One fact that all parents can pretty much agree upon is that, parenting is hard. No matter who you are in life, guiding a little one towards adulthood can be a rollercoaster ride for sure. Well, 53-year-old S.W.A.T. actor, Shemar Moore is learning that lesson as he is “baby stepping” his way through figuring out fatherhood.
In a recent interview on The Jennifer Hudson Show, Moore opened up about his fatherhood journey with 13-month-old daughter Frankie Meleine Kapule Moore.
From the start, the actor described fatherhood, as “crazy”. More admitted, “You know, it’s crazy. It’s crazy.”
Hudson took the moment to ask if there were plans for other children, “[Are] there any more [babies] in the works?”
Moore replied, “Right now, I’m enjoying what I got.”
Moore, who is an only child, shared that his mother was very focused only on him. Currently, he is enjoying pampering Frankie and giving just her attention while adjusting to fatherhood. However, Moore is not navigating parenthood alone. His girlfriend, Jesiree Dizon, who is the mother of his daughter, and has two children from previous relationships, is guiding him through the process. Moore mentioned that he is “following her lead” while he adjusts to being a new father.
“Thank goodness for that because I just follow her lead in mommy-hood and fatherhood and all that,” Moore said. “So I’m baby-stepping just trying to figure it all out.”
As an older first-time father, Moore expressed to Hudson his wish is to have sufficient time to teach the things he values the most to his daughter.
“I look at little Frankie and I’m like, God willing, I’m 53 years old so, give me 37 years. That gets me to 90 [years-old]. That’s a full life for me.”
Moore added, The rest of whatever life I have left, I want to continue to do my thing and be successful, but I just want to make her proud and give her everything I got.”
From where we are sitting, it looks like Shemar Moore is doing just fine as a first-time father. He is giving his daughter the love and attention that she needs right now. We think that this pair are going to be one adorably unstoppable father/daughter duo.