WHOA That's Good Podcast - Our Life Isn’t Perfect — And That’s the Beauty of It | Sadie Robertson Huff & Sophia Watts

Episode Date: June 18, 2025

Sophia Watts tells Sadie that the influencer life didn’t come easy to her at first—but it did to her then-boyfriend, now husband, Taylor! Sophia confesses that in the beginning, she felt like she had nothing to offer and preferred being behind the camera. But as her family grew—and continues to grow—she wanted to show people that her life isn't perfect, and that's a good thing! Sophia and Sadie then chat about marrying young, dreams of big families, and the decision to show their children on social media. https://drinkag1.com/whoa — Get a FREE bottle of AG D3K2, an AG1 Welcome Kit, AND 5 of the upgraded AG1 travel packs with your first order. https://drinklmnt.com/whoa — Get a free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase! https://liberty.edu/Sadie — Get your application fee WAIVED when you start your future with Liberty University today! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is up everybody? Happy Wednesday. I hope you're having a great week, but per usual, it is about to get so much better because we have a guest on today who's actually here in Louisiana that you guys are going to be so excited about. Let me tell you, the Duck Commander warehouse is so excited about the fact that she and her husband have been here. We have Sophia Watts on the podcast today. So welcome to Louisiana. So excited. Thank you for having me. Yeah, you guys hit up the story yesterday and everyone was like, oh

my gosh, Taylor and Sophia are here and I came in the office today and Bella was telling me y'all were here. I'm like, yeah, she's coming on the podcast. She's like, oh, that's so cool. They thought you guys were just driving by. So thanks for making the trek. I hear y'all eaten at the best that Monroe has to offer. Oh yeah.

Hit up Parrish. Oh yes, it was delicious. My husband's like a huge foodie. I didn't grow up being like a huge foodie, but now I've been like converted. So we love trying new places anytime we go to town and it was delicious. Did y'all eat any like Louisiana thing

while y'all were there? We got the duck. The duck wraps. Alligator. Yeah, y'all did it right. All the stuff. Y'all did it right. Y'all are from Georgia, so y'all are country.

Yeah, so like when we come places like this, it's like, it's not super different to us. Yeah, you feel at home. Your husband, I was hoping to meet him, but I know he's taking care of your baby, but he has a very Southern accent. Do you think? Oh, yes.

Oh my gosh. You don't think? See, it's like, when people tell us that, it throws me off, because I'm like, really? I'm so used to it. That is so funny. Yeah, he's country. Well, when people, well, me too. I mean, I'm saying it, but I'm so used to it. That is so funny. Yeah, he's country. Well, when people, well, me too.

I mean, I'm saying it, but I'm the same way. When people think about the South, it's like you think that we all sound the same, but we don't. Like to me, Georgia accent is so different than Louisiana. I would say the same, actually. Yeah, I'm sure we sound different. I mean, go to Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama.

Very true. Totally different. Totally different, yeah. South Louisiana. I can't even understand really No, Cajun is like beyond me It's so funny. So anyways, we are thankful you're here because not only is you know, our office big fans of you All are I've been a big fan I've been following along for a long time and we were coming out with just fun people to have on the podcast. And I thought of you guys and threw your name out.

And immediately, my team's like, yes. So I just can't wait to get to know you more. Before we dive into your life story and all the fun things, I'll ask you the question to ask literally everyone who comes on this podcast. And that is, what is the best piece of advice you've ever been given? Love it.

Yeah, that's so hard. It really is. You have to think everything. I feel like I've been given a lot of good advice over my life. But one thing that has stuck out to me personally, when someone told me, and I'll kind of give the little backstory,

but someone told me to always allow God to use your testimony, no matter how it looks. And the reason she gave me that advice in the first place is because for the longest time, I didn't know, I hate even saying that, but like when people would ask me what my testimony was, it was like a really hard question for me and not because I didn't have like a relationship with the Lord, it was actually the complete opposite. And it's because like, I can remember when I was little

and I'd go to church camp and stuff. I remember the first time someone had ever really even asked me that question, what's your testimony? We kind of like went around in a circle. And everyone had these like really deep stories, like these amazing stories that give you chills. Like, wow, that's so good. And I remember sitting there, I was like biting my nails

and I was like, oh, I can't think of something. I felt like I couldn't even think of this story to give. And for me, I grew up in a really Christian household and I can't even remember a time in my life where I didn't know who the Lord was. My parents did a really good job at raising us, teaching us about Jesus at a young age. And so I just felt like I didn't have a story

that was worth sharing. I felt like it was just boring in a sense. I just felt like everyone was telling these amazing stories and I had nothing to say. But my perspective completely shifted when this person told me they were like, that is something to be so grateful for. Your testimony is really a blessing. And I think it can be so grateful for. Like your testimony is really like a blessing.

And I think it can be like really encouraging for parents especially to like strive to hopefully allow their kids to have a similar testimony. I mean, you can't control everything that's gonna happen in their lives, but like my parents played a huge, I don't know where I would be without them teaching me all those things.

And just, I'm so thankful they did it at such a young age because I feel like just over my life, I've just steadily, my relationship with the Lord has just gotten stronger. And so, that was a really cool piece of advice for me because it helped me. Because now I'm just like, oh, I would love to share my testimony.

