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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tDrew Barrymore is opening up about raising daughters as a divorced mother. Barrymore, 50, spoke to Moon Zappa, daughter of Frank Zappa, on the Friday, March 21, episode of her eponymous show, where she asked Moon, 57, about her new book which touches on her experience as a parent. \u201cDo you think that we also [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Barrymore told Martin, who is nonbinary and uses they\/them pronouns, that her portrayal of such an institution is very accurate.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t know that about you, but watching the show there was way too much accuracy,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was too real for me in that element where I knew there was no way you weren\u2019t telling an authentic perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin agreed, adding that now as an adult, they feel \u201cso protective\u201d of young people who may be experiencing similar difficulties.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I don\u2019t know about you, but now, as an adult, I feel so protective of young people and having had that experience of being pathologized at a very young age for things that are just kind of\u2026 yeah, I think that all went into it,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
The duo also agreed that watching the series is not a heavy or depressing experience, despite its subject matter. Barrymore also noted that she experienced something of a breakdown when she turned 40, but added that things are much better now.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe pull ourselves up, hopefully, and we find people that encourage us to tell the truth and to finally have the opposite of shame, which is what comes with any type of erratic behavior or society telling you \u2018that\u2019s not appropriate at this age\u2019 or \u2018what you\u2019re doing is out of control,\u201d she said. \u201dThat is shame. And when you live with shame, it is crippling.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n Drew Barrymore<\/span> Raymond Hall\/GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBarrymore added that despite what some may assume, she found \u201clightness\u201d during her time in rehab.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that sounds wild, but it was encouragement to say your truths, to be brave, to find humor and heroism in your journey,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s the best thing that ever happened to me, honestly. And I hold a lot of it sacrosanct, but it wasn\u2019t easy. It was hard as hell and I found that the tone that you brought to the show was true to a life experience when you gotta be broken and get fixed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Barrymore has been candid about her troubled past before, reflecting on her lived experiences while speaking exclusively to Us<\/em><\/a> in February 2025.<\/p>\n\u201cMy mom had a very colorful cast of characters coming through,\u201d she recalled. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t as safe as it should have been \u2014 but when I was younger, it was more whimsical. Not feeling like I had a childhood has nothing to do with feeling robbed of [one]. It just wasn\u2019t your garden-variety youthful childhood, but I never feel upset about that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The 50 First Dates<\/em> star began using substances like alcohol and cocaine at ages 9 and 12.<\/p>\n
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Barrymore added that despite what some may assume, she found \u201clightness\u201d during her time in rehab.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that sounds wild, but it was encouragement to say your truths, to be brave, to find humor and heroism in your journey,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s the best thing that ever happened to me, honestly. And I hold a lot of it sacrosanct, but it wasn\u2019t easy. It was hard as hell and I found that the tone that you brought to the show was true to a life experience when you gotta be broken and get fixed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Barrymore has been candid about her troubled past before, reflecting on her lived experiences while speaking exclusively to Us<\/em><\/a> in February 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cMy mom had a very colorful cast of characters coming through,\u201d she recalled. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t as safe as it should have been \u2014 but when I was younger, it was more whimsical. Not feeling like I had a childhood has nothing to do with feeling robbed of [one]. It just wasn\u2019t your garden-variety youthful childhood, but I never feel upset about that.\u201d<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n The 50 First Dates<\/em> star began using substances like alcohol and cocaine at ages 9 and 12.<\/p>\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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