”Kids wear you out…” Actress Tina Fey Says As She Graces The Covers Of The Hollywood Reporter Magazine

American actress and super mum, Tina Fey, graces the covers of the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine where she opens up about raising her two daughters, Alice, 11, and Penelope, 5, with husband, Jeff Richmond.

On her biggest mom worry:

”The thing I worry about [more] than actual human interaction is the internet. Because that’s just despicable: people just being able to be awful to each other without having to be in the same room…It’s so easy for people to abuse each other and to abandon all civility.”

On daily life with her daughters:

”[They are] 11 and 5. One’s in fifth grade, one’s still in preschool. And so everybody’s up by 6:30, out the door to the bus. I take the dog out and run to the bus, come back, take the other one to school.

My 11-year-old is just getting old enough that I can show her SNL. So far, she is a kid who just does her homework right away. It’s nice to see their little brains develop to get different kinds of jokes, finally.”

On if her daughters are faced with “jerky guys” in the future:

”I worry, [but] I have confidence that they are both strong enough to fight back, and I think they will feel empowered to call attention to any wrongdoing in their lives.”

On if children bring nothing but joy:

”No, they augment your life and your perspective. And they wear you out. There’s a Stephen Sondheim song, “Being Alive.” It’s about how people you love just wear you out and irritate you and sit in your chair and make you lose sleep. But it’s what life is.”

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