Big Sean details the joy of fatherhood and what it taught him

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Big Sean recently discussed fatherhood with podcaster Jay Shetty, including his “biggest fears” and what he wants to teach his son with Jhené Aiko.

In 2022, Big Sean and Jhené Aiko expanded their family to four with the arrival of their son, Noah Hasani. Noah was Sean's first child and Jhené's second, making his daughter, Namiko Love, a big sister. Sean has always been a private celebrity, but that has recently changed.

In the last episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Big Sean gave a rare insight into his fatherhood journey during the candid conversation.

“It's like traveling through time,” Sean revealed to podcast host Jay Shetty. “People are always trying to figure out how to preserve themselves. There is the expression: “Oh, I live through my children.” I think your blood, your lineage… you really travel through time.

Big Sean then explained how much he is now like his grandfather, who died when he was a child, and detailed how healing is important to avoid passing on trauma.

“I never even met him,” Sean Don said. “But it is also part of me, and I think that is also why it is important to work on yourself and to heal certain traumatic experiences because with all this information that we transmit, we also transmit the good and the bad one. … It’s really important to work on yourself physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually because you transmit all of that.

Jay Shetty also asked Sean the one thing he doesn't want to pass on to his son, to which he replied, “Worry” before sharing his biggest fear. In a vulnerable moment, he said he was afraid of losing everything and returning to Detroit.

“I shouldn't be afraid of losing all this stuff because this stuff is conditional and it's like I'll be good wherever I am,” he said. “You imprint that in a young child by building his confidence – and that’s one of the things I love about my boy. It's like he's so confident. … It’s something I want to continue to feed him.”

After sharing this, he discussed what he hopes to pass on to young Noah and described his son's personality.

“One of the things I want to pass on to him is (to) be confident in who you are because you have what it takes. We can already tell he has a big heart. He has a great mind. He loves… trying to make people laugh. … (I) just want to keep (water) that confidence in him.

It looks like Sean and Jhené are surrounding their new bundle of joy with love. Their grounded perspectives will no doubt form a charming gentleman who will hopefully share their passion for music.

You can watch the full episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty with Big Sean below.