Jennifer Lopez Talks Struggles Of Raising Teenagers | HuffPost Entertainment

Jennifer Lopez knows the struggle of parenting teenagers is real.

The actor and singer opened up about what its like raising her 15-year-old twins, Emme and Max, during an appearance on The View last week.

Lopez said that this stage of parenthood has given her a new appreciation for her own mother, Guadalupe Rodrguez, who sometimes had to take the role of the bad guy as a parent.

You have to be, they need that, Lopez said. There is a time, and I think its in those teenage years... and youre just like, Oh, this is what [my mother] was talking about.

This is the time when your kids dont want to talk to you, and theyre kind of individuating from you and its all necessary, she continued. And intellectually, I understand it but my heart, my heart hurts.

Lopez shares Emme and Max with ex-husband singer Marc Anthony. During her appearance on The View, she also discussed what its been like having a blended family and witnessing her husband, Ben Affleck, as a father. Affleck shares son Samuel, 11, and daughters Violet, 17, and Seraphina, 14, with his ex-wife, actor Jennifer Garner.

Hes an amazing dad, it brings tears to my eyes, Lopez said of Affleck. He is honestly the best dad Ive ever seen.

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