Like it's short, I can do it in like 45 seconds. But you know, I hope, I think even if your testimony is the complete opposite, I think just it's so true. Gosh, I love that so much. It's always worth sharing. And the thing is, is like people relate to you differently than they relate to someone else, because probably, you know, thousands of people just heard that and go, that's my story. And it gives them permission to say like, hey, you have an awesome testimony, too, just have an awesome testimony too. Just because yours doesn't look as dramatic

as other people's, everyone under the blood of Jesus has a testimony from dead to life. Whether that death looks like a traumatic death to life, or maybe just a, I'm dead, I was dead, now I'm alive. It's still a miracle because you're a new person in him. And so I love that. I can relate to that.

Even sometimes, because my family, we've been so blessed to have generations in our family alive. My great grandmother is still alive. My grandmother, my mom, so I have this five generation thing going with my kids. And I used to feel sometimes bad to share all that because I'm like, oh, well, I know so many people don't have that.

But then I'm like, well, the Lord's given us this gift and I can share that. And one, it's like super inspiring for people to see a glimpse of that and like maybe strive for that in their own family or how they can create that. Or two, it's like a lot of people relate to my mom as a spiritual mom to them because she's on this podcast. Or like my grandma, they follow on Instagram

because she is like working on social media. Even my great grandmother who's been on this podcast, or like my grandma, they follow on Instagram because she is like, working on social media. Even my great grandmother, who's been on the podcast several times. And so I think sometimes we feel like, yeah, we rob God of the story that God's given us. And it's like, hey, it's all worth sharing. It's all so good.

So I love that. So I wanna ask you about you and Taylor because y'all are so cute and y'all do so much together. Like so many people know you and him as a couple, which I think is so special. So let's dive into y'all's relationship a little bit. When was the first time you met Taylor? Do you remember? Yes, so I was 16. He was 18. And of course, at the time, I felt like we were like adults, but we were so little thinking about it. But so he was a senior in high school and I was homeschooled so I think I was a junior. I was 16. I graduated early so I think I was actually a junior. It's harder for me

to keep up since I was homeschooled. I don't have all those memories. But so we just met through mutual friends. He was like hanging out with some guy friends. I was with some girlfriends and they all knew each other. I didn't know who Taylor was. He, knowing now, he knew who I was and he had a mission that night. But the mutual friends kind of like got the plans together and we literally, we just hung out at someone's house

and we were like eyeballing each other from across the room. Like I literally had no idea who he was. I just thought he was cute and he was funny. He had the goal in mind though to like get into the vibe. Were you catching the eye? I was, but I was also giving them so like, you know, we have this awkward moments like

awkward and I was like feeling nervous, but I don't even know why because there was a bunch of us there, but there gosh, this is awkward. And I was like feeling nervous, but I don't even know why, because there was a bunch of us there, but there was obviously something going on. Like we just thought each other were cute, funny, something. So by the end of that night, he ended up getting my contact from like some of the other people there and messaged me that night.

And I was so excited. And then I cannot remember if it was like literally the next day. I think it was. But it could have been like two or three days later. We went on a date. Like it was immediate. Oh my gosh, that's so awesome.

He asked me immediately pretty much. Where was your first date? Oh my gosh. It was literally, it was just a little Mexican restaurant, like tiny little like local to us. That's so sweet. But we go there. Like we still go there all the time.

That's cute. Which is so funny. I don't know how I never ran into him before meeting him because there's so many things. We were actually practically neighbors at one point. There's so much stuff, I'm like, how did we never run into each other? But yeah, we went on a date and he thought I was crazy

because I was only 16 at the time, but I was dating to Mary, okay? I had a good girl in mind, we sat down, and think he thought like he was just taking me on a date, like this 16 year old girl. And I was like, okay, so. And I basically interviewed the boy. Like I was like, are you cool with getting married young or like you waiting years? Like how many kids do you want?

Like we had like this whole, because I was like, you know, we can just like. No fluff. Yeah, do we want to even have another date? Like gotta make sure. Anyways, we were like aligned on everything from this part. And so I was just like so giddy. And then we went on dates like every day following and then we were like boyfriend, girlfriend

within two weeks or so. So things moved fast, but like we were seeing, we were hanging out every day, going to dinner, just getting to know each other. So it was. That is so sweet. Okay, I love it each other. So it was so sweet. Okay, I love it so much. So y'all dated for like a year, right?

Before you broke up, which we'll get to in a second. What was the first year like? Yeah, so at first, so we started dating in March. This was his senior year of high school. And so he was graduating like in May. So of course we were just so giddy at the beginning and then summer was rolling around and we live like close to the lake.

And so there was just so much like, I just like, we were just having so much fun because it was summer, just so much stuff to do. And then I will say though, that August he was going off to college. So I was so bummed. It was only like an hour and a half away, a quick drive. But I knew that we were going to go from seeing each other

like Monday through Sunday all day long, especially due to like summertime to like only Saturdays and Sundays. So I was super bummed about that. But we just had so much fun those first few months. But then I will say the last few months were not great. And that's kind of what led into the breakup. So, um. When you had decided not to go to college at this point,

or were you even at the stage to go? So I still had another year left of high school, which I was homeschooled. But yeah, I had already made the decision not to go to college. It's actually so crazy that social media has worked out for us because that was always just a dream of mine.

I knew I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom, and I was kind of putting a lot of hope into my future husband to be able to take care of us because I was like, I just felt like I was gonna go waste all my time at college because I knew I just really wanted to stay home with my kids and stuff. So I had decided I wasn't going to go to college. My plan was just to, like, I actually had, I went to cosmetology school for like a few months because I was like, maybe I can do this.

This can support me until maybe I get married or something. But yeah, so my plan, I was never going to even go off. Which I actually think is so cool because because I think so many people at 18, you're just gonna do whatever everybody else is doing. It's like, this is what I'm supposed to do, this is what everybody's doing, this is the cultural norm. And it is something that you find security in. It's like, okay, well, I can get a job and I can have this.

