Julia Roberts and Daniel Moder’s Quiet Life on the Ranch and Her Journey into Motherhood
In 2013, USA Today noted that Julia didn’t share many photos of her children on Instagram, but her husband gladly did. She also didn’t post where she was on Twitter, and when a friend gave the actress a copy of J.D. Salinger’s short stories, she showed how down to Earth she was.
Julia Roberts’ Taos, New Mexico ranch home seen on July 4, 2002. | Source: Getty Images
The publication said the star physically wrote a thank you note on paper that went straight to the friend. Despite having once been the world’s highest-paid actress, Julia was able to disappear from the public.
She would go to either of her homes in New Mexico, California, or Manhattan. Julia once explained that how she and Daniel lived was all structured to help them protect their children, adding, “We just want to have our family life and not have that intruded upon.”
The cameraman’s wife also said she thought she was lucky because she was too old for the silliness that came with the internet and the current celebrity culture. She was grateful for that and thought her age helped her avoid certain things.
During a 2010 “The Oprah Winfrey Show” interview, Julia spoke about how she loved waking up early and seeing her children’s reactions to receiving a brand new day. She said the trio was still at an age where everything impressed them.
The “Eat, Pray, Love” actress also shared how she tried her best to be “present” for all three children. The star also once revealed on “Today” that she reveled in life and jokingly noted how her biggest win daily was when all her children made it to “the potty!”
According to a 2022 Architectural Digest piece, Julia’s well-known home was her Taos ranch. The publication revealed that the property was near the community of Arroyo Seco and was kept as the star’s second home.
It was reported that the “Erin Brockovich” actress, her husband, and their children often spent time on the estate. The Southwest locals allegedly frequently bumped into Julia at Target or the grocery store, and she was also a dedicated wife who met up with her husband from his workplace.
In 2017 while being interviewed by InStyle, the actress shared her motherhood journey. She shared how she couldn’t survive without Balmex when her children were infants to help fight diaper rash.
An aerial view of Julia Robert’s Taos, New Mexico ranch seen on July 6, 2002. | Source: Getty Images
The “Wonder” star showed what an ordinary person she was, said she loved the product’s smell, couldn’t live without it, and described it as “perfect.”
When asked what she’d do if she saw a child doing something they shouldn’t be doing on the playground, Julia’s answer was diplomatic; she stated, “It would depend on what they’re doing, but I would imagine I would say something.”
Her idea was to give the child a clue that what they were doing wasn’t right. What the interviewer didn’t expect was when the actress hilariously quickly added, “and then trip them!”
When asked what the most effective way was to alert a child that they’d crossed a line and would need to face the consequences, the star suggested using one’s stern parenting voice. However, once things on the emotional side quietened, she urged for a “conscious conversation” about what happened.
Julia’s tip for extending family bonding time at the table was to have everybody sit down for dinner at the table. Daniel’s wife felt it was meaningful and revealed that she and her family had the most profound conversations during that time.
In one of Danny’s social media posts, his children were photographed enjoying a meal in what appeared to be a cozy room with wooden furniture and a dense rug on natural flooring. Hazel and her brother both wore outfits that bore the Wonder Woman logo.
Delving a little deeper into her private life, the star said she ensured to have breakfast and dinner with her children. In that way, she felt they were starting things together as a family, processing that day’s events and winding it down as a unit.
Julia Robert’s Taos, New Mexico ranch seen on July 6, 2002. | Source: Getty Images
Julia also shared that she thought the right age to get a cell phone for her children was 12 because that was when Hazel got hers. However, Julia confessed how she and Daniel hadn’t been sure about gifting the phone to the child, but Hazel’s reasons for wanting it were straightforward and honest.
The actress explained that Hazel didn’t give her parents a PowerPoint presentation (although she’d pulled that trick before!) to sway them but used vulnerable honesty instead. The little girl just stated what her needs were. In response, Hazel’s mom stated, “I was too in love with her in that moment I was like, ‘we’ve got to get her a cell phone!'”
She also shared how she dealt with separation anxiety by taking her children with her whenever she needed to be out of the home. In October 2020, during a Sunday Morning interview, Daniel’s wife opened up about what was important in her life at age 55.
The star told her interviewer that her family and career were essential to her but explained that they were not equally important. Julia shared how being an actress never “consumed” her.
Explaining herself further, she revealed that acting was a “dream come true” for her but that it wasn’t the only dream she had that became a reality. When questioned about her other objectives, the mother of three pointed to her family, saying, “The life that I’ve built with my husband.”
Julia Roberts also shared how the life they built with their three children made the cut. She described the things she mentioned as the best ones, noting how coming home triumphantly to her family at the end of the day was everything to her.
