The Season 13 premiere of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” titled “The Eaglewoman Has Landed,” follows Garcelle Beauvais and her sons Jax and Jaid on a beach picnic as she attempts to make “quality time” with them amid her busy work schedule out of town. After Jax tells his mom he wants to have more freedom, she accuses him of not letting her “parent” him.
“I appreciate where you’re coming from, that you want to be more of a parent to us, but I needed that two years ago instead of now,” Jax explains. “Most of the parenting and teaching me how to live, I had to do all of that by myself.” Beauvais is clearly hurt, as she asks her son if he’s saying that she hasn’t been a mom to him. “Yeah,” Jax says, later adding, “My intention isn’t to hurt you … I just think what needs to be said, needs to be said, whether it hurts or not.” In a confessional, Beauvais says her son’s harsh words have made her feel like a “failure” as a mom.
The single working mom reiterated how hurtful Jax’s words were when asked about the scene at BravoCon 2023. “When that scene happened, it was obviously a knife to the heart,” Beauvais said in November 2023, per BravoTV.com. “I thought I was doing a good job. Was I perfect? No. But because of that conversation and ongoing conversations Jax and I are in a better place. And I’m glad he did that because I don’t know if we would have gotten there.”
