Eva Mendes on Being a Stay-at-Home Mom, or Being a 'Personal Assistant to an Abusive Boss'
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When it comes to having kids, we’re all just winging it in the end. Eva Mendes opened up about being a stay-at-home mom in a new interview, and she admitted it’s harder than she expected. We can definitely relate. Hang in there!
Mendes shares two kids with husband Ryan Gosling: 3-year-old Amada Lee, and 5-year-old Esmeralda Amada. On Kelly Clarkson’s talk show, Mendes chatted about why taking a break from acting to stay home with them has been so tough.
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“People are so sweet — they really try to warn you, prep you, when you’re pregnant, but nobody can prep you. Nobody,” Mendes shared. “And nobody told me it was gonna really be a job. And a job that I needed an incredible amount of skill for, in different areas.” She lists the roles she takes on: “A chauffeur, a cook, a personal assistant to an abusive boss.” (That last one really hits home.)
Clarkson is also a mom to a 3-year-old (son Remington Alexander) and a 5-year-old (daughter River Rose), and she happily commiserated with Mendes. “[The kids] don’t appreciate it!” Clarkson sighed. “No, they don’t!” Mendes shot back. “They’re not grateful! Oh, my God, do they get grateful? Does that happen at some point?”
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Going forward, Mendes thinks maybe there should be more of a barrier in place to see who’s really ready for the work: “In any other profession, you’d need to take a test or pass tests,” she reasoned. “The only test I had to pass was a pregnancy test. That doesn’t seem fair, right?” Hang in there, Eva — we promise it’ll get easier. Eventually.
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