Jessica Biel shared a funny insight into how her children see her, revealing that her youngest son, Phineas, 4, refers to her as “John Cena’s friend.” The 43-year-old actress, who shares sons Silas, 10, and Phineas with husband Justin Timberlake, said her kids often think she is “so lame.” However, she earned “some cool mom points” by filming the movie *Matchbox* alongside WWE star John Cena.
On *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon*, Biel said, “They love him. They love him, and he’s so nice. He’s a lovable dude, and they are just crazy about him.” To prove how much the boys adore Cena, Jimmy Fallon showed a Mother’s Day worksheet that Phineas had completed. When asked to describe his mom, Phineas skipped words like “actress” and instead wrote, “John Cena’s friend.”
Jessica laughed and said, “That’s who I am to him. I think if John and I ever stop being friends, I should find a new family.” On the same worksheet, Phineas amusingly described his mom as “12 years old” with “straight down brown” hair and blue eyes—though her eyes are actually green.
Despite the “cool points” from her association with Cena, Biel said her children don’t think she’s cool. When Fallon asked, “Do your kids know how cool their parents are?” she replied, “No. Not at all. I think they think Justin’s kind of cool because of music and because he’s Daddy. I am so lame to them.”
The *Sinner* actress added that her kids often think she has the “worst ideas” and usually ignore her advice, no matter how positive. She shared, “The new phrase for my four-year-old is, ‘Mom, you have the worst ideas.’ Silas is like, ‘Don’t engage, Mom. Back up off the field.’ He’s playing baseball now. He’s like, ‘Don’t say anything. Back up.’ And I’m like, ‘I just said good job.’ He says, ‘Say nothing. Say nothing.’”
Jessica Biel’s candid story shows the funny side of parenting, where even celebrity moms can feel “lame” in their children’s eyes.
