Jennifer Lopez is helping twins Max and Emme prepare for college, and her strategy involves the usual parental mix of bedding, boxes, and a very reasonable hope that dorm rooms feel slightly too small.
The singer and actor, who shares 18-year-old twins Max and Emme with Marc Anthony, talked about the family’s next step during a May 27 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Asked whether she would be involved in getting them settled, Lopez did not leave much room for doubt.
How Lopez Is Handling Dorm Move-In
“I do all the things,” Lopez told Jimmy Kimmel. “We have sheets at the house. We’re gonna pack up their rooms here and they’re going to take all the things that they want to take to their dorms.”
That sounds practical enough, once the emotional part kicks in, as it usually does. Lopez said she expects the twins may discover quickly that college dorms are not exactly known for generous square footage.
“Then, they’re gonna get there and realize their dorms are too small,” she said. “They’re going to miss home I hope and want to come back real soon. That’s my plan.”
It is a classic empty-nest negotiation: encourage independence, quietly root for laundry visits.
Why She Says This Moment Feels Right
Lopez also made clear that, despite the tears, she is not framing the twins’ departure as a disaster. She said she remembers being their age and wanting the freedom to start building her own life.
“I remember being that age and thinking I couldn’t wait to get out in the world and do my thing,” she explained. “I really wanted that. All year people are asking me, ‘Oh they’re going away to college it’s going to be terrible.’ No, it’s going to be great. I want them to go out there and do what they want to do. They have dreams. They have things they want to do. It’s going to be great.”
the mixed feelings many parents will recognize: pride in the launch, dread of the quieter house, and the sudden emotional power of a fitted sheet.
The Graduation Emotions Have Already Started
graduation season has been rough on Lopez She told Kimmel that writing messages for Max and Emme’s yearbook hit harder than expected.
“Two months ago, I had to write the little thing for the yearbook,” she recalled. “When I tell you, the tears. Two days it took me to write those things.”
Lopez joked that even talking about the milestone can set her off.
“Don’t talk about it because we start crying,” she said. “I’ve been crying for two months.”
For Lopez, the milestone is both ordinary and enormous: two teenagers leaving home, a mother packing the sheets, and a family moving into its next chapter in public view, whether anyone is fully ready or not.