Which, yes, so much wisdom and all that. But then there are certain times where you really feel like it's not for you. And I think that takes a lot of confidence to say, okay, Lord, I'm going to trust that you put that on my heart. I mean, I remember for me, when I decided not to go to college, I was scared because I'm like, okay, what if I don't meet my best friends forever? Because everyone talks about your college best friends and I miss out on all the fun.

Or I don't have that set degree. You have all this security that comes with the things that are so normal. But I knew God was kind of taking me down a different path. I had a lot of good evidence to know this was a good path to take. God definitely was kind of leading the way in that, and I was following. And so actually, I wanted to bring that up, because I love that you already knew that.

And you were like, no, it's just not for me. But Taylor goes to college and yes, talk about the breakup. Because I know that was like actually really, really hard. Yes, for sure. And again, looking back, I'm like, I think a lot of it did have to do with like, there's a lot of immaturity too

with like us just being so young. But so yeah, like I said, when we first met, I made sure, I wanted to make sure we were aligned on like a lot of things, like of course faith and just everything. And for the most part, it seemed that we were, but like as our relationship went on, you know, we started seeing some things happening

that just weren't like we didn't agree on and some things happening that just weren't like we didn't agree on and some things were just showing. And so, of course, looking back, and my husband will say this himself, like, we both had a really strong relationship with the Lord at the time. Like, it was really firm. But my husband, now husband, he was a Christian. He knew the Lord, but he just, he'll tell you, he didn't have a relationship with the Lord. And so once it was time for him to go off to college,

college can come with like a lot of temptations and a lot of, you know, you can find yourself in a lot of bad places. And so with him not having a really strong relationship with the Lord at the time, it was a lot easier for him to crumble and fall into temptation. And so when he went off, that's kind of where things all started because he, he was just roommates. Like it was all new people. This was no like childhood friends was all new people and they're all going off

and doing these things and he's having to stay back all by himself and then it started to become, he's saying no because he has a girlfriend, which I'm like, you know, you shouldn't just be saying no because you have a girlfriend. These are things we shouldn't do regardless. And you're feeling like, bad about it. Yeah, and I'm like back at home, you know,

not knowing what to do. And you know, yeah, so that's kind of where things started. And we made it through till the following March because we dated a full year, March to March. But so it was about a semester and a half of him being at college before we completely ended it. But I will say like the end of that was not pretty, like not good at all.

And so we finally just got to like the breaking point. I was like, you know, it was so hard for me because like it wasn't the same person that I felt like I had met in the beginning. So it was just really hard for me. So, but I knew that we needed to break up, like it wasn't gonna work out. So we ended up breaking up and for him,

it felt like he had all this freedom. So he wanted to go, like it was like he could finally do all these things that all these people wanted him to do and take part in it. And then for me, I was like shattered into a million pieces. And so we both actually kind of spiraled a little bit him more so because of freedom. It felt like freedom for me. It was I was so unbelievably sad that I wanted to numb my pain and stay busy. I remember thinking I if I ever have to sit in my room by myself like I might just lose my mind.

Like I have to be with people and so I was kind of just going where people were going. And I'll say for me, it was a lot easier and quicker for me to snap out of it because of how rooted I was like in my faith. That was definitely the hardest time of my life and most challenging, tested me in a lot of ways. But I was able to come out of that a lot quicker just because I knew the whole time, like this is not right.

This is not who I am. I don't do things like this. For him, it was not that way. It lasted a long time, just bad, bad decisions. And he had no, I think it was he had no people really around him to like try to even steer him in another direction. So it was gonna be until he realized it on his own. And so it took him a lot longer, but eventually he, and he'll describe to me as like, he would be doing all these things, having fun in the moment,

but he would still get back home at the end of the night and feel so empty and sad and not fulfilled at all. And so basically just after a while, he realized like, this is not what I need to be doing anymore, he had a hard cutoff, completely changed who he was around. He got involved at a church, he was there. I mean, like Monday through Sunday,

he was meeting for coffee, lunch with different mentors, like throughout the week, just like getting so much advice and months of that, months of that. Were y'all like talking through all this? So we had like very minor communication throughout, because this lasted a whole year. So it wasn't until the following March that we had like true communication again. But yes, we did, we had a hardly, like just a little bit here and there. Were you seeing like even in his wild phase, like were you following him on socials and stuff?

That was what was hard. Like at first, yes, I was like seeing what he was up to and it got to the point where when I decided like I need to like be better, I was like, I don't need to see anything. Like I need to focus on myself and my relationship with the Lord and everything. So at first I was and he was seeing kind of what I was up to but then it got to the point where like, like when he had switched and completely like started turning his life around, I didn't know at the time. And if I did that would have made it harder for me I think.

Cause I would say it made it a little easier when I knew like, okay, this isn't someone who I want to be with. So it made it a little easier for me, but then, you know, he starts becoming like a man that I would love to marry. But I didn't even realize he was doing all that until, so a whole year later, the following March, he reached out. And like I said, we had had a little bit of communication

here and there before, but he would like, it would be where he'd reach out to me and I wouldn't respond because I was like, I'm not doing this. You knew it wasn't right. Yeah. This time, I don't know. I just felt so different and I responded like immediately, like I didn't even hesitate and I just responded and he was like, Hey, like I'm coming home.

