Emma Stone may be a glamorous celebrity mom with a charming husband, but that doesn’t mean she’s immune to the chaotic reality of parenting. During a recent chat on Late Night with Jake Johnson, Stone shared her experiences as a mother to a toddler and took a moment to critique the picture-perfect parents we often see on social media.
Stone, who is currently expecting her second child, confessed that before becoming a mom, she thought parenting would resemble the beautifully curated images she’d scroll past on Instagram. “There was this woman on Instagram I used to adore,” she recalled. “Her handle was CraftyMama, and she made motherhood seem so idyllic. Everything was pristine and white, she always had freshly baked pies cooling, and her baby would be snoozing while she read classic literature. I mean, her toddler was even giving her a foot rub! I was like, is this real?!”
While Stone might be exaggerating, the sentiment is spot on. If anyone could pull off that kind of ideal family life, it would be her and her husband, Alex. Yet, despite previously running her own lifestyle blog, Stone admits her day-to-day life with her daughter, Lucy, is far from that perfect image. “My kid is basically like a little tornado. She’s sticking crayons in the dog’s ears and the walls look like a craft project gone wrong,” she joked. “I went from loving CraftyMama to wanting to ask her to stop posting all that torture!”
Jake Johnson, who has a newborn at home, chimed in, acknowledging the pressure those perfect Instagram accounts create. “My partner looks at a lot of those accounts, and it’s just unrealistic. It’s not real life,” he shared.
Social media provides an easy way to glimpse into others’ lives and often leads to comparisons that can be disheartening. But it’s crucial to remember that we’re only seeing the highlight reel. Nobody posts about the mess left behind after baking those gorgeous pies or the five slices devoured after the kids are asleep, especially after a toddler’s art project has turned the living room into a disaster zone.
The grass often looks greener on the other side, but as Emma Stone’s reflections illustrate, we’re all navigating the ups and downs of parenting together—even if some of us are just better at filtering out the chaos for Instagram.
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In summary, Emma Stone reminds us that those perfect images on social media often don’t reflect the reality of parenting, which is messy, chaotic, and beautiful in its own way.