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14 hours ago
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Jenni ‘JWoww' Farley Says She ‘Hog-Tied' Her Son in Airport Bathroom While Learning How To Manage His Autism Diagnosis
Jenni 'JWoww' Farley Says She 'Hog-Tied' Her Son in Airport Bathroom While Learning How To Manage His Autism Diagnosis originally appeared on Parade. Fans of Jenni "JWoww" Farley likely know her best for her hard partying ways on the Jersey Shore. But ever since becoming a mom, Farley has shifted her focus to being the best parent she can be for her son Greyson Valor Mathews, who she shares with ex-husband Roger Mathews. However, that wasn't always easy for the reality star, especially when her son was little and had just received an autism diagnosis that left Farley struggling to parent her little boy. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 The 40-year-old opened up about the challenging time in her life while appearing on Kylie Kelce's Not Gonna Lie podcast, recalling how hard things were when Grayson was two, and she was traveling alone with him through the airport when he threw an epic tantrum. "I was able to lock myself in a bathroom with him and get him figured out and lock him in his stroller," she recalled. 'I was hog-tying him at one point just to calm him down. And we got on the plane, and he passed out. I remember all the looks; he just got diagnosed. I was [like] I don't wanna talk about his diagnosis.'According to Farley, everything kicked off when her then non-verbal son tried to run through the TSA security checkpoint. 'And when I tried to stop him, he ripped my glasses off and broke them, and he headbutted me.' She went on to explain how nobody had given her any information about his diagnosis at the time, or the sensory challenges he may face. "And I had no idea, because he really wasn't on a flight before that, that he didn't like lines, and he didn't like waiting, and he hated delays.' These days Farley has become a tireless advocate, not just for her son, but for any child or parent who is learning how to manage an autism diagnosis. While we can't imagine how hard that moment had to be for Farley and her son, it sounds like the proud mama is trying to use her story to help raise awareness for other parents, and maybe even help some other mamas feel less 'JWoww' Farley Says She 'Hog-Tied' Her Son in Airport Bathroom While Learning How To Manage His Autism Diagnosis first appeared on Parade on Jun 27, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
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Kylie Kelce and Jenni ‘JWoww' Farley Get Real About Sharing Parenting Advice
You won't catch Kylie Kelce or Jenni 'JWoww' Farley dishing out unsolicited parenting advice anytime soon. The Jersey Shore alum, 40, appeared on the Thursday, June 26, episode of Kelce's Not Gonna Lie Podcast. The podcast host, 33, asked Farley what 'the best piece of motherhood advice' she got from her co-star Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi was. Farley, who shares daughter Meilani, 10, and son Greyson, 9, with ex-husband Roger Mathews, responded, 'Our mantra is we don't give mother advice unless someone asks for it because there is nothing worse than somebody giving unwanted parenting advice.' The Jersey Shore: Family Vacation star also revealed that she won't give advice to fellow cast member Samantha 'Sammi Sweetheart' Giancola, who is expecting her first baby with fiancé Justin May unless she asks for it. 'I will be there for her every step of the way. I will tell her what I did in that specific situation, which might be different than hers, but I will never give a mom unwanted advice because it takes a village, first off,' she remarked. 'And also, nobody's f**king perfect. Everybody's winging it. And as long as you're trying to keep your f**king kid alive, that's it. You're doing great, sweetie.' Kelce — who shares daughters Wyatt, 5, Elliotte, 4, Bennett, 2, and three-month-old Finnley with husband Jason — seemingly agreed with the reality TV star's stance. 'I always like to point out when people ask me for advice now because I'm four deep. I'm like, first of all, I'm five and under. I can't tell you anything over five right now,' she admitted. 'And also, every single one of our kids are so different that if I gave you advice that applied to our first, it wouldn't have worked for our second. So, the idea of people giving that unsolicited advice, you're like, 'can you put a cork in it?'' Farley added she felt it was 'condescending' when others give unwanted advice — and that they are often 'projecting.' Similar to Kelce, Farley also parents her own two kids differently. 'Like you just said, you have four girls under five, all different, all in the same house. I have a son with autism. I have a daughter who's highly emotional, I can't even give the same advice for in my own house, because I have two different completely parenting styles when it comes to them,' she explained. 'So, the f**k kind of advice am I gonna give?'
