Eva Mendes Wants to Break the ‘Super Mom’ Myth

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is a formidable figure. After all, the 50-year-old actress has been a Hollywood elite for decades. She’s appeared in beloved films like Training Day, Hitch, and multiple installments of the Fast and Furious franchise, has served as a spokesperson for brands such as Cartier, and of course, is one-half of a bonafide celebrity power couple with longtime partner But when I speak to her via phone, I forget all that.

Our conversation quickly becomes two moms chatting about things like how to keep your house clean with little ones and the myth of “having it all.”It’s clear that Mendes’ main priority right now is raising her two daughters—ages 7 and 9—with Gosling.

She’s taken a years-long break from acting to focus on her girls (which was not a decision that she made without a lot of discussion and thought, despite what you may have read, but more on that later) and they are omnipresent in her daily life.

As we chat, one of them comes over to ask her a question, then seems to hesitate when seeing her mom is on the phone. But Mendes is quick to reassure her, asking her if she’s okay and telling her she never has to apologize for needing her mother.