” he said, adding that Bailee has managed to remain grounded amidst all of it. “She’s a really hammered down kid. She’s been in the same public school district for 10 years and had the same friends since me and Bunnie have had custody of her. I think a lot of that has helped.
from Men's Journal https://ift.tt/7lSoqzv
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