Marlon Wayans is talking about how his home has changed.
The 51-year-old actor revealed that his oldest kid is transgender during his Friday appearance on The Breakfast Club.
He says,” I have a daughter who has changed into my son.” ” Amai is now Kai, my daughter.”
Then Wayans discussed his parenting experiences and how he intends to handle them in an upcoming funny special that might be called Rainbow Child.
He described his plan for the special, saying,” My change as a family, going from knowledge and denial to total unconditional love and acceptance,” adding that he hopes opening up may help other people through similar situations.
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He revealed that it had been” a very painful situation for me, but it’s one of the best, funniest hours ]of comedy] I could ever imagine,” adding that” I think there are many parents out there who need to hear that message, and I know I’m dealing with it.”
While Kai acknowledged that he was n’t always a perfect parent, Wayans praised him as “brilliant” and” the most well-read, the smartest wayans,” and said,” They know I love them.”
He shared,” They see me trying, and I’m glad, but I have to honor their wants.”
Wayans stock child Shawn, 21, with ex-Angelica Zachary, in addition to Kai, 23, who is 23 years older.
He discusses the pain of losing more than 30 loved ones, including his dad, He Wayans, in the past three years in his present special, Great Grief. He declared that he now believes that his children’s right to “be free” is more crucial than previously.
” I want them to have complete freedom of nature, thought, and expression.” He claimed that the more self-aware you are, the better you may manage yourself, and the happier your life is.
How the f– do I send them out into the world with that kind of confidence if they ca n’t get that in the home with their parents? He remarked. ” I’m really incredibly proud of them for being who they are.”
