The Incident
While the Smiths strongly encourage and support their children throughout their many adventures and transitions, it was never easy, and sometimes extremely hard on the parents. Jada gave an example of a recent incident that nearly broke her during a discussion on her Red Table Talk Facebook show.
She often hosts various family members on the show, and this creates the perfect environment for them to open up and talk about very personal topics in a public setting.
Jada Stands Up For Daughter
This was quite personal for Jada, as she also faced judgment throughout most of her life. The mother continued, “This is a world where women [and] girls are constantly reminded that they don’t belong to themselves – that their bodies are not their own nor their power or self-determination.
She continued with saying "I made a promise to endow my little girl with the power to always know that her body, spirit and her mind are HER domain. Willow cut her hair because of her beauty, her value [and] her worth is not measured by the length of her hair.”
A Team Effort
It seems that Will also shares the same opinions and beliefs as the mother of his children. According to them, part of a girl having control over her body also comes with being able to change her body’s appearance because it belongs to her.
In a 2013 interview with Parade magazine, Will said: “When you have a little girl, it’s like, how can you teach her that you’re in control of her body? She can’t cut my hair, but that’s her hair… She has got to have command of her body.”
Parents' Choices vs Kids' Choices
One day in 2018, Jada decided that it was time to put everything out on the (red) table. She invited both her children, Jaden and Willow, to participate in the episode. The goal was to try and talk as frankly as possible about their experience as a family, and contrast the children’s choices with how their parents felt throughout the years.
This led some very deep topics to emerge, including an incident involving Jaden that almost broke Jada to bits.
The Precious First-born
When Jaden first introduced her son, Jaden, during their Red Table Talk episode, she said, “Jaden’s my baby boy – my firstborn. He’s one of the most loving, gentle creatures that I know.” It was clear that she adored her loving child and couldn't speak more highly of him. Unfortunately, there were some dark truths hiding in the background.
These were initially revealed when Jada shared that Jaden had caused her to experience “one of the most heartbreaking moments of her life.”