Cause he was still in college. He was like, I'm coming home. Do you think we could just like talk? And I don't know. I was just like, sure. No idea why I said that. And he just like, he, why I said that. And he just like, he cried, he apologized, he told me just like everything and I could definitely tell that like he was different like inside

for sure, but it wasn't one of those things I'm like, oh great, you're better, we're gonna get back together. Like it was not that at all. We actually spent like a couple weeks, I don't even remember how long it was, but just weeks of like regaining to know each we're gonna get back together. It was not that at all. We actually spent a couple weeks, I don't even remember how long it was, but just weeks of re-getting to know each other, talking again, making sure what each other was saying was actually true. It wasn't just like, yeah, I'm done with that,

and I'm this. And it was just like, it's so hard to even explain because it was just God. He had a whole heart change. And he was better than the person who I met in the first place. Like, it was just, it was amazing. So yeah, that's all part of his testimony and everything.

But ended up, we got back together. And then at that point, we like, after weeks of really, really getting to know each other, we knew like I think We're gonna do this is what and we got engaged that year married three months later Yeah, it's all crazy and that like it's such a blur now because like we hardly even remember that side of each other Yeah, but it's a huge part of our story and everything So cool, it used to be hard for me to talk about. I used to not know, especially when we started social media,

do we even want to share that part? Because I felt somewhat embarrassed. Like when you hear someone breaks up, you're like, oh, you should never get back together. It's not always the case. So definitely break up. I think your story is so inspiring. I think it's so needed because there's so much wisdom.

One, in the fact that you trust a God enough to break up. Because breakups are so hard. And when you have the fact that you trusted God enough to break up. Because breakups are so hard, and when you have the expectation that you're gonna marry someone, y'all were not just dating, obviously it got to the point where it wasn't good, but y'all had such good intentions going in, and you thought, this might be a man I can marry.

So then to get to the point to realize, okay, this might not be the man, it takes so much trust in God to actually break up, and then to stay broken up, especially when you're looking at them on social media and you miss them. And even when you know it's not right, you know, be easier to just get back together. You think it's easier, it's not, because then you get into like the turmoil of dating for the wrong reasons, but you feel like it would. And so then to even step away from it and y'all both to kind of go your own path,

you figure out what you need to figure out, him figure out what he need to figure out, And so then to even step away from it and y'all both to kind of go your own path, you figure out what you need to figure out, him figure out what he need to figure out and you come back and y'all's relationship is so much more mature than it was before. And like, I think there's so much wisdom in that. And I love that you shared that you felt nervous to share that on social media

because I heard in your story, I was listening to other conversations you had saying that like, you always had this idea of like the perfect fairy tale relationship and had had this idea of like, the perfect fairytale relationship. And had this like idea of perfectionism in a relationship and even on social media, because that was like influencers you had seen, seemed perfect.

How like, why is that important for you? And was that hard to show that it wasn't perfect? And was it even hard for you to come to the terms that it wasn't going to be perfect? I remember when we started social media, I was just like, I realized that we were doing like all these couples that I used to watch and look up to them like this is what we're doing now. And this is how like a lot of young people look at us.

Like they look, some people are looking up to us. And I just remember not that anyone was doing anything wrong on social media, but it's hard to realize like you're only seeing these amazing highlights of people's lives. And for me, I was so on the fairy tale movie life. Like I thought, yes, I was like, it's gotta be like the movies and, um, it's just, it's not like that. And so I just, I just remember looking at Taylor, we went to like film some of our first YouTube videos when we were getting

started because we started on TikTok and that was just like silly short videos and when we started our YouTube channel I was like we're gonna do like a question Q&A and answer all these questions that people have for us. I was like I just want to make it clear that we are not perfect and we have a lot of stories to prove that. And I just wanted to share it because I wanted people to, I just felt like people would be able to relate more. And I just knew how I felt watching, it's hard with social media, I mean, just, I don't know,

you just see all the good parts. And so I was like, I just wanna be sure, it's not like we're gonna come on here and share arguments. Yeah. Or post a video. There's a balance but also just authenticity goes such a long way. Yeah. And so I was like, I just want to be sure, it's not like we're going to come on here and share our arguments for post-advio. There's a balance, but also just authenticity goes such a long way, because people look at y'all and are like, ooh, they're real. You don't look at y'all and go like, oh, they're perfect.

Actually, people might say that because they're really cute. You're not for real thinking these people are perfect, where some people do paint a very unrealistic picture of what dating looks like, what dating looks like, what marriage looks like, what postpartum looks like, and it's like, okay, but for real, girl, tell me a little bit of what it's really like. Exactly, because I can make it harder for people too

when they get into those positions. They're like, well, this isn't what it's supposed to be like, but in all reality, it's not perfect. Yes, one of my pin posts on Instagram is actually funny, because I have a team helping me with socials now. And they're like, can we change up your pins? I was like, no. Because there's a specific reason I have that pin there,

is because I talk about that. Like, that, hey, just a reminder, you're seeing a very small glimpse into my life. Because I just always want people to know that, and that to be at the forefront of people's mind when they're looking at people. You can be inspired by people, you can learn from people, you can be encouraged by them.

By the end of the day, you gotta stick with the friends and the family in your life where you're actually seeing people live. You're actually seeing people overcome hard things. You're actually learning. Don't just learn from people where you're only seeing a good side presented.

And I think you guys do such a good job at showing all of it. Y'all are super fun and laugh at yourself and share your story. And I remember the wrestle with that when I first started social media, like my first YouTube video, I'm like 16, I'm so awkward. And I'm like, everyone keeps saying I'm gold.

