The segment began with the brothers playing a voicemail from a young mom who called in to share her parenting dilemma: her 5-year-old daughter kept telling strangers that she had been stolen — in public places like Walmart — which led to police and child services being called multiple times. Seeking advice, the mom asked how to manage a child who constantly makes up stories for attention.
Donna, in classic mom fashion, responded with empathy and insight. “It’s a huge attention getter for this kid,” she said, noting that children often seek reactions, and parents should start rewarding the behaviors they want to see, rather than just reacting to the problematic ones.
That’s when the floodgates opened for a personal story.
“You loved attention,” Donna said to Travis with a knowing smile, recalling the time he wore a towel around the house fastened with a chip clip. The clip left a small mark on his neck. When he got to preschool and was asked what happened, young Travis dramatically told the teachers that his dad had cut him with a knife.
“I had a lot of explaining to do,” Donna laughed. “They looked at me like I was protecting someone. Meanwhile, Ed [Travis’s dad] was out of town, working in Mexico!”
Travis admitted to loving the drama as a kid. “I liked to manipulate things a little bit, see how they played out,” he said, before admitting that once he saw how distressed his mother was, he never did it again.
Jason, naturally, couldn’t resist stirring the pot. “That would’ve been Travis,” he chimed in. “Not me. Travis would’ve tried to pull that s—.”
The Kelces also roped in their dad, Ed Kelsey, for his reaction. Ed didn’t mince words. When asked how he’d respond if Travis told strangers that he was stolen as a kid, Ed bluntly said, “Shut the f— up!” and joked about using reverse psychology. “I’d say, ‘Yeah, I stole them. I stole them right down the street. I’m selling them. You want to buy them?’”
Donna, always the voice of calm amidst chaos, reinforced the importance of understanding that kids do things for attention and that sometimes it’s best to guide them gently rather than overreact.
In the end, it was a classic Kelce family moment — raw, hilarious, and full of real talk. And it left fans not only laughing but also loving the honesty, chaos, and warmth that define this NFL family.
