Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian are tackling parenthood in their own style. Layered with a mix of different emotions that oscillate from time to time, Ohanian is becoming the ultimate girl dad. While this power couple often gets praised for handling successful professional lives while also maintaining personal ones, Alexis Ohanian’s latest revelation sheds light on an oft-forgotten aspect of parenthood.

On May 21, the Business Dad podcast released its latest episode, “Embracing the Grosser Parts of Parenting with Paul Scheer”. The host engaged in a conversation with Serena Williams’ husband about the ever-evolving role of fatherhood. Ohanian candidly reflected on the subject when asked about the roles and responsibilities of a parent. “Broadly, like as, as a mom and a dad, it ebbs and flows,” Ohanian began his statement. 

Further explaining his thoughts, he said, “I think even on an emotional level, it’s so interesting to see how, you know, whether or not one of us is taking her to school that day or another. Like that’s, that’s sort of the ebb and flow of whatever we might have going on in our own professional lives.” 

Serena Williams gave birth to daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., aka Olympia, in 2017 and continued playing tennis afterward. Adira River Ohanian came in August 2023 after she had retired. Before their first daughter came along, the couple had revealed that they didn’t know the sex of the baby. But Alexis Ohanian Sr. revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that both mom and dad thought it was going to be a girl!

Now, the couple may be professionally successful in individual endeavors but both enjoy parenting the 6-year-old as well as the 6-month-old together. Since their arrival, both have dedicated most of their attention to their kids. While Williams loves volunteering at Olympia’s school, Ohanian’s paternity leave before Adira’s birth showed his unwavering support for the family.

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Ohanian’s adventures with his oldest daughter manifest in golf dates, pancake breakfast mornings, and a recent visit to her school as Olympia graduated from first grade! If one is looking for wholesome father-daughter content, one needn’t look further than Ohanian Sr.’s social media accounts. But while good moments abound, parenthood is not without its challenges.

The struggles of being parents are relentless. “But then even the relationship has layers to it, which has been really fun”, Ohanian added on the podcast. In the case of Adira, the challenges have not begun as of yet, but Olympia is growing into her own personality. “But for a six-year-old, I’m just starting to unpeel the human and really learn all the different feelings and desires and hopes and fears. And it’s awesome,” Ohanian concluded.

Not only him, but Serena Williams has also spoken about her struggles of being a mother previously, especially in the pre-tennis retirement and post-retirement stages.

“You know, it’s hard,” Serena Williams reveals about her motherhood journey 

Just after Olympia was born, Serena Williams plainly stated, “As much as I love tennis, I need to be with her. I want to put her above everything else I’m doing. Since she was born, I haven’t been apart from her for more than a day.”

After retiring from tennis back in 2022, the 42-year-old has always been vocal about loving every minute of being a parent. According to her, the question of choosing between a tennis career and a mother is unfair. “You know, it’s hard. Sometimes my heart literally aches when I’m not around her. But, you know, it’s good for me, I guess, to keep working and just to all moms out there that it’s not easy. It’s really kind of painful sometimes. Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do.”

Soon after that interview, we saw Williams play her last season of tennis in 2022. And in 2023, she welcomed Adira, her second daughter. Now, Williams and her husband, Alexis Ohanian’s life, are filled with joys and challenges with their children!