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"But I wanna walk, mommy!" Credit: Bauer-Griffin
This photo of Jennifer Lopez with a restless toddler accomplished the thing that "Jenny From the Block" never could: It made J.Lo relatable.
With her entourage, banging post-baby body and general fabulousness, it's hard to relate to la Lopez. But we take some shameless comfort in the fact that the singer-actor-mama has trouble wrangling a toddler, too. The Bronx native looks a little frustrated, but hey, maybe that's just her way of saying, "I'm Real."
Finally, she hands her squirmy son Max to a burly gentleman that appears to be her bodyguard.
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Love may not cost a thing, J.Lo, but your bodyguard is priceless.
He's upright again! Credit: Bauer-Griffin
But not for long ... Credit: Bauer-Griffin
Mom takes a break and passes Max off to her bodyguard. Credit: Bauer-Griffin











ReaderComments (Page 1 of 5)
7-04-2010 @ 10:52PM
RICARDO said...YEAH. WELL.... THE LINE-UP IS GETTING PRETTY DAMN LOOOOONG. AND THE WORD IS: YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SHAVE IT, FIRST.
7-02-2010 @ 10:15PM
Sifrina said...Yep, there's no mistaking that determined-mother-of-a-toddler-trying-to-be-in-control expression - even on J-Lo! Max is so cute - I bet he's got that bodyguard wrapped around his finger! I wonder if you can register for a "burly body guard" for your baby shower? Clearly comes in handy...
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7-04-2010 @ 6:00PM
Patty S. said...Well, if you wanted this situation to make Jennifer Lopez relatable.....you were ALMOST there. The thing is, most of us have a purse or diaper bag in one hand, trying to carry the squirming baby in the other, trying to get the car keys out without dropping the baby, etc......she'd be relatable if she DIDN'T have a bodyguard to hand her child off to. Actually, this photo makes me dislike her MORE, because it just shows when she's had enough, she passes him off. Other "relatable" mothers don't usually have that luxury. Normal moms don't have an entourage for someone to pick up their slack, you know?
7-04-2010 @ 2:06PM
Olivia said...What a lazy bitch! Your child fusses a bit so you hand him over to your bodyguard?? Wow...I get the war fuzzies reading this story.
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7-04-2010 @ 3:35PM
schoolsec said...that's what money can buy - some peace.
7-04-2010 @ 3:42PM
Simzee said...daymm1, Olivia is right.....It's not like any of us parents here can pawn our children off when they are fussy. JLO NEEDS to deal with the fussy kid herself. She looks lazy when she does she puts fussy kid in anothers arms.
7-04-2010 @ 3:54PM
Barb said...Hey J Lo, you have toddlers, skip the hard -to- walk- in shoes and get a grip of your kid instead of handing him over to the big guy!
He's a little too big to be acting like a brat!
7-04-2010 @ 4:04PM
Just me said...Olivia, you sound like a horrible and bitter person. Lighten up, is just entertaiment stuff, not real news, no need to get all bitchy about it : )
7-04-2010 @ 4:39PM
me said...You say you never hand your kid off to your husband? I am sure that is a lie
7-19-2010 @ 10:07AM
Just me said...Jealousy of this woman is obvious on this site. Look, she kept him for a long time during this struggle. Dont forget she KNOWS her every move is being videoed and snapped, and will be published for the world to see.
I think she held her own. Give her some credit. Who wants to be videoed struggling with your toddler and it displayed to the world??
7-04-2010 @ 2:21PM
daymm1 said...Olivia...wow...if you notice the 4th picture is a different surrounding. It could of been the J.Lo's son wanted to go to the buddy guard or the buddy guard wanted to play with him. You've never pass your child to your husband when restless. No need for name-calling.
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7-04-2010 @ 3:50PM
Olivia said...Ummm..actually no.....we don't "hand off" our kids to each other. They aren't damn footballs. They are little people who get cranky, laugh, cry..etc. just like us adults. You just deal with it or don't have them! It's called good hands on parenting.
J-lo does indeed happen to be a bitch. She is arrogant and thinks her shit doesn't stink. She forgot where she came from.
So piss off. It's my opinion.
