Meg Ryan Asks Herself These 3 Simple Questions When Parenting Her Two Kids

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While both of Meg Ryan’s kids are grown up and out of the house, she still asks herself some simple questions about ensuring their happiness. Parenting isn’t easy, even when your kids are adults, but Ryan considers herself oh-so lucky to have such wonderful kiddos!

In a super-rare interview with People, the When Harry Met Sally icon talked about how she approached parenting her children Jack, 31, and Daisy True, 18. She asks herself: “Are they inspired? Are they happy? Are they safe?”

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We’re taking notes, because those questions are such a wonderful reminder to ensure our kids are happy, healthy, safe, and inspired!

“I have two of the greatest kids. They’re just a blast. It is just a true joy. It is a joy to me to know both of them,” Ryan gushed on in the super-rare interview. “I feel like both of them make the world a little better, and I just feel so proud of them . . . I’m so proud of both.”

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As many fans know, Ryan has two children in total. She welcomed a son named Jack Quaid in April 1992 with her ex-husband Dennis Quaid, and later, she adopted a girl named Daisy True in early 2006, who was born in 2004.

NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 28: Meg Ryan and her son Jack Henry Quaid are seen on March 28, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Ignat/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 28: Meg Ryan and her son Jack Henry Quaid are seen on March 28, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Ignat/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Quaid has been acting for years now like his superstar parents, and the You’ve Got Mail star acknowledged in the interview that she’s so “proud of how sensible he is, how ethical he is, how fun he is.”

PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 01: Meg Ryan and her daughter Daisy True Ryan attend the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2019 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 01, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 01: Meg Ryan and her daughter Daisy True Ryan attend the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2019 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 01, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

And Daisy is attending college after she and Ryan moved to New York City. (Ryan said she “visit probably more than I should,” which is so sweet!)

Before you go, check out some of the most heartfelt messages from celebrities to their kids.

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