Speaking to Stellar magazine, the 52-year-old said: ‘It is the most heartbreaking time. I thought I’d been heartbroken before – no, this is the worst.’
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Hard times: Jennifer Lopez is struggling to parent her teenage Emme and Maximilian, who will turn 14 later this month, as they go through adolescence
The songstress hinted that it’s been tough for her to navigate the transitional period of her kids growing into young adults.
‘They just need to find their own way. They love you, you’re their mum, you’ve taken care of them and now they need to have their own identity. They’re becoming their own little people,’ she explained.
‘And it’s hard, because they’ve been your babies all that time. And that’s part of being a parent – it’s being strong enough to let them go, let them have their moment, and let them see you and criticise you and make fun of you.
‘All of the things that teenagers do to their parents. It’s like, wait, I thought we were best friends, I thought you loved everything I did.’
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Family: Jen shares Emme and Max (all pictured together) with her ex-husband Marc Antony
Jennifer also said that she’s waiting for her twins to ‘come back’ to her and is just ‘riding out’ the next few years as best as she can.
The On The Floor hitmaker welcomed Emme and Max with ex-husband Marc Antony in 2008.
Back in November, Lopez indicated that she was yearning for Max and Emme’s childhood by sharing a throwback photo of herself reading the twins a story when they were still young children.
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‘It is the most heartbreaking time’: The songstress hinted that it’s been tough for her to navigate the transitional period of her kids growing into young adults
‘Miss these moments…’ she captioned it, before adding the hashtags: ‘#Cocos #LuluAndMaxi #Throwback.’
Jen is currently on a promo tour for her new rom-com, Marry Me, which also stars Colombian singer Maluma.
The romantic musical comedy-drama sees JLo as Kat Valdez, a pop superstar who gets cheated on right before her wedding and then decides to marry a fan.
