It’s natural to feel anxious as a parent, and Mila Kunis seems to know the struggle all too well.
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For those who don’t know, Mila co-stars with Michael Keaton in the new movie Goodrich. The film follows the life of a man named Andy, played by Michael, whose life changes completely when his wife enters a rehab facility and is left alone with their 9-year-old twins.
Mila plays Andy’s 36-year-old daughter from his ex-wife, whom Andy turns to for help when his half-siblings are in trouble.
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Family is such a big part of this movie that at last night’s Los Angeles premiere, the on-screen father-daughter duo were asked what they thought was the “biggest challenge of raising a child.”
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Mila, who shares sons Wyatt, 10, and Dimitri, 7, with Ashton Kutcher, told Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet that it was “humanly possible” to worry more about her children. “It’s impossible,” he confessed.
Michael praised Mila’s parenting, noting that she always looks “not sweaty” when she’s with the kids. However, Mila confessed that she is not always as calm as she seems.
“I always worry about my kids, Michael,” the Family Guy star replied. “Ashton always says I’m responsible for the worst of everything. Like, I’m always thinking of an escape plan.”
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Ashton and Mila, who married in 2015, have long been candid about raising children and everything that comes with it. Ashton recently opened up about their conflicting parenting styles and the “different” ways he treats his son and daughter.
“I’ll tell you, I raise them differently. Son, I’m always like, ‘Yeah, let’s do it.’ Yesterday we were riding our bikes in the driveway doing wheelies, right? Or it’s like, ‘Let’s see if you can jump four flights of stairs,'” he said on the “Throwbacks” podcast last month. “Daughter, I just want to protect her.”
Ashton admitted that “toxic masculinity” likely influenced the way he was raised by his parents, adding: “When my son cries, it’s like, ‘Okay, what have we learned? Let’s go, let’s move on.’ But when my daughter cries, her heart falls out of her body and she can’t get it back.” you can’t.”
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Interestingly, the No Strings Attached star said Mila’s approach is the exact opposite, saying, “She’s very strict with her daughter and she’s like a big fuss with her son.” spoke.
“I think we balance each other out that way,” he added.
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What do you think about Ashton’s parenting confessions? Can you relate to Mila worrying too much about her kids? Let us know in the comments.
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