“‘She Has Enough White Voices’: Todd Chrisley Sparks Fierce Debate Over Raising Biracial Granddaughter Chloe”
“She has enough white people telling her what to do,” Todd Chrisley said while discussing how he is raising his granddaughter, Chloe Chrisley.
Todd Chrisley is drawing attention after sharing his approach to parenting during a recent interview. He explained that his decision to hire a Black nanny and a Black therapist was intentional, aiming to ensure Chloe has guidance that reflects her cultural background.
As Chloe is biracial, he emphasized the importance of surrounding her with people who can relate to her experiences and support her development in a meaningful way.
Todd says these choices are about creating a strong support system to help her grow with confidence and understanding.
Todd and Julie Chrisley are defending how they have been raising daughter Chloe despite facing backlash.
“We’re sitting here teaching her about God, about family, about being kind, generous, considerate,” Todd, 56, said during the Wednesday, March 11, episode of the couple’s “Chrisley Confessions” podcast, addressing their decision to center faith in Chloe’s life. “Those are the things that we teach her.”
Todd noted that the way they are bringing up Chloe, 13, “is working.”
“Look at how they talk about her at school. Look at how people say that she’s not for conflict, that she tries to tone that down, that she’s the one they come and pull out of class because she’s the new friend when someone comes into the school new,” he continued. “How she’s so kind and considerate. That’s what we’re raising.”
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The couple, who also share daughter Savannah, 28, and sons Chase, 29, and Grayson, 19, said they have recently gotten feedback from Black women about how much or how little Chloe has been taught about her race.
“They were very thought-provoking. I actually talked to Chloe about that yesterday. She goes, ‘We don’t think that way.’ I said, ‘But how does it make you feel to know that? That we’re not doing something or doing something that makes people think that?’ She goes, ‘Well, that’s their opinion,'” Todd shared. “She said, ‘I don’t live my life to please everyone else. I live my life to please God and my family and myself.'”
Chloe is the biological daughter of Todd’s son Kyle, who he welcomed during his first marriage along with daughter Lindsie. Todd and Julie, 53, have been raising Chloe since 2016. The couple officially adopted her one month before they reported to prison in 2023.
“You have to look at it that we are raising another child. Are we perfect parents? No, there’s no such thing as a perfect parent,” Julie fired back on Wednesday. “I will sit here today and be completely honest and say, ‘Am I the perfect parent? No, I’m not.'”
