And the pair were honest with their kids about the ups and downs of all life. “Literally, when we snuggle, I literally ask my kids, “Are you happy? And if you’re not, can you make you happy?” “Especially for the last two years they’ll say sometimes, and it kills me and I want to be honest with them, so I never say, ‘Oh, God, don’t say that,’ but in many cases it’s “I’m really sad. I’m really sad. I wish Mum and Dad were in the same house.”
“They’re really honest about that,” she continued. “I’m raising such individuals. I want you to be honest.”
And she understands their POV.
“I also come from a divorced family,” the 43-year-old shared what she told her children. “I get it. It sucks. But we’re going to solve it. And you’re so loved by both of us.” I don’t think I’m communicating with them – they don’t treat them like adults, but they’re not like children, and they’re not big emotions. ”
No matter what they went through, Clarkson and Blackstock had a place in each other’s hearts. “My kids always ask me, ‘Do you love him anymore?” she admitted. “I said, ‘No, I don’t know if it’s going to go away.’
There is also no Blackstock heritage. Read on to look back at his life with photos…