And I just wanna come on here and be like, I am not. Cause I felt burdened by that. Cause I felt like, oh, if they really knew what I experienced, this is truly the same as everyone else. And I feel so insecure, and I feel so self-conscious. I just didn't want people to think, I'm not experiencing that, because you perceive my life to be a certain way.

And so I was very similar to you in starting it, being like, can we just set the tone at the very beginning of this whole thing that Not what it always looks like so tell me how did y'all get started on social media because that is such a Wild story to me. Yes whirlwind We were dating and this was when we had this was after the breakup like when we were good like we were boyfriend girlfriend It was just so random. It's hard for me to even remember, but I told you I'd always kind of like,

that would be just perfect, because I could still be my stay at home mom, but I could work online. And so I remember though, I felt like I had nothing cool going on in my life. I'm like, I don't know what I'm gonna post about myself, but Taylor, he is just goofball, like so funny. And I would just film him all the time because he was funny.

And so one day I had seen on TikTok, he didn't have TikTok. He wasn't like huge into social media at all. And so I would just see like funny trends going on. And the first one I saw was the, it was like a boomerang prank thing where you act like you're taking a boomerang, but then I was like, oh, we need to redo it.

And we did it like six, like 30 times over and over again. You know what I mean? Like, I was like, we need to do a boomerang. So he'd be like, and then we'd do it like a bunch of times. But he had no idea. Like if you would have been on TikTok, you would have seen that that was going all over, but he had no idea. Like if you would have been on TikTok, you would have seen that that was going all over. But he had no idea. And what stuck out about him based off of what everyone would say is that he always took he just had such a sweet reaction.

Whereas a lot there's a lot of videos with the trend where people just get so frustrated and mad and nothing crazy. But Taylor would always just be like so golden golden retriever, sweet, and people just thought it was like, people just ate it up about him. So I just remember posting that, and it just blew up millions of views, and I was like, well, that's a little crazy. Like, I don't even know how to explain the feeling. Like, it's like, well, that's crazy.

So you're like, surely that wouldn't happen again. I don't even remember the second video we posted, but it happened again, And then it happened again. And it was just like every video. And the followers were just going up. So it wasn't just like a one hit wonder post. People really liked it. Yeah, and it was all him.

My face, I don't even think had been shown yet. It was me filming him. He was the star of the show. People didn't even recognize me for a long time because I was just never in videos. And so we hit a million followers in a month, two million the next month, three million, four million. Like it went so fast.

And we just, things just took off from there. And so then we kind of like went over into Instagram and YouTube and everyone's lost, get engaged and then married and then have kids. So there's a lot of people who've been there from the beginning and just seen it all. But that is so cool. I'm like, I don't know. They just loved him. And then we kind of it was a lot of him in the beginning.

But then we switched to more couple family stuff like as time went on. So I think the thing with social is is like the things that succeed are the things that are real. You know, it's the authenticity, it's who you really are. And because people loved y'all, and y'all weren't trying to be someone you're not, you're just being yourself. There's so much longevity to that,

because you're like, hey, the Lord really did this. The Lord brought these people, and it wasn't because of anything other than who we are. And what a gift. You don't have to strive, you don't have to do all these things to build a platform. You're just being who you are, and a gift, you know? You don't have to strive. You don't have to like do all these things to build a platform. You're just being who you are and the Lord is blessing it.

And like, that's so cool. I just love it so much. And you guys truly do such a good job. So like you said, people have tracked with you guys, like from marriage to having kids, now you're pregnant with your second, which is so sweet and so fun. What has that been like, just having such a following

as you got married and have young kids? Like, what kind of conversations do y'all have about that? It's crazy. Like, you just don't know all the ins and outs. Like, in the beginning, it was kind of just like for fun, and we didn't realize it could turn into like our job. And I remember we made- What was Taylor going to do?

He was going to vet school. So he was gonna do his four years and then he was gonna go to vet school. He like during high school for like years, he worked at a, as a vet tech. And so he was like really passionate about it. And that was the plan, but it just became apparent that he was, he was gonna put it on hold at the time.

He could always start. You needed Taylor. You would. Oh, we needed Taylor. And because when we got married, he was still in college when we got married. And then I got pregnant right away. So just hot at all, it was like,

well, we're able to pay our bills and everything from social media. You'd be able to stay home. It would just be a lot if he had to go off. We didn't even know if we'd have to move to a different state for vet school and all that. So he ended up putting that on pause, but that was his plan.

So I just remember in the beginning though, realizing that it could become a job of ours was crazy, because that wasn't the goal or anything. We were just posting fun videos. And of course we were boyfriend and girlfriend at the time, so we were like, what do we do? We start making any money and stuff. But it was so fun for us.

Like, it just gave us something to do. Like all throughout, we were just always making funny videos. Like, I don't know, I don't know how to describe it. It was just a whirlwind. And just, things moved so fast. So I feel like we didn't even have time to realize what was going on. Like millions of people are watching us.

It was just insane. But it's been so fun and encouraging. Like the most encouraging thing to me is when like parents come up to us and explain how much, like how grateful they are that we can be role models to their kids and stuff. And that means a lot to us because like they feel comfortable with their young, young kids,

like watching all of our stuff and everything. And that just makes me really happy because, you know, we just want to put out like family friendly content and everything. So it's just been amazing. And then like for us to both be able to stay home with our kids is just a blessing. So, so cool. It's just been amazing. And then for us to both be able to stay home with our kids is just a blessing. So cool.

