Katie Jones/Variety via Getty Jerry O'Connellis not going to do this one thing for his children. During his appearance on Kelly Ripa's podcastLet's Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa, the actor and television host, 51, explained his stance on providing kids with alcohol as a parent. O'Connell shut down the idea, saying that he's "not one of those parents." "I saw some kids lying on my floor, and I was like, 'Listen, are those kids okay? Is that fentanyl?' And [his daughters] were like, 'No. They just take edibles.' And I was like, 'Okay. I don't wanna see it. I don't wanna know about it' because I am not one of those parents," he explained. "There are parents in my neighborhood who supply these kids with booze, and I am not that parent, and I don't adhere to that," he continued, before attempting to explain the parents' reasoning behind their decision. "Their thing is like, 'Well, they're gonna get the booze elsewhere, better that they get it here.' But, I gotta tell you, I think these drunk parents just wanna party with these kids and that's another level of sick." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Jerry O'Connell/Instagram A year after tying the knot with his wifeRebecca Romijnin July 2007, the pair welcomed their twin daughters, Charlie Tamara Tulip and Dolly Rebecca Rose, 16, in December 2008. Over the years, both O'Connell and Romijn have shared glimpses into the lives of their teens and their experiences in raising them. O'Connell previously opened upto PEOPLEabout how he found it "interesting being the father of girls" because he's "never had sisters." In September 2024, the formerTheTalkco-host shared a sweet photo onhis Instagramas his 16-year-old twin daughters got ready for their homecoming dance. O'Connell posed between his girls, wearing a blue MTV T-shirt and white pants. On his left, daughter Dolly wore a black mini dress and leaned into her dad as they smiled together. O'Connell's other daughter, Charlie, was on his right, wearing a striped blue dress and carrying her phone. "HOCO!" the proud dad captioned his post. The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! In June, Romjin spoke to PEOPLE at the 84th Annual Peabody Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., where she revealed that her daughtersseem to favor their mom over their dad. "Dads are different with them," Romijn told PEOPLE. "We have a very different relationship. My girls want me there all the time." However, the star noted that it's "pretty cool to have Jerry" as a dad, as well. "They're funny girls," Romijn continued. "And I like being with them because they're going to be 16 in December, which means I've only got two and a half years left with them until they're out of the house. So I want to take as much time as I can to run around with them." Read the original article onPeople
