Pink And Drew Barrymore Get Real About Parenting And The Realities Of Not Always Getting It Right

Aug 29, 2023 by apost team

Drew Barrymore and Pink are American high-profile figures known for their expertise in entertainment. While Barrymore is an American actress, producer, director, and author well-known for her role in movies like "Charlie's Angels," "Never Been Kissed" and others, Pink is an American singer, songwriter, and actress popularly known for her hit songs like "Get the Party Started," "Don't Let Me Get Me" and many more. 

Besides being known for their prowess in entertainment, the pair are both parents who cherish their roles. Pink and Barrymore are proud mothers to two children, respectively. Pink and Barrymore got candid about parenting during a segment of "The Drew Barrymore Show" on Feb. 27, 2023. The duo also talked about the realities of parents not always having everything under control. 

Parenting is a very challenging job that requires a lot of attention and constant guidance. Although Barrymore is known for her bright personality and as a very protective mom, the actress has gone through her own share of issues as a child. The "Ever After" actress struggled with alcohol abuse and drug addiction from a young age when she attained fame at age nine. She was taken to rehab by her mother at the age of 13 and got sober at 14. 

However, that was only the start of various phases of addiction and the struggle for sobriety. The actress also tried to take her life within a year after her first rehab and was taken back to mental health care. When she was emancipated from her parents at age 14, fortunately, David Crosby and his wife took her in. In the autobiography "Little Lost Girl," she wrote that they "... acted as an invaluable support team to me, like surrogate parents. They were always there for me," she added," I cried my heart out to David." 

Barrymore has never hid her private life from the world. In the Jan. 2022 episode of "The Drew Barrymore Show," while talking to Bobby Berk, the actress got candid about her fears of dating while caring for her daughters after her divorce. Barrymore tied the knot with Will Kopelman in 2012, and the duo welcomed their first child, Olive, that same year. Their second child, Frankie, was born in 2014. 

The duo eventually got divorced in 2016, and Barrymore remained single until four years after the divorce. After the divorce, People revealed that the actress's mental health suffered a challenge. In a previous segment, the actress shared with Machine Gun Kelly, "I went through a really painful divorce and I wasn't doing very well." She added that her kids were her biggest motivation to fight to achieve the new life she had.

The "Grey Gardens" actress explained to Berk that she was considering trying out the dating world again. However, she had some fears about dating as a mother, which got to her feelings and made her tear up. She explained:

"I don't know how to date with kids…I'm not there yet. I have two young girls and I'm like …I don't want to bring people home. I think it would take me a very long time to meet someone and get to know them before I could even ever introduce them to my daughters," 

One of the reasons Barrymore was interested in dating was because Kopelman got remarried and gave her children an "extraordinary stepmom." The actress, being very protective of her daughters, did not want to tell anyone of her daughters until she had gotten to know them very well. 

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Being a mom requires a lot of dedication, which can be challenging. The Feb. 2023 segment of "The Drew Barrymore Show" shed more light on Pink and Barrymore's thoughts on parenting Pink, who has a daughter, Willow, and a son, Jameson, opened up about how it was dealing with the realities of the world. 

The "Big Miracle" actress asked Pink, "What can I tell myself when I'm afraid my kids will do some of the stuff I did?" The songstress's response to this question was to focus on the fact that they managed to succeed and that the kids will learn from their experiences. Pink also talked about the struggles to balance the naivety of childhood with the heartbreaking realities of life. She said:

"I'm trying to walk that line like, I want you to have a childhood, I want to preserve some of your innocence, but I also know that you need to be prepared for the world that we live in,"

After listening to Pink, Barrymore further expressed her fears of the impending hardships her kids may encounter. Although Pink sympathized with Barrymore, she revealed that she had no remedy for the anxiety. The singer shared:

"The problem with us is that we want to get it right so bad because we know what it feels like to be the kid where it didn't go right. And none of us know anything about what we're doing."

Although parenthood comes with its own challenges, the proud mothers agreed that being a parent was a wonderful experience. Barrymore further shared that seeing her little girls come into the world "unstained" was the most incredible thing she has seen. 

Do you agree with Pink and Drew Barrymore's perspective on parenting realities? Do you also have the same questions about how to guide your kids? Let us know, and be sure to pass this on to other Pink and Barrymore fans. 

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