Madonna's a proud mom as her twin daughters Stella and Estere graduate elementary school
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: It is a joyous week for Madonna as her twin daughters, Stella and Estere, 10, are not little anymore. They have graduated from elementary school and the 'Queen of Pop' proudly shared a photo of the twins in blue caps and gowns, each holding a bouquet, on her Instagram story on Wednesday, June 21.
"2 Kweens!!!! Happy Graduation!", the "Material Girl" singer, 64, captioned the photos, adding two emojis of a crown. Madonna is mom to twins Estere and Stella, Mercy, 16, David, 17, Rocco, 22, and Lourdes, 26.
Stella and Estere are adopted
Madonna adopted Stella and Estere from Malawi in 2017. David and Mercy were adopted in 2006 and 2009, respectively while she gave birth to Lourdes and Rocco. Madonna shares Lourdes with actor ex-boyfriend Carlos Leon, whom she dated for four years after coming across him at a New York City gym in 1996. Madonna shares Rocco with popular director Guy Ritchie, to whom she was married for 8 years, from 2000 to 2008.
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In 2015, the iconic singer and Ritchie battled over custody in 2015 after Rocco refused to return to the United States and instead opted to live with the 'Sherlock Holmes' director in London. The former couple came to an agreement out of court nine months later which allowed Rocco to stay with his father. The mother and son seemingly reconciled as they were seen with each other soon.
Madonna showed off her twin daughters' crochet skills
Madonna showed off her twin daughters' crochet skills in April this year. "Cute crochet fits made by Stella and Estere!" Madonna wrote in the first photo, according to People, where one of the twins sported a blue two-piece and popped a hip while the other posed to the side, as she donned a pink and purple top and matching skirt with arms over her head.
Madonna revealed her approach to parenting
Madonna opened up about her approach to parenting in a cover feature for Vanity Fair's "Icon Issue" back in January where she said that growing up with her as a mother is "a challenge" for her kids. Saying how motherhood "has been the most difficult, the hardest battle," Madonna explained, "Today I am still struggling to understand how to be a mother and do my job." "Whoever you are, having children and raising them is a work of art," she continued. "No one gives you a manual. You have to learn from mistakes. It is a profession that requires a lot of time. And it is exhausting because there is never rest."
