Eva Longoria is addressing ‘mom-shamers’ head on.
The 45-year-old actress, who has son Santiago, age two, spoke to Anna Faris on her podcast, Unqualified, and revealed the struggle of navigating motherhood.
On Monday, she told Anna that since becoming a mother, she discovered that the ‘mom shamers of the world are real.’
Mom-shamers: Eva Longoria, 45, told Anna Faris on her podcast Unqualified that since becoming a mother, she has noticed that the ‘mom shamers of the world are real.’ The actress has a two-year old son, Santiago, with her husband Jose Baston
Continuing the discussion, Eva revealed that she never wants to be that person on a podcast who makes other mom’s feel bad about their different methods of parenting.
‘I am never going to tell someone how to parent,’ she said, adding that she is ‘in no way an expert of being a mom.’
The Desperate Housewives actress continued, ‘That question of how do you do it all, even answering it makes other women feel less than sometimes.’
Unqualified: Eva talked to Anna on her podcast, as Anna shared a snap of the two having a virtual conversation due to social distancing mandates
She continued, ‘I’ll hear it, and I’ll hear women go, oh my God its great blah blah blah,’ which makes her think other moms have it more together than she does.
The star got candid about having assistance, adding that she has a ‘village’ – as in a ‘huge family’ – that gives her a lot of help.
She cited her ‘amazing husband’ as being an integral part of raising their child and supporting her, as well as sisters and girlfriends who have kids of the same age.
‘We all chip in and get it done,’ she said with a laughing sigh of relief.
Santiago: Eva is mother to one son, Santiago, who she shares with her husband of four years
Coparenting: The star shared that her husband Jose has been sharing the load when it comes to parenting in quarantine as she said ‘it’s just about having a good partner’; pictured on Santiago’s birthday
When asked about parenting during the pandemic, Eva shared back in August with Parade that she and her husband take turns.
‘If I have a call he goes with Pepe in the pool. If Pepe has a Zoom call, he’s with me playing in the yard,’ she shared.
The actress continued, ‘It’s just about having a good partner in not only yourself, but within your family. Children need social bonding and so, just making sure that we have balance.’
The star also added that her son is ‘at the perfect age when it comes to pandemic parenting as ‘he’s not in school, so there’s no homeschooling and he’s not too small…so we just play all day and laugh.’
Village: The Desperate Housewives actress got candid, saying that she had a ‘village’ when it comes to raising her child, as she cited her husband and sisters for being a huge part
In addition to being an amazing mother, the ‘She Se Puede’ co-founder is incredibly outspoken when it comes to real world matters.
Just last week, the staunch democrat – who even moderated this year’s virtual Democratic National Convention back in August – walked with a caravan of cars in Miami, to support Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
The actress, almost daily, takes to social media to remind her 8M followers of the importance of voting.
Her organization, She Se Puede, aims to engage Latino voters ahead of the 2020 election, by empowering them to have consistent civil discourse about the world and the future.