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Courteney Cox has immoderate regrets arsenic a genitor to her now teenage daughter, Coco.
During her question and reply connected Minnie Driver’s podcast, "Minnie Questions," she said astir wishing she had taken a somewhat different attack erstwhile Coco was younger.
"I wish truthful bad I could person realized successful nan infinitesimal a measurement to protect Coco from things that I didn’t, because of my ain issues, whether it was codependency aliases seeing her successful relationships pinch group I knew this was not good," Cox said.
"But I didn’t want to measurement in, moreover though I knew thing wasn’t right, because she would get truthful huffy astatine me," she continued. "She [would say], ‘Let maine woody pinch it mom, you don’t understand.’ And I did understand, and I should person [trusted] myself and I should person stepped in. So, pinch definite things astir myself, she saw them."
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Courteney Cox, right, admitted she "should person stepped in" much erstwhile her girl Coco was younger. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
Cox besides noted that she sees immoderate things astir herself successful her girl that she wished she was "firmer" about.
"I'm not saying I made her who she is, but you do spot things successful different people, whether it's conscionable ever taking attraction of group and being nan nicest person," nan "Friends" prima said. "And I mean, that's 1 of nan things pinch age, I've learned to opportunity no, I've learned to person boundaries. But I mean, earlier connected erstwhile she was a kid, aliases not moreover that galore years ago, I wish I'd been a firmer parent."
The 59-year-old shares Coco pinch her "Scream" co-star and ex-husband, David Arquette.
From near to right, Coco Arquette, Courteney Cox and David Arquette successful 2006. (J. Vespa/WireImage)
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In 2022, Cox said astir boundaries pinch her past 17-year-old daughter, admitting to People magazine, "We fight. I've learned that boundaries are important and to support them because I cognize it makes her consciousness safe. But I'm not ever bully pinch boundaries. I get worn out."
She added, "You've sewage to prime your battles and determine what is important."
Cox besides told nan outlet, "I was really adjacent to my mom. She was my champion friend. And I person that pinch Coco. She tells maine everything."
In a 2022 question and reply pinch People, Courteney Cox, left, said she and Coco are "best friends" and "she tells maine everything." (Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)
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Although her girl has grown up successful nan Hollywood segment pinch 2 very celebrated parents, Cox is proud that she takes a simpler attack to immoderate things.
"Thank God, Coco isn’t into really high-end apparel aliases designer anything. She doesn’t attraction astir labels. And convey God that she shops for her apparel connected Amazon, because she could beryllium this different kid [like] ‘I want fab Gucci.' And you’d person to walk your full life saying no," Cox said connected "Minnie Questions."
Courteney Cox said she is gladsome her girl "isn't really into high-end apparel aliases designer anything." (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
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She gave an example, saying, "she’ll say, ‘Mom, I person bought 5 pairs of Mary Janes connected Amazon and they conscionable support breaking. Would it beryllium good if I sewage conscionable 1 really bully pair?’ And I’m like, ‘Oh s---, yeah.’ And she’ll say, ‘Like from Steve Madden.’ And I’m for illustration 'Sure Coco, spell ahead.'"
"I’m truthful lucky!" Cox added pinch a laugh.
