No thanks! Busy Philipps isn’t exactly proud that her child Birdie’s friends think she’s a hot mom — at least not while they are in middle school.“Birdie also told me that the boys in their grade said I was a MILF,” the 42-year-old actress exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, April 20, at The Saucery by Rao’s Homemade pop-up in New York City.While those around the Freaks and Geeks alum laughed and said, “That’s the best compliment,” Philipps disagreed. “Not from seventh grade boys, no,” she recalled telling the group.The Girls5Eva star may not be cool with getting attention from 13-year-old Birdie’s classmates, but she is happy with the bond she has with her eldest child.“Birdie’s just a very unique individual and always has been.
Birdie really likes hanging out with me for the most part,” Philipps explained. “They like showing me things that they’re interested in, which I appreciate.
We have a good relationship, and it definitely ebbs and flows.”The Dawson’s Creek alum, who shares Birdie and Cricket, 8, with husband Marc Silverstein, noted that she’s “not besties” with her kids, but she thinks that’s how it should be.“I really loathe when parents call their children their best friends because I hope that’s not true for both of your sakes,” Philipps added. “But Birdie’s awesome.
We have some teen moments, to be sure, but by and large, I feel really grateful to have such an intelligent and awesome kid, two of them.
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