Reba McEntire, a well-known musician and actress, is admired for her affable demeanor.
She recently talked about her family in a rare interview, saying that having a rural home had a significant impact on how she raised her one and only child.
Reba is a rare musical gem because of her sincerity and easygoing demeanor. The 67-year-old musician was raised on a ranch in Chockie, Oklahoma, and is unapologetically country.
In her free time, she helped with the livestock and played in a family band. Reba loved barrel racing and her grandfather and father were both successful rodeo competitors.
The values Reba upheld throughout her life were largely a product of her upbringing in a rural area.
If you say you’re going to be somewhere at a certain time, you show up, she told People”.
“Like you, I was raised”.
Her son Shelby had just been born in 1990, and she was already well-known. Despite the fact that his mother was well-known, she was aware that she would need to take precautions in order to properly raise him.
Reba had to make a number of difficult decisions in order to raise Shelby, but she never wavered from her commitment to her values.
“I never gave Shelby the upper hand in games or card games,” she affirmed.
“That wouldn’t have given him any lessons. I have always said to Shelby, “I will love you forever, but I want other people to like you. Avoid being impolite. She cautions, “Don’t be a spoiled brat.”.
Shelby’s ex-husband, GRAMMY Award-winning musician Narvel Blackstock, instilled in her a sense of acceptance and equality for all people. She is currently a race car driver.
“Many people have told me that you’d never know (he) had been blessed with the life he was given,” the speaker said.
McEntire admitted that she was a little more narcissistic before having her child. She made an effort to spend as much time with him as she could.
She argued that it was okay to bring him along by saying, “I had the sweetest nannies. ”. “When I couldn’t, after a concert I would fly home, wake him up, drive him to school, and then pick him up. We played until I had to fly out again for a show later that evening. I wanted Shelby with me. However, I continue to.
The singer of country music has previously discussed her son’s ADHD in public. He used to have trouble reading, but now in his 30s, he reads voraciously.
He constantly seeks to improve himself and his performance. His father also did a fantastic job. Shelby is what I consider a gift from God. We are getting close to where we are going. Before Shelby, I was incredibly egotistical. After that, the focus turns to a minor character that you are tasked with raising, rearing, and teaching.
Reba always celebrates her son’s accomplishments, especially now that he recently married Marissa, who will become his wife. At Walt Disney World, the couple exchanged vows in a ceremony with a fairytale theme.
