Kristin Cavallari Cries After Watching 12-Year-Old Son Camden 'Get Hit' in His First Football Game: 'He Went Flying'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kristin Cavallari.Photo:Jason Davis/Getty

Jason Davis/Getty

Kristin Cavallariis sharing a relatable mom moment following her son’s first football game.

On the Sept. 17 episode of herLet’s Be Honestpodcast, the mom of three, 37, cried as she opened up about how hard it’s been for her to watch her and ex-husband Jay Cutler’s 12-year-old son Camden play as a football quarterback for the first time.

“It’s been so emotional,” she shared before admitting, “I actually cried the night before Camden’s first game.”

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Kristin Cavallari with her kids.Kristin Cavallari/Instagram

Kristin Cavallari/Instagram

Cavallari, who’s also a mom to Jaxon, 10, and daughter Saylor, 8, with the Chicago Bears quarterback, noted that Camden’s team was up against seventh and eighth graders who are “6-foot-4 and up.”

Upon discussing her son’s game, where he “took some really bad hits,” the actress began to cry.

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Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler with their kids Camden, Jaxon, and Saylor on Halloween.Kristin Cavallari Instagram

Kristin Cavallari Instagram

Cavallari then got candid about the hardest part of parenting, sharing, “Your kids are literally little pieces of your heart, quite literally, out there in the world getting s— thrown at them, getting physically hit, all these things. And all we want to do as moms is protect our babies."

She continued, “The flip side of it is when he’s playing really well and he gets a touchdown and everything, it’s just the best feeling in the world and you’re so happy for him.”

source: people.com