Kelly Stafford Says Weed Gummies Make Her a Calmer, More Patient Mom to Her Four Daughters

17 June 2025

Kelly Stafford and daughters (Image Source: Kelly/IG)

Kelly Stafford, the 36-year-old wife of NFL quarterback Matthew Stafford and mother of four young daughters, Sawyer and Chandler (both 8), Hunter (6), and Tyler (4) has offered an honest take from the front lines of motherhood. On a June 16 episode of her podcast, The Morning After, Stafford revealed a surprising parenting aid: cannabis gummies. She admitted that the occasional edible helps her maintain calm and patience on particularly hectic days, equating it to "a glass of wine" that softens frayed nerves.

Stafford confessed that despite lingering guilt over using cannabis, the effect is unmistakable. “Sometimes I feel like gummies make me a better parent,” she shared. They “calm me down,” she said, adding that her daughters often notice the difference: “They’re like, ‘Mommy’s nice tonight.’” Echoing her words, podcast co-host Kit Hoover dubbed the gummies a “glass of patience,” emphasizing that self-care is crucial when parenting becomes overwhelming.

Emphasizing moderation, Stafford clarified that this isn’t a nightly ritual. Instead, it's a rare but intentional tool, a way to decompress after challenging days and ensure she’s present, patient, and affectionate with her kids as bedtime approaches.

For Matt Stafford, the reassurance is simple: as long as their daughters are safe, fed, and loved, he supports Kelly’s choices. He believes that parenting isn’t about perfection, but presence and that sometimes it takes unconventional strategies to achieve it.

This revelation taps into a growing conversation around cannabis and parenting, particularly among moms. As more states legalize cannabis and reshape stigma, some parents are finding responsible ways to incorporate it into their routines. Stafford’s candidness helps destigmatize the topic, offering perspective that many can relate to the struggle to balance love, patience, and sanity in parenthood.

But Stafford also grapples openly with the emotional complexity of it. “I feel a little guilty saying that,” she admitted. Acknowledging ambivalence and self-doubt reinforces the very humanity that makes her message resonate: acknowledging imperfection is part of being a conscientious, self-aware parent and that transparency fosters community and understanding.

Listeners of The Morning After responded with compassion and curiosity. Someone noted that parenting is “not one-size-fits-all,” especially when mental health or patience are at stake. The topic, while unconventional for mainstream parenting discourse, prompted a surge of supportive comments and reflections from moms who have experimented with similar coping mechanisms.

Kelly Stafford’s voice carries added weight not only because of her public role, but also due to the Stafford family’s open approach to parenthood. The couple doesn’t shy away from sharing real-life challenges from balancing sports schedules and illness with toddler life to addressing tough questions under the spotlight. Stafford’s openness about using cannabis as a tool for greater emotional availability feels like yet another moment of realness that fans trust and appreciate .

This podcast episode also touched on Stafford’s recent "mommy makeover" including a breast augmentation and tummy tuck which she credits with improved confidence after giving birth to her four children. Taken together, Stafford’s transparency across physical and mental health underscores a central theme: candid self-care matters, both for well-being and for modeling it for her daughters.

As cannabis becomes more mainstream, Stafford’s story could help shape how parents approach its responsible use especially when talking to children or other caregivers. With open dialogue, intentionality, and accountability, her example shows one approach to integrating cannabis into a life defined by love, focus, and family presence.

As she puts it, Stafford’s supportive network, parenting tools, and moment of delicacy all accentuated with a gummy, help her create a calmer household and more loving bedtime ritual. Her honesty reminds us: parenting is often about finding balance and sometimes you deserve that little "glass of patience" after a long day.