Hollywood star Drew Barrymore says she was "selfish" before she became a mother and "prefers" how she is since having children Olive and Frankie. The 50-year-old has Olive, 12, and 10-year-old Frankie with her ex-husband Will Kopleman, reports femalefirst.co.
uk.Responding to a fan who asked how long it took to readjust back to being herself after having a baby, she wrote in a piece of UsWeekly: "I’m still not myself. And I don’t know if I will ever get back to the carefree, selfish person I was before children.
”“I can never not know this love and concern I have for my two daughters. It’s consuming. I am just trying to embrace the new me.
And I do prefer me now. I’m much more capable. Much more trustworthy.
Much more admirable than I ever was. "Despite this, the `51st Date` actress added that being childfree or a parent should both be "considered perfectly fulfilling roads" in life, and that "time" is the best way to learn about oneself.That being said: `motherhood` or `otherhood` should be considered perfectly fulfilling roads.
And may each one of them lead us to our better selves. I think this takes time, though. Maturity has so much to do with it.
Time is the great teacher."Meanwhile, Barrymore was then asked about how she manages to plan a family trip that caters to everyone`s tastes and needs.She said: "If one family member loves to be lazy and make no plans and lie around all day .
.. let them do that! And if other members are active and want to see a place an.
