By 2003, though,the couple filed for divorceand agreed on joint custody of their then-5-year-old daughter.
And she was right.
Despite their busy schedules, both parents remained committed to co-parenting their child in L.A.
It’s hard to believe that little girl is already all grown up, but it’s true.
In 2018, Emerson celebrated her 21stbirthday.
Here’s what else you should know about her.
It wasn’t until Hatcher’s second marriage to Tenney that she would become a mom.
In November 1997,E!
Newsannounced the birth of the couple’s first child, a baby girl, Emerson Rose Tenney.
However, there were other times when she felt she still had “a long way to go.”
Manysingle parentscan likely relate.
According to Hatcher, the couple wasn’t intimate for much of their nine-year marriage, including their honeymoon.
“From the beginning, our marriage was probably more defined by friendship,” she divulged.
Tragically, the star revealed that she had been molested by a relative when she was a child.
Although they had both decided to move, they weren’t going to be sharing a residence.
Hatcher also worked on her memoir during her hectic filming schedule.
She was certainly busy, but she was also dedicated to her role as a mom.
Hatcher also packed her daughter’s lunch every day.
Oh, and it wasn’t your standard peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
No, it was more like pasta tossed in olive oil and truffle salt trufflesalt!
Emerson’s mom may have been one of Hollywood’s elite, but she was all about DIY parenting.
She consulted her friends, her therapist, and even Emerson’s pediatrician about how to handle the situation.
While their opinions varied, Hatcher ultimately decided to be honest.
Although she was unsure at the time, Hatcher thinks she made the right decision.
She and Emerson learned that they “could survive it.”
She continued, writing, “That’s kind of how it went with the divorce.
We stayed in the feelings and didn’t force them to heal any faster than they could.”
Well, as normal as it could be for being Teri Hatcher’s daughter.
The paparazzi often hounded the mother-daughter duo, according to Hatcher (viaPeople).
While that sounds easy enough, Emerson’s upbringing wasn’t exactly traditional.
She’s the daughter of two celebrities, after all.
Still, it seems Hatcher made sure her daughter’s childhood wasn’t over the top.
The actress also took extra steps to keep Emerson grounded.
That’s not to say Hatcher completely kept Emerson out of the spotlight.
Hatcher didn’t keep Emerson hidden, but Hollywood events weren’t exactly a daily occurrence either.
She did charity work as a teenager
Teenagers aren’t generally thought of as a selfless group.
Emerson Tenney, however, was an exception.
Soon after her 17th birthday, Emerson, with her mom, began scouting out colleges.
“This idea of wanting to really help education locally in our community really came from her.”
Hatcher certainly did as she set out to do: instilling “compassion and generosity” in her daughter.
On her now-deleted blog, Emerson revealed more details about the vacations spent with her mom.
In 2016, Jon Tenneyshared a photoof Emerson and himself.
“My daughter’s first vote!
Have you done your civic duty?”
he captioned the picture.
In 2017, Emerson posted a photo toInstagramof her and her dad sitting with a box of half-eaten donuts.
“Today, there was no line at PVDonuts … A true family weekend miracle,” she wrote.
This was no easy feat, consideringless than ten percent of applicantsare invited to attend an Ivy League school.
Emerson certainly made a good decision by choosing Brown.
In 2017,Emerson revealedthat she was busy studying for her midterms, and they must’ve went well.
By May 2020, Emerson had graduated from Brown, as she shared onInstagram.
She probably won’t pursue a career in Hollywood
Emerson hastwo acting creditsto her name.
She was the voice behind Magic Dragonfly in 2009’sCoralineand provided some voiceovers for the 2013 filmPlanes.
If her major didn’t give it away, Emerson is an aspiring writer.
And, as it turns out, she’s already started her writing career.
In spring 2018, Emerson’s poemWalkswas published onThe College Hill Independentwebsite.
Later that same year, her essayBaked: Because Bread is Fundamentalwas published on the site.
Emerson also writes forSpoon University.
Inher bioon the site, she confirmed that she writes poetry as well as creative nonfiction at Brown University.
In 2019, the young writer also contributed to Gucci’sIrregular Reportaboutgender fluidity in the Generation Z demographic.
We have a feeling she’s going places!
Ahead of their 26.2-mile race,Peoplecaught up with the then-20-year-old.
“I want to launch the NYC marathon because I want to run itwithmy mom.“Aw.
Emerson added that the run will be about “celebrating mother-daughter relationships.”
Umm, best mom-daughter duoever?
They actually trained side by side.
Hatcher divulged toPeoplethat she and Emerson were trained by Luke Milton, the founder of TrainingMate.
Even after the marathon was over, this awesome mother-daughter pair continues towork out togetherwhen their busy schedules allow.
