Lala Kent wants a “public dialogue” with kids

VanderPump Rules alum Lala Kent Hopefully, her children, daughter Haiyang and Sosa will not struggle with substance abuse in the future.
“What’s there [with Generation Z nowadays] I don’t drink, I frighten love. I hope my kids are then [grow up]Kent, 34, said in the “Give Them Lala” podcast on Friday, March 14. “My biggest fear is that I’m sitting there, I’m watching these kids in middle and high school, and I thought, ‘This is the time they start experimenting, go to their friends’ homes [and] Maybe smoke. ‘”
According to Kent, she saw many Gen Z teenagers claiming they “don’t need to drink” to prioritize their health.
“I like, ‘Let’s go on. That’s great,'” Kent said.[My brother] Easton I’m on the program so no one knows if one of my girls will pick it up and you’ve probably won yourself a one-way ticket to the AA room. ”
Kent is a 3-year-old mom who shares with her ex-wife Randall Emmettand 6-month-old Sosa, who was conceived through IUI and sperm donors. Kent has been awake before embracing parenting.
“I’ve been sober for six years,” Kent said in the episode Friday. “It’s great [because] When I thought about it, drinking took me to a very dark place. Once our father passed away, I really started to punch the bottle hard – just like Easton. ”

Lala Kent and her children
Courtesy of Lala Kent/InstagramShe continued: “I think, like, when my kids get to that point in time, I have to be open to them. [and say],’If you’re going to drink, there’s no version of you driving, get in with someone. Call me and I will ask zero questions – no one. Pick up the phone and I will be there; you don’t have to say a word to me. ”
According to Kent, having a “open conversation” with the kids, they will give her peace of mind during teenagers and early adulthood.
Kent added: “That’s what made me wake up at night – Ocean turns 4 next weekend and Sosa is only 6 months old.”
The Friday podcast guest in Kent is Kelly Staffordhe agreed that it would be beneficial to have a “open dialogue” with his parents.
“I was a good kid, and that was because I had a public conversation with my mom,” Stafford, 35, recalled. “I could ask her anything I wanted to do and tell her something that I felt like most parents or most children at that time could not tell their parents. …I didn’t want to let her down.”