Aniston - Hollywood Reporter - kids

[Anonymous]

To the person who said "it really isn't hard if you have money," I assume you mean that she could have used donor eggs and a surrogate? She explicitly said it was about her DNA which makes me think that she was facing down the prospect of donor eggs and didn't think it was for her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel the same way. I know for me, pregnancy/childbirth is an important part of transitioning to motherhood, and I question my ability to make that jump without those transitions. This is not a slight to adoptive parents -- I know many. It's a reflection of knowing myself, my background, my needs. I am in awe of adoptive parents.

When I was struggling with infertility, my partner and I discussed this and decided if we couldn't conceive, we'd just not be parents and focus energy toward the next generation in other ways. In the end we had a baby. But adoption was not the path for us.

I was somewhat similar and I think I get Anniston. I never REALLY wanted to be a mother in the way other people seem to, CERTAINLY not in a, "by any means possible" way. For me it was like, "well, if the stars align and I get pregnant with a healthy pregnancy, I guess that's cool, will be a new challenge." But, like Anniston, it was not something I wanted to do alone and I was also not at all interested in adoption. Of course it could be wonderful, but I viscerally knew it was not for me. Felt the same about egg donation. Took me til 40 to be like, what will be will be, but I think Anniston had a lot more life turmoil happening in her 30s and 40s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel the same way. I know for me, pregnancy/childbirth is an important part of transitioning to motherhood, and I question my ability to make that jump without those transitions. This is not a slight to adoptive parents -- I know many. It's a reflection of knowing myself, my background, my needs. I am in awe of adoptive parents.

When I was struggling with infertility, my partner and I discussed this and decided if we couldn't conceive, we'd just not be parents and focus energy toward the next generation in other ways. In the end we had a baby. But adoption was not the path for us.

I was somewhat similar and I think I get Anniston. I never REALLY wanted to be a mother in the way other people seem to, CERTAINLY not in a, "by any means possible" way. For me it was like, "well, if the stars align and I get pregnant with a healthy pregnancy, I guess that's cool, will be a new challenge." But, like Anniston, it was not something I wanted to do alone and I was also not at all interested in adoption. Of course it could be wonderful, but I viscerally knew it was not for me. Felt the same about egg donation. Took me til 40 to be like, what will be will be, but I think Anniston had a lot more life turmoil happening in her 30s and 40s.

Yeah I think it is the doing it alone part that people miss. Even with all the childcare in the world a lot of people would not want that.

[Anonymous]

I think Aniston actually enjoys the never ending fascination with her choice to not become a mother. In fact, I think it’s her strategic talking point she trots out when she craves media attention.

The reality is:

1. If she wanted a baby, she would have taken steps to have or get a baby. Fact.

2. If she didn’t want to talk about her decision not to be mother, she could take steps to make sure she wouldn’t be asked such questions. Celebs have control over when to be interviewed and what questions can and cannot be asked. They have handlers around them to intervene. And ICYMI: A list celebs are making a choice when they opt to be interviewed…particularly when it comes to random podcasts.

Bottom line: Aniston has largely remained relevant due to her relationships and ongoing speculation about why she didn’t choose motherhood. And she knows this. To her credit, she’s good at the PR stuff. That lady knows how to spin it and milk it. Bigly. Good for her! She’s built a fortune on her own thanks to it. But there’s no need to pity a woman who never wanted a baby to begin with and continues to leverage the media to publish her own remarks about a nothing-burger story she masterfully has dragged on for decades.

There are plenty of far more interesting/talented celebs who quietly found ways to become a mother…and they managed to avoid discussing their fertility and/or adoption and/or relationship issues ad nauseum. Why Aniston insists upon having failed relationships and forgoing motherhood define her for decades is baffling. I suspect it’s because she isn’t interesting enough to carry an interview without these crutches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think Aniston actually enjoys the never ending fascination with her choice to not become a mother. In fact, I think it’s her strategic talking point she trots out when she craves media attention.

The reality is:

1. If she wanted a baby, she would have taken steps to have or get a baby. Fact.

2. If she didn’t want to talk about her decision not to be mother, she could take steps to make sure she wouldn’t be asked such questions. Celebs have control over when to be interviewed and what questions can and cannot be asked. They have handlers around them to intervene. And ICYMI: A list celebs are making a choice when they opt to be interviewed…particularly when it comes to random podcasts.

