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In the December issue of Redbook, Rachel Weisz opens up extensively about son Henry Chance, 3, and fiancé Darren Aronofsky.
Although the 39-year-old actress calls motherhood “delicious,” describes Henry as “scrumptious,” and proclaims she’s “never been happier,” she is refreshingly candid about the broad spectrum of emotions that follow the birth of a baby.
“I think one of the things that moms aren’t allowed to talk about enough to one another … is the times when you’re pulling your hair out at home with the kids,” she says.
“Those moments when everything is crashing in and you feel like you’re going to scream.”
Rachel suggests that moms “get together in regular groups” to talk openly about their feelings of frustration, without fear of being judged.
“It doesn’t make us less good or less human, just real,” she adds.
“I think there is sometimes too much pressure on us to be perfect moms, to be empathetic and loving all the time…Every woman needs a good girlfriend to be able to turn to and say, ‘I just can’t deal with it all today.’”
“Because even though children are the most precious things in the world, they are also set to test us. I think women are already stretched and pressured to be perfect, and it kind of drives me crazy.”
With that said, Rachel admits that her favorite moments of the day are still those spent with Henry.
On the day of the interview, mother and son enjoyed a pizza lunch together.
“We were sitting there and he said, ‘Mum, today I saw two people that were married,’” Rachel recalls. “And I said, ‘How did you know they were married?’ And he said, ‘Because the man had a hat on that was tied underneath his chin.’”
Noting that kids “come up with the most lovely and crazy things,” Rachel says that “it is so sweet and such a joy to watch them as they figure out the world.”
Click below to read about how Rachel unwinds, and why she makes time alone with Darren a priority.
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