Brooklyn Decker Says Andy Roddick Marriage Is ‘Hilariously Transactional’ While Raising Kids: ‘Efficiency Is Key’
usmagazine.comWith 13 years of marriage under their belts and two kids at home, Brooklyn Decker and Andy Roddick’s relationship has become a well-oiled machine.“It does become hilariously transactional,” the actress, 34, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, April 6, while promoting her and ZYRTEC’s partnership with American Forests. “You’re like, ‘I’ve got the kids, you go buy the tampons, go get the diapers.’ … It’s very [much] like making a game plan for a football game.
You’re drawing the X’s and someone is going to tackle this job and the other one’s going to take care of this.”The Ohio native, who shares Hank, 6, and Stevie, 4, with the 39-year-old athlete, went on to tell Us that “efficiency is key” while raising little ones.“Hopefully, you can find a few laughs along the way,” the model said, noting that she and the tennis pro don’t have a “regular working date night” because their “lives are so erratic.”The Grace and Frankie star explained, “I do think it’s easy to get caught up in the management of life, home, children, all of it.
However, we do set aside time. … We prioritize it, but I think we could all do a better job.”The couple, who wed in April 2009 in Texas, consider themselves in a “good place” with Hank and Stevie and aren’t looking to expand anytime soon.“You’re constantly, like, bent over for six months,” Decker told Us of having toddlers. “They’re really exploratory, but they’re not sturdy enough to really do that independently.
So you’re just basically playing bumper cars with your children. … I have two kids who can, like, get themselves dressed and ask me for what they need.
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