Sara McGinnis
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Kate Winslet just can't get on board with her celebrity counterparts (ahem -- Gwyneth Paltrow) who complain about life as a working mom being hard.
The 38-year-old star, who is mom 13-year-old Mia, 10-year-old Joe and 10-month-old Bear, believes those who've snagged a bit of the limelight seems to think if a star does have those thoughts she'd be better off keeping them quiet.
"We've heard a lot from actresses recently about how difficult it is, but we should never be saying that it's difficult because we are so bloody lucky," the Divergent actress explained. "It's just not an OK thing to share. It's always a juggle, but isn't it for every working mother?"
Kate Winslet went on to say the hardest part between her work and personal life is the "emotional jump" required between the two vastly different roles.
"The thing for me personally is that it is a difficult transition, is that my life at home is just so different to my life at work," she told Marie Claire . "It doesn't matter which of the two is harder, it's the emotional - rather than logistic - jump from one place to another that's difficult. The juggling of it all... we just get on with it. And we do, because we can."
To that I feel compelled to add: We do, because we can -- and we must.
For me at least, that's an important addition. I'm not particularly good at taking on motherhood with passion, but I've got an incredibly strong sense of responsibility. That which is difficult and I'd be happy to be done with I know I still must take on, and so I do.
It's an approach, that while perhaps not exactly ideal, has gotten our family through a lot. The sense of duty is what got me through over a year of up-all-nights with our second son, and got me out the door each evening for a handful of years to wait tables because we couldn't make ends meet.
As for celebrity moms complaining, I feel that Kate Winslet has a point, but also that a person's experience shouldn't be hushed. It's hard not to be envious of stars, who we imagine can easily afford childcare help right along with housing and groceries, but that doesn't mean their emotions about leaving their little ones behind don't still get all twisted up.
If they do share, it'd probably be wise to tiptoe through the topic to try and avoid a backlash, but I can't wholly agree it's "not an OK thing" for celebrity moms to say their lives are sometimes difficult.
Do you think it's OK for famous moms to complain about difficulties?
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