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Just a human being human Living in Gratitude🤲🏼
Co-host @verymarriedwiththeparks
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Almost 30 years.
Two very different people.
A whole lot of love.
And some absolute ridiculousness!

No experts. No perfect marriage. We’re not here to give marriage advice.

Just us.

We’re just gonna talk about what REALLY happens when you’ve been doing life together for almost three decades.

Welcome to VERY MARRIED WITH THE PARKS❤️

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14th, we are dropping the date and time for our very first LIVE!!!

SEE YA’LL SOON!!

Kelly + John. Very Married❤️ by @yopapajohn

We’ve been married almost 30 years and somehow thought giving ourselves microphones was a good idea.

VERY MARRIED WITH THE PARKS is going LIVE!!

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
5PM PST/8PM ET

We’re telling the stories. Our way. Just Kelly + John telling the truth.

Well…our individual versions of it.❤️😂

See y’all Sunday!!

@verymarriedwiththeparks by @yopapajohn

Dear Sydney,

The day you were born,
my heart began a life
I could no longer hold in my hands.

And here you are—
a woman whose mind I respect,
whose laughter still undoes me,
whose becoming I have had
the extraordinary privilege to witness.

I know the discipline behind your ease.
The hours behind the moment
everyone else calls magic.
I have watched you make choices
that asked something of you,
then rise the next morning
and choose again.

That is where my pride lives.

And still, my favorite moments
are sometimes the smallest:
you telling a story,
me already laughing,
neither of us ready to hang up.

For this next year,
I wish you room.
To pursue what keeps you awake with possibility.
To change your mind without an apology.
To be loved by people
who pay attention.

May you trust your own voice
when the room gets loud.
May pleasure have a place on your calendar.
May the life you are building
feel as good to inhabit
as it looks from a distance.

Keep something for yourself, baby.
A corner of your life
where nothing has to be earned,
explained,
or performed.

I am so proud of who you are.
And I am still getting to know you—
which is one of the beautiful things
about being your mother.

Happy birthday, Sydney.

Go have a hell of a year.
I want all the stories.

Love,

Mom by @yopapajohn

Halloween has always been special to us. It was the day our daughter was born 29 years ago. Through perseverance she made it here! She is our miracle baby! When she flatlined for those few seconds at birth, our hearts stopped too—but she was determined to be here. 29 years later, she is still shining brighter than ever. Happy birthday to our resilient, amazing daughter. 🎃🧡 #HappyBirthday #Halloweenbaby #ProudParents #29YearsOfBlessings #miracle by @yopapajohn

First shoot day wrapped. Day two, let’s GOOOOOOO!!! 🎬🙌🏾

Stepping into the world of Will Trent has been something special. This cast & crew brings the talent, the love, AND the laughs. I’ve felt so welcomed, supported, and uplifted—and that means everything when you’re coming into somebody else’s house to create.

Grateful to be in this one. Let’s make some good television! ❤️ #WillTrent #grateful #season5 by @yopapajohn

Your girl came to Atlanta to DIRECT an episode of WILL TRENT! 🎬🍑🔥

John came to eat, drink and enjoy the damn city! 😂

Same trip. Two completely different agendas. And somehow we’re STILL VERY MARRIED! ❤️😂

#VeryMarried #VeryMarriedWithTheParks #WillTrent #Atlanta by @yopapajohn

John went to check the PO Box and came home with a fresh Pedi. WITHOUT ME! 😂😂

Special shout out to Tiffany for getting those toes together, because this man has been tearing up my legs at night like he’s trying to EXFOLIATE ME IN MY SLEEP!

But hold up…is getting a pedicure without your spouse considered CHEATING?!👀😂

#verymarried #verymarriedwiththeparks #marriagecomedy #freshpedi

👉🏾👉🏾SUBSCRIBE TO VERY MARRIED WITH THE PARKS ON YOUTUBE - LINK IN by @yopapajohn

LA & US🤎

#verymarried #verymarriedwiththeparks by @yopapajohn

Life Lately…..

Y’all better go see The Peterson Show at @echotheatercompany running thru October 26th. Written by the brilliant @janinenabers and performed by this incredible cast!!!

Me and my sister @demanedavis ❤️

We are out celebrating Amber Steven West’s B-Day with the Fam❤️

Happy Birthday Amber!!!🎂❤️🎂 Can’t wait to make this movie with you!!!

My Babies Bresha and Syddie❤️❤️❤️

Very Married with Parks at the Prince Tribute with Bilal and DJ Rashida. 💜💜💜

Meeting one of our favorite actors at our favorite oyster bar. Walton Goggins was everything . by @yopapajohn

No Very Married Live today… your girl’s got a little work to do. 👀🎬

We left some clues in this video — some more obvious than others. 😂

FIRST person to correctly guess what I’m working on gets some merch FROM the mystery project! 👀🔥

John would prefer I just tell y’all so he can take that damn vest off and put the farting dog down. 😂😂😂

Okay detectives… WHAT AM I WORKING ON? 👇🏾

FOLLOW @VeryMarriedWithTheParks and subscribe to our YouTube channel. Link in bio.

#verymarriedwiththeparks #verymarried #marriagecomedy #couplegoals #director by @yopapajohn

Real Talk: Hollywood will teach you about rejection real quick. After 20+ years in this industry, I know.

Episode 40 of Beverly Explains It All is out now!

“Hollywood, Rejection & Betting on Your Damn Self” with Director Kelly Park

If you’ve been waiting for someone to give you permission to go after the thing, consider this your sign to stop waiting and bet on yourself.

🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts or watch on YouTube. Link in bio!

#BeverlyExplainsItAll #podcastforwomen #bettingonyourself #rejection #hollywoodstories by @yopapajohn

We out here celebrating @amberonistevenswest birthday!!!🎂 Don’t forget to join us Sunday 5pm PST for another episode of VERY MARRIED WITH THE PARKS!!!!!

#verymarriedwiththeparks #verymarried #marriagecomedy #inthesestreets by @yopapajohn