While Drew Barrymore might divulge some details about her former partying days with her daughters, she doesn't want them to grow up the way she did. Barrymore's mother Jaid Barrymore (who was also once her manager) treated little Drew as a friend, bringing her along to adult parties, according to a Vulture profile. This only fueled Barrymore's substance use, and after her long stay in the psychiatric institution, the young star became emancipated from her parents at just 14 years old.
Now a mother herself, the actor is careful to treat her children differently than how she was treated growing up. Barrymore admitted to The Mail on Sunday that parenting didn't initially come easy to her, but she learned over time to ask for advice from others. "I've got love and humor but we're all learning on the job. I don't want to be my kids' friend — I am their parent," she added.
For the mom of two, that means setting some rules. In an interview with Better Homes & Gardens, Barrymore revealed that she limits her daughters' device use, explaining, "Now, I keep the iPads in a locked safe and they only come out for special occasions. I'd rather that the three of us all pile into my bed and watch together." As the trio spends time watching TV together, that's a far cry from the club hopping she shared with her own mother as a preteen. Happily, today, Barrymore's relationship with her own mother also seems to be in a healthier place with better boundaries.
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