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Jennifer Lopezmay be a global pop star but to her children, she’s just a mom.The 52-year-old singer and actress appeared onThe Ellen DeGeneres ShowWednesday where she chatted about her 13-year-old twinsMax and Emmeand revealed that they don’t think she’s as cool as her fans do.“I’m a very affectionate mom. I like to hug them and kiss them a lot and you know, always talking to them sweet and everything,” she said. “And now they’re like, ‘Mom, no. Don’t get out of the car at school.’ Like that type of thing.““It hurts my heart!” Lopez added with a laugh.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.J Lo/InstagramDeGeneres then questioned why the singer’s kids would react that way with their mother being such a notable star. Added theMarry Mestar, “They love it and they don’t.““I think they’re very proud and they love me, I love them,” Lopez continued. “The three of us are like super, super close. But it’s a thing that people know who their mom is. They’re navigating that. They’re teenagers now… their friends know things. There’s so much on the internet…so it’s crazy.“Though she said there are “challenges” her twins face having a famous mother, she shared that “all you can do is love each other through it. And that’s all I’ve tried to do with them.“Lopez recently spoke to PEOPLE abouthow fast Max and Emme are growing upahead of their 14th birthday this month, sharing that “it’s not easy” raising teenagers.“Everybody’s growing up, they’re not babies anymore, so you can’t just take them on your lap and tell them it’s going to be okay,” she said. “They’re venturing out, they’re being their own people and it’s us just trying to keep up.“But Lopez wouldn’t change a thing. “That’s the journey of it [and] another path you have to go down,” she added. “It’s a joy for me.”
Jennifer Lopezmay be a global pop star but to her children, she’s just a mom.
The 52-year-old singer and actress appeared onThe Ellen DeGeneres ShowWednesday where she chatted about her 13-year-old twinsMax and Emmeand revealed that they don’t think she’s as cool as her fans do.
“I’m a very affectionate mom. I like to hug them and kiss them a lot and you know, always talking to them sweet and everything,” she said. “And now they’re like, ‘Mom, no. Don’t get out of the car at school.’ Like that type of thing.”
“It hurts my heart!” Lopez added with a laugh.
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DeGeneres then questioned why the singer’s kids would react that way with their mother being such a notable star. Added theMarry Mestar, “They love it and they don’t.”
“I think they’re very proud and they love me, I love them,” Lopez continued. “The three of us are like super, super close. But it’s a thing that people know who their mom is. They’re navigating that. They’re teenagers now… their friends know things. There’s so much on the internet…so it’s crazy.”
Though she said there are “challenges” her twins face having a famous mother, she shared that “all you can do is love each other through it. And that’s all I’ve tried to do with them.”
Lopez recently spoke to PEOPLE abouthow fast Max and Emme are growing upahead of their 14th birthday this month, sharing that “it’s not easy” raising teenagers.
“Everybody’s growing up, they’re not babies anymore, so you can’t just take them on your lap and tell them it’s going to be okay,” she said. “They’re venturing out, they’re being their own people and it’s us just trying to keep up.”
But Lopez wouldn’t change a thing. “That’s the journey of it [and] another path you have to go down,” she added. “It’s a joy for me.”
source: people.com
