Life understandably hasn't been easy for Todd and Julie Chrisley's kids after the reality TV couple reported to their respective prisons in January to serve out their sentences. Daughter Savannah Chrisley has opened up about how she's handling raising her little brother and sister now that her parents are behind bars for the foreseeable future.
Savannah gave a sad update on her podcast on Tuesday
Listeners of the reality star's Unlocked show got some insight into how the Chrisley kids are coping in the aftermath of their parents' departure to prison. According to Savannah, both her younger brother, Grayson, and her adopted sister, Chloe, are struggling with life now that their parents have entered lockup.
Grayson has been emotional following the loss of his parents
In fact, Savannah revealed that her brother had a "breakdown" when their parents left. "Grayson is 16 years old, [and] there's so much growth going on with him right now, and it breaks my heart to know that my parents are missing out on that," his 25-year-old sister said through tears.
The teen isn't the only one having a hard time dealing with the changes
Chloe — who is the biological daughter of Todd and Julie's oldest son, Kyle — is also struggling to understand what has happened.
"Chloe at 10 years old is trying to process them being gone and missing her mom," Savannah continued. "We were driving down the road the other day, and Chloe had so much anger toward the situation, and she just said, 'Why? They're not bad people, they don't belong there.'"
Savannah also shared that she's struggling too
It's not just the younger siblings who are having a tough time — Savannah admitted that she occasionally feels the same way as Chloe, who wonders why their parents can't just be sent home.
"I'm trying to stand strong and not break and be strong for them, so they feel comfortable enough to break down, and it's tough," Savannah explained.
The Chrisleys are set to spend a combined 19 years behind bars
Things are unlikely to get better for the Chrisley children anytime soon. Todd has been sentenced to 12 years and Julie has been sentenced to seven years for their roles in a tax and bank fraud scheme.
While everything has to be a struggle for Savannah and her siblings right now, we have to hope that with time things will get slightly easier as the family finds their new groove.
