Phaedra Parks Opens Up About Her Life as a Single Mom: "Hasn’t Always Been Easy"-quang

RHOA returner Phaedra Parks is a mother to teenage sons Ayden Nida and Dylan Nida. 

Phaedra Parks is getting emotional about her life as a single mom to sons Ayden Nida and Dylan Nida as her eldest son celebrates a major milestone.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member took to her Instagram feed on April 15 to share that Ayden (aka the Prince) went to his first Sadie Hawkins dance at school. 

"Many of you watched me carry this blessing and birth him on television. He has grown up right before your eyes!" Phaedra, who shares her sons with ex-husband Apollo Nida, wrote in the caption of her post. "One of my close girlfriends [Lavonda Wright] called me today and we prayed over our sons and I am so grateful for all the [boy moms] who have prayed with me and helped me with pick ups and drop offs especially [Julia Dunham] over the years! Ayden (the Prince) attended his first [PDC] dance aka Sadie Hawkins with the sweetest most adorable young lady."

She added, "It hasn’t always been easy because parenting doesn’t come with a handbook, but [God] has ALWAYS seen me through."

Phaedra gave birth to her eldest son, Ayden Nida on May 26, 2010, so he will be turning 15 in May 2025. The peach holder was pregnant with Ayden, who she also calls The Prince, during her first season on RHOA (aka Season 3).

Her youngest son, Dylan Nida (who also goes by Mr. President), was born on May 10, 2013. He will be turning 12 in May 2025. 

Phaedra Parks posts an image of herself with her two sons, Ayden Nida and Dylan Nida to her Instagram Photo: Phaedra Parks/Instagram

Phaedra Parks opens up about her sons' entrepreneurial endeavors

In addition to attending dances, Ayden is also growing in his professional life. According to Phaedra, the teen has started investing in Bitcoin and crypto. 

"Oldest son, he's into cryptocurrency," she told Essence in January 2025. "Being financially sound is very important to me. So he's worked with my wealth managers, and he invests in Bitcoin and crypto. So it has been a great ride."

Ayden's other interest? Natural haircare.

"He wants to develop his own haircare line because honey, he can tell you everything about your coils and your 4Cs and your 2As and all this stuff," she continued. "I have no idea what he's talking about, but he can pull your strand of hair out and tell you exactly what it's lacking. So I said, if you're this passionate about curls, you should probably do a hair line...We spend enough money on products. I said, 'You need to develop your own so we can make some money instead of spending all this money.'"

Find out more about Phaedra's RHOA return.