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Rachel Weisz Talks Motherhood – And Raises Some Eyebrows
Actress Rachel Weisz, who is a mother in real life to Henry, 3-1/2, plays a mother whose child was murdered in Lovely Bones. Rachel recently talked to Reader’s Digest about motherhood and her comments have rubbed some, especially adoptive mothers and parents who have lost a child, the wrong way.
First, Rachel says:
“I can get a general idea of some things — losing a child, for instance. But being an actual mother? No, that’s impossible to imagine.”
Mothers who have lost children were taken aback by this remark, noting nobody can ever imagine the despair of losing a child.
Also at issue:
“(Motherhood) is one of the very few unimaginable experiences that you have to live to fully understand,” she explains. “And I mean the entire process: the pregnancy, the delivery. Becoming a mother is a fantastic experience!”
Some have interpreted this to mean you can’t understand being a mother unless you actually carried and gave birth to your child, upsetting adoptive parents.
Well, listen, sometimes comments come off in print much differently than intended and the context lost. We’re inclined to give Rachel the benefit of the doubt since we can’t imagine her believing you have to give birth to truly understand motherhood or that losing a child isn’t unimaginable to those of us fortunate enough to have never experienced it. Read more snippets from the interview here.
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Jim commented on Jan 18 10 at 12:13 pmAnybody with half a brain would know that she’s talking about playing the experience of being a mother. If anybody got offended over that, their idiots.
Mary commented on Jan 18 10 at 1:12 pmIs it me or some of the people complaining are about the stupid people known to man.
Vic commented on Jan 18 10 at 1:30 pmSorry but who ever got offended over that should have their kids taken away for the fact that they are too moronic for words.
Paula commented on Jan 18 10 at 2:03 pmFirst of all, the people who posts on that blog (celebrity-babies.com) are usually the dumbest people you would ever come across on the web. Angry mothers whose lack of education or common sense makes them lash out over the most innocent of comments. What Rachel said was not offensive at all, in fact she was praising mothers and saying that acting as a mother does not compensate for being a real one.
Gloria commented on Jan 19 10 at 12:52 pmI’ve known parents whose children have died who were upset and angry when people said “I can’t imagine” the pain of losing a child. They felt they were not being offered empathy or understanding, and they resented the suggestion that their experience put them beyond the limits of human imagination. So it may be that for everyone offended by this actress’s remark, there is someone else who finds it reasonable.
Cathy commented on Jan 19 10 at 8:03 pmWhat was wrong with what Rachel said? Those who are trying to make this into something really have no lives of their own. The comments that on on celebrity-babies.com are ridiculos.
sheri perl commented on Sep 19 10 at 12:45 amI lost my son Danny on July 1, 2008 to an overdose. He was 22. In dedication to him I formed the first and only Prayer Registry for parents who have lost children.
Please see my website and read about The Prayer Registry. This free website service is dedicated to all of the families who have lost children, whatever age that child was when they passed. This site registers the anniversary day of our children’s crossing. The members of this online
community,the Prayer Team, have the opportunity to honor their child’s legacy, connect with other bereaved parents, and participate in world-wide group prayer for every registered loved one on the anniversary day of their passing.There is no charge for this service; it is my sincere hope that every bereaved parent who registers a child will join the Prayer Team and be a source of prayer for all of the children on the other side. Each time another child is
registered, the Prayer Team grows larger and stronger.Please email Sheri at theprayerregistry@gmail.com to register your loved one on The Prayer Registry. By registering, you will have a forum to connect to other
bereaved parents and you will be able to upload comments, photographs, biographies, or any other information you want to share about your child with our community of bereaved parents. Once registered, you will be a member of the
Prayer Team and will receive Prayer Registry reminders one day before the anniversary day of one of our kids.Please feel free to email any questions, concerns or feelings that you would like to share. My door is always open. I hope that this site provides some small
measure of balm for the wounds of loss. From one bereaved parent to another, I welcome you to my site and offer my support.This is one club that none of us would join by choice, but since we find ourselves in this unthinkable place, we stand stronger when we stand side by side.
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