Savannah James is known for being the fierce, protective matriarch of the James family. She’s the “cool mom” who, despite her family’s fame and luxury, still deals with the everyday parenting frustrations that many of us face. She’ll confront you if you demean her children, but when it comes to her kids themselves, she’s setting non-negotiable rules. While her sons, Bronny and Bryce, may have found some wiggle room, she’s now drawing a clear line in the sand when it comes to her youngest, Zhuri.

On the latest episode of Everybody’s Crazy, one of the callers, named Onyx from NYC, admitted that he gets worked up when his wife doesn’t receive his call. “I’m calling 10 times. And that’s 10 times. Yeah, she better call my a– back. That’s the type of crazy I am.” And that instantly reminded Vannah of an incident with her boys.

“That’s so funny. I had Life360 [an all-in-one location sharing, alerts, safety, etc. service] on my phone. My boys muted me so fast. I’m like, ‘First of all, this is not how this works. Turn it on.’ It got to a point where I was just like, ‘You know what, f— it.’ They not going to turn it on. It’s not going to work. I didn’t put anything,” Savannah James shared. “But that one was—it was kind of like you can’t do nothing. If you’re driving, it tells you how fast they’re going in the car. It shows you the actual movement that they’re making. Definitely get in there for Knox.”

While she let her sons slide with a bit of “boys will be boys” understanding, Savannah made it crystal clear that the rules are going to be different for her 10-year-old daughter. The reasoning, she implied, is that her little girl needs that extra layer of protection. “Zhuri is 1,000% going to have it. And if you turn it off, you’re not going nowhere. Your location is going to say you’re at this address. That’s it. But yeah, they was, I mean his boys, so I get it. But no choice, no options for Z,” she clarified.

This firm stance on safety isn’t an isolated incident. It’s a recurring theme that illustrates her unwavering commitment to her family’s well-being, even when it means making a tough call that disappoints her child.

Savannah James denied Zhuri a normal flight experience

Savannah recently had to enforce one of these rules when her daughter’s volleyball team was scheduled to fly to a tournament. The issue? The team was flying with a budget-friendly airline that Savannah herself isn’t a fan of. It was a seemingly small request that revealed a non-negotiable boundary for a mother prioritizing peace of mind over a cheaper ticket.

“My baby just asked me. She’s going to a volleyball tournament. The team is flying Spirit. She’s like, ‘Mom, I just want to fly my team.’ I said, ‘Baby, I really understand that, but it’s going to be a no.’ We’ll see them when we get there,” Savannah shared on a separate episode of the podcast.

The incident serves as a perfect example of a parent’s universal dilemma: how to balance a child’s desire for independence with the instinct to protect them. Savannah James makes it clear that while her crown may be cool, it stays fierce when it comes to her family’s safety.

Her story shows that no matter who you are or what your family name is, parenting is still filled with the same everyday struggles—and some of the same tough rules.