Drew Barrymore has cried every day trying to homeschool her kids

For many parents right now the best case scenario while social-distancing is keeping their jobs while trying to work from home and school their kids via whatever virtual setup their teachers have implemented. But just because it’s a best-case scenario doesn’t make it any easier on folks trying to “do it all.” And Drew Barrymore is here to remind people of that. The mother-of-two revealed in a recent interview that she’s been crying every day trying to homeschool her kids, and any routine that she tried to established has since been tossed in the old rubbish bin.In a virtual interview with The Today Show, Barrymore explained how she originally tried to keep the kids busy with fun projects and outings. She’d take seven-year-old Olive and five-year-old Frankie (whom she shares with ex-husband Will Kopelman) on bike or car rides, play hop-scotch or board games with them, and do crafts or plant seedlings. “And then school started. And it all went out the window,” Barrymore said. “I cried every day, all day long.”

 

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While Barrymore is speaking for many parents who have expressed similar thoughts and emotions on social media since “home schooling” began, she also revealed that she has a newfound appreciation for the teachers in her children’s lives. "It was like every church and state, it was the messiest plate I've ever held in my life. I had to be the teacher, the parent, the disciplinarian, the caretaker,” she explained. She totally forgot to add running a makeup company in those credits, but who’s counting.[video_embed id='1930825']RELATED: Three tips for parents helping their kids learn from home[/video_embed]“I didn't think I needed to respect and appreciate teachers any more than I did. Then you start to get some systems and you see people on social media making lists and you're like I don't want to make lists! It's never going to work that way. And then you find your way. We're resilient people."

 

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Isn’t that oh-so-Barrymore, to end on such a positive note? Like many other celebs, the 45-year-old has been updating fans on social media while social distancing. She’s shared photos of what looks like a pretty sweet isolation life, aka feeding chicks and taking walks on her large property, all while blogging about her projects. She’s also been raising money for first responders: so far, the GoFundMe page she’s publicly supporting, the Frontline Responders Fund, has raised $6.7 of its $10 million goal."Happiness is a war you fight every day… I don’t know if there are good days and bad days. I think there are good hours and bad hours,” she added. That’s definitely a sentiment parents everywhere can probably relate to.[video_embed id='1930901']RELATED: Drew Barrymore and Justin Long share delightful online exchange[/video_embed]