Quoted: Brooke Shields On Motherhood
24/7 with the kids? I don’t know how people do it. If my main job was just to be with the two of them, I would not be as effective. I would be short-tempered; I would be less appreciative. Some people just revel in it, and that’s beautiful. I revel in a different way…I left abruptly when I was 28. Growing independently of [my mother] really changed my perspective. I have more empathy. I appreciate her more because she did shelter me from a lot, and she took the rap for it. But she’s an alcoholic, and that affects everything. And she’s very sad. We talk every day, but I have to draw a line. Or I get pulled back in.
–Brooke Shields, in the upcoming issue of LIFE magazine, available March 23.
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whoa…i thought Brooke was more together than this….
so basically she's rubbing stay at home mother's nose in it because they are with their kids 24-hours a day….and somehow that's bad for the kids???
and if she wanted to draw a line with her mother, yet she talks to her every day????
she's got some serious issues…and it seems her kids are going to have some too….
She speaks the truth. Women need some time without their kids - and the kids need it too, they need to learn some independence from their parents. Kids are exhausting and having time alone does not mean you are a bad mother. I believe most bad mothers are bad because they have no time for themselves. There I said it, now a million people will probably disagree with what I'm saying but I am a mother and I raised a beautiful independent daughter of my own who never gave me any trouble, not even in her teens and I did not spend every waking hour with her when she was growing up.
N says:
She speaks the truth. Women need some time without their kids - and the kids need it too, they need to learn some independence from their parents. Kids are exhausting and having time alone does not mean you are a bad mother.
Amen to that!!
Her assesment of it sounds a lot like my friends who do stay at home with the kids. I can understand her position because my friends in that situation agree with her
You have got to be kidding………….it must be nice to only have to spend time with your children when you want to. I hope they have some time to spend with her when they're older.
Grow up, Brooke……..you sound awfully spoiled to me.
Wow, I wonder what her mom is going to say about those quotes. Yikes!
She doesn't put down people who spend 24/7 with their kids, she just says she couldn't do it herself. Everyone is different. Working Moms aren't better or worse than stay at home Moms.
Unless you are a mom and know first hand what she's talking about, you have no room to judge her.
I don't find it to be putting down SAHM's at all..as a matter of fact, I see it as her giving them credit for being a lot stronger than she is. I know I myself coulnd't handle staying at home with my kid 24/7….but that's just me. I give a ton of credit to moms who can do it…not everyone is cut out for ONLY being with their kids all day.
I AGREE SO MUCH WITH YOU N!! I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND I AM A MUCH BETTER MORE LOVING MOM NOW THAT I AM WORKING THEN WHEN I WAS AT HOME FULL TIME, I UNDERSTAND THAT ASIDE FROM BEING A MOM I CONTINUE TO BE AN INDIVIDUAL, MY CHILDREN ARE SELF SUFFICIENT AND EXCELL IN SCHOOL.
I give Brooke a LOT of credit for being honest with her feelings. It's assumed that when someone becomes a mom, that there is this instint feeling of wanting to nurture 24/7. Stay-at-home mothering is 1MM times harder than going to work outside of the home. Staying at home w/the kids 24/7 certainly isn't for all moms - and it doesn't make them any less nurturing towards their families.
Im with N. (#2) Love the kids, but you have to love yourself too. Humans need some time to themselves, not just Mothers! Im a at home single Mom, ( I work at home online) who loves the weekends my kids go with their Dad. Im able to have some private time and space to recharge. Im a better person and Mom for it.