It's amazing. So one of the comments we got a lot in our family is the criticism of getting married young and having kids young. Have you all experienced that? And how just criticism in general, how did you all take that? Because for us, when we got thrown into fame,

I was 14, but I had my whole family with me. And for years, it was more like my parents were more of the target of negative comments. And then a couple years later, as I did, it's been started, and I got my fair share. And you don't outgrow that. As following grows, you grow in criticism too. But I say that daily, I had some help,

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I truly never let it bother me. I was always the different one. One, I was homeschooled. Two, I was like, yeah, I'm good with getting married young. I'm 16, I'll get married in two years. You were like, I'm not going to college, I'm going to stay at home all month. Always, and I kind of, I love to just tell you,

it was kind of funny to see people's reaction because I was like, yeah, I just don't plan on doing that. So I feel like I was kind of used to it. And so truthfully, a lot of the criticism does not bother me because I'm just so like confident in those things. Now there are definitely things that can be hurtful and certain things that jab at you a little more than others.

But I'll say Taylor, my husband, he, especially in the beginning because it was mostly just him being seen, he struggled with it a lot in the beginning. And I felt for him because it was like all eyes were on him and so it was a lot for him. It wasn't even like he could share that with me necessarily because again, I wasn't as much in the videos as he was.

But just over the years, we've learned to, one, we just don't pay attention. Like we don't, because it's not gonna do anything. It's key, yeah. But it'll hurt you if you sit there and read through everything. But I think we're just so confident in what we do and who we are and what we believe in that

you just learn to not let it bother you as much. I feel the exact same way. I am not bothered by it. We were actually talking about this morning. Why I don't even really know it because I don't see it a lot of times. And it's so funny because my friends will be like, oh, are you okay?

I saw it and I'm like, really? I did not even know that. I could have lived my whole life without knowing that, thank you. And it's just so funny. I mean, even with my grandpa recently passing, I just saw the most amazing comments. I mean, I was blown away by the outpouring of love and comments and I was just like, oh my gosh,

like everyone's just been so sweet and so kind. And someone was like, oh my gosh, but I saw those on Facebook. I was like, what? And they're like, oh, gosh, everyone's just been so sweet and so kind, and someone was like, oh my gosh, but I saw those on Facebook, I was like, what? And they're like, oh, it was really bad. And I'm like, oh, well don't tell me that, I don't need to know, everyone's been so nice to me, I'll live in that bubble and that's fine. Because the truth is, when you have millions of people,

you're going to have a lot of good and a lot of bad. You're gonna have both. You can't get away from it. You can't get away from it. And I feel the same way. My husband struggled more at the beginning when we got married because, you know, I had had a following for a while and people are so particular

in like who they thought I was gonna marry. And it's like, okay, but they don't know you. And for me, I'm like, no, like I know you and I love you. And it took a little bit for him. But then I had to remember, man, it was really hard for me at I'm like, no, I know you and I love you. And it took a little bit for him. But then I had to remember, man, it was really hard for me at the beginning, too. And now I've gotten to the point where I don't feel that way. And coming into now doing another show,

I was saying, someone asked me, what are you most excited about? I'm like, I'm most excited about doing it confidently this time. Because the first time around, I was a teenager. I was insecure. And I cared too much about what people thought. And this time, I'm so excited to do it knowing who I am, knowing that I have a family who, and I had a family, obviously, but me, like my husband, and my kids,

that like anchor me and ground me in who I am. And you have that. Like you and Taylor are doing this together. You have your kids. And when you have kids, to me at least, it just puts things in such perspective, because it literally does not matter what the world thinks about me.

It matters how they view me as their mom. Oh yeah. And it just grounds you so much. And even with social media, it's funny because I used to always like feel like I had something to post and nowadays I really do need my team because I'm like, I don't know what to post. All my pictures of my kids, I don't just what to post. All my pictures of my kids,

I don't just wanna share that, but like, look at my camera roll, there's nothing interesting. I felt the same thing later, I said, I'm really trying to find something to post for my story right now, and it's literally like, mirroring space. And I'm like, I have no idea what to post,

I'm like, trying to take a picture of the sky. That's how I am. They're like, we should do a photo drop. I'm like, yes, let me try to find 10 pictures that are interesting. But I love that though, because you're just living life, and it's so beautiful. And then social media becomes your overflow. And that's what I always tell people with socials.

If you can get to the point where it's your overflow, you're not striving. You're not trying to gain something from it. You're trying to give something to it. You're trying to be a blessing to others. That's the sweet spot with socials for me. What is, when y'all talk about your dreams for socials and goals, do y'all have goals?

What's your why? What do you and Taylor think about when it comes to socials? It's hard. There's so much unknown with it, I feel like, especially for my husband. He is definitely the, a bit more, gets a little bit more stressed when it comes to it. I'm a little bit more just casual.

But our goal, I feel like, has always been the same, and it's just to share, like, just our day to day. We don't do anything important, like special. Like, we literally, we pick up the vlog camera, it's like, whatever we're We literally, we pick up the vlog camera, it's like whatever we're doing today, we're filming. And I mean, that's just, that's what we plan to do. And as long as people enjoy it,

then we're gonna keep doing it. We don't wanna really switch anything up because this is what people love to watch and see us do. So my husband gets a little bit more stressed out on the side of that it's our job. And there are so many unknowns with social media. As a provider, I feel like it's harder for them because they're looking at it.

Yeah, because I'm very similar. I'm like all heart and Christian's a little bit more strategic, which is good because you need that in your relationship because I'm like, oh, we can just not do it. He's like, yeah, we could think about that for a second because they're like, oh, we can just not do it. He's like, yeah, we're, we could think about that for a second, you know, because they were trying to provide for your family.

