3 Things I Never Thought I’d Say As a Mom

April 27, 2015

A photo posted by jordanabrewster (@jordanabrewster) on Apr 26, 2015 at 5:48am PDT

Before I was a mom, I was VERY idealistic….then reality hit. Here are a couple of things I swore I’d never say — and then Julian changed everything. HA! I was no naive …

1- “NOOOOOOOOOOO!”

I so wish I could be one of those parents who blissfully and calmly explains things to their children instead of saying NO (OK, I have to admit that when Julian was a baby I lectured my husband on the dangers of saying no too often and swore I would reserve the word for dire situations). Now that Julian is 19-months-old, I say NO constantly: when he wants to play with the water cooler, when he tries to jump in the tub, when he plays with our lab’s food, when he climbs the sofa, etc. etc.!

2- “Bring out the IPAD!”

When Julian was a baby, I promised myself I would wait at least two years until he had ANY sort of screen time. Cross-country flights quickly changed that.

3- “I never go to the movies anymore!”

When I was expecting Julian, there was so much downtime; I felt very restless. A friend of mine told me to enjoy my downtime and to go to the movies because once Julian came, my free time would be over. I had no idea what she was talking about. Now I totally get it. And I’m really glad I do.

Photo: Jordana Brewster/Instagram

Jordana Brewster is an actress and mom. This month she is celebrating the debut of Fast and the Furious 7, in which she reprises her role as Mia Toretto. Her movie Home Sweet Hell, co-starring Katherine Heigl and Patrick Wilson, was released in March. American Heist, which premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, will hit theaters this summer.

The Brazilian-American star’s acting career was launched in her late teens. She split her time between high school and the set of the CBS soap “As the World Turns,” in which she played the role of Nikki Munson. She took a break from acting to earn her degree in English from Yale University in 2003. After college, she returned to the acting world and starred in Justin Lin’s Annapolis, opposite James Franco; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning; and Nearing Grace, an indie film based on a novel by Scott Sommer. She's also appeared in TNT’s “Dark Blue” and NBC’s “Chuck.”

Brewster has lived in Brazil, England, and New York. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, producer Andrew Form, and 18-month-old son, Julian.