Jeannie Mai is sharing a look at everyday life with her daughter, Monaco Mai Jenkins.
The TV host took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a series of photos that show her teaching her 4-year-old to read, cook and skate.
In her caption, Mai reflected on how they are ‘growing up’ together.
“Teaching her how to read while she’s teaching mehow to slow down. Watching her find her balance on skates while I’m finding mine in life. Funny how we’re both growing up in our own ways. This season feels especially sweet,” she wrote.
Earlier this year, Mai spoke about raising Monaco in Mini Magazine’s spring issue and shared that her daughter motivates her to face her fears.
“Monaco made me braver. Full stop. Because she is watching. When I face something scary—a new venture, a hard conversation, starting over—I think about what I want her to see,” she said. “I want her to see a woman who didn’t let fear win. Who got back up. Who chose growth even when it was uncomfortable. She is my greatest motivation to live out loud, because she is learning how to live by watching me do it.”
Mai, who shares Monaco with rapper Jeezy, also remembered a time when her daughter surprised her with a compliment.
“I literally just posted a video of this moment the other day. I was driving to the grocery store when Monaco said out of nowhere, I think you’re the best mom ever. Before I melted into the floor, I realized Monaco is reflecting the love she has received from me. I talk to my daughter the way I hope she’ll talk to herself someday,” Mai said.
The mom of one said she also wants to set an example through the way she speaks to Monaco.
“Every word I give her is like a handwritten love letter: intentional, different each time, something she can carry with her. And now that she’s talking so much, I hear it coming back to me,” she continued. “The same softness. The same love. She’s not just learning her voice-she’s helping me rewrite mine too.”
