Reba McEntire, a well-known musician and actress, is admired for her down-to-earth demeanor.

This mindset was created to sell Records rather than to reflect her country origins.

She made a rare confession about family life in a recent interview, and her country lifestyle would also have a huge impact on how she raised her one and only child.

Reba is one of those rare musical treasures because she is so sincere and laid-back. The 67-year-old music superstar grew up on a ranch in Chockie, Oklahoma, and is unapologetically country.

When she wasn’t in school, she was in a family band and helped with the livestock. Reba was a big fan of barrel racing, and both her father and grandfather were rodeo winners.

Reba’s upbringing in the country was responsible for many of the values she carried with her throughout her life.

“If you tell someone you’re going to be somewhere at a specific time, you show up,” she told People.

“That’s how I was brought up.”

She had only recently given birth to her son Shelby in 1990 and was already well-known. Despite having a famous mother, she was aware that she would need to be cautious in order to properly raise him.

Reba had to make several difficult decisions while raising Shelby, but she stayed loyal to her ideals.

“When we played games or played cards, I never let Shelby win,” she explained.

“He’d have learned nothing that way.” ‘I’ll always love you, but I want other people to like you,’ I always told Shelby. So don’t be such a jerk. ‘Don’t be a spoiled brat,’ she says.

Shelby, who is now a race car driver, was raised to accept others and understand that no one is superior to another by the GRAMMY Award-winning singer and her ex-husband, Narvel Blackstock.

“Many people have told me that you’d never know (he) had been blessed with the life he was given,” she said.

McEntire has also admitted that she was a little more narcissistic before having her kid. She attempted to spend as much time as she could with him.

“I had the nicest nannies, and I took him with me on the trip,” she explained. “When I couldn’t, I’d fly home after a concert, wake him up, take him to school, and pick him up.” We’d play till I had to fly out again that night for a show. I really wanted to be with Shelby. “I still do.”

The country music star has previously spoken out about her son’s ADHD. He could barely get through a book when he was younger; now in his 30s, he reads voraciously.

“He is constantly striving to develop and perform better. His father also performed an excellent job. Shelby is a God-given treasure to me. We’re almost there. Before Shelby, I was a very self-centered individual. But then there’s a small character you’re assigned to protect, nurture, love, and teach, so all the focus shifts away from you.”

Reba is always delighted for her son, and she was especially delighted when he recently married his future bride Marissa. The pair was married at Walt Disney World, and the ceremony had a fairytale feel to it.

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