Chrissy Teigen, Pink & More Celeb Parents Having Way Better Quarantines Than Us
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Well, we’ve made it: Three weeks of quarantine complete. For me, at least — 20 endless days since my child’s school enacted an emergency closure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That means it’s been 18 days since I began my daily attempt to write/edit articles while my 4-year-old child alternates between climbing my body and dismounting only in order to whack my ass repeatedly with an empty paper towel roll while chanting “BONK! BONK!” and laughing hysterically. This, folks, is parenting in the time of coronavirus. At least, it is for the majority of us parents who are trying to eke out a full WFH day while also scrambling to feed/entertain/stop-from-screaming any number of our small spawn…all day long. For our favorite celeb parents, however, it’s a much more delightful time. At least according to Instagram.
Many of the famous moms and dads we often look to on the grid for parenting inspo — from surprisingly relatable witticisms to unsurprisingly unrelatable elaborate kids birthday parties — are doing the right thing (hear that, Nashville? THE RIGHT THING) and staying home in order to practice social distancing and stem the spread of COVID-19. But, of course, these are parents with a lot more resources (read: $$$) than most of us. They are also people who, unlike parents who work as, oh I dunno, journalists (hi!), are not trying to eke out their entire normal 9-hour work day from home while quarantined with one or more small and loud (oh, so very loud) children vying for their attention.
But hey, if you can’t be them…ogle them? Is that how the saying goes? Maybe not. Regardless, the celeb parents below are doing quarantine right — much to our envy. Here’s how the parental glitterati are spending their cozy school-free days at home.
Their loungewear is on point.
A post shared by chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) on Mar 31, 2020 at 6:56pm PDT
Of course we’d expect nothing less from the Teigen-Legend clan. But seriously, Chrissy: Where can we get that floral robe for ourselves?? Luna’s festive nightgown is also winning at daytime-nighttime home fashion.
They’re nailing the home sports game.
A post shared by Jessica Alba (@jessicaalba) on Mar 29, 2020 at 9:51pm PDT
Jessica Alba posted March 29 that she and her fam are quite “#happyathome,” practicing their baseball (I think? What are sports??) in the yard. Honestly, if we had that yard, we’d be sportsing too. Sporting?
They’re concocting elaborate (and honestly enviable) home schedules for their kids.
A post shared by P!NK (@pink) on Mar 16, 2020 at 2:53pm PDT
Pink posted this video of her and her daughter Willow sharing the amazing at-home schedule the family is following as of this week, complete with “academic time,” “chore time,” “creative time,” and more.
They’re watching TV in their surprisingly clean living room.
A post shared by Haylie Duff (@haylieduff) on Mar 16, 2020 at 10:19am PDT
Okay, Haylie Duff says her house is “a toy covered mess” but we’re not buying it. This place looks like a pretty damn well-curated and well-organized living room with a couple kids and toys in it. Meanwhile, my house looks like it was hit by a tornado. Oh, wait — it was. (Too soon?!)
They’re bribing their children for spa treatments.
Quarantine Day 3 is going well: I paid my kid a buck for a foot massage.
A post shared by Brooklyn Decker (@brooklyndecker) on Mar 16, 2020 at 6:13am PDT
Brooklyn Decker, you are my new hero. Too bad my kid only accepts payment in gummy bears and all the grocery stories are fresh out.
They’re reading children’s books written by…them.
A post shared by Tiffani Thiessen (@tiffanithiessen) on Mar 16, 2020 at 8:40am PDT
Sure, most parents can get down with a nice old-fashioned family storytime. But how many of us parents have written children’s books ourselves? Yeah, we’ll leave that to the Tiffani Thiessens of the mom world.
They’re practicing some restorative yoga.
Day 2 of social distancing going well
A post shared by Jenna Dewan (@jennadewan) on Mar 15, 2020 at 3:44pm PDT
Apparently Jenna Dewan is also the owner of a shockingly pristine living room. Oh, to be little Everly upside-down on that plush beanbag… we’d gladly swap quarantine days with her any day.
They’re wearing coordinated PJs by the fire.
Staying in. Far preferred to going out.
A post shared by Neil Patrick Harris (@nph) on Mar 14, 2020 at 8:15pm PDT
Um, can we please go socially distance at NPH’s house instead? This looks way cozier than my living room, where my child is attempting to “plant” blueberries into “his garden” aka the rug right now. BRB, gotta go take a break to cry — I mean, parent — for five minutes. Back soon.
A version of this story was originally published March 16, 2020.
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