Kaley Cuoco compares parenting to babysitting a 'drunk best friend'
What's the story
Kaley Cuoco and her fiancé Tom Pelphrey have gone public with their couples therapy. The 38-year-old actor made the revelation during her recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she spoke about the difficulties of raising their 19-month-old daughter, Matilda. The Big Bang Theory actor humorously likened parenting to "taking care of your drunk best friend every day."
Parenting challenges
Cuoco's humorous take on parenting and therapy
Cuoco opened up about her parenting journey with Fallon, saying, "It's a wild ride, Jimmy. I mean, it's an adventure. 19-months-old. It's a lot." She jokingly recalled a session with their therapist where she detailed why she was so tired from caring for Matilda. "They're crying when they don't get what they want... And then they black out, and you're ready to die, and they wake up and they're like, 'What's for breakfast?'"
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Kaley Cuoco says taking care of a toddler is like taking care of your drunk best friend every day 😂 #FallonTonightpic.twitter.com/uNzJPa5cSs
— The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) November 26, 2024
Relationship journey
Cuoco and Pelphrey's relationship timeline
Cuoco and Pelphrey, who started dating in March 2022, welcomed their daughter Matilda a year later. The couple announced their engagement on August 15 this year, with Cuoco posting a selfie on her Instagram Story with her engagement ring. As for wedding plans, they told People in September that they "haven't started planning anything yet," even hinting that "maybe another kid will have to come first."
Defending mothers
Cuoco's stand against mom-shaming and online criticism
Meanwhile, in a separate interview with E! News, Cuoco spoke about the criticism she has faced over her parenting style. Calling for an end to mom-shaming, she said, "It's just this business, it's this life. It is what it is. But yeah, we got to stop [with] the shaming." She added that every mother is doing their best and there was no change in public scrutiny before/after she had kids.