When you’re a celebrity parent, there tends to be a lot of pressure to be perfect . But 2019 was the year that a lot of people decided enough was enough, and got brutally honest about reality.
Changing diapers with Hilary Duff.
Hilary Duff had a diaper emergency while out to dinner.
She wrote on Instagram : “moms, how many times have you changed a diaper in 35 seconds at the table at a restaurant?? Also, wheres the craziest location you’ve ‘done it’ lol.”
Fussy kids with Chrissy Teigen.
Chrissy’s kids truly are as unique as she is.
“Not an ad but he will find this thing ANYWHERE we go and if you take it away he will freak the [expletive] out,” she wrote.
Ruining family photos with Busy Phillips.
Busy Phillips was looking to take a nice photo after a night out to see Beetlejuice on Broadway.
Cricket was looking to create a moment, and was not going to let anything stand in her way.
“Cricket asked if she could see this picture after it was taken and smiled to herself and said ‘Perfect. Just how I wanted it’,” she captioned the photo.
Surviving Thanksgiving with Gabrielle Union.
“We’re DEFINITELY Gonna Need More Wine. #DiningWithBabies #BringOnThanksgiving,” she wrote on Instagram.
Sometimes, mama needs some wine to get through the holidays. Especially when your kid’s personality is as big as Kaavia James’ is!
Decor choices with Tori Spelling.
Meet Beau. Beau thinks he’s an interior designer.
“It’s moments like these as a mom you don’t know whether to laugh or cry,” Tori Spelling wrote on Instagram.
Ultimately, she decided to cherish the silliness. Wholesome.
Instagram vs. Reality with Cardi B.
Cardi B’s camera roll must be full of pictures like this. She tried dressing her daughter up for a cute Instagram picture, but actually wound up demonstrating how little kids enjoy doing that. Oops.
The carnage of kids with Ali Wong.
When I say I gasped…
Ali Wong captioned this picture, “End of the weekend = Pizza on the record player.” And you know what? This could be a picture someone with kids or someone in college posted.
(Watch her specials on Netflix for more #honestmom content, thanks.)
Parenting a LGBTQIA+ child with Dwyane Wade.
Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union have been incredibly open and supportive of their children, so of course, they’d defend the journey of one of them — especially when it comes to exploring their identity.
The pain of co-parenting with Khloé Kardashian.
“Oh, it’s hard. It’s not easy for me. You know, it would be easier for me to keep my daughter away… but he never hurt True,” she said on a podcast.
“Him and I have our own relationship and then Tristan and True have theirs, and I will never come in between that. I don’t believe in that.”
Waking up early with Olivia Wilde.
Oh sure, this picture looks cute, but Olivia had a hilarious reality check written in the caption:
“No no I WANTED to wake up at 6am with tiny hands prying open my eyelids. It was my preference.”
Arguing over parenting choices with Kim Kardashian.
Kim let North wear lipstick. Kanye was not happy about it, and threw out all the makeup in North’s room.
“But, I’m always gonna be me. So, we had that discussion and that fight. And, I think, at the end of the day, that’s what marriage is,” she said on The Real .
Water battles with The Rock.
Jazz and the Rock have an interesting routine . Much like a cat, she requests water, then looks right at her dad before dumping it all over his lap. Wash, rinse, repeat.
What a beautiful little weirdo.
Needing a break with Ali Wong.
“Inner monologue: ‘Thank goodness it’s Monday this weekend wrecked me I’m ready to lie down and for the teachers to come off the bench please go to school please just go to school please go to school I’m so grateful for school,'” she wrote on Instagram.
No one is gonna blame her for needing a break!
Communication with Whitney Port.
Whitney Port got very honest about how grateful she is that her son, Sonny, can talk now.
“Now that Sonny can literally tell us what he wants and needs, it’s made motherhood a more rewarding experience for me,” she wrote .
The glamor of breastfeeding with Amy Schumer.
