Eva Longoria Reveals Her Struggles Raising Two-Year-Old Son
Eva Longoria revealed her struggles regarding raising a child. The 45-year-old actress opened up about "mom shamers" in the world and how she encountered them since she became the mother of one, Santiago Enrique Baston.
Earlier this week, the actress appeared on Anna Faris' Unqualified podcast and spoke about the bully culture against mothers. The Dora and the Lost City of Gold star said that since she has become a parent, she has been getting bullied by Netizens.
The actress acknowledged there are real mom shamers in this world. "I never want to be that person, to be on a podcast like, 'What I do is I put my son to bed at 7 because studies show that the brain... ' Like, 'Oh my God, good for you," she said.
The experience she had online made her realize that she will never tell anyone how to raise their children in the future. In fact, she admitted that she is not an expert being a mother. The actress was asked how she has been raising her child on the podcast, to which she replied that answering such questions might make other mothers feel less of them sometimes.
She went on to explain that she has experienced other women say how great it is being a mother, and it makes other women feel that "she has it together." According to Longoria, sharing such experiences makes other women feel they are doing something wrong regarding parenting.
However, Longoria confessed that she has a huge family that helps her raising her two-year-old son. She praised her husband, José Baston, a Mexican businessman, and said that he is a great help and supports her.
In fact, she is thankful to her girlfriends and amazing sisters who have children of almost similar ages, which helps her big time. Longoria and the 43-year-old actress turned host also spoke about how they met each other.
Both the actresses recalled that they first started talking to each other while they were shooting for Overboard. Faris said that Longoria is a welcoming spirit and extremely warm on the set while she maintained professionalism.
Faris further praised her guest of the day and said that she always makes people feel easy around her and expects a lot from them, which she loves. Longoria said that it is really easy to love Faris.