Rose Byrne has gotten candid about the hard realities of becoming a mother.
In a new confessional with The Times, she, who shares two sons with her partner, actor Bobby Cannavale, reflected candidly on how motherhood has reshaped her sense of self, describing the emotional complexity of becoming a parent.
“Having a baby is like going to the moon, and nobody ever tells you that. You don’t want to feel like you don’t love your child, but there is a grief around becoming a mother, because you lose part of yourself that you will never, ever, ever, ever, ever get back. It’s OK to grieve that – in fact, we should. Because it’s a before and an after,” she said.
She went on to describe the relentless nature of parenting and the quiet guilt that can come with it.
“It is a challenging look at motherhood. Because it is relentless, because it is unending, [your children] lose their shape a little bit.”
“And you have to remind yourself, wow, this is a tiny little person. That’s totally an experience I’ve had as a parent and there is shame you feel around that.”
The actress also opened up about her struggles with breastfeeding saying, “I had a really hard time breastfeeding and found it very challenging, even more challenging than delivery … And I said to a good girlfriend… ‘Mate, why didn’t you tell me how hard it was?’ She was like, ‘I couldn’t tell you. I didn’t want to scare you.’”
Her candid remarks arrive alongside her latest film, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, a psychological comedy-drama.
The flick in discussion follows psychotherapist Linda as she is pushed to her limits while caring for a daughter with a feeding disorder.
