Jada Pinkett Smith Surprised She Likes Her Own Kids

"You have to love your children, but it doesn't mean you have to like them," she says on The Tonight Show

By Zach Johnson May 12, 2016 10:57 AMTags
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Jada Pinkett Smith isn't afraid to tell the truth about motherhood.

The Bad Moms star appeared on NBC's The Tonight Show Wednesday and spoke candidly about her life at home with husband Will Smith, 47, stepson Trey Smith, 23, son Jaden Smith, 17, and daughter Willow Smith, 15. "Family's good. I will have an 18-year-old in two months," the 44-year-old actress said. "But I must say, even though I have two teenagers, I still like them. You know, you have to love your children, but it doesn't mean you have to like them—especially when they're teenagers, OK? You have to love them. I know when I was a teenager my mother, from 13 to about 40, I made a turn; she didn't like me. I was a wild child on the streets of Baltimore. That's real talk. Compared to my children and what I was doing, they're angels."

A little later, Jada revealed that Will has been trying to orchestrate a number of family vacations this summer—no easy feat given the famous family's various work commitments. "Will sat me down, literally, about two days ago with his computer, his laptop, and he had a whole list of things that he wants to do with his family this summer—several places he wants to go that he's determined to take all five of us. I was like, 'You know, everybody has pretty tight schedules.' He was like, 'Doesn't matter. This is what we're doing this summer.' He's planning the vacation," she told Jimmy Fallon. "So I said, 'You know what? Talk to the kids, and then you can come back to me, but big daddy's going to have to handle this one, because I don't know you're going to get this done.' We're always doing something, and he has like 10 places he wants to go. I'm like, 'Why don't you just choose one and keep us there for like two weeks?'"

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The Smiths won't be going on a camping trip, though. While Jada and Willow enjoy exploring the great outdoors, "Will, he hates bugs. He hates nature. He's not a camper at all. He's a city boy."

Before Jada and Jimmy joined Andy Cohen and Tariq Trotte for a game called Famous Face-Off, the actress revealed that her own husband can be too competitive for her liking. "I compete with myself, but Will on the other hand, he's tough. During Christmastime we like to play games—Monopoly, Scrabble—and he's been banned from family games several times. He gets so competitive. It's like, 'You have to remember: We're your family. You love us. It's Christmas and you're about to ruin it,'" she said. Worst of all, Jada added, "He kind of cheats. I know he steals money out of the bank, OK? Just to make sure he wins! I'm telling you, Will is so competitive—it's ridiculous! When I tell you he's been banned from family games, I'm telling you the truth. Like, 'You can't play! You're not playing Apples to Apples this year! You're not allowed!'"

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