Drew Barrymore is pretty much the O.G. honest celebrity. (Remember when she said her dark circles made her look like a “ghoul”?) She’s been keeping it real since practically forever—way before Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook even existed. So, when Drew talks about something, people listen. Now, she’s got a new project she’s working on, and she wants everyone to join in.
“I wanted to present something. I showed up at my kids’ school a little bit late this morning in some sweatpants and I feel like I didn’t look like a proper mom and I started beating up on myself. So typical of what parents do to themselves,” she says in an Instagram video.
Drew says this inspired her to come up with the hashtag #TheWayItLooksToUs and got her “all hopping up with inspiration.” Drew then asked people to think about the way parenthood is supposed to look to them and the way it really is.
And then…she really dove in. Drew shared a drawing of two angelic looking kids, before sharing a video of her kids essentially setting off a powdered sugar bomb inside a house. “We are told to make it look a certain way. But it doesn’t always…,” she wrote.
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#TheWayItLooksToUs : KIDS We are told to make it look a certain way. But it doesn’t always… (swipe for my video example) and yes it’s powdered sugar!!!!!!!!! #woodstockorganics
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She followed that up with two photos of herself. In one, she’s all made up and perfect-looking; in the other, she’s in her bathroom, red-faced and crying. “Sure, I can be this with two hours of hair and makeup and amazing photography and lighting. I also feel beautiful after a sweaty workout, But it all takes work!” she wrote. “What I can’t hide is that some days are difficult and not so pretty.”
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#TheWayItLooksToUs : LIFE What I propose some days are great and beautiful Sure, I can be this with two hours of hair and makeup and amazing photography and lighting. I also feel beautiful after a sweaty workout… But it all takes work! Which is good because we can achieve it. What I can’t hide is that some days are difficult and not so pretty… (swipe for photo #2 and I realize I am lucky with solvable problems and my gratitude is never ending. But sometimes life can just get to you and take you down for a minute! But we cry and then pick ourselves up and put one foot in front of the other) Can anyone relate?
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Drew then got super-candid about working out. “When I look at Instagram, I am made to think I should be at my best self. But most days, I lack consistency due to real life,” she wrote next to a series of photos, including a stock pic of two women working out together.
She then shared a before and after photo of herself, 25 pounds lighter. “You can tell my face is so much thinner!” she wrote. “This takes me so much work. Diet and exercise and fighting like a lion for it! Damn you genetics! And yet thank you for all the good stuff. I love where I come from (JOHN ETHEL LIONEL) and whatever package it comes in. I just know that I have the control to be what I want. Even if it is hard AF!”
Drew says her trainer Marnie Alton helped her lose the weight in just three months. “ When I have time off in 2019…I’m comin for ya!” she added.
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#TheWayItLooksToUs: WELLNESS … @marniealton When I look at Instagram, I am made to think I should be at my best self But most days, I lack consistency due to real life. Solution: with the right people (@marniealton) we can make our goals a reality… Here is me in a before pose and then 25 pounds later in the same place. You can tell my face is so much thinner! This takes me so much work. Diet and exercise and fighting like a lion for it! Damn you genetics! And yet thank you for all the good stuff. I love where I come from (JOHN ETHEL LIONEL) and whatever package it comes in. I just know that I have the control to be what I want. Even if it is hard AF! At least I know there are experts I can turn to for help. I mean look at what Marnie helped me do in three months! When i have time off in 2019…I’m comin for ya! PS may I just say I want to be these ladies on the front page. You are my spirit animals and my goal posts!
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Finally, Drew tackled relationships. Next to a photo of herself on the red carpet with her ex, Will Koppleman, Drew wrote this: “Once upon a time… I remember reading an article that said I had gotten my happy ending after all. Looking at this picture, it sure looks that way. And then, like many times in life for all of us, our plans change and our dreams are adjusted. But that doesn’t mean that every second wasn’t worth it.”
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#TheWayItLooksToUs : RELATIONSHIPS Once upon a time… I remember reading an article that said I had gotten my happy ending after all. Looking at this picture, it sure looks that way. And then, like many times in life for all of us, our plans change and our dreams are adjusted. But that doesn’t mean that every second wasn’t worth it. And if that DeLorean time machine pulled up every day, I would do it all over again. After all, I did get my dream. 2 healthy girls. Will and I continue to marvel at what we made and try to be the best co parents we can be. It’s not always easy and the point is…nothing in life is. But it doesn’t mean that any bitter outweighs the sweet!
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Drew has been really open in the past about abusing drugs as a kid, having a rocky relationship with her mom, and the intense emotional fallout from her divorce. It’s awesome to see her opening up even more about how life can be tough to navigate for everyone, even celebrities.
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