Antonia Kidman speaks out about being a single mom

Raising four children on your own seems almost impossibly tough, but Antonia Kidman, 37, is managing just fine.  Mom to Lucia, 9, Hamish, 6, James, 3 and new baby Sybella, 7 1/2-months, Antonia — who is currently estranged from husband Angus Hawley — spoke recently about shouldering the parenting load alone.

I am a single mum.  I’m OK, I’m adjusting. It’s surprising how resilient we all are. It’s not until you face challenges that you realize you can cope with them. 

Fortunately for Antonia, she has help in the form of her parents — as well as in her oldest daughter, who was present for Sybella’s birth and seems to relish her role as big sister.

Lucia, she’ll change a nappy, she’s so cute. And she will sleep in (Sybella’s) room with her, if she can. They’re all very lovely with (Sybella).

Antonia says she is also inspired from her job as host of the Australian documentary program From Here To Maternity, which chronicles the lives of everyone from IVF babies to parents of large families.  The latter, Antonia says, have proven to be particularly moving.

I am so not the super mum.  I look to the couple with six kids. Just to see the love between the parents is inspiring. 

Angus and Antonia separated in May. 

Source:  Herald Sun

 

Comments

Its nice to see siblings getting along so well and helping out when needed. However lets not forget they are not mini adults and that children should be children and not take on so many of the adult tasks at hand. If she wants to change a diaper/nappie thats okay but one should not(I am sure she does not expect) expect a 9 year old or 10,11 to do that could have consequences later on. give them only as much as they can handle. each child devolops at differnt ages. so listen to your child. Its great that her daughter is eager to help she sounds like she has a special relationship with her mother.

- mary on November 12th, 2007

she is adorable and i give her major kudos for doing it on her own with four children…however, everytime i read about her, i always wonder if she is aware that she gave her two sons the same name? hamish is merely the scottish variant of james.

=:o)

i definitely like her, though — and her sister, too.

xoxo

- muffy on November 12th, 2007

Even though she and her husband are no longer living together, I am sure he provides financially and sees his children and spends time with them. I think it’s a lot tougher for a parent whose estranged partner doesn’t help in any way with the children. Antonia has a very supportive family.

- Kresta on November 12th, 2007

i know exactly how she feels

when my ex and i separated i just let him keep the house and the girls and i left to live with my mom and it was so hard because at the time i had a newborn and a 2 year old. it doesn’t seem like a long time ago at all since it was only a year and a half ago. i think she might be in a worse situation than me but i was only 24 and it was very hard on me. my mom raised(raises) all 5 of us by herself also so i had the influence of her!

and kresta i hope her ex is man enough to support them financially because its bad when they don’t lol

- melanie on November 12th, 2007

It’s Mum – not Mom. The Kidman’s are Australians.

- Carly on November 13th, 2007

Her ex-husband is around and shares custody with the 4 kids. She’s not doing it on her own. She has nannies and her parents & her ex’s family not far from her multi-million dollar home. Show me a mother working 9-5 raising 4 kids all alone, making $30,000 a year and I’ll give them all the credit in the world. Plus, she also has a new boyfriend that Nicole introduced her to so she isn’t exactly sitting home alone at night.

- Lori on November 13th, 2007

thats a good point lori. you know your facts! well now i look at it very differently..shes getting alot of help..unlike other single mothers..then shes now REALLY a single mother. hmmm

- melanie on November 13th, 2007