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Jenni 'JWoww' Farley Says She Once Had to 'Lock' Son in Airport Bathroom, 'Hog-Tie' Him When First Processing His Autism Diagnosis
Jenni 'JWoww' Farley says she once had to "lock" herself and her son in an airport bathroom and "hog-tie" him while she was first processing her son's autism diagnosis The 'Jersey Shore' alum remembered a flight home from Florida with her son, who had just been diagnosed with autism, and shared that she didn't have the tools to de-escalate the situation at the time Farley has since gotten involved with the organization KultureCity, which aims to train staff at venues and certify venues that have sensory-inclusive modificationsJenni 'JWoww' Farley is sharing some of the challenges she experienced when first processing her son's autism diagnosis. The Jersey Shore star, 40, appeared on this week's episode of Kylie Kelce's podcast, Not Gonna Lie, and spoke about how she and Kelce are both involved in the autism community. Farley first discussed how she is on the board of KultureCity, an organization that outfits sensory rooms that are at NFL stadiums. "I got involved because my son was diagnosed and I needed help," Farley said of joining KultureCity. "The irony is, there's so many ironies in my life, but when my son got diagnosed with autism by six doctors, and I know at one point they really did not wanna diagnose him because they were scared s---less." "Like, if we get this wrong, this girl's all over television. And they got it right, but it's nerve-wracking for everyone. But after I got his diagnosis, I did not know what to do besides he needs ABA," the mom of two said of Applied Behavior Analysis, a type of therapy. "He needs ABA forty hours a week. He needs speech and OT and all this stuff." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Farley said she was overwhelmed with her son's diagnosis and wanted to get a second opinion, so she flew with her son Greyson to Florida. Unfortunately, there was a delay on the way back, and she didn't have TSA pre-check at the time. "And [Greyson] decided to not like that, and he tried to run through TSA. And when I tried to stop him, he ripped my glasses off and broke them, and he head butted me," Farley recalled of the experience, which she said was about eight years ago. "And it was a very emotional and very real moment that I had with him. And through all his diagnosing, nobody explained to me sensory issues and sensory processing. And I had no idea, because he really wasn't on a flight before that, that he didn't like lines, and he didn't like waiting, and he hated delays." She explained that because her son was non-verbal, he wasn't able to tell her that he was having sensory processing issues and didn't like the situation they were in. "And I remember seeing everybody's phones go up, and everyone's recording, JWoww with her son, who is throwing a tantrum in the airport, and I just remember crying," she said. "And I remember I finally get through TSA, and I'm bawling, and I have scratches, and my son's crying, and I can't get him in his car seat. And we're having this moment, and I just wanna get on the plane or hide." Farley said she then went to the gate agent, who just kept telling her that there's nothing they can do and that the flight is still delayed. She said she was begging them to help her, but they kept repeating that they couldn't help. "So I was able to lock myself in a bathroom with him and get him figured out and lock him in his stroller. I was hog-tying him at one point just to calm him down," Farley said. "And we got on the plane, and he passed out. I remember all the looks, he just got diagnosed. I was [like] I don't wanna talk about his diagnosis." When they got back home, Farley said she posted a "Karen" post on her personal Facebook and went off about the situation. One of her friends saw the post and connected her to KultureCity, which gave her tools to use while she was flying with Greyson. "They remade a whole bedroom of mine into a sensory room for Greyson," said Farley. "They explained to me his diagnosis in a way that the hospitals didn't. That there are gonna be challenges with lights, and lines, and feeling overwhelmed, and that he might need headsets, or fidget spinners, and the hospitals don't tell you that when they diagnose." "And I just started crying, and I asked them, 'Well, what can I do to be a part of your group? I wanna help.'" The mom of two said that her goal now is to make sure airports and TSA agents not only understand sensory problems and how to de-escalate them, but also to create sensory rooms at airports so other moms who have kids with autism can have a safe place. Read the original article on People
