- Reese Witherspoon shares insights on balancing her Hollywood career with motherhood in an Instagram post.
- She emphasizes the importance of family and finding meaning in her work despite challenges.
- “Even though it was challenging at times, having kids gave me perspective about what was important in life,” she wrote.
Reese Witherspoon is getting candid about balancing her busy Hollywood career with motherhood.
In a recent Instagram post, the “Big Little Lies” star posted seven photos of herself with her three kids over the years, alongside captions explaining what it’s like parenting while being a major player in Hollywood.
“Someone asked me what raising three kids and building a career in Hollywood looked like…,” the caption in the first photo reads, with a shot of Witherspoon alongside her daughter Ava Phillippe, 25, son Deacon Phillippe, 21, and youngest son Tennessee James Toth, 12. (She shares her two oldest children with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, and her youngest with ex-husband Jim Toth.)
“It looked like spending a lot of time in trailers together,” the next caption reads, alongside a photo of Witherspoon and Tennessee smiling in what appears to be a trailer.
“I’d cry working 14 to 17 hours, sometimes all night long, and still woke up early for carpool,” Witherspoon continues on another slide caption. “I was deliriously tired.”
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Next to a photo with Tennessee on set, she continues: “It looked like trying to say something positive about work when I got home at night. So my kids would know that my work was meaningful to me and could be fun!”
In the final photo, a shot of the Oscar winner with daughter Ava, the caption reads: “In conclusion, even though it was challenging at times, having kids gave me perspective about what was important in life. Nothing was better than getting to come home and hug them and hear about their day!”