BROOKE SHIELDS: My mother's alcoholism was a source of agony for me. I was always on edge... always guilt ridden. I wanted my own daughters to be free of those feelings
2 months, 1 week ago

BROOKE SHIELDS: My mother's alcoholism was a source of agony for me. I was always on edge... always guilt ridden. I wanted my own daughters to be free of those feelings

Daily Mail  

As a kid, I was constantly burdened by obligations – whether to my mother, societal pressure, the demands of the movie industry or even the public's expectations of who I was supposed to be. My mother controlled me so much that when I went to college and had to navigate the world on my own, I was in shock, writes Brooke Shields I also don't have to worry about accidentally contradicting myself or opening the apps on my phone too slowly or inadvertently making a hypocritical decision or simply breathing wrong. There's old footage of my mum and me in the documentary Pretty Baby – I'm learning to dive and my mother is sitting poolside, giving me feedback. The girls didn't respond to my mother the way I did as a kid – they weren't deferential or in awe of her, and she couldn't control them the way she did me – and I don't think she knew what to do with that.

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I Was Mean To My Mom For Years — Until A Chance Meeting With A Stranger Changed Everything
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I Was Mean To My Mom For Years — Until A Chance Meeting With A Stranger Changed Everything

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