Los Angeles Sep 16 (IANS) Actress Eva Mendes says that she is reluctant to return to acting because she does not want to be away from her daughters -- Esmeralda 4 and Amada 2.
"I m just so obsessed with my kids that I don t want to leave them. They re just still so little " Mendes told eonline.com.
She said that parenthood is not always easy but praised her and her partner Ryan Gosling s families for their support.
She said: "I don t feel like I have it balanced at all. I kind of have been figuring it out as I m going along and it s just important to have a support system. I have my family I have Ryan s family and that s just like invaluable to have family around supporting you."
Mendes said she thinks motherhood has made her "care less" but "care more" too.

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