Lala Kent wants ‘open dialogue’ with her children for drinking

VanderPump Rules aum Lala Kent Hopefully her children, Ocean and Sosa women, will not struggle with future substance abuse issues.

“What is in it (with Generation Z these days) does not drink, I love it. Hope that waits when my children (grows up), ”Kent, 34, said on the episode on Friday, March 14, of his“ Give them Lala to them ” podcast. “My biggest fear is that I’m sitting there and I’m watching these children at high school and secondary and I’m like, ‘This is the time they start experimenting, going to their friend’s house (and) maybe smoking clause.’” ”

According to Kent, she sees through social media that many Gen Z young people announce “they do not need to drink” to prioritize their health.

“I’m, like, ‘Let’s keep that. That’s great, ‘”said Kent. “(My brother) Easton and to In the programSo there’s no telling if one of my daughters is getting up, you may have won a one -way ticket for yourself into an AA room. “

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Kent is the mother of a 3-year-old ocean, which he shares with ex-fathers Randall Emmettand a 6 -month -old Sosa, who was conceived by iui and sperm donor. Before embracing being a parent, Kent had been on A journey of sobriety.

“I’ve been sober for over six years,” said Kent on the episode on Friday. “It’s been great (because) drinking, when I think about it, takes me to a pretty dark place. I started hitting the bottle hard – the same as Easton – once our father died. “

He continued, “I think about it, as, when my children get to that point in time, I have to be very open with them (and say), ‘If you’re going to drink, there’s no version of you driving, getting in the car with someone. Call me, I ask no questions – not one question. Pick up the phone and I’ll be there; You don’t have to tell me a thing. “

According to Kent, creating an “open dialogue” with her children would give her peace of mind as they navigate their teens and early adult years.

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“That’s what keeps me up at night – and Ocean turns 4 next weekend and Sosa is only 6 months,” added Kent.

Friday Kent Podcast guest was Kelly Staffordwho agreed that having an “open dialogue” with her own parents was beneficial.

“I was a pretty good child and that’s because I had an open dialogue with my mother,” Stafford, 35, remembered. “I could ask anything I wanted to do and tell her too that I would feel like the majority of parents or most children at my age could not tell their parents. … I didn’t want to disappoint it. “