Hilary Duff Said Parenting Her Two Kids During Lockdown Is "Exhausting" And "Frustrating"

"Kids are annoying, I'm not going to lie."

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Like the rest of us, celebs all over the world are staying home as much as possible to combat the coronavirus crisis and flatten the curve, and among them is Lizzie McGuire herself, Hilary Duff.

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Hilary is currently self-isolating at home in California with her husband, Matthew Koma, and her two children, 8-year-old Luca and 1-year-old Banks.

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And they seem to be having some fun! A couple of weeks ago, Hilary posted an Instagram story documenting Luca giving her a makeover, and she also recently dyed her hair blue.

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But in a new interview with Cosmo, Hilary opened up about the not-so-fun side of parenting two young kids during a lockdown, calling it "exhausting".

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Although she admitted she is "extremely appreciative" to have certain luxuries like a back yard and a pool, Hilary said she has had "a few really hard days".

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"Honestly, most days are good," she said. "I've had like three really hard days where I feel really low and I feel so burnt and so tired of my kids, you know? Kids are annoying, I'm not going to lie."

She continued: "I get in bed every single night and we're like, 'Oh my God, do we hate our kids or what?' And then we wake up and the next day's a new day and we're like, 'We're so freaking grateful for our kids.' They're funny and they make us laugh and they also frustrate the hell out of us."

She went on to say that explaining to her kids why they aren't able to leave the house without making them anxious is "a whole other navigation".

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And Hilary also opened up about her decision to dye her hair blue while in quarantine — as it turns out, the hair dye actually belonged to Luca.

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She explained that Luca has always wanted to dye his hair blue, but wasn't allowed to because of school, and Hilary was finally going to let him do it — but he was staying with his dad when the hair dye arrived.

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"He was at his dad's for a few days and his hair dye came and I was like, 'I'm doing it,'" she said. "It was really easy. I had no idea that my hair is so dark because I haven't seen my actual colour in years."

You can read Hilary's full interview with Cosmopolitan here.