joked about parenting being a double-edged sword as she gave a glimpse into her life with daughters Jackson, 11, and August, 9, over the weekend.“Oh, my God, they’re so embarrassed by me constantly,” she revealed. “They’re kids, they’re girls, you know? I have a preteen and I feel like I have a nine year old who thinks she’s a 13 year old. It’s a lot of girl in our house.”
She added: “I’m just trying to keep my head above water, because they are smart and they are witty and they are firecrackers, but they do not go, ‘Oh my god, Mom, you’re so amazing.’ They’re like, ‘Excuse me, I need. I want.’” Charlize Theron attends the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project's 2024 Block Party on Saturday, July 13. During the event, she told E! News about the challenge of raising two girls.Theron said her girls were “normal kids,” noting that they also have prickly sides.
“They’re a―holes, but they’re really nice,” she joked, adding, “Other parents know what I’m talking about.”While the star has kept her family life fairly private since adopting Jackson in 2012 and August in 2015, she’s always been frank about the tough parts of motherhood. “When you’re in it, you’re like, ‘I’m never going to survive this,’” she said at the time. “And then you get to the other side, you’re like, ‘Oh my God, this is amazing. I can’t believe I did that.’”Charlize Theron Reveals Big Wardrobe Malfunction At Oscars And Her Celeb SaviorBy entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners.