Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka Say Twins 'Don't Hate' Them as They Enter Teen Years: 'So Far, So Good'

The couple celebrated their twins turning 13 last week

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka are having a good time watching their teens embark on their next chapter.

The How I Met Your Mother alum, 50, and his husband, 48, recently talked to Entertainment Tonight at the 2023 God’s Love We Deliver Golden Heart Awards, where they opened up about getting ready for the teen years with twins Harper Grace and Gideon Scott.

"We keep being told that at a certain point, they're going to hate us," Harris joked. "That hasn't happened yet. So you know, so far, so good!"

"They're good kids. We've done a good job. You know, you put the work in and you get it back, you know?" Burtka added.

The two are hoping that all the quality time they spend as a family will continue to foster good relationships all around.

"I mean, if you're going to spend time with your kids -- they have access to you, so the more access to you, the more they can open up," Burtka reasoned.

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Last week, the actor penned a sweet Instagram tribute to the twins on their birthdays. “And, just like that, they’re teenagers,” he began his message, which was posted alongside several images of his kids.

The first snap in the post — which had Manhattan, New York tagged as the location — showed Harper and Gideon sitting at a table, eating what appeared to be a birthday breakfast while wearing party hats. Though Harris' daughter had opted for one celebratory hat, his son had artfully arranged three on his head.

“Happy birthday, Harper and Gideon," Harris continued in his caption. “You are the lights of my life. I can’t wait to watch you want nothing to do with me, and I promise I’ll be with you through all of it.

"Just, wow,” he concluded.

Back in June, Harris jokingly told PEOPLE that his then soon-to-be twins “keep us on our toes.”

“They're the most agile, amazing, bright beacons of light to us,” Harris said, “and [they’re] exhausting in every way. They just constantly keep us on our toes and just fill us with love and joy.”

Burtka added that he felt like “we already are” parents to teens. “New York kids grow up a lot faster than the rest of the world,” he told PEOPLE. Adding that “you got to roll with it and let them free."

“I think no one tells you as your young kids are growing up that you got to let them go,” he continued. “That's been the hardest thing for me.”

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