Michael Phelps Tells Mom

About those pictures and it “definitely wasn’t easy,” according to reports.

“Seeing my mom [Debbie] reminded me of how it was the day after I got my DUI, and I swore to myself I’d never do that again,” Phelps — who was arrested in 2004 at age 19 for DUI — told the Baltimore Sun.

“We’ve been talking a lot,” said Phelps, 23. “I’ve been able to get back to my family. It’s part of my life I need back.”

“It’s something I am going to have to live with, and something I’ll have to grow from.”