Jessie James Decker credit her distinctive navy roots to her method to motherhood.
In an unique interview with Fox Information Digital, the 37-year-old mom-of-four – who just lately partnered with Rocket Mortgage and USO for his or her “Homefront Heroes” initiative – opened up about how her upbringing performed a serious position in elevating “resilient” youngsters and defined how her mother’s view on life helped shift her personal mindset.
“I don’t know that my mom would ever say that there were any challenges [being a military spouse],” Decker, whose father served within the Air Power, mentioned. “She’s the most positive person, so she looked at the whole experience as the most incredible adventure, and she was just the most proud military spouse you could ever imagine. She was so happy to be part of it. She loved what her husband did for this country, and she never complained once.”
Decker, who was joined by her mother, Karen Parker, for an Instagram Stay session on Friday in celebration of Army Partner Appreciation Day, mentioned her mother’s method to parenting impressed her personal method of doing issues.
“I can honestly tell you when it was time to move, she was like, ‘Time to go!’ and we would just box everything and roll to the next place,” Decker informed Fox Information Digital. “She always did it with a smile on her face.”
Whereas the strikes made her “resilient and adaptable,” Decker admitted it was difficult at occasions – however her mother was at all times there to hold the burden and make issues enjoyable.
“I think just her positive attitude and her ability to, she always had this way about her and made everything feel at ease,” she continued. “So something that maybe would’ve been stressful for the family, she was able to kind of spin on it, you know what I mean?”
“When we moved, she would do things like, ‘OK, we’re in a new place and let’s find the top five fun things about this city and let’s go do them, or let’s learn about them, or let’s go to the library. Let’s get books on the new place that we’re going to be moving to and let’s all just spread out on the carpet… let’s look it all up.’ She was always very positive. And so I feel like I’ve definitely instilled that in my children, where I make everything fun and exciting, and I’m able to put a twist on anything that may be tough.”
Decker and her husband, Eric Decker, share 4 youngsters: Vivianne, 11, Eric Jr., 9, Forrest, 7, and Denver, 1.
The singer, who just lately celebrated her son’s first birthday, mentioned she couldn’t be extra “proud” of herself and the challenges she’s overcome in terms of motherhood.
“I’ve had four C-sections and I have breastfed and cried over breastfeeding struggles and celebrated breastfeeding victories, and I’ve lost my hair,” she mentioned. “I’m proud of the mother that I am. I started having children 11 years ago and I’ve had four children since then. And every single baby that I’ve brought into this world has been an incredible journey to motherhood, and I just cannot believe what my body has done. It’s just unbelievable.”
“I am proud of my body because when you have four children, you do want to feel healthy, and you do want to feel strong, because I want to have the energy to be the best mother that I can be, and I want to be healthy, and I want to set that example to my children,” she added. “So it is a true statement. I am proud of my body more than I ever have, but it is more than just the surface.”
