Kristin Davis was 'very scared' about motherhood before adopting
Kristin Davis adopted Gemma Rose in 2011 and Wilson in 2018, but admitted that prior to that, it was her “thing” that she didn’t want to get married or start a family.
Kristin Davis was “very scared” before she became a mother.
The Sex and the City star adopted Gemma Rose in 2011 and Wilson in 2018, but admitted that prior to that, it was her “thing” that she didn’t want to get married or start a family.
In a conversation with Jesse Tyler Ferguson on his Dinner’s on Me podcast, Kristin - most famous for playing Charlotte in the beloved TV series - said she was more than a little apprehensive before she started her motherhood journey.
She said: “I was very scared. Very, very scared, so it took quite a while for me to do it.”
Kristin went on to urge others thinking about becoming a parent to “really examine what you’re being motivated from”.
She continued: “I also think that just in terms of women, you know, we’re told by society that we have to be mothers, we have to be mothers, we have to be mothers. And for a long time, I was really angered by that.
“The whole notion that you’re not complete unless you have a child is just so false, right? And I don’t think everyone is suited to be a parent. I just don’t find that helpful.
“We shouldn’t ever have to apologise for being ambitious or wanting to work or wanting to travel or be adventurous or whatever the thing is that you want.
“So I think you have to really do some work as a woman to divest yourself of what society is telling you you should be doing.”
Kristin’s admission came after she previously said she felt constantly “guilty” about trying to find a balance between family and work.
Recalling the time scale for shooting Sex and the City spinoff And Just Like That…, Kristin said she had to fly and see her kids at the weekend.
She told Haute Living Los Angeles: “Seven months is a long time to shoot, and a long time to be trying to go back and forth every weekend to see my kids.
“I didn’t want to take them out of school because my daughter had just started middle school. I was able to get them started with school, so at least I felt like they had a routine, and my plan was not to come back every weekend.
“My plan was to maybe bring them out or, you know, skip a weekend here and there, but my 5-year-old was not having it. He was mad.”
“So, I had to come back every weekend because I just felt so guilty. But this is what happens with trying to find a work-life balance.”
