Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi Says It's Bittersweet Raising Tween Son: 'He Definitely Doesn't Want Mommy Anymore!' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi in 2023.Photo:Santiago Felipe/Getty

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Nicole “Snooki” Polizziis embracing her busy life as an entrepreneur, reality star, wife and mom of three.

Speaking with PEOPLE about her partnership withGreen Gobbler, theJersey Shorestar, 36, says it’s as busy a time as ever for her family of five. The reality star and husbandJionni LaValleshare sonsAngelo, 5, andLorenzo, soon-to-be 12, as well as daughterGiovanna, almost 10.

These days, Polizzi is doing her best to manage chaos in the weeks before back to school. The time of year can be chaotic, but the mom of three says her kids are getting through it well this time around.

“Angelo is definitely the easiest because he’s in pre-K. My older son’s very easy because he’s a teenage boy. He’s probably gonna wear these clogs to school. He’s definitely gonna steal them. That’s like his look, the clogs,” Polizzi said while showing her special Green Gobbler clogs.

“It’s just the sweatpants look. He looks like he’s going to bed,” she says. Of Giovanna, she adds, “She’s like in her teenage era right now where she wants to always look pretty and done up and going to Sephora and get the 100 creams. I’m like, ‘You really don’t need that, you’re 10 years old.’ "

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While it’s daunting watching her little ones enter their tween era, the mom of three is making the most of the bittersweet moments.

Polizzi says her oldest, who turns 12 later this month, “definitely doesn’t want Mommy anymore.”

“I miss him being like cuddly and like always like wanting Mommy,” she admits. “There’s still moments where he’ll hug me or whatever, but he’s definitely growing into himself and starting to like girls and stuff like that. It makes me upset, but at the same time, I’m so proud of him and seeing him grow and excel in sports and everything. But I definitely do miss Lorenzo being 4 years old and wanting me.”

“It’s always so crazy in my house. I’m careful with what I use in the house, especially with cleaning stuff. I love Green Gobbler because of the bleach and odor-free products. It’s perfect to use around my kids. I’ve always used them though, and they have the clogs, which I wore in my TikTok,” she shares.

“I got the clogs and I was like, ‘Oh my God,’ because they remind me of my slippers back in the day, like old schoolJersey Shore,me on the beach being crazy. So I was like, we should do the video of me like, ‘Where’s the clogs?’ in my clogs. I loved the concept and that nostalgicJersey Shorefeel and playing off that time.”

source: people.com