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Melissa Etheridge’s precocious son, Beckett, came retired to her arsenic consecutive arsenic a preteen.
The vocalist told “Kelly Clarkson Show” viewers Wednesday astir nan moment, which took spot erstwhile Beckett “was astir 11.”
Smiling, nan Grammy victor recalled, “He goes, ‘Mom, I’m sorry, but I deliberation I’m straight.'”
Clarkson, 43, burst retired laughing complete nan “incredible” communicative and quipped, “I’m truthful sorry I fto you down.”
Etheridge, who came retired publically arsenic cheery successful January 1993, joked that she “tried to show [Beckett] it was a phase.”
Clarkson poked nosy astatine nan thought of Etheridge and her then-partner, Julie Cypher, “trying to believe nan consecutive away.”
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The anecdote came up arsenic Clarkson praised Etheridge’s “Tomboy” song, successful which she sings that location “ain’t thing anemic erstwhile small girls are strong.”
The 64-year-old wrote nan lyrics to clap backmost astatine nan stigma surrounding girls who for illustration sports, Hot Wheels, etc. — but noted that kids’ toys aren’t “so overmuch anymore” coded antheral aliases female.
Clarkson agreed, noting that while “it has changed a little,” her 9-year-old son, Remington, still “asks questions.”
“He was like, ‘Somebody told maine I couldn’t overgarment my nails,'” she said. “And I was like, ‘You tin do immoderate you want.'”
The “American Idol” alum, who is besides nan mother of 11-year-old girl River, gave a shoutout to “people for illustration Harry Styles … who are retired location owning immoderate nan hellhole they want to do.”
She added, “There still is that power of what is boy, what is woman sometimes, and it’s annoying. Especially erstwhile you’re a parent, you’re like, ‘Just do immoderate you like. It’s fine.'”
Etheridge agreed, saying, “The kids travel successful who they are anyhow and conscionable watching them find that is really [special].”
In summation to Beckett, who died successful May 2020 astatine property 21 from an opioid addiction, she and Cypher are besides nan parents of 29-year-old girl Bailey.
Additionally, Etheridge welcomed twins Johnnie and Miller, 19, earlier splitting from ex Tammy Lynn Michaels.
