Beyoncé (and 10 other celebs) talk motherhood

On her three children with cinematographer Danny Moder: "How lucky we are that we love each other so much that we burst into three pieces."

“If you look at baby photos of our kids, the way they were, the way they looked, what their energy was — whether they were a sweet, elegant, private little person, or a funny, open person or a bold person — they're still the same. There's so much they are born with. And we believe you just have to encourage the individual and support them, but don't get in their way too much.”

“[Motherhood is] the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary — it’s an act of infinite optimism.”

“[When] you’re dying laughing because your three-year-old made a fart joke, it doesn’t matter what else is going on. That’s real happiness.”

“I can’t tell you how many times I made turkey stuffing in my trailer. We actually shot Bull Durham on Thanksgiving, so I taped the parade so we could watch it together the next day. You find a way to cope, like finding teamsters who are good at wrapping Christmas presents.”

“Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.”

On the stress of parenting: "Sometimes I'll be telling my husband, 'I think I'm cracking up.' Sometimes you just need a minute to say, 'I think I'm cracking' and just acknowledge it."

 

"Your children see as you do. You can give advice until the cows come home, but they don't always hear you. They do remember what you do. Have good habits and have your children watch you take care of yourself."

“I want my kids to be happy and I want them to be themselves. I was saying to a friend the other day, ‘Remember, our kids are not us.’ They’re not. Sometimes we’re trying to fix things that happened to us or projecting [onto], and that’s a terrible, terrible trap."

"My daughter and I are very close. I call her every day and I say the same thing: 'Pick up, I know you're there.' And she says the same thing back, 'How'd you get this new number?'"

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