But when it came to his last child-and only daughter, Willow-she fiercely rejected her father's hopes that she'd go all in with her music career after she released Whip My Hair in 2010 at nine years old. He described Jaden working tirelessly for his role in Karate Kid, recalling that Jaden refused to stop working until he could finally master a split. For the most part, he said his contributions worked out. Smith's parenting style, which he inherited from his own father, influenced his kids and their achievements in their careers, he explains. "My kids, being with me, is of a higher value than sitting in a classroom."Īnd when it came to his children's personal and professional pursuits, there's no surprise that they inherited their parents' combined all-star talent. To make up for the time he spent away from his children because of the traveling Will did as an actor, the Smiths opted for homeschooling. "And that it was part of education of life for them in so many ways," the 48-year-old mother of two said. "People thought that we were forcing our kids to work," Will added on. I think people didn't understand why we both valued that idea.of the kids going to work," Jada said. "Our family has been under the public microscope for a long time. Smith and Zampino split two years later and he described the divorce as the “ultimate failure” of his adult life.Īnd though the Smiths didn’t delve into their own marriage in this episode, they did address the criticism they received from parenting Trey, along with their two other children together, Jaden and Willow-particularly the fact that they let their kids work. When Trey was born, Will told Jada that his first thought was, “I can’t do it, I’m not the guy." Smith was brought to tears talking about the experience. Then at 24 years old, he got his initial taste of fatherhood, with his first son, Willard Carroll "Trey" Smith III, whom he had with his now ex-wife Sheree Zampino. Getting good grades isn't above cleaning the kitchen," the Bad Boy actor said. That anything you do, you have to do it well. But, he did appreciate some of his dad's wisdom and was able to glean what he wanted to replicate and what he didn’t. Smith admitted that it caused a rift between them when he was younger. He described his father, who he referred to as Daddy-O, as a strict disciplinarian, who he implies was, at times, abusive toward his mother. “I loved how my family was but there were massive, critical deficiencies in my father’s parenting that I wanted to correct.” “From the time I was 6 years old I wanted to be a father,” Smith began the conversation on his evolution as a dad. For the first time, Jada invited her husband, Will, for a one-on-one conversation in honor of Father’s Day. Jane.If you’re familiar with the Facebook web series Red Table Talk, you know that Jada Pinkett-Smith has had many honest and emotional conversations on a myriad of topics, but the latest installment may have been the most raw episode yet. Pinkett Smith, her daughter, Willow Smith, and her mother, Adrienne Banfield Norris spoke with guest Janelle Monáe.ĭuring the Oscars, Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage after a joke Rock made about Pinkett Smith, comparing her closely cropped hair to Demi Moore’s character in “G.I. “Until then the table will continue offering itself to powerful, inspiring and healing testimonies like that of our incredibly impressive first guest.”Īfter the title cards were shown, the show continued with a pre-taped segment that was filmed before the Oscars on March 27. “Some of the discoveries around our healing will be shared at the table when the time calls. “Considering all that has happened in the last few weeks, the Smith family has been focused on deep healing,” a title card read at the beginning of the episode. It was not talked about during the episode. The Facebook series made brief reference to her husband Will Smith’s Oscars slap at the top of the latest episode, but only on title cards. Jada Pinkett Smith is back with her “Red Table Talk” for Season 5.
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