Celebrities: they literally are just like us. Amy Schumer often snaps pictures of herself in the middle of the incredibly flattering tasks parents have to do on a daily basis.
For this edition : breastfeeding in your underwear.
Reflections with Pink.
Years ago, Pink moved as far away from her parents as she could. She pondered on that choice as a mother and as a daughter.
“I wish my kids could walk to their house and have a cookie I wouldn’t approve of. I don’t believe in regrets, but I do believe in growth, and change. And I miss my dad.”
Fake nap time with Brie Bella.
Wrestler Brie Bella got faked out by her daughter. She’s an artist in the making!
“Soooooo we thought she was napping!!! Picasso Birdie. Still taggin’ everywhere she goes #momlife,” she wrote on Instagram.
Activism with Mayim Bialik.
Sometimes, your kids see the ugly in the world. And unlike some adults, they know exactly what to do with it.
While on the subway in New York, Mayim Bialik’s sons spotted a swastika on one of the seats. They grabbed some hand sanitizer and rubbed it away.
Hospital visits with Kristen Bell.
“First emergency room visit. One hairline fracture and a finger smushed so hard in the door it popped like a jelly donut,” she wrote on Instagram, in addition to thanking the doctors for keeping them both calm.
The morning struggle with Jennifer Garner.
Sometimes, style has to take a backseat when the morning routine goes sideways.
“She barely made the bus on time, but at least her mother kept it classy. ,” she wrote on Instagram.
Spending time together with Serena Williams.
Sometimes, you gotta go to your kid, rather than bringing them to you.
Serena Williams decided to climb inside her daughter’s crib to have a snuggle with her. God, she is so valid.
The realities of #hospitallife with Amy Schumer.
Amy Schumer and Chrissy Teigan have both posted about their experiences with hospital underwear, aka the garment most moms have to wear after giving birth.
Childbirth ain’t pretty, y’all, and don’t let TV tell you otherwise.
Thanksgiving with Hilary Duff.
Hilary Duff and her family aren’t afraid to show the messy sides of parenting.
“HAPPY THANKSGIVING. Banks just ate dirt,” she wrote on Instagram. Maybe I burst out laughing when I saw the dirt all around her mouth.
The dignity of pregnancy with Jessica Simpson.
Just before giving birth, Jessica Simpson had an inadvertent war with the toilet. The toilet won.
“Warning…Don’t lean back on the toilet when pregnant ♀️,” she wrote on Instagram. Happens to the best of us.
Being a working mom with Padma Lakshmi.
Padma Lakshmi wasn’t able to do a matching costume with her daughter this year.
“As moms we try to do it all and often put more pressure on ourselves than others. It’s been intensely stressful balancing it all lately. I even cried. More than once. Luckily I found this mask to hide behind,” she said .
Glamor with Tia Mowry.
Tia Mowry has accumulated over a million Instagram followers, largely thanks to how open she is about her kids!
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“Y’all we woke up like this. We woke like this.” She captioned this photo of she and her daughter, Cairo.
Finding out you’re pregnant with Amy Schumer.
I did say Amy shared a lot, didn’t I? This throwback she posted on her Instagram was from the exact day she found out she was pregnant.
Ah, the glitz and glam of Hollywood.
Growing up with Jennifer Garner.
“Well, guess what. It turns out 7 is the age my kid stops thinking it’s cool when I dress up for the party. #youngestchild #firsteyeroll,” she wrote on Instagram .
Okay well… I think it’s cool!
Sick kids with Jessica Simpson.
Jessica Simpson’s whole family fell sick with the flu, and it wasn’t pretty.
“It was a challenging 10 days for the family. Lots of puke, scary high fevers, coughing, and a concussion to top it all off. Maxi and Ace are resilient troopers. Now we need some sleep,” she wrote .
Patience with Chrissy Teigen.
It took Chrissy Teigen a while to get baby Miles on board the kissing train.
“Finally!! Having a squirmy, busy busy baby is tough. I have been waiting so long for him to give me kisses! 16 months, worth the wait,” she said .
