The adjustment to life as a parent hits hard, but for Lauren Atkins, it was the moment she hit breaking point.
The 34-year-old wife of country singer Thomas Rhett opened up about the struggles she faced in the unique way she became a mum to her first two children.
In the new White Chair Film, released by I Am Second, the now mum-of-four revealed they were in the process of adopting their daughter Willa Gray when they found out they were pregnant, which saw their family grow from two to four in just months.
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“Three months, to the day, after she [Willa] came home, I went to the hospital to deliver Ada,” she explained.
The transition to none to two kids in such a short amount of time, along with welcoming a newborn into the family was hard, but they both took the change differently.
“I began touring with my husband. His life went on, and mine stopped. I felt like we weren’t doing it together anymore,” she explained.
Any mum knows how hard it can be seeing your partner’s life continue on like normal while you’re in the trenches with a newborn, and another new child too.
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“I just hit a breaking point, where I didn’t like him and I resented him,” she said.
The couple, who met when they were in primary school, went through an intensive two-day counselling session to try to resolve their issues.
Akins explained it was like a restart for their marriage and although they shared a lot of stuff that was hard for each other to hear, it was the shift they needed.
The couple, who married in October 2012, went on to welcome their third daughter Lennon Love in February 2020 and then daughter Lillie Carolina in 2021.
Akins often shares snippets of their family life on Instagram, with plenty of gorgeous moments of their four girls.
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They also celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary with an adorable family moment, with all four girls wearing matching outfits.
“What 11 years with you looks like🤍 happy anni cutie,” she captioned the post.
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