Home Town’s Ben and Erin Napier Say Their Daughters Are Still Jealous of Each Other: ‘Mae Only Bites Helen’

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Sibling rivalry. Home Town hosts Ben Napier and Erin Napier exclusively told Us Weekly that their daughters get very jealous of each other.The HGTV personalities, who wed in 2008, share daughters Helen, 4, and Mae, 14 months.

While the couple said Helen is “an incredible big sister,” that doesn’t mean there aren’t any issues.“We still have some jealousy,” Ben, 38, revealed to Us.Erin, 37, explained that playtime can be a major point of contention. “It’s very hard, but they’re starting to play together and that’s exciting ’cause Mae is almost a year and a half,” the Laurel Mercantile Co.

co-owner added. “She wants to say things and do things and take things from her sister. So they’re having fun and playing together, but they’re also having little jealousy over toys.”Sharing playthings is tough, but sharing mom is even worse.

Ben was quick to add that they fight over her attention as well. However, they only battle with each other.“Mae bites Helen — and no one else,” Erin noted.“She won’t bite anybody else, but she’ll bite her sister, which is not, like, a good thing,” Ben said with a laugh.He understands, however, that Mae is just looking for ways to communicate. “[Toddlers] want to walk, they want to talk, and they just can’t do it the way they want to.