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Leslie Mann on the 'Insanity' of Working Motherhood

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You won’t find Leslie Mann sugarcoating the struggle to balance work and family. In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, the 37-year-old actress paints a vivid scene that working moms everywhere can identify with.

“I was sitting in the kitchen tonight, trying to get ready for this, and my kids were screaming and going crazy,” she shares. “Every time I try to do two things — work and be a mother — it’s insane.” Leslie goes on to admit,

“I don’t deal with it well. I don’t think anybody can. It’s impossible to do, although I’m forever trying.”

In some areas she is succeeding — the girls “are really smart,” Leslie says — and in others, not so much! “My kids have a lot of cavities, I found out today, which means I’m a bad mother,” she jokes.

Although Iris, 7, and Maude, 11, have a few movie credits to their name there are no plans for them to pursue show business as a career, Leslie says, adding that neither aspires to be the next Miley Cyrus.

“Maude…[is] really into school and she doesn’t seem to care too much what Miley Cyrus does at all. She’s really grounded.”

Iris and Maude are Leslie’s daughters with husband Judd Apatow.

Source: Los Angeles Times

– Missy

Kristi Yamaguchi on Her 'Greatest Fear' As a Mom

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Child stars will often falter at some point, but don’t count Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi among them. Not only did she follow up an unblemished competitive figure skating career with ten years of Stars On Ice, she went on to marry professional hockey player Bret Hedican; Together, the couple have two children: Keara Kiyomi, 6, and Emma Yoshiko, 3 ½.

Although she accomplished so much so quickly, the 38-year-old former Dancing With the Stars champ harbors no regrets about the timing.

“I’m glad I had a really busy career early on before I had children so that now I can step back and focus more on parenting and spending time with them,” Kristi tells Babble. “My mom was a stay-at-home mom and was there for us all the time.”

“That’s what I would love to try to do with my kids. My greatest fear is not being there for them as much as they need us or not having that close relationship as they get older.”

It’s clear that Kristi’s parents have everything to do with the kind of parent she, herself, has turned out to be. Despite their busy schedules, the Yamaguchis made a point of having dinner together each night at six o’clock, and the practice gave Kristi and her siblings “a sense of stability.” It should come as no surprise, then, that Kristi and Bret try to keep a similar schedule with Keara and Emma.

“With my traveling, it’s not every day,” she concedes. “But if we’re all home we all eat together. It’s a good tradition. I think it helps you all stay connected.”

Click below to learn what aspect of parenting makes Kristi feel like “a fish out of water.”

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