Zonnique Pullins has opened up about her evolving views on her relationship with her mother, Tiny, explaining how motherhood has shifted her perspective. In a recent interview clip shared by Reginae Carter, Pullins acknowledged her childhood feelings of absence while gaining new understanding.
Oh, the tea on family dynamics never gets old, roomies! Zonnique Pullins, daughter of Xscape's Tiny, spilled some heartfelt reflections on her rocky mommy-daughter bond during a sitdown with Reginae Carter. The clip dropped on Instagram on March 3, where Carter probed if becoming a mom had changed Pullins' take on Tiny's 'absent' presence growing up—thanks to Tiny's whirlwind career with the R&B group.
Pullins, now navigating her own gig with the OMG Girlz and raising her little one, admitted it's a game-changer. 'My feelings and how I felt as a kid—that's validated. But now, I'm just more understanding because now I be wanting to go out… and as far as work… it's so hard to work and have a kid,' she shared in the clip, per The Shade Room.
Flashback to March 2023: On the Jay Hill Podcast, Pullins got real about wishing Tiny would 'come off the road' as a kid, amid her dad's prison time and Tiny's tight-knit vibe with T.I. 'When I was a kid, I was like ‘I wish my mom would come off the road and I want my dad out of prison.’ And after a while, it was my life… You just become numb to it… I don’t hold that against her,' she said then. She also touched on the hurt from Tiny always tagging along with T.I., calling them 'tied to the hip.'
Social media? Eating it up with empathy. One user noted, 'You often understand your mother more when you become a mother yourself,' while another added, 'When you become a mom, don’t judge as much, you understand more.' Even shoutouts to how Tiny and Toya raised their kids strong. 💯
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