Justin Bieber's recent headline-grabbing antics worry his mom, Pattie Mallette, but she's keeping a respectful distance now that he's an adult.
In an interview with People, the 37-year-old author acknowledged the difficulties letting her 19-year-old son live his life and make mistakes, especially in the harsh glare of the media spotlight.
When your kids hit a certain age your parenting style changes and it is hard letting go. His life was my life and now I've had to let him go a little bit and let him be independent. It is hard to not be able to control everything that your adult child does.
Pattie added however that despite Justin becoming his own man, she still does her best to maintain daily contact in order to be a good influence on him.
Every parent worries, I text and call him every day. I definitely want to know everything that he is doing and what he is going through so I try to talk to him as much as he'll let me. I mean, he's on tour and being pulled in a million different directions but we talk as much as he is able.
She also rebuffed critics who say she's not as involved in her son's life as she should be considering all the bad press he's been getting lately.
I mean, she, like any mother out there cares and loves her son and there is no doubt or question about that but she doesn´t want to push him too hard that he stops talking to her about his daily life. I can´t imagine how hard it must be for her not to have Justin by her side as he used to be, and as a mother, she is learning trying to keep her distance and give him his space to grow and make his own mistakes. Just because she doesn´t like to talk to the public about the headline making issues and rumors doesn´t mean she doesn´t care, she is just more focused on being there for Justin.
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