Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard's Sweetest Quotes About Being Parents

They may have portrayed parents in movies or on TV, but Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard play real-life mom and dad just as well. The Hollywood stars have said the sweetest things when it comes to their personal experiences with raising their two daughters, Lincoln and Delta.

Kristen and Dax’s love story first began after meeting at a dinner party in 2007. Six years after the two started dating, they welcomed their eldest daughter, Lincoln, in March 2013. Months later in December, the Good Place actress and the CHiPs actor walked down the aisle. Kristen later gave birth to their youngest, Delta, in December 2014.

The Bad Moms star and the “Armchair Expert” podcast host have been in showbiz for quite some time now, but that doesn’t mean they want their kids exposed to the spotlight. In fact, Kristen and Dax are extremely private with Lincoln and Delta, which is why they share photos with emojis over their faces.

“There is a real threat of them getting stalked, or of a stranger coming up to them and knowing their name,” the doting mom once explained after an Instagram follower asked why they don’t show Lincoln and Delta’s faces. “It’s a safety thing … I don’t fault other parents for showing their kids when they don’t have the same safety concerns.”

Despite wanting to raise their kiddos as privately as possible, the longtime lovebirds are pretty honest when talking about their beloved children. Kristen has especially been forthcoming when discussing the struggles she’s faced being a mom of two young girls.

“Every day when you’re raising kids, you feel like you could cry or crack up and just scream, ‘This is ridiculous!’ … because there’s so much nonsense,” the Golden Globe nominee jokingly dished to Today in July 2016. “Whether it’s what they’re saying to you or the fact that there [is] avocado or poop on every surface.”

Despite having to overcome some challenges, Kristen knows she’s capable of accomplishing anything as a mom. Aside from teaching Lincoln and Delta to be strong and independent individuals, the Veronica Mars star said she’s “raising women who are not afraid to disagree.”

“Not for disagreement’s sake, but rather to use their voice when they need to,” she explained via Instagram in May. “To not be afraid to speak up and be clear when they have something valuable to add. To participate. To lean in. To use their gut and ethics to make decisions that sometimes fall outside the lines or buck the system.”

Scroll through the gallery below to see Kristen and Dax’s sweetest quotes about being the mom and dad of Lincoln and Delta!

On Staying United in Front of Their Kids

“You know, generally, kids see their parents get in a fight and then parents sort it out in a bedroom and then later they’re fine, so the kid never learns, how do you de-escalate? How do you apologize?” Dax told Us in December 2018. “So we try, as often as possible, to do that in front of them. If we fought in front of them, we want to also make up in front of them.”

On How Motherhood Changed Kristen

“Having kids feels like that first seventh-grade crush that overwhelms every molecule in your body, but it’s permanent,” Kristen gushed to Good Housekeeping in July 2015. “Other than the sleep deprivation in the beginning and trying to figure out how not to screw your kid up, the rewards are mountains larger than the battles.”

On Understanding Motherly Love

“I never understood my mom until I had kids. When she would look at me like I was the first drop of water she’d seen at the end of a desert trip and go, ‘You will never understand how much I love you,’ I would go, ‘God, get away! Enough!'” Kristen also dished to Good Housekeeping. “Even in my 20s, I just thought, ‘You’re so dramatic and overly sentimental.’ Now I look at my kids that way and think, ‘Wow, this is a cycle.'”

On Making Sure Their Family is Respectful

“We have very strict rules in our family about how we treat people with respect, especially our family members,” Kristen told Us in May 2016. “We are going to be with each other in the long haul, so it’s important to always be respectful and treat your sister the way you want to be treated.”

On How They’re Enjoying Time Amid Coronavirus

“We’re doing just art projects around the house. We have neon glow paint and we’ve been painting the rocks outside so they glow … and just doing silly stuff,” the Frozen actress shared with ET in April. “Just reconnecting with each other — I think that’s the most valuable lesson.”