Gillian Anderson Praises Mothers Who Do It Alone
Well, if this isn't a Quote of the Day, then I don't know what is....
"One of the things I am most amazed at in life is women who raise their children without help. Some mothers are more built for it than others - higher levels of patience hormone - but it’s hard!
"How do you clean the house and make the dinner and do the shopping?"
I'm sorry - I just HAVE to laugh at this comment. I mean, that's what
you are SUPPOSED to do - not everyone can afford a nanny, a chef and a
maid. There are MILLIONS of women out there who raise their children
without help. Gillian Anderson has been making too much money for too long. :)
Wait there is more...
Anderson, who lives in London with her family," insists the British government should reward hardworking mothers for their strength".
She adds,
"Every last one of you should be given a medal and free health insurance, and a government-subsidized housekeeper."
Photos by WENN.com
I could use my government sponsored housekeeper today...and tomorrow. They can keep the medal. ;o)
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I initially thought she was talking about single moms, who do it all without a man's help. Now, I'm not so sure! I do think that single moms should get that medal (hee hee) but for a normal couple, not having a nanny or chef is just everyday life!
I think you're taking the comment the wrong way. I didn't read that and assume she was talking about having a nanny, etc. I thought she meant SINGLE mothers with no help from anyone. It seems to me that she's conceding that it's difficult even with the help she gets (and Gillian has never seemed the type to have a huge entourage of people to help her raise her children) and she's impressed by the women who have to do all that - raise the children, do the shopping, cook the dinner - without help from anyone. As a woman raised by a single mother, it is the hardest job. There's no one but you and your mom - no husband to help, no one. I'm not offended by this at all and I think you're making more of it than it it warrants.
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I totally agree.
agreed.
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My first interpretation was single moms too.
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I agree - I think it's about single moms too......
Yes, Vera completely took this comment the wrong way. She is praising single moms for what they do. My mom was a single with four kids until my step-dad came along when I was about 10. It was hard for her---especially with four girls. This is not something somebody should get offended by. Stop making something out of nothing.
Well said, anon at 9:06, I agree with you. BTW, I think she is aging very gracefully. She looks better now than she did on the X-Files.
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I'm a huge GA fan, so I admittedly have a bias, but I agree that she was talking about single moms and how hard that is. I think it was a lovely nod to the moms who don't have help, actually. Maybe not said in the most eloquent manner, but I really think the sentiment was both empathetic and admiring.
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Yeah, wasn't sure whether she's talking about single moms or nanny-free moms. But if you read the article here on imdb, it says she's referring to working moms, so we're all wrong, I guess!
Anyway, I love her. She'll always be my Scully (I'm just pretending IWTB didn't happen...).
Sh is NOT talking about working mothers. She doesn't say single mothers either. Just mothers who raises children without help.
"So I am in London and both kids were asleep and now, of course they are awake. Just at the moment my fingers start a typin. But, I have help. You know, one of the things I am the most amazed at in life is women who raise children without help. Yes some people are more built for it than others, higher levels of the patience hormone, but hell it is HARD! And how the hell do you clean the house and make the dinner and do the shopping? I know I am sounding like a complete idiot here but I’m telling you, every last one of you from the beginning of time should be given a medal, and free health insurance, and food coupons, and a government subsidized housekeeper that comes in one day a week per child."
She is giving them a shout out, a compliment
Um. I think she means single moms.
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Welcome to the real world, Gillian.
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I also really think she's right in admitting it is easier for some women than others.
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To me it seems like she's talking about single mothers who work and take care of their children with no help. Which I do agree, they are amazing. I also think all mothers who work and take care of children whether or not they have someone else to help are amazing!
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I agree, all hard-working moms out there, help or not, deserve a medal and lots more! I don't know how my mom, who worked and raised 4 kids, did it sometimes.
isn't the point that in the uk all health care is free! there is no need for medical insurance!
How is praising mothers who deals with kids, taking care of a home, work etc on their own, wrong?!!! When you have the help and still find it hard and admitting to it being very difficult. How can that be conceived as laughable? She said something nice here, folks!
She never had the time to be around her first kid, Piper. She was working 14 hours a day on The X-files. Now she has a teenager and two small boys under the same roof. She is just marvelling over a fact that most people do this, that it is 'normal'. Give her a break!
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I agree, that's how I read the comment
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Everything is taken wrong these days. The world needs to take a major chill pill because everyone is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too flipping sensitive.
