Drew Barrymore now regrets posing for 'Playboy' in 1995, despite thinking it was unlikely to resurface.

Drew Barrymore, having spent over 40 years in Hollywood, must surely have some regrets.

On Friday, the actress and talk show host shared a "very vulnerable" message on Instagram, discussing her years in the public eye, how her tumultuous childhood has influenced her parenting, and the regret she still feels about her 1995 "Playboy" photo shoot.

"In the post titled "PHONE HOME," Barrymore wrote about the hedonistic scenarios he encountered at parties and in his own home, where the viewing was of highly sensitive natures and caused him immense shame. He stated that as kids, they are not meant to see such images, and he even admits to being an exhibitionist due to the environments he was in. He considered it art and still does not judge it."

"Although I had a chaste artistic moment in 'Playboy' during my early 20s, I believed it was a magazine that would not be revived because it was printed on paper. I was unaware of the internet's existence and the vast amount of information it contains."

Barrymore, a mom to two pre-teen daughters, Olive and Frankie, said she is focused on protecting her children "the way I wanted to be protected."

Especially when it comes to the new world of social media.

"As a child, I often wished for someone to say "no" to me so that I could rebel, but I had no boundaries or limitations, which made me crave the challenge of saying "no.""

"I never imagined that kids would be in my boat of too much excess and access," she said.

At 14 years old, Barrymore became emancipated and moved into her first apartment.

"I began my life anew with my own terms. However, I discovered that no one could take care of me consistently. My mother was criticized for allowing me to become uncontrollable. I now understand her struggles as a mother, and we are all imperfect."

"I was on the cover of the ‘National Enquirer’ and every other magazine as a washed-up tragedy … I wanted to disappear from the planet and never show my face again." — Drew Barrymore

"As a mother, I cannot fathom the reality that my own personal flaws and the experiences of my peers who got ahead too quickly are reflected in the world my children are growing up in. It is not right for kids to be exposed to so much. Kids should be shielded. Kids should only hear "no.""

Barrymore further discussed the toxicity that can come from group texts.

She wrote that we must safeguard our children from being exposed to situations where they cannot manage the language used in multi-party discussions that are recorded on the cloud and may negatively impact them in the future.

"At 13, I made a mistake in public and people were stunned. I became a tabloid sensation, with my story appearing on the cover of numerous magazines as a failed tragedy. I believed that my narrative would forever be one of disappointment and shame, causing me to wish to vanish from existence and never reveal myself again."

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"I put one foot in front of the other and got my life back on track, but I made more mistakes along the way. That's just life. We all make mistakes. People have been so kind to me, forgiving me and cheering me on as I grew up."

""It is my karma and life's work to cheer people on, just as we all fall and rise over and over on life's roller coaster. What a beautiful ride it is!" Barrymore concluded."