Drew Barrymore Says Having Daughters Made Her Feel 'Unconfident' to Be a Mom: 'Humbled Me in a Way That I've Never Known'

Mar. 15, 2025

Drew Barrymore.Photo:Steven Ferdman/Getty

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WhenDrew Barrymorebecame a mom to her two daughters, her whole world shifted.The actress, 49, appeared on a Wednesday, Jan. 29 episode ofThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertand spoke about how her two daughters — Olive, 12, and Frankie, 10, whom she shares with ex-husband Will Kopelman — are doing.“They’re really, really good. Every day is different. Every hour is different. They’re my North Star, my compass,” Barrymore said. “I love that in the life that I got to live before I knew them, my priorities were different. And ever since I came into the world, I understand what the purpose of my life is. It’s wild.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Barrymore went on to add that when she learned she was having girls, she felt like she had to create a better childhood for her daughters than she had when she was young.“I found out I was having a daughter with Olive, and I thought, ‘Oh right, ok karmically that makes sense.’ There’s a lot of, ‘Ok, I’m having a girl,' " she began.“When I found out I was having Frankie, my second daughter, it humbled me in a way that I’ve never known and I’ll never forget the moment because I realized I was put on this planet to raise girls. And that everything in my life was captured and a butterfly net to try and get this right.““If you don’t grow up in a perfect way with a perfect family, you fear the blueprint and you go, I want to do things differently. I felt unconfident, like this was the stakes of my life and it took a few years, honestly, to have that confidence,” Barrymore said.Drew Barrymore.Taylor Hill/FilmMagicThe mom of two explained that although she didn’t know what to do in the beginning, when she got a grasp on parenting it “was the most exciting thing in the world.““I just know that I’m all in and I care so much and I am imperfect but I’m going to do everything I can to do this to the best of my ability, and it’s fun,” Barrymore said. “It’s humorous and it’s delicious and it’s great. And they’re my everything.”

WhenDrew Barrymorebecame a mom to her two daughters, her whole world shifted.

The actress, 49, appeared on a Wednesday, Jan. 29 episode ofThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertand spoke about how her two daughters — Olive, 12, and Frankie, 10, whom she shares with ex-husband Will Kopelman — are doing.

“They’re really, really good. Every day is different. Every hour is different. They’re my North Star, my compass,” Barrymore said. “I love that in the life that I got to live before I knew them, my priorities were different. And ever since I came into the world, I understand what the purpose of my life is. It’s wild.”

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Barrymore went on to add that when she learned she was having girls, she felt like she had to create a better childhood for her daughters than she had when she was young.

“I found out I was having a daughter with Olive, and I thought, ‘Oh right, ok karmically that makes sense.’ There’s a lot of, ‘Ok, I’m having a girl,' " she began.

“When I found out I was having Frankie, my second daughter, it humbled me in a way that I’ve never known and I’ll never forget the moment because I realized I was put on this planet to raise girls. And that everything in my life was captured and a butterfly net to try and get this right.”

“If you don’t grow up in a perfect way with a perfect family, you fear the blueprint and you go, I want to do things differently. I felt unconfident, like this was the stakes of my life and it took a few years, honestly, to have that confidence,” Barrymore said.

Drew Barrymore.Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

The mom of two explained that although she didn’t know what to do in the beginning, when she got a grasp on parenting it “was the most exciting thing in the world.”

“I just know that I’m all in and I care so much and I am imperfect but I’m going to do everything I can to do this to the best of my ability, and it’s fun,” Barrymore said. “It’s humorous and it’s delicious and it’s great. And they’re my everything.”

source: people.com