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I've been a single mom for 13 years now. No help from anyone. No man. I even worked fulltime and went to college fulltime when my child was practically a newborn. I've never been on welfare either. It can be done. I own my own house now. And again, I've done it all on my own...
But did I mention I'm tired? Oh so tired. All the time. LOL.
Great post aprila220! Those words can only come from the rich and lazy:) I feel so sorry for Ms Anderson....not! Come on, live in the real world. I'm sure your own mother didn't think she needed a metal for raising you and your siblings. If having kids are such a burden then don't have them.
Come on Gillian, why not brag a little. After reading the whole thing i think her shout out was to her fans to give more money to her charities. That's the only time she seems to post. What a spoiled bitch she is. I'd bet she would not have had two kids so close together if she actually had to take care of them herself.
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MAybe I'm misreading her comment, but I think she just means 'how can you do it all alone'. Like two-parent families, at least one person does the shopping while the other cleans the kitchen, etc.
I'm married but i'm the one that took care of my two young kids all day long. I took them along when I went shopping. I took them along when I had to do other errands. My husband was busy at work. I did the cooking, washing and cleaning while trying to occupy my kids at the same time. I gave them their bath and had time to read them a story before bed time. My husband was at work or on business trips. I never felt that I needed to have a metal for doing this. I did it because I wanted kids and knew what came along with that wonderful experience. In MHO Gillian Anderson sounds very condescending. She feels sorry for her poor fans that don't have help and in the next breath asks them to contribute to her charities. My girls are in school all day now and i work from home. Manage to get them to their soccer games and other extra curricular activities. That woman does not know what it means to live in the real world.
Yes I'm also always stunned to know a mother who can raise more than 2 children on her own. Women are tougher then men!
"I've been a single mom for 13 years now. No help from anyone. No man. I even worked fulltime and went to college fulltime when my child was practically a newborn."
Posts like this make me laugh. No help? Really? Your newborn took care of itself? Puhlease.
And the stuck-up holy mothers who take every opportunity to whine how they live in the real world, as opposed to celebrities. I've got news for you. The very comments you've made prove something's seriously wrong with your brains. Too much single parenting, maybe? Abderson just said she admires the multitasking mothers who raise their kids without help. Gee, how condescending of her.
Oh, and all of you "unspoiled" biatches: go and tell Anderson in her face how she's spoiled. She is a talented actress, so let's ignore the fact that she babysat her own brother and sister fo years, that she was unemployed for quite some time, and started earning decent money only when she started working on The X-Files. For a corporation which forced her to sign a no-pregnancy clause for 7 years. Add to that two miscarriages and one ectopic pregnancy: yeah, a real fairy tale.
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anonymous: well since your obviously very angry....uhh. I mean financially anyone but myself and no help in my own home...wow how so intelligent you are. I, of course, had to help from a daycare...while I worked AND went to school fulltime. But unfortunately my child's father cared more for drugs than anything else. "Too much single parenting maybe" was your comment. Wow. That was harsh. I'm not sure I've ever chose to be a single parent nor have most of the single parents out there! I took responsibilty for my actions and have never regretted my decisions. But it has been hard. I was lucky and had the opportunity to get an education. However, there are many single parents out there who have not had that opportunity. Who struggle even more than I ever have and my heart goes out to them. Because as much as you belittle it, it is VERY hard raising a child by yourself. You hide behind your anonyminity...I have no idea what you've been through or came from...so I won't judge. Until you've walked in someone's shoes, you shouldn't either.
I am hiding behind anonymity, whereas you don't, aprila220. "220" is your surname, then? You're really priceless. LOL
No, I'm not angry. Just surprised that people on celeb boards are so judgmental, but feel so offended whenever someone assumes anything about them. FYI, the single parenting remark was harsh, but deliberately so. Just because someone is a celeb, it doesn't make him/her less of a human being. People who are so quick to pour hate on celebs they don't even know should perhaps think more about their own lives and families.
Think about your own remark: "I was lucky and had an opportunity to get an education." No one is saying you're condescending towards those who weren't as lucky, but when Anderson says she admires mothers who raise their children without help, she's suddenly condescending. See where that "logic" gets you?
I've read Gillian entire post at her website, not just the bit posted here. She was praising mother and all their hard work. She stated how lucky she is to be able to afford help. She wishes all mothers could the extra help. She knows she is priviliged. She has help and still gets overwhelmned. I can't see how anyone could find her statement insulting. What is it with us as women, that we always find ways to be "insulted" by other women.
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