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04-06-2025
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EXCLUSIVE Snooki reflects on her 'unplanned' pregnancy while filming Jersey Shore
It's been 15 years since Jersey Shore was released on MTV - and a lot has certainly changed since then. Jersey Shore stars Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi, Jenni 'Jwoww' Farley, Angelina Pivarnick, Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino, and Vincent 'Vinny' Guadagnino took a walk down memory lane as they sat down with to reflect on their time in the show. During their chat, Polizzi laid bare the difficulties of participating in the final season of the show while she was pregnant. The reality star was expecting her first child with her then-fiancé, Jionni LaValle, when the season six was filmed in 2011. Her son Lorenzo Dominic LaValle was born in August 2012. While speaking exclusively with Polizzi admitted that it was not easy for her to star in the MTV series while she was gearing up to become a mother... especially because it was 'unplanned.' 'I came into season six pregnant,' Polizzi recalled. 'It was not planned, like... I wasn't ready for it. 'Obviously I was excited to be a mom and everything [but] that changed my entire perspective on life.' The cast also reflected on their legendary contributions to the world of reality TV as well as all the growth they've had since they first stepped foot into the Shore House all those years ago. Farley said that the show ending when it did couldn't have been more perfectly timed. 'It was like a full-circle moment where [I thought], "Where do we go from here? Everyone's growing up,"' she said. 'We didn't have the family dynamic that we do now then, so I felt like that was the perfect time to end because everyone was kind of like... branching off.' After the show ended, Polizzi and Farley went off to do a spin-off together called Snooki & Jwoww, featuring their day-to-day endeavors living together in New Jersey. Then soon after, the Jersey Shore cast reunited to begin shooting Jersey Shore Family Vacation - a show that's now in it's eighth season. Farley contributes the cast's ability to come back and spend so much time together to the fact that they cultivate their relationships independently outside of what goes on on-screen. 'I think it's everything outside of the show that makes us close,' she said. 'Here filming - that's fine. But it's really our day-to-day lives that keeps the closeness and the realness. 'So when we film, we'll fight for each other not with each other.' That's one of the things that keeps fans coming back to the Jersey Shore family. Sorrentino told that coming back to Family Vacation felt like a big moment of growth for him. 'That's when I was forced to embody a new version of myself and sort of like write my own comeback,' he shared. 'My whole comeback has been documented on the Jersey Shore Family Vacation series... it's very sentimental to me.' He's of course referring to his journey to sobriety, which began in 2015 after he admitted himself into rehab. But aside from trading in alcohol for Red Bulls, Diet Coke, and chicken 'tendies,' he maintains that he's still pretty 'Jersey Shore.' 'Not much has changed, I'm still Mike The Situation... now I'm just 10 years clean and sober and a very proud father,' he said. The TV personalities also revealed whether or not one of their famous catchphrases still applies to their life now, over a decade on. During their time in the show, the cast members often used the acronyms GTL - which stands for Gym, Tan, Laundry - to describe their daily routine. It was a recurring joke on the show that the stars' days would only consist of working out, tanning, and doing laundry, so the GTL lifestyle was created. Now, Polizzi told that she doesn't live that way anymore. Instead, she said she likes to subscribe to a GKM lifestyle: 'Gym, Kids, and Martinis.' As for Farley, she joked that two aspects of GTL are still a huge part of her life - going to the gym and tanning - but added that she would replace the L with a K to represent her kids. Pivarnick, who has had several fallouts with the cast over the course of the show, told that her version of GTL is now 'God,' 'Time for myself,' and 'Lessons.' Guadagnino revealed that rather than going to the gym he prefers running, but he said tanning is still a consistent activity in his life. 'I don't really have a lot of clothes so, I don't have to do laundry,' he added.
