Jennifer Lopez Opens Up About the ‘Guilt’ She Felt Being a Working Mom When Her Kids Were Younger

• In a new interview, Jennifer Lopez shares more about being a working mom to her two kids

• The singer shares her 17-year-old twins Emme and Max with ex Marc Anthony

• She says that “looking back” it was an “amazing experience” for her kids to travel with their mom

Jennifer Lopez is opening up about some of the mom guilt she felt when her kids were younger.

The singer, 55, spoke with Spanish newspaper El País ahead of her new Up All Night Tour and shared that when her twins Emme and Max, now 17, were younger, they “didn’t get as much of me” as they might’ve wanted, since Lopez was trying to balance her career and being a mom.

“I was a working mom when they were little. They probably didn’t get as much of me as they wanted, right?” Lopez told the outlet.

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“Because when you’re a working mom — and so many working moms out there know this — you always have that guilt,” she continued. “‘I should have been around more. I shouldn’t have left at all. I should’ve just stayed home.’ But they got the experience that they got. And you always do your best as a mom.”

“Looking back on it, it was an amazing experience,” the mom of two continued. “And I was glad that I was able to take them around the world. They were on tour with me. They would go to American Idol with me.”

In March, The Boy Next Door actress stepped out with Emme at her side as they attended the opening night of Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal’s new revival of Othello.

In photos taken outside of the Barrymore Theatre in New York City, the duo wore coordinating dark looks. Lopez sported a navy two-piece outfit from designer Zuhair Murad’s fall-winter 2024 couture collection. The look included a midriff-baring top and a floor-length skirt, both of which featured a sparkly pattern of bedazzled stones. She paired her look with a black fur statement coat and silver circular earrings, and had her hair styled in a tight bun.

Emme, meanwhile, opted for a black and white pinstriped suit with a printed tie and a gray button-down shirt, along with chunky black loafers. The teen also wore a pair of black eyeglasses and gold earrings.

Lopez recently celebrated her twins’ 17th birthday with a sweet video tribute on Instagram. The video contains photos and videos of the family from throughout the years. A few of the moments included in the montage are a clip of the trio posing for photos on a tire swing, Lopez embracing her kids backstage, and a selfie of them curled up in a restaurant booth.

“Seventeen. I love you beyond forever 🥥🥥,” Lopez captioned the post.

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