Chelsea Houska Spills on Safe Sex Chats with Aubree
Holy caffeinated chaos, people—I’ve got the freshest scoop on Chelsea Houska DeBoer’s one-of-a-kind mom maneuvers! Chelsea, best known from Teen Mom and HGTV’s Down Home Fab, is sitting down (well, more like racing through) all the nitty-gritty convos about safe sex with her 15-year-old daughter, Aubree. And trust me, it’s a wild ride that’s part “motherly wisdom” and part “holy moly, is that really happening?”
Chelsea doesn’t do “big, scary talks.” She’s more of a sprinkle-it-in-between-sippy-cup-and-soccer-practice kinda mom. She tells E! Online that from the moment Aubree hit kindergarten, they’ve kept the dialogue wide open—no awkward PowerPoint needed. Chelsea jokes that her three younger munchkins—son Watson, 8, and daughters Layne, 6, and Walker, 4—are the best unintended birth control. “Aubree’s been traumatized by their chaos,” she laughed, and honestly, can you blame her? Cole DeBoer, Chelsea’s husband of eight years and co-star on Down Home Fab, backs her up: “Just plop her in the living room with those three, and she totally gets it.”
The duo also confessed to Parents magazine how driving lessons have them both sweating bullets. Now that Aubree’s behind the wheel around their South Dakota hood, Chelsea admits she’s become “that psycho mom” shouting seatbelt commands and “Eyes off the phone!” Meanwhile, Cole quips that his real fear is trusting everyone else on the road more than his own teen. Parenthood, am I right?
But this isn’t just about red flags and “don’t do it” lectures. Chelsea’s cheering on Aubree’s artsy side, too. The girl’s already dropped hints about photography or some creative career path—totally in line with her parents’ design empire. The DeBoers run a chic home shop called Down Home by DeBoers and juggle HGTV filming, so they know a thing or two about turning raw talent into a business. Chelsea even dreams of Aubree helping out in their store’s creative space someday, though she’s keeping her black paints and edgy taxidermy under lock and key…for now.
When the cameras aren’t rolling, Chelsea and Cole sneak in midday dates (seriously, jealous) to keep the sparks alive—because after four kids, date nights become mythical creatures. They admit they’re best friends first and partners-in-crime second, which is probably why their parenting style is so refreshingly unfiltered.
Whew, that was a LOT of mama energy—my coffee’s still jittering! But one thing’s for sure: Chelsea’s open-book approach to safe sex and life lessons is exactly what this AND THAT teen parenting handbook never taught us. I swear, I could chat about this all day.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! Online, Parents magazine, HGTV’s Down Home Fab
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