We see them on television or in the tabloids, but these celebrities are more than their famous names: they’re moms. Below, we’ve compiled their thoughts on parenting and helpful advice they’ve received along the way.
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Julia Roberts (mom to twins Hazel and Phinnaeus)
“I try to call my mother, Betty, with more regularity because I think, What if Hazel didn’t call me for two weeks? I’m able to see her mothering now from a different vantage point.”
NEXT: TINA FEY
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Tina Fey (mom to daughter Alice)
“I think every working mom probably feels the same thing: You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking, ‘This is impossible – oh, this is impossible.’ And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible.”
NEXT: BROOKE SHIELDS
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Brooke Shields (mom of two girls Rowan and Grier)
“Trust me when I tell you I’m on my girls. And every time I am, I know from the outside it looks like I’m an overbearing, controlling parent. But I don’t think we are responsible to anybody but our kids and ourselves.”
NEXT: HILLARY CLINTON
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Hillary Rodham Clinton (mom of Chelsea)
When my daughter was younger, I would say, “‘Chelsea, you’ve never been a baby before, and I’ve never been a mother before, and we’re just going to have to help each other get through this.”
NEXT: DEBRA MESSING
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Debra Messing (mom of son Roman)
“The priority shift is a relief. There are so many things that used to monopolize my time and my energy that I realize now, in the face of being a mother, are just completely irrelevant.”
NEXT: SARAH JESSICA PARKER
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Sarah Jessica Parker (mom to three son James and twin daughters Marion and Tabitha)
“As a working mother high heels don’t really fit into my life anymore – but in a totally wonderful way. I would much rather think about my son than myself.”
NEXT: KATIE HOLMES
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Katie Holmes (mom to daughter Suri)
“I’ve never met a 2-year-old who is terrible. I’m so cool with every stage my daughter goes through. I just think she’s amazing. I hope she’s not looking at me thinking, Mom, are the terrible 30s coming on with you?”
NEXT: SHERYL CROW
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Sheryl Crow (mom to sons Wyatt (above) and Levi)
“Wyatt [my adopted son] is definitely all mine. Little souls find their way to you whether they’re from your womb or someone else’s.”
NEXT: HEIDI KLUM
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Heidi Klum (mom of four: Leni, Henry, Johan and Lou (above))
“I’m not someone who [lives] like, ‘OK, this is a museum and you can’t sit here and you can’t touch this and everything has to be put in its place – [the kids] live here as much as we do. You come into our house and a giant elephant and lion are welcoming you. We have toys and things everywhere.”
NEXT: SALMA HAYEK
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Salma Hayek (mom to Valentina)
“When Valentina was not even 1 month old, my aunt [gave me the best advice]: ‘Put her to sleep yourself every night. Sing to her and cradle her in your arms and sit by her side – every night. Because one day you won’t be able to, and it’s going to happen really fast.”
NEXT: THANDIE NEWTON
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Thandie Newton (mom of two girls Ripley and Nico)
“I’ve learned the value of absorbing the moment. I remember the first time Ripley saw her shadow. My God, it was like shadows had just been invented. It was the most exquisite moment.”
Our favorite celeb moms share their thoughts on parenting.
