Katie Holmes – who raises 8-year-old daughter Suri as a single parent following her divorce from Tom Cruise – has admitted she doubts her own parenting skills from time to time and regularly has to “lean” on her friends for support.
She told PEOPLE magazine: “You do the best you can. Some days you feel really good about yourself and some days you don’t.”
Katie – who divorced from the Mission Impossible star in 2012 – believes support from other parents makes things a lot easier for her.
She explained: “You really need to support each other, help people through whatever it is they’re going through — whether it’s: ‘My kid just threw a tantrum’ or ‘I was late for graduation’ or whatever it is, you know!”
Meanwhile, the 35-year-old – who has help with Suri from a “ready and willing” mother and nanny – has admitted she’d rather spend as much time as possible with her daughter. She said: “I do have help yes, but it’s your baby, you know? You want to be the one who was there.”
Despite finding being a single parent challenging, Katie believes it is important for parents in similar situations to her to do their best and not feel pressured by the expectations.
She said: “I think we all need to just ease up. Ease up on the expectations, and the worrying. We’re all trying to do the best we can.”
