Regina King talks about what kept her grounded as a child star

[jemgirl90]

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[analievelyn]

still need to finish watchmen but i love her so much.

[sandstorm]

I need to start.

[euraylie]

Watchmen was great until about the last two episodes.

[dangeronshow]

i just finished it last night and this is exactly how i feel, thank you for being the first person i’ve seen so far to validate me LOL

[pikapika217]

wow, that was a great decision on her mom's part. She's been famous and working as an adult so long that forgetting she's a child star is easy (especially since 227 is before my time) and it's amazing that she was able to make the leap to adult stardom too.

Lastly -

I hope season 2 brings this sketch back LOLOL

[veracity]

Oh! Thank you for showing me that. I was so invested. I loved 227 growing up so much.

[euraylie]

This is great! My family loved watching reruns of 227. Jackee was always a scream

[ohmylol]

Here for 4 times Emmy winner Regina King !!! Love her

[ginainabottle]

A former co-worker, a musical theater reject who basically had to put her career on hold to raise her kids, is clearly grooming her daughter to be a child star and it's so uncomfortable. She shares photoshoots of the little girl in a full face of make up, doing all sorts of poses & videos of her singing/dancing where she looks completely over it, and basically exposes her daughter any way she can on social media. Obviously I won't say anything since I don't even want kids, but I find her behavior pathetic and possibly damaging. /rant over

I'm glad Regina had a good role model bc those can absolutely make a world of difference.

[myhipusername2]

wow i hope that little girl will be okay, im sure her mother puts a lot of pressure on her

[burntxtoashes]

It definitely sounds damaging and like the kid will resent her (if she doesn't already). I hate when parents force their kids into hobbies/interests that they're clearly not into. Reminds me of the moms on Toddlers & Tiaras who are always like 'they love dancing!', whilst the kid is crying and throwing a tantrum cos they don't want to do it.

[ginainabottle]

She's got a BIG t&t energy for sure. Last week she did a livestream on ig of her daughter singing while she played the guitar, and when the little girl finally looked like she was having fun the mom would say in a fake sweet voice shit like "find the note/you're off-key". People started replying saying the kid sounded great just the way it was and after one comment that was basically "lol your kid is not having fun" her "connection" got cut. It's insane bc I finally understand while people don't confront these moms, they're unhinged and watching it happen in real life is too bizarre to even comprehend.

[numbedtoe]

Marla Gibbs <3

She is amazing, and should have had a career worthy of her talent. Love her.