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Camila Alves Doesn’t “Believe In” Stress
Well, here’s something I’ve never heard from a mother of two young children before. Shear Genius host Camila Alves, Matthew McConaughey’s girlfriend and mother of his children — Levi, 20 months, and Vida, nine weeks — says in a recent interview: “”The word ‘stress,’ I don’t believe in that.” That quote seemed to garner some negative reaction from commenters on the site where it was posted.
Over at People.com, which interviewed Alves, here is a sample reaction from an agitated reader:
Of course she has the resources and ability to ‘have fun and relax,’ she is not consumed with daily survival issues that many young mothers in this country are faced with. This story is insulting and demonstrates a complete lack of empathy and understanding about what the early motherhood experience is for many.”
What do you think? Personally, I like to give moms the benefit of the doubt and I bet she meant no offense, but surely having the resources of Matthew McConaughey makes life a tad less stressful — and a bit easier to “not believe in” stress at all.
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milipan commented on Mar 15 10 at 11:04 amWhatever the context was, that comment makes her sound ignorant and just plain odd.
MJ commented on Mar 16 10 at 1:18 amYes, I have to agree. Even trying to give her the benefit of the doubt, it does sound a bit ignorant. It’s nice that she doesn’t believe in the word but it exists for most people who don’t have the resources she has access to. She could have been a little more sensitive, but if that’s what she thinks, fair enough. It is a bit surprising she said something like that though, considering her background. Brazil is a very hard place to not stress in when you have a child. I know, I lived there for quite some time.
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