Madonna’s parenting skills ‘go up in smoke’

ASFIA AFZAL

KARACHI: Madonna’s 15-year-old daughter Lourdes, who is now preparing herself for her first feature film debut, seems to already be adopting some bad habits.

Lourdes was recently spotted smoking a cigarette and it seems obvious her Popstar mother doesn’t approve. “I wasn’t very happy, I am a tough mother but I don’t think I’m as tough as I should be. I think I need to be tougher. It’s hard; every day is a negotiation but cigarette smoking I’m not very fond of, for anyone,” said Madonna in a recent interview.

The Grammy Award-Winning artist, who is often seen smoking in some of her music videos, strongly denies any link between the two occurrences. “I don’t smoke. That’s just an accessory. There’s a difference, Lourdes smoked that cigarette before I did that video!”

But the Queen of Pop has admitted being a single-mother with her fame, commitments and hectic lifestyle has presented a fair share of challenges.