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Savannah Chrisleyis still figuring out her future.On the latest episode of her podcastUnlocked with Savannah Chrisley, the 25-year-oldChrisley Knows Beststar admitted to guestLindsay Ellthat she has doubts about tying the knot.“It’s so hard because in the south, too, you experience this like [perspective of], ‘You should be married. You should have kids,'” she said. “And I say the thought of marriage scares me more than kids.”“I don’t know if it’s maybe — and this is gonna sound so bad, but I think maybe because kids, you’re in control of, you know?” she added. “So if I were to have a kid, it’s my responsibility to take care of them and I make sure they get from point A to point B. All these things.”“But with marriage, it’s kind of like you’re giving over a part of yourself to someone, so they have the ability to hurt you. It’s a weird thing I’m still trying to figure out in my mind,” she noted.The television personality admitted in December that she feels the need to puther plans on holdamid her parentsToddandJulie’sprison stints.Vivian Zink/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty"In my mind, I can’t move on with my life," she told brotherChase Chrisley’sfiancée Emmy MeddersonUnlocked.“Until I know that they’re going to be there, I can’t get married. I can’t have a kid. … [But I know] they’re going to eventually one day get to be a part of it.“That said, Savannah recalled how Todd, 54, encouraged her to move forward as they serve time for fraud and tax evasion.“Dad was like, ‘I may not be here in front of you, but I’m still alive. I’m still fighting. You don’t have to live a day without speaking to me,'” she shared.Tommy Garcia/USA Network/NBCU Photo BankIn November 2022, Todd and his wife Julie, 50, weresentencedto a combined 19 years in prison forfinancial crimes. Todd began his 12-year sentence at Florida’s Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in mid-January on the same day as Julie started her seven-year sentence at Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. They’re currently inthe process of appealing their case.Since her parents’ entered prison, Savannah has served as guardian for nieceChloe, 10, and brotherGrayson, 17, which also madeher question her own goalsfor the future.“I’m in that anger part of grief right now. I’m just angry at everything. And also, after taking on the kids. I’m like, ‘Okay. Do I actually want kids? Do I? You know, seeing how much this whole thing has affected us?'” she admitted onUnlockedlast month.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Admitting she thinks that reaction is “coming from a place of anger,” she clarified that she doesn’t have any ill will about stepping up for the kids.“I don’t want anyone to take what I said out of context at all. I frickin love these two kids more than life itself. They are my everything,” she said. “We have so much fun together. I try to have as much fun as possible.”
Savannah Chrisleyis still figuring out her future.
On the latest episode of her podcastUnlocked with Savannah Chrisley, the 25-year-oldChrisley Knows Beststar admitted to guestLindsay Ellthat she has doubts about tying the knot.
“It’s so hard because in the south, too, you experience this like [perspective of], ‘You should be married. You should have kids,'” she said. “And I say the thought of marriage scares me more than kids.”
“I don’t know if it’s maybe — and this is gonna sound so bad, but I think maybe because kids, you’re in control of, you know?” she added. “So if I were to have a kid, it’s my responsibility to take care of them and I make sure they get from point A to point B. All these things.”
“But with marriage, it’s kind of like you’re giving over a part of yourself to someone, so they have the ability to hurt you. It’s a weird thing I’m still trying to figure out in my mind,” she noted.
The television personality admitted in December that she feels the need to puther plans on holdamid her parentsToddandJulie’sprison stints.
Vivian Zink/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
“In my mind, I can’t move on with my life,” she told brotherChase Chrisley’sfiancée Emmy MeddersonUnlocked.“Until I know that they’re going to be there, I can’t get married. I can’t have a kid. … [But I know] they’re going to eventually one day get to be a part of it.”
That said, Savannah recalled how Todd, 54, encouraged her to move forward as they serve time for fraud and tax evasion.
“Dad was like, ‘I may not be here in front of you, but I’m still alive. I’m still fighting. You don’t have to live a day without speaking to me,'” she shared.
Tommy Garcia/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank
In November 2022, Todd and his wife Julie, 50, weresentencedto a combined 19 years in prison forfinancial crimes. Todd began his 12-year sentence at Florida’s Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in mid-January on the same day as Julie started her seven-year sentence at Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. They’re currently inthe process of appealing their case.
Since her parents’ entered prison, Savannah has served as guardian for nieceChloe, 10, and brotherGrayson, 17, which also madeher question her own goalsfor the future.
“I’m in that anger part of grief right now. I’m just angry at everything. And also, after taking on the kids. I’m like, ‘Okay. Do I actually want kids? Do I? You know, seeing how much this whole thing has affected us?'” she admitted onUnlockedlast month.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Admitting she thinks that reaction is “coming from a place of anger,” she clarified that she doesn’t have any ill will about stepping up for the kids.
“I don’t want anyone to take what I said out of context at all. I frickin love these two kids more than life itself. They are my everything,” she said. “We have so much fun together. I try to have as much fun as possible.”
source: people.com
