Travis Kelce's Mom Donna Kelce 'Glad That He's Happy' w_ Taylor Swift

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00:00 Donna, the Kelsies are like the first family of football right now and you're the America's

00:07 mom really. So how does this moment in time feel for you and your family? I mean, it's pretty

00:13 surreal. This past year has been a whirlwind and it's, you know, we're very, very fortunate

00:22 and that's all I can say. But I think, I think what, what everybody sees is that they see their

00:28 own family in us. Hopefully they can see, you know, it's very familiar, you know, two brothers

00:36 digging at each other, you know, competing against each other, you know, it's just,

00:42 it's just real life. And I think that's, and it's a lot better watching what's going on

00:46 in their lives that there is going on in the world. So it's a little scary right now. So I think it's

00:54 a nice solace to be able to get involved in right now and just be happy, you know. Absolutely. Where

01:03 are you right now in your home? It looks so beautiful and I love all the family photos.

01:08 Yeah, I'm just in the den. Yeah, I'm in my den and I'm just sitting here at my computer at my desk.

01:13 So I love it. So tell me about Jason and Travis growing up. When did they first pick up a football?

01:20 Were they always really competitive with each other? Oh man, I think I have a picture of a

01:25 football in Jason's hand when he was one year old, sitting outside our first house. So they've been

01:32 throwing around balls. I think that was Travis's first word was ball. No way. Yeah, it was. It,

01:40 it, he just, he had to have the ball wherever it was. He wanted me to pick it up and hand it to

01:45 him. And so they've just always been involved in that. And that's what I tried to do as a parent.

01:51 I tried to support what they were interested in. If it was art, if it was music and Jason and both,

01:58 both Travis and Jason were involved in music, whatever they liked, I tried to support that

02:02 as much as I could because I wanted them to be able to become the person that they wanted to be.

02:07 So it was just mostly support than anything else. It wasn't us dictating. You have to go here,

02:15 be there. You have to, it's like whatever you want to do in life, because if they like what

02:19 they're doing, they will be good at it. Yeah. And you know, it's like, if you tell them you

02:24 have to do this and you've got to practice eight hours and they don't like it, it's not going to

02:29 work. Yeah. Well, it seems like you did a pretty good job, right? Yeah. When you went to parent

02:37 teacher conferences, what did the teacher say about the boys? Okay. Let's see. Well, when they

02:47 were younger, they were in a little bit of skirmishes. Jason really didn't feel that

02:52 whenever he saw something that wasn't fair, he would intervene and take it upon himself.

02:59 But you know, there were times when he did wonderful things, like he was chivalrous

03:04 and he would come to the aid of a young maiden that was being pushed down on the ice,

03:09 things like that. And obviously he's not allowed to take that into his hands, but he did.

03:14 And so there were some things that he just, he fights for the rights of everybody. He wants to

03:21 make sure that everything's fair. Life isn't fair, unfortunately. So yeah, we were doing that,

03:29 but all in all, he was a good student. Travis, on the other hand, just like,

03:33 and he was doing things to make people laugh, like he's still doing today. So.

03:38 So the, the principal called you a couple of times. Yeah, both of them. Yeah.

03:45 Well, listen, I know, you know, the Eagles and Chiefs are playing each other next week.

03:52 So are you going, are we going to get the half and half jacket? What are those moments like for

03:56 you as a mama? Absolutely. You know, I'll be there. I'm going to have a split jacket. I'm going to

04:02 have a split Jersey. I'll have split shoes, split bracelets, split earrings. I'll be there rooting

04:08 both of them on and rooting for the offense and, you know, family's everything to me.

04:13 So one of the reasons why, you know, I'm partnering with Ancestry is because it's so important. I've

04:20 been a client or customer for many years and it's enlightening for me to know some of the new things

04:25 that they have out there to be able to preserve all these memories for future generations. It's

04:31 really kind of cool. You can upload photos, pictures, memories, recipes, even audio, and your

04:38 great, great grandchild will be able to look back and see what you've done and how you affected

04:45 society. So it's pretty cool. That is so awesome. And I know your family is one that we love to

04:50 follow and we will continue to follow. So having Ancestry partnered with you is so great. I mean,

04:55 it makes so much sense, you know? Yeah, the holidays are coming up. What are some Kelsey

05:03 family traditions? What do, what are the responsibilities of the boys? Do they have

05:07 certain roles? No, they basically get up and go to practice on holidays or they're playing a game.

05:14 So that it's, it's been like that for over 20 years. You know, that's the sad thing

05:21 when you're in professional sports, especially football, it's right during the holidays. So

05:26 we're watching them on TV playing sports. So that's kind of the way it is, but it's fun to

05:33 be around them. It's fun to be around the grandkids. And it's so important to share stories

05:38 and reminisce and share memories, you know, so that, you know, my grandchildren can take those

05:45 things and remember them for later on. So it's, it's a good thing to do over the holidays is to

05:50 share and try to find out about, you know, all the stories, all the rumors, all the legends,

05:57 and all the things that happened in the past with their parents and grandparents. So it's kind of

06:02 fun. I love it. Donnie, you seem like such a joyful woman. And you're always so positive.

06:08 You're always so happy with a big, beautiful smile on. Were you ever a strict mom? Are you

06:14 a strict grandma? I'm not really a strict grandma. I'm not there enough to be able to do that. I'm

06:21 usually the one that spoils them. But I can tell you this, that I asked the kids one time,

06:29 it who do you are you afraid of the most when they get angry, and definitely said it was me,

06:35 because it didn't happen often. But when it did get out of my way, I think that's the way it

06:42 usually is. So yeah, it took a took a lot. It really did take to get me really mad because I

06:50 found things funny, you know, broken window, a couch that would go through a floor. You know,

06:57 garage door from a hockey puck, you know, we had to put glass block all through the house. So

07:04 there were a lot of things that you have to be very chill and just have things fall off of you

07:11 because boys are going to be boys. It's their house too, you know, so you can't be too strict.

