All families have their own dynamics, and the Roberts-Moder household is pretty busy. When giving an interview with Vanity Fair, Roberts shared a little about what it’s like for them to balance their family life with their three children on top of their bustling careers.
According to her, there are days when things run pretty smoothly and days that are incredibly hectic. One can only imagine both parents having their flashy careers in Hollywood and on top of that the three children that they are raising. Just like everyone else, they too are constantly learning and developing their parenting skills.
Let the Babies Come
Despite both of them being previously married, neither Roberts nor Moder had children when they met. It was as if they were each other's first-ever crush, with no history behind them or no strings attached from previous relationships.
All of that changed though when the two wedded and decided to welcome kids of their own shortly after marriage. Today, they are a much bigger family with a total of five members in the Roberts-Moder family. Today, however, the two have three children of their own. First came the twins — Phinnaeus and Hazel-Patricia, born in 2004. In 2007, the twins were joined by a younger brother named Henry Daniel.
The Kids Have Some Interesting Names
In the summer of 2009, Roberts was busy filming the movie "Eat Pray Love." In this popular romantic drama, Roberts stars as Elizabeth Gilbert, a woman who goes on a life-changing trip around the world. Gilbert discovers mysteries about her own self and completes an inner journey in her soul.
The journey helps her re-discover herself and what's really important in life. One location in her journey is an Indian ashram where she discovers the power of prayer. Apparently, shooting in this location has greatly impacted Roberts, and she even gave her children Hindu names that same year: Laxmi, Ganesh, and Krishna Balram.
Part of the Family
Two people who got an up-close peek into the Roberts-Moder household are actors Lucas Hedges and Kathryn Newton. They were about to become Roberts's onscreen children and had to study and analyze what it was really like to be a member of this family.
The two played the parts of Roberts's children in the drama "Ben Is Back," and Julia had them come over and meet her actual kids. Hedges and Newton stayed over for a while, merging the on-screen family with the real-life one quite successfully. Talk about bringing your work home and really taking acting to the next level.
The Kids Are Unimpressed
You would think that the children of one of the most famous actresses in Hollywood would appreciate their mother's standing in the industry. Well, apparently, Roberts's kids are not very impressed by it.
When coming on as a guest for Oprah Winfrey's show, she said her kids don't really grasp how incredibly famous she is. It looks like her films appeal to an audience of a different age group, so her children don't perceive her as a celebrity. This really comes as no surprise since Roberts made her biggest mark on Hollywood in the '90s and early 00s, which was a time when her kids were not even a wink in the sky yet.