Madonna 'struggling' with single parenthood She may be an internationally renowned superstar, but Madonna says she struggles to juggle her career and being a mother. The singer says she has found it difficult to raise her four children, aged 15 to five, since splitting from husband Guy Ritchie in 2008. In an interview in The Sun, Madonna says she feels like her "head is going to explode," as she tries to raise the four whilst managing a busy film making and musical career. However, she was defiant when questioned about her critics, saying: "Everybody has something to say about the way I live my life. At the end of the day I'm doing my best. If people don't like it, then that's really their problem.