7-04-2010 @ 4:13PM
kittyfriskywhiskers said...You tell them, Olivia! My exact sentiments! If you can't handle your kids, then you shouldn't have them. Max is a typical, restless tot behaving just like any other. Why didn't she try to correct him instead of passing him off for someone else to deal with? Maybe if she got out of those ridiculous high heels and donned regular shoes, it would make it easier for her to carry her child instead of being thrown off balance when he squirms! Much too concerned about looking like a sexpot, I guess. My husband was in the military when my son was growing up, and many times I *wished* that I could just say "Here, you deal with it" and pass him off to someone else. I didn't have a choice *but* to deal with it...and I did. Geesh, Jennifer...you have to take the good with the bad. It's called being a good, consistent parent. Put the kid down and let him walk, he's old enough! If it's a long distance, he's still small enough for a stroller! DEAL WITH HIM!!!
7-04-2010 @ 4:33PM
E. Martinez said...*OLIVIA, you tell it girl!! The posters who are going after you are forgetting something. Know what it is?? There are plenty of Celebs who have 2 yr olds. Who are out and about with their 2 yr olds along with a bodyguard or a spouse, etc, yet the only ones you see passing their restless 2 yrs olds off to that 2nd person ARE the lazy ass ones. 1 celeb that comes to mind.... Britney Spears!!
I've seen some of the younger Celebs like Reese Witherspoon and Michelle Williams, to name just a few, who actually deal with their restless tots!! Shocker I know but you know peeps, it happens!! And it happens when you as the parents, make it happen!!!!! When it comes to J. Lo, I think she thought her kids were going to look like "cute accessories" when they were babies but little did she know, at some point, they were going to grow up and act up!!! :O
BTW, isn't a "bodyguard" someone who "guards" you???? When did they become "sitters"??? LOL I guess now a days, when applying for a job as one, you have to list that you'll be more than willing to be a "sitter" or in some cases, the damn parent!! LOL I mean, after all, life is SO hard for a celeb like a J. Lo isn't it??? LMAO..... Peace to you and yours Olivia
7-04-2010 @ 8:53PM
Lita said...Congratulations to Olivia. She is the only parent who has never handed off a squirming child to a spouse. How does she do it? She is The Tot Whisperer to be respected and revered among the rest of us who fall short in the parenting department. I await my local Barnes & Noble for her upcoming book, showing the world how it is to be done. Oh, thank you, Miss Olivia.
7-05-2010 @ 7:14AM
David S. said...Olivia, get over yourself. Jennifer Lopez has money and she can afford to have someone else take over for a misbehaving toddler. The real truth is most parents would love to be able to have such a person in place all the time. Jealous much?
7-05-2010 @ 4:21PM
kittyfriskywhiskers said...David S.----Just because you can afford to pass off your offspring to someone else when they're no longer a convenience to you doesn't mean that you should. I can understand a husband and wife doing it, since they are the parents of the child, but not a *bodyguard*. It's the responsibility of the parent to deal with the kids and set the boundaries and rules. Like I said, you have to take the good along with the bad. Kids are little people that need to be molded and formed, not accessories. The few times that I went home without my husband (military) and my son acted up, *I* dealt with him. Not my father, mother, sister, or whoever. Plenty of times my Dad would reach out to take my fussy toddler to give me a break, but I always handled it myself. I was the one who wanted him and had him, so he was my responsibility. Why inconvenience someone else? Sure, sometimes when I was ready to pull my hair out, it would have been nice to be an absentee mother and just let someone else make life all peaches & cream for me, but that's not how it works. I was a 100% hands-on mother. If it was a long walk, maybe Jennifer should have been smart enough to bring a stroller......or at least try disciplining her son when it comes to behaving in public, instead of just ignoring the tantrum altogether and letting someone else deal with it. Max won't have any social graces later on if she doesn't start teaching him *now*.
7-04-2010 @ 2:44PM
Jackio said...I handed mine off any chance I got when out and about..after all I carried them for nine months without that option!
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7-04-2010 @ 3:45PM
LOLOLOLOLO said...Jackio.....why did you 'SPREAD" your legs? You should've kept them CLOSED.....then YOU would'nt have to carry them at all.
7-04-2010 @ 4:28PM
Everyone said...Friends, I think you could stop and look at your own life's situation. We don't have a clue what is going on. The phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words" is true but are they the correct words. My opinion is that we can "assume" what we want and not really know whats going on. People like to make up stories to fit their own desires - right or wrong. Please remember, people would bash any celebraty regardless if they corrected their child or if they didn't, especially "in public". Unfortunately thats the beast that comes along with being a celebraty. That lifestyle must take a lot of getting use to. Having people who don't know you trying to tell you what you should or should not do. What if the tables were turned. Would you like people telling you how you should rear your child. I believe most would say "no" -- "mind your own business and get on with your own life". Don't you have anything better to do! Guess not! Look at yourself before your criticize others and the world would be a better place.