Jessie J broke down in tears on Tuesday, while explaining that she was allowing herself a guilt-free break to focus on her career and enjoy spending time with her son.
The singer, 35, welcomed her 10-month-old son Sky in May last year with her partner, basketball player Chanan Colman, 39.
She took to her Instagram to share an adorable video of her feeding her little one, and in the caption she said he gave her a “purpose.”
Jessie explained that she would make new music and tour again in the future, but for the moment she wanted to “absorb” her time with Sky.
She added that she was “letting go of the pressure” and “guilt” of always looking at the next step in her career, and acknowledged that she was “a lucky lady” to be able to do so.
Jessie J broke down in tears on Tuesday, while explaining that she was allowing herself a guilt-free break to focus on her career and enjoy spending time with her son.
The singer, 35, welcomed her 10-month-old son Sky in May last year with her partner, basketball player Chanan Colman, 39.
She took to her Instagram to share an adorable video of her feeding her little one, and in the caption she said he gave her a ‘purpose.’
She wrote: ‘I turn 36 this month. I will release music again. I will tour again. I will go to parties and events.
‘But for now. This is all I want. I don’t want to miss it. I don’t want anyone else to do it for me. I waited a lifetime for this.
‘I know some people can do both before me and I think it’s wonderful if it’s right for them. And I know that one day that will be me.
‘I’m grateful to be able to continue doing the work I do. And I’m doing the amount of shows that fill me up, pay the bills, and keep me sane and balanced. BUT… This little boy here gives me more purpose than I have ever felt.
‘So I’m not in a hurry. I’m letting go of the pressure I feel from so many people. I let go of the guilt I feel.
‘And I give myself full permission to enjoy THIS moment and not waste time thinking about what’s next for me in my career. For now it is what suits me and my little family.
‘And believe me, I know not many people can afford to stay home with their baby. Or have a dedicated partner. So I don’t take it for granted that I can and I do. I am a lucky lady.
Jessie then took to her Instagram Stories to continue telling herself about her decision and filmed herself breaking down in tears as she expressed how grateful she felt.
Jessie explained that she would make new music in the future, but for the moment she wanted to “absorb” her time with Sky, adding that she was “letting go of the pressure” and “guilt.”
Jessie then took to her Instagram Stories to continue telling herself about her decision and filmed herself breaking down in tears as she expressed how grateful she felt.
She said: “I hope the tone of my last post conveys what I want to say.” I’m sitting here crying because I’m so grateful and I feel like a lot of us, whatever age, whatever time we’re at in our lives, we feel so pressured to work really hard for something and then as soon as we get that thing. .. “What’s next, what’s the next thing we can work on, what’s the next thing we can do, what’s the next thing we can build or grow or create?”
‘Instead of being in the moment of what we just did and absorbing it all. “I’ve done so many things in my career and I don’t want to do it again.”
He then added another long statement that read: ‘When we speak our truth from our own journey, it will always bother someone because their journey doesn’t look like ours.
‘And very often people compare instantly. Parenting is the most unique and relatable life experience. That’s why I feel like giving advice or sharing can often feel like projection when it’s not.
‘My post was me talking about my personal experience, not anyone else’s. My life, my work and being a mother.
‘I am beyond grateful to have the luxury of staying home with Sky. I am fully aware that many do not. And she breaks my heart.
‘All the more so I am grateful and absorb it all that I can choose to be home with him so often.
‘But I also work. Just not every day. But when I do, it can be weeks at a time on the other side of the world. Everything is relative to OUR own limits and needs.
She then added another long statement where she repeated that she was speaking from her own personal experience and knew how lucky she was.
Jessie then talked about how hard it is to take care of a baby and joked about the different jobs parents had to do.
‘My point is. Do what is right for you. Yes you can. The best you can.’
Jessie then talked about how hard it is to take care of a baby and joked about the different jobs parents had to do.
She wrote: ‘And leafeeee… Staying home with your baby is NOT easy. A cleaner, a chef, an assistant, a laundry addict lol, an entertainer, a driver, a tiptoe person, an ironer, a professional rocker, a milk maker, we book and cook to stay handsome. The list goes on.
‘And we have to shower, eat ourselves, socialize and work?! Parenting is no joke. WE HAVE TO LAUGH. ‘
Jessie’s most recent album, This Christmas Day, was released in 2018 and she previously served as a judge on both The Voice and The Voice Kids.
In September 2023, he announced that he had parted ways with his record label Republic Records after 17 years.
At the time, she said: “I have to be honest with who I am and what I want from my career now and how I feel, and being signed doesn’t fit with that now.”
Jessie’s most recent album, This Christmas Day, was released in 2018 and she previously served as a judge on both The Voice and The Voice Kids (pictured in 2019).
In September 2023, he announced that he had parted ways with his record label Republic Records after 17 years (pictured on The Voice Kids in 2019).