“My Heart Hurts”: Savannah Chrisley Opens Up About Struggles Amid Parents’ Incarceration
“My Heart Hurts”: Savannah Chrisley Opens Up About Struggles Amid Parents’ Incarceration
Savannah Chrisley recently faced her first Mother’s Day with her own mother, Julie Chrisley, behind bars, and the Chrisley Knows Best star opened up about her struggles. Savannah’s parents, Todd Chrisley and mother Julie, were sentenced to 12 years and six years, respectively, in prison for tax evasion, wire fraud, and bank fraud. However, despite her parents’ incarceration, Savannah has remained supportive of them and has taken custody of her siblings for the time being.
But things haven’t been easy for Savannah, as she revealed in a recent Mother’s Day post on Instagram. “This one hit hard!”Savannah admitted, “I’ve been dreading the holidays.”
Savannah spoke about the holidays that their family has missed out on, including Todd’s birthday and Easter, and exclaimed, “I hate it!” Savannah said, “I’m angry! I hold it all in pretty well…I’ve mastered the art of compartmentalizing,” and revealed, “I miss my mama so bad my heart hurts.” She also spoke about her mother’s many good qualities, including what a wonderful mother and wife she is, and her success in beating breast cancer.