Denise Richards on taking care of Charlie Sheen’s and Brooke Mueller’s children “I want to be there for them”

Denise Richards has two daughters with her ex-husband Charlie Sheen Sam (9,) and Lola (7), but earlier this month she started taking care of his twins with his third ex-wife Brooke Mueller after Brooke entered rehab for the 20th time. Now she’s speaking about her relationship with Charlie and her role of care-taking his kids. She told US Weekly:

“My situation with Charlie is that we’ve gotten along for quite some time now, and it’s so much better. There are a lot of feelings and emotions there, but at the end of the day, our daughters benefit from us getting along, and [I do], too. I don’t want to have an unhealthy relationship with him, something toxic with a lot of animosity. Life’s too short for that. We actually enjoy hanging out, and we enjoy being with the kids.”

On the next childcare situation at home:

“You just figure it out because you don’t have a choice. You have these children depending on you. You prioritize. I had children because I want to be a parent, and I want to be there for them.

I think my biggest challenge is [that] their different activities sometimes overlap. I have a good schedule going. You just manage.”