'Patience has been hardest thing': 'Counting On' alum Joy-Anna Forsyth tears up sharing parenting advice
SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS: TLC former star and 'Counting On' alum Joy-Anna Forsyth confesses on her YouTube channel that "patience" has been her hardest thing while raising her children. The soon-to-be mother of three got emotional when she shared her hardships of handling children in her video. Parenting has not been an easy task for Forsyth. But, she surely learned a lot of things from her mother.
The 'Counting On' alum recently uploaded a video on her channel on Christmas, answering a few of fans' questions. A fan asked Forsyth, "What is your best advice for moms?" The mother of two replied, "I don't feel like I'm the one that could give this advice." She further stated the reason was "because I'm still in the middle of it and figuring it out." However, the TLC alum thinks that patience plays a key role in parenting.
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Forsyth mentions her mother Michelle Duggar in her video and thanks her for playing a great role in teaching how to be patient with the children. Forsyth claimed, "I literally never saw my mom get upset, upset like, yelling angry." Forsyth confessed that she thought parenting always looks the same, as it was with her mother. But, it's been different for Austin's wife. She claims, "patience has been my hardest thing ad I'm getting all teary right now." Keeping her emotions aside, Forsyth explained why she had to struggle so much with patience while raising Gideon and Evelyn.
The 25-year-old says, "just realizing that you know what, it's okay if they you know make a mess as long as I can help them clean it up and teach them responsibility." Forsyth further claims that at the moment she is not trying to be a perfectionist about her house. Forsyth has realized that "things don't always have to be perfect and they don't always have to be put together." The mother of two soon realized that if she is going to stress out about things other than her children then she will miss out on enjoying the season they are in. Forsyth is willing to take advice from all the mothers, even the ones that have grandchildren or older teens. Having friends who are mothers has been super useful for Forsyth, therefore, she wants to continue doing the same.
Forsyth calls herself an "introvert-extrovert." The soon-to-be mother of three's best advice for parenting is "go find yourself an older mom that you admire and ask her."
Forsyth announced her pregnancy in October this year. She uploaded the photo of her husband kissing her on the cheeks while she held the ultrasound reports in her hands. The mother of two captioned the post, "Baby #3 is on the way!"