Angela White, better known as Blac Chyna, has been making headlines lately for all the right reasons. From her viral bathroom pep talk with daughter Dream Kardashian to securing a 50/50 custody agreement with both of her children’s fathers, she’s been steadily building a reputation as a committed and intentional mom. Now, she’s boiling her co-parenting philosophy down to one piece of advice, mind your own business.
“My co-parenting with Rob is 100 percent amazing,” White told People Magazine while promoting her upcoming biopic, Pardon Me. “For parents that’s going through it right now, I promise you, things do get better.”
She admits that keeping the peace didn’t happen overnight and it requires a conscious effort. “If you’re going through a custody battle or anything of the sort, I think the main thing for the other parent is to mind their own business,” she said with a laugh. “Because sometimes… we might think that we know what the other parent is doing, but it could be the total opposite thing. So, now you’re having an uproar when it has nothing to do with nothing.”
White knows how quickly things can spiral when boundaries aren’t respected. “Imagine if I’m over here, I wonder, this is probably happening over there. I would probably be miserable and going crazy,” she explained. “But I think mind your own business and then have good communication skills. But I mean if you’re already in a custody battle, that might be hard. Mind your own business. I’m sticking with that.”
Her approach works just as well with Tyga, father of her 12-year-old son King Cairo. “Oh, me and Tyga, we co-parent perfectly. Everybody is, like, Kumbaya,” she said, adding that their focus is always on what’s best for their child. “Sometimes parents, they try to make it about themselves, and you have to do what’s best for the child.”
She also shared one final co-parenting “don’t”…“Parents, do not relay messages through your children. Don’t put them in the middle of it,” she warned. “Don’t do that, or don’t say slick little things around the child.”
Simple? Yes. Easy? Not always. But as White’s experience shows, putting the kids first and staying in your lane can go a long way in building a healthy co-parenting relationship.
Photo Credit: Blac Chyna Instagram; Tyga Instagram; Rob Kardashian Instagram; BCKOnline.com