The ‘Bad Moms’ offer Christmas tips
How movie’s trio survives the real-life holidays
LOS ANGELES – Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn struck a national chord as over-it mothers interrupting the status quo in last year’s raucous Bad Moms. Now the rowdy threesome are turning their gaze to the traditionally crazed holiday season in A Bad Moms Christmas (in theaters Wednesday).
The holidays are so stressful, especially for mothers, that the Christmas season is ripe for lampooning with a Bad
Moms twist on a tried-and-true seasonal message.
“If you could just slow it down and take on just a little less responsibility,” says Kunis, who has a daughter, Wyatt, 3, and a son, Dimitri, 11 months, with husband Ashton Kutcher. “Then we as moms, and as people, would just enjoy what holidays are supposed to be: time spent together.”
More advice from the trio, all mothers, for surviving the season:
Get everything done early.
There are holiday cards to send, presents to buy. But push to do it early to maximize the season, which flies by.
“Then you can just chill out,” says Hahn, who takes teasing from her friends for sending out the first Christmas card of the season.
Kunis attacks shopping for family and friends in full spreadsheet mode, finishing by Thanksgiving. “The spreadsheet has what was given last year. I go through it, writing ideas for this year,” she says. “At night, I go online, shop and cross items off the list.”
Responsible mall drinking is OK.
Onscreen, the frustrated moms hit the mall food court for a boozy break. The three agree that’s OK for real, in moderation. “Don’t drink and drive. Uber and mall-drink,” Kunis says.
Bell adds: “We’re bad moms, not irresponsible moms.”
Express yourself with the tree, however humble.
Bell’s tree is filled with ornaments she made as a kid with her grandmother. “I’m a fan of a tree that looks like nostalgia puked all over the pine.”
Don’t dirty-dance with Santa.
The bad moms dance all crazy with a game Santa. This is not a recommended real-life practice.
“Not acceptable. There are children around,” Hahn says.
“Don’t do it, ladies,” Kunis agrees. “But if you are going to do it, make it to Sisqo’s Thong Song.”
Seriously, Kenny G rocks.
Kenny G’s Christmas music is a point of contention in Bad Moms Christmas, but offscreen, the stars insist it’s a go anytime. “Thumbs-up: He’s awesome,” Kunis says.
Bell says her grandmother is a fan: “And I never minded a little Kenny G,” she says. “Some people are afraid to admit it. But no one minds Kenny G.”
The Frozen star says she and husband Dax Shepard are devotees of Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas jazz score: “My second daughter (Delta) was born Dec. 19. So we put up Christmas lights in the (hospital) room. And when she was delivered, we were playing the Peanuts Christmas soundtrack.”