“My little family. So grateful,” is what Ayesha Curry wrote in one of her first posts that highlighted her family extending to 6. Along with managing her cooking interests and her work with the ‘Eat.Play.Foundation’, Ayesha also continues to be a strong support system to her husband and their four kids. However, there have been moments when they have supported Ayesha on an emotional level, which she admits she hasn’t been able to always appreciate.

During an interview with Haute Living, she touched base on her four children. Starting things off with Canon Curry, she revealed how the 6-year-old is still going through the phase of brutal honesty. After all, as Mrs Curry highlighted, “He’ll run in the kitchen and be like, ‘Mom, are you having another baby? Your belly looks big.’ I’m like, ‘No, I’m not.’ Actually, I just lost three pounds. I don’t say it to him, but in my head I’m like, ‘Dang, you got me again!’”

The fact that Canon has done it 3 times now only makes it funnier. Fortunately, the rest of the Curry clan members are more eloquent in their praises. When discussing her daughters Riley and Ryan, Ayesha revealed, “My girls especially make me feel beautiful. They’re loaded with compliments, and that’s always such a cup filler-upper.” Even Stephen Curry brings in a basket of compliments. However, no matter what number they come in, the 35-year-old feels that she should accept them more warmly.

“I have to do a better job of learning how to receive that, actually, and I realize I am p**s poor at it,” said Ayesha. “I negate [his compliments] and toss them to the side. And then, if I have a meltdown or something, he’s like, ‘But I say these things all the time, and you’re always this way.’ It’s all the time. And I’m like, ‘Oh, he’s right. He does say these things all the time, and I just don’t take them for face value. I minimize them, which isn’t good. I have to do better at that.”

One can certainly relate to Ayesha Curry’s plight. It often gets overwhelming for people to have a hold on their feelings. To get to the point that even after receiving compliments from your loved ones, feelings like self-doubt creep in. Fortunately, she realizes her lapse at not being able to improve upon her poor habit. That is always the first step towards improvement.

Ayesha may negate her husband’s compliments. However, that does not mean that she fails to reciprocate the love her husband keeps sharing. More than often, she has taken to social media to send out praise to Steph, through messages that range from “So proud of you my baby” to “Wild. I’m so proud. This man works so hard.”

Ayesha Curry has bad habits, and she is not willing to hide them from the public view. It is the same philosophy that she has undertaken when it comes to her own children.

Ayesha Curry revealed that she wants her children to see her bad days: “Been different for me with my parenting style”

One thing that Ayesha Curry has been open about over the years has been her battle with depression. In a 2022 interview on ‘The World’s First Podcast’, she revealed that despite the blessings she received, Ayesha continues to have bad days. However, she reveals that she has grown to accept those days. In fact, she has even taken a step to ensure that the truth isn’t hidden from her children too.

“A lot of mornings, it’s knowing that I have these little humans who are relying on me and that are looking to me for how to think, how to act, what to feel … so, for me, it’s making sure that I put on a good face for them, even when it’s not so good,” said Ayesha. “That’s OK, I want them to be able to see that. And sometimes, it’s sharing the not-so-great moments with them, and allowing them to know they can be human and they can feel things. That’s been different for me with my parenting style, from when I grew up.”

By retelling her own stories about bad habits and depression, Ayesha Curry helps to raise awareness about speaking one’s truth. If it can help even one person to be more open about their struggles, then the world can certainly become a better place.