Kylie Kelce is not gonna lie about some of the harder parts of parenting.
The mom of four recently spoke about one of the grosser tasks she and her husband, former NFL player Jason Kelce, currently share: wiping their kids’ bottoms.
Fans of Jason and Travis Kelce’s podcast, “New Heights,” were recently treated to the couple’s 4-year-old daughter, Elliotte, yelling out, “I’m all done pooping!” at the top of her lungs during a recent podcast taping.
Kylie Kelce gave a little more insight into the hilarious moment last week, which she replayed on the latest episode of her podcast, “Not Gonna Lie.”
“That’s the soundtrack of my life right there,” Kelce shared after the clip played. “This happens probably anywhere from two times minimum, six times maximum a day? It is legitimately something that I hear in my ― I was gonna say dreams ― but let’s be honest, that’s a nightmare.”
Kelce said she originally instructed her three oldest girls to yell for their dad when they were done pooping, but they’re not good at specifying which parent they need.
“They just yell for anyone that they were previously with or that they know is in the middle of something,” Kelce explained. “That’s usually the one they ask for ― the person who’s in the middle of a task. My favorite is when they do it while I’m rolling meatballs.”
The self-described germaphobe said she helps her kids wipe because she doesn’t yet trust their wiping or hand-washing skills, but she wondered when her listeners started letting their kids be a bit more independent.
“Can someone tell me when you’re supposed to stop wiping your kids’ butts?” she asked, joking that she “could be about to get dragged on the internet.”
“All the moms out there, can you tell me so that we can sort of add them all up and get the average of when we should stop wiping their butts ― specifically for poop?” she asked. “Don’t come for me. Please don’t. Please. Women support women.”
Kelce’s listeners sounded off in the comments, adding funny stories about their own experiences with kids.
“When I’m not fast enough for wiping booty duty my son yells ‘ITS TAKING AWHILE!’” one mom wrote on the “Not Gonna Lie” Instagram page. Another added that hers “took his flushable wipes to kindergarten.”
“His teacher said he was like a little old man, would tuck the wipes under his arm and march off to the little toilet,” she said.
Others shared a few helpful tips about independence by a certain age.
“As a retired teacher — please have them be self sufficient by start of kindergarten!” one woman wrote.
“My 6 year old has been doing it on her own for the last two years BUT she’s a perfectionist that hates being dirty and she will ask for an inspection of her work if she isn’t sure lol,” another mom said. “My 3 year old… He’s gonna need me for a while 🤦🏼♀️.”
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