So it is so great to have that. But I think it's like good to have both because you carry that balance together. But I think it's so sweet. You all just share your day to day. And like, hey, don't overlook simple. You know, simple is so powerful and so profound. And I think that so many people,

like yes, the trends are sweet and the trends are great, but like the trends are what everyone's doing. There's something unique about y'all that people wanna follow y'all specifically because it's who y'all are and your everyday. And we feel super called to that. Like once we had Honey, I really debated if I was gonna continue growing socials

or just kinda like stop. Mainly because I didn't know if I wanted to share her on socials. Like I didn't know, I just didn't know where I stood with that. I hadn't really thought much about it. I never really considered not sharing my family on socials because I grew up from such a young age being in the spotlight.

So I was like, yeah, we'll share our family. But then when you have kids, you're like, it makes you actually want to share my family. I know. So we prayed a lot about it and we asked a lot of people their opinion. And I asked Alexa Pena Vega, she, Carlos and Alexa, she was like the spy kids girl. Yes. Oh my gosh. I was like, wait, how do I know this? She's so great. And I don't know her super, super well, but I know her enough to text her and just ask, hey, what made you decide to share your kids on socials?

And she said, you know, in the entertainment industry, there are so many examples of the way to live your life, right? And she said, but there are not many Christian examples on the way to live your life. You're not seeing that on TV shows. You're not seeing that on movies. And that's, I think, why Doug Dynasty was so unique, because it was a Christian family. But for the most part, you don't see that.

And she said, so we feel called that we're going to show people what a Christian family looks like. And we're going to do that through our platform, through socials. And it just really hit me. I was like, man, that's so true. It made me think of Matthew 5. Like, you are the light of the whole world.

A city on a hill cannot be hidden. You are not meant to light a lamp and put it under a stand. No, you put it on top of the stand so that it gives light to the world. You glorify your Father in heaven. And I was just thinking, like, okay, that's what our, like, that's literally what we're called, you to be a light of the world.

And if we can show people what a godly family looks like, just through social media. And it is amazing because you cannot underestimate the power of a short clip. You guys have short clips, and then you have YouTube too and all the other things, but short clips, people see and they go, there's something different about them,

and they're inspired and they let their kids watch it and they want their kids to watch it. And what a gift. So you guys are doing an incredible job sharing your family it's so beautiful um so you mentioned that you do want a big family which is so sweet and i think and it's so interesting because someone said to me recently with just knowing we have a third coming they're like man this generation they're just all about having kids young i was like like, you know what's funny?

Because it's really not. There are pockets of that. But actually, when you look at the world and even statistics and stuff, it seems like people are actually going away from that, which is really sad. Why are you so passionate about having a family and sharing it? That was one of the first things that when I told you

we went on our first date, I was like, so kids. So I was like, you probably want kids. He was like, yeah. I was like, do you, and I'm like, we don't have to get exact numbers here. But I'm like, do you want a big family? Like, I'm just curious because that's something like I really want.

I don't know where it really came from, but like from, since I can remember being just young, I just love babies, love kids. I grew up dancing and I grew up teaching dance and just like little kids. And I just loved being around kids. And so I knew I wanted a big family. And I don't even personally have,

we have a pretty small family. That could be why I never like wished I had more. I never was like, why didn't you have more kids to my parents? But I don't know if it's just, I don't know if that has something to do with it, but I've just always, I mean, you can ask anyone around me, I'm known for being the person who wants all the babies.

And so I remember I was like, I just gotta make sure you're good with a big family. And he was like, so we've gone up on our number of years. But after having our daughter and like experiencing that, I'm like, I never wanna stop experiencing that. Like I'll wanna do it again. Then I'll definitely wanna do it again.

I'm like, we'll have to get to the point. I never wanna get to too many to where I can't like pour enough into each kid. Like I wish I had the superpower to be able to take care of 20 kids. But I do want to stop at a point where I know I'll be superpower to be able to take care of 20 kids, but I do want to stop at a point where I know I'll be able to pour into each kid enough. Your capacity makes sense.

Yeah. So, but my husband's fully on board now, especially after having our daughter. That's how me and Christian were, because when we first got married, like, he only has a brother and there's six kids in our family and three are adopted. So our family was like, I always say, me and Christian's families are similar, except for like when you go to Christmas at each of our houses, you really see the difference.

Because our house is a literal tornado. And his house is like, everyone, it's your turn now to open the presents. And everyone was like watching me open the presents. I was like, why is everyone watching me? Like no one ever watched me open the presents. So it's just different. And so he thought, you know, maybe like three would be a lot

and that would be the end. And I was like four, five, you know? And so anyways, it's so sweet though, cause I remember a friend of ours after they had their first, before we had kids, they were like, I just don't know if we could ever have another, cause I don't know if we could love another one

more than you love your first one. But we, and I see that, and I totally see where they're coming from. But for us, we're like, gosh, you love them so much. Like you don't want to stop. Like you want to, you want to have another one and love that again. Because you do, your love grows, your capacity grows.

Like now we're on three and I'm like, I don't feel like we're done. I feel like so excited to have more because it would feel sad right now for it to know like, oh, this is our last one. And if that's what God had for us and we weren't able to, then we'd be so grateful for what we have. But also, we're like, we'd love to do that again, you know?

And so it's just amazing. Kids change things in the best way. Oh, my gosh. In the best way. Completely change your life for the better. It's so sweet. I know the second one took you all a little bit longer than expected. And I loved your video.

