Amber de la Mottes Wants Her Daughters to Prioritize Being ‘Wives and Mothers’ over Their Careers on TLC'sBig Family, Big City

Mar. 15, 2025

Amber de la Motte with her family.Photo:Amber de la Motte/Instagram

Amber de la Motte/Instagram

Amber de la Mottesand her daughter may not see eye to eye on their career aspirations.

In a new teaser clip onTikTokfor theTLCspecialBig Family, Big City—set to debut on Feb. 25 — the de la Mottes matriarch opened up to her daughters Pearl and Naomi about her desire for them “to have a husband… who’s interested in providing for you… [and a] family” when they’re older.

In the confessional, Amber also shared she believed her “boys should [grow up to] be providers… [and] I want my girls to prepare to be wives and mothers.”

In her conversation with two of her daughters — who are talented musicians — Amber explained, “You will find your fulfillment being a wife and a mother.” Naomi interjected and agreed that while she wants her husband to provide for the family, she still wants to maintain a career producing music scores for films.

Amber pushed back and said, “There’s a lot of things you can do from home when you’re ready to start a family, that would help support what your husband’s doing.”

The de la Mottes Big Family, Big City.Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery

“If one of my girls decided to pursue a career and not have a family, I would kind of feel like I failed,” Amber elaborated in a confessional. “At a core level that’s a woman’s nature.”

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Big Family, Big Cityfollows the conservative de la Mottes family’s journey as they make the move from San Diego to Harlem, New York.

According to the official synopsis for the one-hour special, “Mark and Amber have quickly discovered that raising 11 kids in the Big Apple is not for the faint of heart. As they juggle their growing family, a new lifestyle, and the challenges of busking together on the streets, the de la Mottes are finding that the fast-paced city life is both exhilarating and overwhelming.”

TLC’s Big Family, Big City featuring Pearl and her siblings.Warner Bros. Discovery

In a preview shared withPEOPLEon Jan. 30, Amber and her husband Mark reveal they have “11 children, ages 22 to six months” and that “Music is the heartbeat of our home.”

“It’s a huge part of our family. It gives the kids purpose, drive, structure,” Mark says as Amber chimes in, “And it keeps them out of trouble.”

Big Family, Big Citywillpremiere on Feb. 25 at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.

source: people.com