{"id":31860,"date":"2026-06-02T19:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/zaya-wade-explains-why-being-away-from-parents-dwyane-wade-and-gabrielle-union-is-both-really-hard-and-freeing\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T19:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:07:08","slug":"zaya-wade-explains-why-being-away-from-parents-dwyane-wade-and-gabrielle-union-is-both-really-hard-and-freeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/zaya-wade-explains-why-being-away-from-parents-dwyane-wade-and-gabrielle-union-is-both-really-hard-and-freeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Zaya Wade Explains Why Being Away From Parents Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union Is Both &#8220;Really Hard&#8221; and &#8220;Freeing&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">The Gist<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zaya Wade opened up about college life in a new interview, including what it&#8217;s like being away from home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBeing away from your parents is hard,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 19-year-old student added, &#8220;But also it\u2019s exciting, and it\u2019s fun, and it\u2019s freeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/zaya-wade-dating-gabrielle-union-dwyane-wade-reaction-11685310\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Zaya Wade;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Zaya Wade&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Zaya Wade<\/a> is enjoying her first year of college, she\u2019s still missing her dad, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/gabrielle-union-dwyane-wade-kids-11795152\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Dwyane Wade;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dwyane Wade&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Dwyane Wade<\/a>, and her stepmom, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/gabrielle-union-armani-luminous-silk-foundation-mature-skin-11973697\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Gabrielle Union;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Gabrielle Union&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Gabrielle Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Zaya Wade and Gabrielle Union on March 30, 2023.Credit: Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"751\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TQKGHCNKAvHk9TYrckTv4g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMjc7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/instyle_846\/50294248de80ab6b3fd6765a77bdda0c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Zaya Wade and Gabrielle Union on March 30, 2023.<br \/>Credit: Getty Images<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBeing away from your parents is hard,\u201d Zaya told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1432507\/zaya-wade-details-college-experience-missing-dwyane-wade-gabrielle-union\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:E! News;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;E! News&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>E! News<\/em><\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/lifestyle\/zaya-wade-second-annual-translatable-ball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Translatable Ball;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Translatable Ball&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Translatable Ball<\/a> on May 30. \u201cIt\u2019s really hard, but also it\u2019s exciting, and it\u2019s fun, and it\u2019s freeing, and I think I\u2019ve learned to get out of my shell a lot more and be more sociable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">About the fun, social aspect of being in college, Zaya, who turned 19 on May 29, continued, \u201cI feel like I can go up to people that I\u2019ve never met and just strike up a conversation, and I think I\u2019m just starting to connect with people more, and I think that\u2019s what college is about.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Zaya Wade and Dwyane Wade on October 25, 2024.Credit: Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"659\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/vB4NbNxg6Z5aiMV2qYH2Sw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEzOTg7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/instyle_846\/50d6928a54b45bb7eedbe183ae0cf9ea\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Zaya Wade and Dwyane Wade on October 25, 2024.<br \/>Credit: Getty Images<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Although she has not publicly revealed where she&#8217;s going to school, Union previously told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/gabrielle-union-says-zaya-wade-is-very-very-happy-in-college-exclusive-11892564\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>People<\/em><\/a> that she was studying science.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She\u2019s found other people who are just as into research and data and astrobiology,\u201d she said. \u201cShe\u2019s working with some of the world\u2019s leading biologists, so she\u2019s very, very happy where she\u2019s at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/dwyane-wade-gabrielle-union-daughter-zaya-graduation-11754275\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:model and activist;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;model and activist&quot;}\" class=\"link \">model and activist<\/a> also shared the advice her NBA legend father gave her about being away at school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMy dad told me not to mess it up, that he is paying tuition, and it is expensive,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I would hope that I am doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She also said that she&#8217;s been learning more about herself while in college.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Zaya Wade on November 16, 2024.Credit: Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tUDdLln.1R9a7i3HVC0nuQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/instyle_846\/2d6bc2bf3c08501fce4006b5921174bd\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 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