Actress Robin Wright is reflecting on her past and embracing a new chapter filled with peace, love, and lessons learned. Best known for her role in "House of Cards," Wright recently shared some deeply personal thoughts in an interview with The Times of London—including what she calls her “huge regret” as a mother.

Wright shares two children, daughter Dylan, 34, and son Hopper, 32, with her ex-husband Sean Penn. Looking back, she admits that raising them wasn’t always easy.

"I have a huge regret as a mother and have experienced the fallout of this regret for many years with my kids — I wasn’t hard enough on them," Wright said. She explained that Penn was often away, and when he returned, he played the “policeman” role, while she softened the blow. “We were both extremes. They didn’t get that gray area in the middle, which is stern, and that is what they needed.”

Her honesty reminds us that parenting doesn’t come with a rulebook. Even with the best intentions, couples can struggle to strike the right balance.

Wright and Penn’s relationship was famously rocky. They married in 1996, divorced in 2010, and spent years breaking up and reconciling before finally calling it quits. In 2014, Wright told The Telegraph, “Divorce in and of itself, and with children, is devastating. Worse than that. One of the reasons why we got back together and broke up so much was trying to keep the family together. If you've got kids, it's a family, and you try again, and you try again. We did that for a long time.”

Her words capture the heartache many parents feel—trying to preserve family unity for the sake of their children, even when the relationship itself is crumbling.

After three marriages and decades in the Hollywood spotlight, Wright decided she needed something different. She left California behind for the English countryside, a place she says brings her peace.

"I love being in this country. There’s a freedom of self here. People are so kind," she shared. “They’re living. They’re not in the car in traffic, panicked on a phone call, eating a sandwich. That’s most of America. Everything’s rush, competition and speed. Everyone’s building a huge house and I’m just done with all that — I love the quiet.”

In England, Wright met Henry Smith, 52, in a countryside pub—and their connection was immediate. Shortly after meeting, both came down with COVID-19, an experience that bonded them quickly.

“Getting to know each other in deep long COVID was like... the fast track,” Wright recalled. “We were lying in bed deathly ill, crying, laughing, hugging, loving, snogging… Just like, ‘I want to know you.’”

Now, she’s looking forward to moving to the English seaside with Smith. “I love being alone and I’ve done that many times. But I’m, like, I want to grow old with somebody, and travel and see the world,” she said.

For Wright, this season of life feels like closure on years of searching. “It’s liberating to be done,” she admitted. “Be done with searching, looking and getting 60 percent of what you wanted. I’m seen and loved for who I am. It’s so relaxing.”

Robin Wright’s story is one of reflection, regret, and renewal. Like so many parents, she wishes she had done some things differently, but she’s also proof that it’s never too late to embrace love, peace, and a fresh start.