RHOA’s Phaedra Parks Talks Parenting, Apollo & Rhinestone Eyelashes

BV interviewed Real  Housewives of Atlanta’s Phaedra Parks. Although they discussed everything under the sun, peep what she had to say about her husband/baby-daddy, Dwight, and those gawd awful rhinestone eyelashes….

On her new baby and parenting skills:  “I never knew I could be so happy but I’m crazy about him. He’s very, mild mannered and developing his personality. He’s very independent and so I’m assuming he’s taking after both of his parents. He is not a cry baby. He’s real quiet. Now, Apollo said he should get a spanking, but some people were offended by it. You don’t get to see the whole scene. When I said I will whip my child, I wasn’t talking about child abuse, but if you bring a child up properly in the beginning, hopefully you never have to spank him, but I’m saying, I’m not opposed to it and I’m not gonna be friends with my child. There has to be respect there I was raised old fashion and my mom didn’t care about being my friend, but instilling basic principles in my to survive. If I don’t discipline my child, he will be disciplined by a judge and in a court room.”

On her hubby, Apollo: “It’s public information. It’s public information and it was already out there. You could’ve googled it years ago and saw it and I’m not ashamed of my husband and will never be ashamed of my husband. I love my husband. This is something we should have dialogue: how do people re-enter into society after they have been convicted of a felony? Do we condemn everyone who spends time in prison? Is there no redemption? No, it shouldn’t be an issue for anybody else unless they have to sleep with him and deal with him every day. That’s the choice I made. I can’t try to condemn someone about who they love that’s crazy. That’s absurd. In the black community, black men going to prison is common. When we want to be on TV making jokes about it. We’re really making jokes about ourselves because today it’s my husband but tomorrow it could be your husband or your son, but it’s gonna happen somewhere in the family if statistics are correct.”

On her boo, Dwight:  “Dwight is wonderful. He’s my friend and client and I’ve never met anyone with such a giving spirit and warm heart. I hate that he’s having issues with the ladies this season because he’s a great guy and when he does something he does something fabulously. This week is the baby shower and Dwight was instrumental in that. He helped me plan my wedding, as well. It’s very Dwight and Phaedra and a very elegant event.”

On those fucking rhinestone eyelashes: “Ha! (laughs) That was Kandi. I think she thought the rhinestones on my eyes was ghetto but the event was very elegant event at The Tavern at Piedmont Park and I had about 175 guests. Lots of judges and lawyers and dignitaries and it was a nice event. I like to invite people from all walks of life so I had a Hodgepodge of people there.”