Joel Madden Says "Nicole Runs The Ship"

Life in the Richie-Madden household is running smoothly, said Joel Madden in a Friday appearance on The Bonnie Hunt Show. With much of his time spent working with his band Good Charlotte, the first-time dad admits that his schedule leaves him little room to concentrate on all the details of raising 10 ½-month-old Harlow Winter Kate. Instead -- thanks to an organized Nicole Richie -- Joel is able to "do all the fun stuff and break some of the rules" while his girlfriend keeps "everything in order."

Says Joel,"She's a very serious mom. You've got to work as a team, but she runs the ship. She has everything laid out and she knows what she's doing and she's very serious about it."

As a proud Joel dishes on Nicole's stellar mothering skills, brother Benji, who joined Joel on the show, shares that his twin shouldn't doubt his own abilities, calling him "the best dad I've ever seen."

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