Molly Ringwald's not a perfect mom, but she tries. In her 2011 Good Housekeeping interview, she admitted to occasionally losing her temper. "I try not to. I always have good intentions that I'll never raise my voice, but I occasionally break that rule," she said. Still, she parents with openness and honesty, tackling tough subjects and having hard, grown-up conversations with her daughter.
In an interview with Baltimore Magazine in 2014, Ringwald reflected on how an Amy Winehouse song created an opportunity her to chat with Mathilda Gianopoulos about drugs. "[W]e were talking about all the young people, the incredibly talented people, who have died from heroin overdoses," Ringwald said. "And we got in this whole conversation about being an artist. And part of what makes you a great artist is how sensitive you are. But then part of being sensitive is sometimes it's really hard to be that sensitive, and people want to do whatever they can to not feel what they're feeling." They discussed drugs and how her daughter would not use them — a big conversation for someone who just turned 11.
Ringwald has a close relationship with Gianopoulos but sets boundaries and makes rules. She revealed this in an Instagram post celebrating Mathilda's 18th birthday in 2021. "Your dad and I love you so much. And just so you know, I'm still going to be annoying and tell you what to do," she captioned a cute throwback.
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