Julia Roberts took a moment to reflect on nearly two decades of motherhood as she celebrated the 19th birthdays of her twins, Hazel Patricia, and Phinnaeus Walter. The Academy Award-winning superstar shared a heartwarming black-and-white photo capturing the essence of their toddler years.
In the nostalgic snapshot, Hazel and Phinnaeus sit in their mother’s lap, and the background is deliberately blurred to center attention on Roberts, cross-legged with her cherished children. The actress, who also has a 16-year-old son named Henry, and her husband, Danny Moder, marked their 20th wedding anniversary after tying the knot on July 4, 2002.
“✨✨19✨✨ There are no words for the joy, the fun, the wild rumpus of life together. 💕,” Roberts captioned the image, expressing the profound happiness that motherhood has brought her.
While Roberts has maintained a private stance on her children throughout their lives, she occasionally opens up about the challenges and joys of motherhood. In a recent appearance on the Today show with Hoda Kotb, she candidly shared moments of vulnerability, acknowledging the fear of making mistakes in her role as a mother.
“Sometimes, I get gripped with fear of blowing it,” Roberts revealed. “And sometimes, I’ve just said to my kids, ‘So today, me as a mom? Can we just take that off the board? Because I blew it.'”
Despite her iconic status in romantic comedies, Roberts intentionally slowed down her career after becoming a mother. In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, she emphasized the intentional shift in priorities, focusing on the life she has built with her husband and children, far removed from the intense scrutiny of Hollywood’s spotlight.
“The life that I’ve built with my husband,” Roberts explained, “The life that we’ve built with our children. And that’s the best stuff … The point is to come home at the end of the day triumphantly to them.”