Jordin Sparkshas learned to keep her cool as a new mom.
The “No Air” singer, 29, recently sat down for a chat with PEOPLE’sCeleb Parents Get Real, where she recalled a moment where her ability to stay calm helped her in an unprecedented (and potentially dangerous) situation with her 13-month-old sonDana Isaiah Jr., a.k.a. DJ.
“I’m grateful nobody got hurt … I didn’t think there was anything in the pantry. I was like, ‘Oh, it’s just a pantry, it’s food, cool.’ I turned around to put something down, [then] I turned around and he had a huge grill knife in his hand,” Sparks recalls of the scary incident.
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“I was like, ‘Okay … how do I approach this?’ ” the mother of one tells PEOPLE of her initial mental reaction. ” ‘I can’t get super excited ’cause I don’t want him to start waving it, but I don’t know how to take it from him without him trying to wave it!’ It was the craziest thing.”
Thankfully, she was able to get the knife from her son’s hands safely, remembering theevent as a “terrifying” one at thetime that, looking back on now, she can see the “funny” side of.
“I wish I would’ve checked [inside the pantry],” Sparks admits.
Parenting has been full of heartwarming moments for theAmerican Idolseason 6 winner, too, in a way that makes the difficult times totally worth it.
“It was an incredible moment,” Sparks adds. “I watch it over and over again because I’m like, ‘This is real. Thisis real love, right here. It’s beautiful.’ “
source: people.com
