Photo:Sherri/ Youtube
Sherri/ Youtube
Jeannie Mai Jenkinsexpressed toSherri Shepherdhow essential her relationship with her toddler has been amid her divorce.
“Monaco? That is my North Star. And I can definitely tell you that, I don’t know if I would handle this the same way without her,”The Realalum said.
Jeannie Mai Jenkins and Jeezy’s daughter, Monaco.Jeannie Mai Jenkins/ Instagram
Jeannie Mai Jenkins/ Instagram
She continued, “Because today, I’m able to look at her and I can say what would I advise you? If you were in my shoes? And it changes everything. So I’m so thankful to be a mom and I’m thankful to have her.”
Shepherd added that she felt similar emotions toward her son, Jeffery, when going through her divorce with her ex-husband, Jeff Tarpley. “You go through stuff like this, and you look at your child and you go, ‘Thank you for this gift because I needed this gift right now.’ ”
The Viewalum continued to express her adoration for Mai Jenkins’ toddler, noting how one video the mother shared on Instagram caught her eye because of the mother-daughter bond between the two.
But the mother quickly revealed to Shepherd that Monaco has a mind of her own.
“Monaco is funny, because she’s definitely a mood, and on her best days she’s a schmood. Like she really isn’t about the kisses and hugs. She’s really like, ‘Mommy, mommy, not now.’ She’s usually like that,” said Mai Jenkins.
“But every so often, she looks at me and she’s like, ‘Where you been? I’ve been missing you,’ ” continued Mai Jenkins. “And we have this dance… You can already picture it. If we’re at the club 20 years from now, I don’t know! But, that is my everything, and we have that vibe and we see each other and she knows Igother.”
Jeannie Mai Jenkins and her daughter Monaco.Jeannie Mai Jenkins/ Instagram
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Mai Jenkins and Jeezywelcomed Monaco in January 2022. Prior to the birth of their daughter, the former couple tied the knotin March 2021at their home in Atlanta.
The divorce document also states that Jeezy wants to share joint legal custody of Monaco. He’s also a dad to two children from previous relationships.
Ahead of her appearance on the daytime talk show,a source told PEOPLEhow “hurt and devastated” Mai Jenkins was at the news of Jeezy’s filing.
“They’ve had issues for a long time, but things got really hard over the last few months,” shared the source.“She obviously knew they had problems, but she wasn’t expecting a divorce. Now she’s trying to figure out what her future looks like and where she’ll be living.”
source: people.com
