Jennifer Lopez Teases "Very Free" Chapter Before Kids Go to College

Along the way, the “On the Floor” hitmaker has been focused on raising her twins and her busy work schedule, which includes her acting career and headlining a residency in Las Vegas.

But Jennifer has yet another change coming down the pipeline very soon when Max and Emme head off to college. “They leave in August,” she told ET. “I know, it's crazy.”

Though the Kiss of the Spider Woman star is “ready” for them to spread their wings, she’s also feeling some sadness about her teens finally leaving the nest.

“It is very emotional,” Jennifer explained. “I found myself being very emotional about it. I've been writing their end of year letters… that you give to the seniors, and it's hitting you. It hits you in waves.”

As she navigates her emotions, the mom of two knows one thing to be true. 

“All I want is for them to be happy,” she said. “And know that they always have a home. That's it, with Mama.”

Until her kids officially leave the nest, Jennifer will be embracing every moment with them—including relying on them for input as she levels up her Las Vegas residency performances.

“They tell me everything they think,” the Maid in Manhattan alum noted. “We have that kind of relationship. I always run things by them. I'm like, ‘Look at this. What do you think of this? What do you think of that?’”

“We put together a little reel of this show, and I showed it to them,” she continued. “They're like, ‘That's really good, mom!’”

Jennifer’s comments come just two weeks after she celebrated her twins’ 18th birthday. At the time, she detailed how motherhood transformed her life for the better—and raved about her close bond with the teens.

“When I would hold you as infants, I honestly felt as if I were holding two angels sent straight from heaven above,” she wrote in a post on Instagram Feb. 22 alongside a video featuring highlights from the twins’ childhood. “My life was changed forever. I cannot believe you are now adults…18 years old!”

Calling Max and Emme “kind-hearted, generous and loving,” the “Waiting for Tonight” singer vowed to always be there for her kids, writing, “It has always been the three of us. We have been on this journey together. We have always had each other to hold on to and be that steady presence in the middle of any snowstorm.”

“And I promise you, my beautiful coconuts,” she added, “no matter how big you get, that’s how it will always be.”

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