Australian beauty Cate Blanchett believes it is more important to be a mother rather than a friend to her three sons. “I don’t enjoy being the bad cop, but sometimes I have to be. If you’re going to try and make your children like you, you’re in dangerous waters,” Blanchett said. The 41-year-old and her husband, Andrew Upton believe that being strict with their sons Dashiell (9), Roman (7), and Ignatius, (3), and teaching them boundaries are important.