07:18 Wait, I what is the couch story? Who did who did that?

07:22 I think I don't know somebody pile drove somebody into the couch. And one of the legs went through

07:32 a hardwood floor. And they hit it by moving the couch over it. So we wouldn't see it. But we did

07:38 eventually. Oh, no, underneath there, you know, so you find it. Like, what was this story? One

07:45 thing they never broke was the TV. So they had their priorities. They needed to watch the TV.

07:50 Yeah, typical boys. Yeah. Yeah. Are you getting used to being a public figure? Are you getting

07:55 recognized in public? What is this like for you? Yeah, most of the time people are very respectful.

08:02 They're very kind. What mom doesn't want to hear your kids are great. I mean, it's like,

08:07 it's like, you can't hear enough of that. I think when the when it bothers me is when I'm eating,

08:14 I have to be somewhere like right now. Or when people follow me in the bathroom. And I think all

08:19 parties are mad at that. Yeah. Yeah, nobody. Listen, you want to be able to do your business.

08:25 You don't need someone asking for a selfie. Yeah, yeah. It's like, okay, as soon as we get out of

08:32 here, you're on but not right now. Yeah. Okay, if they make a movie about the Kelsey fam, who plays

08:39 you? Oh, geez. You know, I think the closest person that looks the most similar is Melissa

08:45 Etheridge. You know, her. Isn't she great? Yeah. Yeah, she's pretty cool. That's such a good one.

08:53 Yeah. Uh, have you heard from Travis since his trip to Argentina? He is everywhere. Does he text

09:01 his mama? No, no, Travis does not. He did spend some time with me in Germany, though. One evening

09:08 we had a pizza and just chatted. So it was really nice. I do get to see them when they're on the

09:14 road, even if it's only for a few moments, because they quickly have to get on a plane and leave.

09:19 So that's the tough thing about traveling on the road. So I try to get make home games as much as

09:26 I can because I can spend time with them. So yes, best. Yeah. Were you I mean, you can't get away

09:33 from it. Your son is totally going viral right now over the weekend. Did you see that news? Was

09:38 it sweet for you as a mom to see him with that big smile? It's kind of hard not to see it. It's all

09:45 over the place. But you know what, they're making their own story. And they're telling it their way.

09:51 And so that's, you know, that's as good as it gets. You know, they're they're they're letting

09:55 the whole world see what's happening. So, yeah, you know, I can't say anything except for I'm just

10:03 glad that he's happy. So, yeah. As a mom, what for both of your boys, what was your advice to them

10:11 in terms of love life and finding the one for them? What did you always tell them?

10:17 Zero. I you know, they don't want to hear that from their mother. And I really you know,

10:22 I don't tell them anything. You know, they they you fall in love with who you fall in love with.

10:28 There's nothing you can you can't you can't tell somebody this is a person you need to find.

10:33 It's like the chemistry is there. It's not. What's the one chivalrous thing you were like,

10:38 my boys will absolutely do this. Oh, dear. I don't think I ever I didn't ever do that.

10:48 No way. Oh, I never do it on their own. I never, you know, brief them on how to act with girls.

10:58 I just treat them with respect, like you would your mother. And that's about it. That's about

11:05 the only thing I said. I love that. You're such a chill mom, Donna, can I join your family?

11:10 Would you like to offer Donna? I mean, I was told a million things growing up. I love how easy.

11:19 No, it's, you know, they have to find their own way. You know, if I saw something that was really

11:27 bad, and they were heading down the wrong path, and I would say something, but yeah, really,

11:32 you know, they had a lot of great people that they could depend on not only their parents,

11:37 extended family, uncles, aunts, they had families within the city that were just amazing sports

11:46 moms and dads that helped raise them. They had teachers, they had coaches, they had so many

11:52 individuals in their life that they watched. That's how you you become the person that you are,

11:58 you watch the actions of the people that are around you. And that's how I think that's what

12:04 they did. They watched and saw how we acted. We were very inclusive, we invited everybody into

12:09 our family. That's the way they are, they can get along with anybody, it doesn't matter what race,

12:13 what you know how they grew up, what economic, social path, you know, group they're in,

12:21 they can relate to anybody. So I'm very grateful that they had that experience. So

12:27 that's so beautiful. You guys are so down to earth and so cool. But with all the boys success,

12:31 is there one material thing that your boys have given you that stands out in your mind that meant

12:37 a lot? I think the things that I'm more interested in than anything, it's not, it's not physical

12:47 things, but it's memories. And they give me memories with travel, and being able to do things

12:54 with them, like go to the SBs, or, or things like that. It's, it's moments of time that are special

13:00 to them. And I get to enjoy. And that's what I appreciate the most is that they, they want me

13:07 around, not 100% of the time, but there are times in their life, when they're happy, their mom's

13:13 there. And I'm glad that I can share things with them. Oh, I love that. Well, your family is so

13:19 beautiful. And I so appreciate your openness and your lovingness to the whole world. I think we can

13:25 all feel it and see it in you. And then also in your sons, which is really so touching. And I'm

13:30 so glad Ancestry has partnered with you and vice versa. It's been a great, it's been a great

13:36 partnership. And one of the neat things that they can do is there's a lot of archives that they can

13:40 get to like the National Archives. And they can find things that the normal individual can't find.

13:49 They found 179 page pension document on my great great grandfather who was in the

13:54 Civil War in the Union. And they have the ability to do that because they are the experts. And so

14:02 it's it's really neat to be able to partner with them and to see how knowledgeable and

14:10 the wealth of information that they have out there.

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