Tearjerker. Oh my gosh. That's sweet. Total tearjerker. It was so sweet. But talk a little bit about that because I think like, again, it's kind of similar to me as I look at your story with Taylor

where you wanted something so bad. Like you wanted to get married young. You wanted to have family. You had this clear vision. You had this guy. But then it comes to the point where it's like, it's not working out, you had to break up. Well, family was that for you.

Like you had a clear vision, you want a lot of kids. What did that feel like as you started getting negative tests and how'd you keep hope? Yeah, so with our first, for those who don't know, we got pregnant right away, like immediately. Didn't even have to like think about trying or you know, taking any steps. And so it was just kinda like, it felt handed to us,

like you know, and I was, I just kinda got, I think that's what made me think, oh, this is just how it is, like this is how it'll be. And so I remember when we were thinking about getting ready to try for our second. I didn't think we needed all this time to like prepare and everything, but I got, I started getting negative tests

and by no means, like I wanted to make it so clear on social media, like some people go through such hard struggles with infertility and stuff and I never really claimed to have infertility. It was just, it was a shock to me. Yeah, it was. Like in a month, when you're trying to get pregnant, a month feels like forever.

And then you can finally take the test and then it's negative. And then you have to wait forever. And so when 10, 12 months go by, like a year, it feels like a lot, you just start quite, you just start wondering. Like, I just wanted to know, like a year, it feels like a lot. And you just start wondering. Like I just wanted to get in and a lot of doctors won't even see you till you've tried for like a year.

And I'm like, I really just wanna know like if there's like something wrong. And it was in the beginning, I don't even, I wasn't, I just thought it was gonna come so easily. So in the beginning, I wasn't even, I don't think my head was in the right space. I wasn't like praying for this baby like I should have been.

And it took till like those last half of trying, like those last few months where I just like, I didn't wanna feel that way each time I saw it again. And I was like, I know that God has a plan. So I'm like, why am I getting this upset about it? When if it's not meant to be this month, it's not meant to be this month. And so towards the end is when I really was like,

okay, I'm giving it to God. When it's meant to happen, it's meant to happen. Sure enough, I got pregnant the next month. And not to say that's always just gonna happen, but I did end up getting pregnant the next month. And not to say that's always just gonna happen, but I did end up getting pregnant the next month and I could not be more, like the timing is just so perfect. Like I feel like we needed that time with our first, like if I would have gotten pregnant a lot sooner,

we would, like I just feel like she needs this. It just seems so perfect. Like I'm like, I wish I would not have stressed. All that. You lose perspective sometimes when you're focused on like one thing and then later you're like, I wish I would not have stressed. All that, yes. You lose perspective sometimes when you're focused on one thing. And then later you're like, oh man, look how much good happened during that time. And it was so sweet.

It was Valentine's Day, right? Yes, I know. Which like, come on. Right, I was like, how perfect is this? That's so sweet. I know. I love how you share it though, because I think a lot of people do

hesitate to share things because they know so many people's stories are worse. And of course, so many people's stories are harder for different reasons or they're just different, you know? But at the same time, man, it is discouraging. And a month feels like forever. And a period can feel like a slap in the face. And when you're, you know, physically hurting

from a period and you're emotionally hurting from that, that is a real thing when they walk through that. I feel like it's very fair to say that is hard. You know? Absolutely. And when you're sharing that much of your life, and people are constantly asking questions. So it didn't seem like something

I felt like I wanted to hide, and if I was gonna talk about it, I was gonna have to explain the circumstances and everything. So I love that you shared that. Again, back to not being perfect and showing that. It's hard sometimes, because a lot of people just let the year pass and never say anything.

Then they're like, I'm pregnant. And we celebrate, and that's great. But there was also some really hard moments in those months. And I love that you shared it. And whenever you did get that positive with your baby in your arms, it was like the sweetest thing ever. As we close, a lot of people love you guys. A lot of people found this podcast today.

Maybe a lot of people listen to this podcast consistently, but a lot of people might have just said, oh, so me, I want to go hear her story. Just let you send off a little encouragement to the people who follow y'all, because we talk so much about socials, and there's obviously negative sides, but there's so many positive sides. And you've mentioned so many of those positive sides, one being that so many families do trust you guys. What's something that you want your fans and followers to know that you and Taylor think about for them?

I always say, I'm just like we talked about, we talked about this a lot earlier, just know that just because we're in the social media space, it can be so hard to not compare every little thing about your life to others people's lives, whether it's the vacations they're going on, all the things they're doing. But it, cause I struggle with it. Like we're in the space of social media and I just feel like social media is so big these days

that a lot of us have it and a lot of us are seeing it every day and it can just do a lot to your brain when you're just seeing all this stuff. But especially now being in the space, everyone, we're all the same. We're all centers saved by grace. We're all the same. So just because you're seeing our highlights,

we all have our arguments. I mean, we have our arguments, we have our hard days. Like you're not seeing all this stuff, but it's still happening. So I just don't want people to get discouraged in their own lives because they just think everyone else's looks so perfect and glamorous online. I know we talked about that earlier,

but that's always just what I say. I'm just like, that's just, yeah. Hey, that's word. Let's wrap it up with a word. It's so real. Comparison truly is Steve-a-joy, and it happens daily on socials. And I love that you shared that.

Well, you have been a joy, like such a joy. It is the best thing in the world when you follow someone on social media and you meet them and they're even better in person. Thank you for being who you are. Thank you for coming all the way to Louisiana to be on this podcast and encourage so many people. I know they're gonna be so inspired even more so about your whole story and I look forward to continuing to follow along as your family grows and

your life continues to bless others. So thank you friend. Thank you so much. Thank you for having me. This is so fun.