while Hilary Duff She's a mother of four now, and her biggest parenting hurdle came when she welcomed baby No. 3 three years ago.
“People have lied to me and said that when you get to three, it's easy once you get past two or three,” Duff, 37, exclusively revealed in the latest issue of the magazine. Us Weekly. “Three sent me for a loop. I couldn't get my feet to touch the ground for a whole year.
Duff and her husband Matthew but She tied the knot in December 2019. The actress was already a mother They are Lucanow 12, which she shares with her ex-husband Mike Comrie. Duff and Koma, 37, welcomed their first child together, daughter Banks, in October 2018. Their embrace expanded Again in 2021 and 2024 with his daughters May and Townes respectively.
Having adjusted to becoming a mother of four, Duff now has the strength to adapt and not feel guilty when things aren't perfect.
Hilary Duff leans on her husband, Matthew Koma, as the couple navigates their new life as a family of six. “The great thing about Matt and I is that sometimes we think we don't feel old enough to take on all these responsibilities. We're both the same age. We're 37, and we don't know how (…)
“It took me having four kids to realize that I couldn't control everyone's happiness and I couldn't always be the cruise director of everything,” she shares. “I do my best, but it's really nice practice to say no a little more.”
This lesson, of course, came with practice. Duff says she assumed that by their third child, they would “do what the family does” and be “easy.” But this was not the case with May. According to Duff, May likes to “manage everything” and has a “big personality.”
“She's a wild woman, but she has her own ideas,” Duff explains, but adds that she is “obsessed” with her daughter's spirit.
Matthew Koma and Hilary Duff
Lionel Hahn/Getty Images“And obviously we liked it enough to come in fourth,” she joked. “And (I felt) there was a space, which I'm not sure there is, but we're working to figure it out.”
While DAF has… Strong support system Besides, she also uses tools like Meta AI to help her stay on top of things — especially during the holiday season.
“The burden is heavy on moms. I wake up in the middle of the night and say, 'Oh, I have these things that I haven't dealt with, and I'm only driving when you shouldn't be using your phone.'” And of course, that's when all the wheels are turning. So I'm getting ready slowly but surely and definitely excited. I love the holiday season so much, but being an adult now and making it magical for so many people is so wonderful “I've been using meta AI and it's been amazing because it's like a thought partner. It's just something you can get your thoughts on, and it comes with ideas that maybe seem a bit old-fashioned to me.
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With reporting by Cristina Garibaldi
