Phaedra Parks Talks Ayden Nida’s Dating Life, Career Goals

Will Phaedra Parks’ oldest son follow in her reality TV footsteps? He hasn’t ruled out the possibility.

Ayden Nida addressed the topic during a recent interview with TMZ alongside his mom and little brother, Dylan Nida. The family was making their way through LAX when a camera operator caught up with the 14-year-old boy and asked him about his career ambitions. Ayden said he could see himself working in more traditional fields and reality TV, much like his multi-hyphenate mom.

Phaedra Parks’ son Ayden Nida reveals his job aspirations

“I feel like I can do both,” he said. “I feel like I have the intelligence to do something else if I choose to, but I feel like it would also be fun to see what her (Phaedra) world is like.”

Ayden was then asked if there was a specific occupation he was eyeing.

“It’s funny you ask me that, because we’re in an airport,” he said. “I want to be a pilot.”

Phaedra gave an approving nod before revealing her aviation connection.

“I know Pete the Pilot,” she said, referring to Peter Weber, her castmate on The Traitors Season 2. “So, he’s gonna give [Ayden] a few pointers. Yeah, he’s gonna give him a few pointers. [Pete] is a second-generation [pilot], so he knows.”

Phaedra Parks reflects on a big “first” for her son Ayden Nida

Elsewhere in the interview, Ayden was asked about his first Pre-Debutante Cotillion, aka Sadie Hawkins dance. The teen said the milestone event “was pretty fun,” as he enjoyed “getting dressed up in a suit and looking nice.”

Phaedra documented Ayden’s big night in an April 14 Instagram carousel, sharing photos of her son donning a sharp double-breasted suit, a light pink button-down shirt, and brown sneakers.

“Many of you watched me carry this blessing and birth him on television. He has grown up right before your eyes!” the Atlanta mom captioned the post. “Ayden (the Prince) attended his first #PDC dance aka Sadie Hawkins with the sweetest most adorable young lady… It hasn’t always been easy because parenting doesn’t come with a handbook, but [god] has ALWAYS seen me through.”

Is Ayden Nida dating? Phaedra Parks says…

Ayden, who is about to finish his freshman year of high school, was then asked about his dating life and whether his mom had set any dating rules.

“We haven’t really talked about it,” Ayden admitted.

“He’s 14, so I don’t expect him to be dating until [he’s] 16,” Phaedra said, before clarifying she might consider allowing her boy to go on “very supervised” dates.

So, does Ayden have any dating rules for his mom?

“He can’t be a bum,” the teen said about Phaedra’s potential suitors.

Phaedra shares Ayden and Dylan with her ex-husband, Apollo Nida. The couple married in 2009 and finalized their divorce in 2017. Get the details on the Housewife’s co-parenting journey and re-entry into the dating scene.