00:00Kelly Clarkson shares candid parenting confession about raising daughter.
00:04The American Idol alum revealed one piece of wisdom she's making sure to pass down to her 11-year-old daughter.
00:10Kelly Clarkson loves being a mother, though she likely surprised fans when she shared a candid parenting confession when it comes to raising her.
00:1811-year-old daughter, River Rose.
00:20During the Wednesday, October 15th episode of the Kelly Clarkson Show, Clarkson 43 spoke to guest Mariska Hargite about a piece of wisdom she's been trying to give River Rose as she gets older.
00:32I look at my daughter constantly and I'm just like,
00:35Look, I'm trying my best, Clarkson said.
00:38Know you're going to end up in therapy one day.
00:40I don't know what for, but I'm trying my best to limit it.
00:42It's just like, help out.
00:44Clarkson went on to note that as kids age, they start to understand the decisions their parents made for them.
00:50It is interesting, too.
00:52As we get older, you understand even like if they might have been not great decisions for you, Clarkson continued.
00:59You understand them in a different light, and you become a parent.
01:02You have a little bit more empathy than you might have had in your 20s.
01:06Blackstock died in August at the age of 48 after his private battle with cancer.
01:10It is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has passed away,
01:15a rep for the family said in a statement at the time.
01:17Brandon bravely battled cancer for more than three years, passed away peacefully, and was surrounded by family.
01:25We thank you for your thoughts and prayers and asked everyone to respect the family's privacy during this very difficult time.
01:30The former couple got married in October 2013 in Tennessee.
01:35After welcoming their two kids, Clarkson and Blackstock announced their split in 2020.
01:40They went on to have a messy divorce, which was finalized in 2022.
01:45Clarkson and Blackstock were not a couple at the time of his death, though she made sure to support him and their kids in his final days.
01:51Just one day before he died, Clarkson announced she made the difficult decision to postpone her Las Vegas residency to focus on their two children.
02:00While I normally keep my personal life private, this past year my children's father has been ill, and at this moment, I need to be fully present for them.
02:09She wrote in a statement on August 6th.
02:10Clarkson was open about how difficult her divorce from Blackstock was, when she previously revealed during her Las Vegas studio sessions residency in July that she was happy staying single.
02:21Dating can be very difficult, which is why I don't, she told the crowd during the show.
02:26While a clip from the moment was shared via TikTok on July 20th, it's hard anyway, at a spotlight, and it's like a dumpster fire.
02:35Meanwhile, she also said she was not looking for a romantic partner during a May episode of Today with Jenna and friends because she was very busy.
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