Gwyneth Paltrow balances motherhood and a new movie
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When Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow stepped away from Hollywood to be a stay-at-home mom, people wondered if she had made the right decision. Like many women who put a successful career on hold to raise their kids, she was taking a leap of faith. But to Paltrow, that didn't factor much into her decision.In a recent interview, she said:
"You know, they change so quickly and the idea of someone else being there when they do their first this or say their first that is just, like, it makes me die."
Paltrow is married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, and the couple have two kids, Apple, 4 and Moses, 2. Paltrow recently spoke about her bout with post-partum depression after Moses was born. It was then, she said, when she was depressed, unable to take off the baby weight, and hanging around in her sweats all day, that she began to worry Hollywood might not take her back.
Not many moms get to grace the cover of Vogue when they head back into their career, but for Paltrow, it's all in a day's work.
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Carrie 5-05-2008 @ 10:31AM
I totally understand Gwyneth's feelings about not wanting to miss the first walk, first talk, etc. I have been a stay at home Mom since my first was born ten years ago.
But with her resources, she should be able to combine paid work with raising kids. I'm a work at home Mom and am so glad I kept my skills fresh and had an income stream of my own. It came in handy when my marriage ended and I had 4 mouths to feed.
http://momstalkradio.com/2008/moms-morning-show-152/
http://carrielauth.com/blog/2008/04/28/work-at-home-moms-arent-making-the-feminine-mistake/
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Judy 5-05-2008 @ 11:26AM
Carrie, you are a far greater hero than Gwyneth - any day! I find Gwyneth a bore.
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Carolyn 5-06-2008 @ 2:42AM
I went back to work full time when my daughter was 1, and my mom watches her during the day now. I remember crying thinking that I would miss all of those firsts. I worried that she would start thinking that Grandma was Mom, that I would become less important in her life.
None of those things have happened! I love being a working mom. It works for our family.
But for the record, I love Gwyneth!
Carolyn
http://www.momsontheedge.ca
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