Eva Mendes may be a prominent working actress, but lately, a large part of her focus has been on her homeware brand and her daughters with longtime partner Ryan Gosling.
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The star shared a rare video of herself out at the park with her two girls, Esmeralda, seven, and Amada, six, making sure to keep them out of the frame to maintain privacy.
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While she looked to be having a fun time with the kids, she took to her caption to describe the worries involved as a mother.
"Can't say Park Time with my kids is my favorite. Probably because I worry a lot. (That's a whole other post)," she wrote.
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"But when I give in and play with them - it ends up being some of the best memories we create. Then add to that the life lessons learned on the playground - for them and for me. Invaluable."
She talked more about her approach to parenting and how she'd gotten into it, adding: "Are you guys into conscious parenting at all? I am.
Eva spent a day at the park with her daughters but still worried
"@doctorshefali is a major game changer for me. Her books and courses have helped me reparent myself while raising my kids," Eva continued, ending with: "Sending lotsa love out there."
Several of her followers could relate to her concerns as one shared: "I'm into my whole heart and mind being into parenting. If we want them, they deserve the best."
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Another also said: "You sound like me, on high alert anytime kids go to the park. All I see is germs, possible bone breakage and or someone stealing them."
Despite going on to give birth to her daughters, Eva initially didn't think she even wanted children - that was until she met Ryan.
© Photo: Getty ImagesShe and Ryan have been together for 11 years
In an interview with People, the Hitch star confessed: "I never wanted babies before until I fell in love with Ryan, and it kind of worked out to where I was 40 and having my first baby."
She added: "I think I was 42 for the second one, so it worked out in that way that I had a career and then I change my focus to my family."
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