Prior to becoming a mother herself, Mina Starsiak took in Julie, the then-2-year-old daughter of her youngest sister, Jessica. The Good Bones star explained to People that Jessica was having some issues at the time, so "Julie lived with us for about nine months while my sister figured out her stuff." Starsiak didn't anticipate the kind of impact her little "Juju Bean" would have on her, admitting, "I think everyone likes me better now ..." She explained, "I can be somewhat cold, but when you have a kid, you just can't be."

Julie was ultimately handed back over to her mother, who has been doing much better ever since. "It was very unexpected but once we figured it out, it was really, really awesome. I'm glad we got to be there for her when she needed some help," the home renovation expert gushed of the unconventional arrangement. Although the Good Bones star acknowledged she wanted "six kids" previously, now she reckons two is plenty. As House Beautiful notes, Mina Starsiak confirmed, in response to a fan question on Instagram, that Hawk had had a vasectomy.