On how motherhood has changed her:
“I figured [motherhood] would be like any other kind of love that I had experienced in my life, but it isn’t. It’s not something you can be prepared for. It’s all encompassing and so massive that you feel like you might break at times. I called my mom sobbing when Birdie was a few months old and said, ‘I’m sorry. All this time, I had no idea how much you loved me …' Part of my brain is always taken up by how to protect them, keep them alive, be a good mom. Seriously, I was in a SoulCycle class and all I could think was, ‘Is the upper lock to the gate and pool locked?’ That’s just your brain when you’re a mom.”
On how the girls pitch in:
“[Cricket] picks out her outfit for the day and I help her get dressed. [Birdie] does best with her dad in the morning [getting ready for school]. I’m a big believer in letting kids have as much responsibility as you can give them in terms of helping around the house and getting themselves dressed.”
“My greatest fear and worry is that one of my daughters will be sexually assaulted in her life. I know the statistics and I will try to help by starting conversations early about sex and protecting themselves, but it scares me to no end. I really hope that meaningful steps will be taken on campuses and I hope consent becomes a part of sex ed in schools.”
On what she wants for her daughters:
“I want them to care deeply about people and the world we live in and what they choose to do for a living and their own families. I really try to show them how important it is to care and make sure people know that you do.”
On what they're reading:
“We are currently on the last book in the Ramona series by Beverly Cleary. I don’t know how she did it, but Beverly Cleary so perfectly captured what it’s like to be a little girl trying to do her best growing up.”
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