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"Connie Britton has interacted with lots of leading men during her TV career, most notably as guidance counselor-turned-principal Tami Taylor on Friday Night Lights, but raising her own No. 1. guy, son, Eyob, is proving to be a true learning experience. &amp;quot;Until I find that perfect man in my life, there&amp;apos;s going to be all these &amp;apos;man things&amp;apos; that I&amp;apos;m not going to have any idea how to impart to him,&amp;quot; the actress -- who plays the mother of Aubrey Plaza in The To Do List, out July 26 -- told Us Weekly at the film&amp;apos;s L.A. press conference of her son, adopted from Ethiopia in 2011. &amp;quot;That part is scary.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nTaking little Yoby, as Britton affectionately calls her 2 1/2-year-old, home after a three-year adoption process, the single star is raising the little boy on her own -- and she hopes to raise him to appreciate his mom&amp;apos;s many talents.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;He&amp;apos;s so young yet none of this feels like a reality to me, but I have a feeling that have a son, its just going to be tricky in a different way,&amp;quot; Britton explains. &amp;quot;I do aspire to be the &amp;apos;cool mom.&amp;apos; I&amp;apos;m sure I&amp;apos;ll probably end up just being embarrassing.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAs Britton enjoys time off from filming ABC&amp;apos;s smash drama Nashville, she tells Us she relishes taking part in outdoor activities with her growing toddler. &amp;quot;This summer he&amp;apos;s grown up so much and he&amp;apos;s become quite a swimmer so that&amp;apos;s been very exciting,&amp;quot; beams Eyob&amp;apos;s proud mom."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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