Bottom line: Aniston has largely remained relevant due to her relationships and ongoing speculation about why she didn’t choose motherhood. And she knows this. To her credit, she’s good at the PR stuff. That lady knows how to spin it and milk it. Bigly. Good for her! She’s built a fortune on her own thanks to it. But there’s no need to pity a woman who never wanted a baby to begin with and continues to leverage the media to publish her own remarks about a nothing-burger story she masterfully has dragged on for decades.

There are plenty of far more interesting/talented celebs who quietly found ways to become a mother…and they managed to avoid discussing their fertility and/or adoption and/or relationship issues ad nauseum. Why Aniston insists upon having failed relationships and forgoing motherhood define her for decades is baffling. I suspect it’s because she isn’t interesting enough to carry an interview without these crutches.

Also she continues to do interviews. She might be required to do media to promote her projects, but she isn't required to reveal these personal feelings. It's her choice.

[Anonymous]

Um, yes, celebrities have A-list publicists but they cannot always stop certain questions from being asked and they are often contractually required to promote their projects (like the new season of The Morning Show). To declare that someone who discovers she cannot have biological children "must not want a baby" because she doesn't want to pursue adoption or donor egg, just because she's a wealthy celebrity, is unfair. This is something many women silently face down and a real loss that they often have to grieve in silence. Aniston is no great hero, but she is giving voice to something that is hard to talk about. Your reaction shows why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Um, yes, celebrities have A-list publicists but they cannot always stop certain questions from being asked and they are often contractually required to promote their projects (like the new season of The Morning Show). To declare that someone who discovers she cannot have biological children "must not want a baby" because she doesn't want to pursue adoption or donor egg, just because she's a wealthy celebrity, is unfair. This is something many women silently face down and a real loss that they often have to grieve in silence. Aniston is no great hero, but she is giving voice to something that is hard to talk about. Your reaction shows why.

They definitely can. In her last magzine she asked for no questions about her current BF

[Anonymous]

It was a clunky answer. She probably should have just did what the PP said and had her publicist say no more questions about her fertility or babies. It’s been answered 100 times.

It seems like she followed the trajectory of a lot of women. Maybe if you find the right partner at the right time children make sense. If it doesn’t happen right away, you pursue some fertility treatments. Maybe even if you have the money and things don’t work out with a partner you go it on your own for a little while with exploring donor sperm or something.

But at some point, everyone has their limits. It’s tough for Jen because she has pretty much unlimited resources so of course she COULD have a baby by some means. There’s a lot of stigma in our society about women who don’t become mothers. Seems like she has carved out a nice life for herself given her circumstances. It’s just tough to explain that in an interview and/or it’s nobody’s business. The thing is, she’s explained it 1 million times so hopefully now at 56 people will leave her alone about it.

[Anonymous]

She had a nose job. Isn’t that enough for people?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She had a nose job. Isn’t that enough for people?

+1
That and she seems to write into the riders for every movie she does that she has to show her abs and or/butt in a swimsuit.

[Anonymous]

Interviews
A) hair
B) work out
C) diet
D) products she sponsors
E) mommy mean to me
F) parents divorce ruined her

Maybe she’s just really a boring person

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interviews
A) hair
B) work out
C) diet
D) products she sponsors
E) mommy mean to me
F) parents divorce ruined her

Maybe she’s just really a boring person

+1

And we’ve been reading/listening to the same interview for decades…DECADES.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interviews
A) hair
B) work out
C) diet
D) products she sponsors
E) mommy mean to me
F) parents divorce ruined her

Maybe she’s just really a boring person

Haha facts.

[Anonymous]

Why does everyone care so much about her childless status?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does everyone care so much about her childless status?

We don’t.

But she keeps making it an issue.

She milked the whole “will she or won’t she” have a baby thing for decades. Now that she’s long past the age where she could have a baby herself, she’s continued to discuss it.

Ask why she keeps discussing this in interviews. I think it’s a strategy to remain relevant while garnering sympathy.

By contrast, Chelsea Handler has been clear she never wanted kids, so nobody wondered if she was pregnant or adopting.