Steve Carrell
13 celebrity parents share the hilarious ways kids changed them.
By Sunny Chanel |

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Steve Carrell
Before I had kids, I swore I'd never... hear myself say things like, "I'm going to pull this car over right now!" It's such a benign threat! I hear that and I'm like, "Really? Thats become me?"
http://www.babble.com/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/steve-carrell/steve-carrell/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/steve-carrell/ -
Kelly Ripa
Before I had kids, I swore I'd never...say things like,"You better stop crying before I come in there and give you a reason to cry!" or "Don't make me pull over this car; you'll be sorry!" or "You kids are ingrates!"
http://www.babble.com/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/kelly-ripa/kelly-ripa/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/kelly-ripa/ -
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Before I had kids, I swore I'd never...become a soccer mom.
http://www.babble.com/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/marissa-jaret-winokur/marissa-jaret-winokur/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/marissa-jaret-winokur/ -
Valerie Bertinelli
Before I had kids, I swore I'd never...show pictures to people who weren't interested. Now I find myself showing them pictures on my iPhone of my cat, pictures that my son took.
http://www.babble.com/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/valerie-bertinelli/valerie-bertinelli/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/valerie-bertinelli/ -
Holly Robinson Peete
Before I had kids, I swore I'd never...feed them fast food, but a Happy Meal has hooked Momma up on more than one occasion!
http://www.babble.com/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/holly-robinson-peete/holly-robinson-peete/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/holly-robinson-peete/ -
Angelina Jolie
Before I had kid I swore I'd never...have a child biologically. But then a few months after [Zahara] came home, I saw Brad with her and Maddox, and I realized how much he loved him, that a biological child would not in any way be a threat.
http://www.babble.com/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/angelina-jolie/angelina-jolie/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/angelina-jolie/ -
Ali Landry
Before I had kids, I swore I'd never...let them sleep in the same room as us. We needed our privacy and alone time too. Cut to: my daughter was in a co-sleeper on the side of our bed for over a year.
http://www.babble.com/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/ali-landry/ali-landry/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/ali-landry/ -
Samantha Bee
Before I had kids I swore I'd never...perpetuate the Santa myth. Now I force my husband onto the roof at four o'clock in the morning to jingle sleigh bells and simulate the sound of magical hooves descending on our home.
http://www.babble.com/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/samantha-bee/samantha-bee/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/samantha-bee/ -
Betsy Russell
Before I had kids, I swore I'd never...serve mud-slide drinks with vodka to the parents at my kids' birthday parties!
http://www.babble.com/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/betsy-russell/betsy-russell/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/betsy-russell/ -
Ryan Sutter
Before I had kids, I swore I'd never...own a mini van, ask anyone if they had "poopy pants," or eat mac and cheese for lunch, dinner and sometimes breakfast.
http://www.babble.com/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/ryan-sutter/ryan-sutter/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/ryan-sutter/ -
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Before I had kids, I swore I'd never...lose my temper. But then you're on an airplane and it's delayed .
http://www.babble.com/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/maggie-gyllenhaal/maggie-gyllenhaal/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/maggie-gyllenhaal/ -
Emma Thompson
Before I had kids, I swore I'd never...say things like, "There are thousands of children all over the world who don't have enough to eat!" or "I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times."
http://www.babble.com/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/emma-thompson/emma-thompson/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/emma-thompson/ -
Heather Armstrong
Before I had kids I swore I'd never...let them go outside without pants on.
http://www.babble.com/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/heather-armstrong/heather-armstrong/celebrity/parenting-advice-celebrity-parents-steve-carrell-kelly-ripa-angelina-jolie/heather-armstrong/ -
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