“It’s been over two years, and I think I’ve learned a lot through it, and I’d like to share that in hopes that it would help someone out there as well."
“My mom and dad taught me that work is work and home is home. They really allowed me to be a child. When I came home from work, I would do all of the things that a teenager would do, like homework and chores. That wasn’t always so fun, but it really kept me grounded.”
“Having them in our lives has been the greatest joy and we are excited for this next phase of life with them. Every day is an adventure! We are honored God chose us to be their parents."
“I’m noticing fewer and fewer people wanting to post their children online, which tells me a conversation is quietly percolating — a shared concern that many are starting to feel about the unknowns of the internet."
“In any life situation, when we come against any sort of adversity or things that we’re passionate about, especially if, like, somebody’s doing something wrong, we can easily get reactive."
"She doesn't text that much because she doesn't have a phone. But she'll use her iPad to write, 'Hey!' and somebody writes back, 'Hey!' And I'm like, 'What is happening where I'm getting Gigi's FaceTimes?'"
Internet safety experts revealed some of the most common ways children get around Parental Controls, whether it is to secretly communicate with others, access the internet unfiltered or to spend more time on their devices.
Witherspoon admitted it also “looked really hard sometimes,” adding, “I’d cry working 14 to 17 hours, sometimes all night long and still woke up early for carpool. I was deliriously tired.”
“I was so upset. I remember thinking, ‘Is this what I have to look forward to?’ and ‘Is this what kids are like once they get phones and social media?’”