Nahla Aubry’s Name for Mom? Halle Blueberry!

Courtesy Vogue

Two-year-old Nahla Aubry has no problem recognizing her mom on a magazine cover, but now Halle Berry is making sure her daughter learns her name too!

“I took her shopping, and I had that moment that every parent has. You look away for a second and they’re gone, and your body just gets all hot,” the actress reveals in Vogue‘s September issue.

“And so I had a little breakdown. ‘Shut the doors! I’ve lost my daughter!’ I look around and sure enough, 30 seconds later, she pokes her head out, ‘Hi, Mommy.’”

Although the close call had a happy ending, the experience left the actress imagining a more serious situation and wondering how Nahla would react.

“So that night, I said, ‘What’s your mommy’s name?’ And she looked at me like, ‘You idiot. Why are you asking me what your name is?’ So I asked her again, ‘Nahla? What is Mommy’s name?’” Berry, 43, recalls.

“She thought about it for a second, and finally said, ‘Halle Blueberry!’ Blueberries are her favorite fruit. I’m just glad she didn’t say, ‘Halle Blackberry.’”

Having recently split from Nahla’s father, model Gabriel Aubry, Berry insists the two remain close for the sake of their family.

“We have always been friends, we’re still friends, we love each other very much, and we both share the love of our lives,” the actress admits.

“And while it was not a love connection for us, he was absolutely the right person to have this child with because she is going to have an amazing father. And that was really important to me.”

Her maturity and appreciation toward motherhood, says Berry, comes with age.

“I have a new focus that’s outside myself, and that feels really good, in your 40s, to have arrived at that place. I’m actually lucky and grateful that I waited until an age when I can really be present,” she explains.

After watching her mother raise a family in her 20s, Berry is left to ponder the circle of life.

“Nature has got it all wrong. When you are younger, it should be harder to get pregnant, and as you get older it should be easier,” she notes. “When you are so ready, you can’t do it to save your life. And when you are 21, you are so not ready, but you are ripe as can be. That’s one thing God got wrong.”

– Anya Leon

Comments

While I think there is some wisdom to what she says, I would never be presumptuous enough to say that God got it wrong. I am 25, have been happily married for 7 years and have beautiful five and three year old boys. I couldn’t imagine raising them with less energy than I have now, though I do agree that my patience grows more and more every year. I think that youth is a great gift to give your children, as is the benefit of your experience.

- Sarah on August 13th, 2010

I actually agree with Halle on the age thing. So many people want to wait to have kids and when they feel the time it right, it’s harder.

- robinepowell on August 13th, 2010

To a degree, I disagree with her. While not everyone is ready to have kids in their 20s, my husband and I were. I had my first at 25, and my second at 27, all while holding down a very promising career as a biologist. I might have missed out on a bit of work experience while I was away on maternity leave, but I definately wouldn’t change things one bit. And while it’s for some people, I definately won’t be having kids into my 40s. My kids will already be on their way out the door, and my hubby and I can enjoy our retirement years in peace!

- Heather on August 13th, 2010

If I were Halle I wouldn’t stand in a storm after what she said about God(that was bold).

- Nikki on August 13th, 2010

Maybe, I’m misinterpreting her words, but it seems as if she is saying she was with Gabriel to have a child. She’s a gorgeous & talented woman, why would she be speaking that way & questioning God for? I’m sure if she had, had Nahla in her 20′s she would be saying it was the right time for her, etc. When older actresses say things like that its as if they’re looking down on us young women who do have children at ages where our bodies are in the best physical shape for. Although emotionally being ready is part of the process, its and individual choice that should be respected and definetly not question God for…

- Mikaela on August 13th, 2010

No Mikaela, you didn’t misinterpret her-she outright says that she was not in love with Gabriel and, in essence, used him to get a baby and dumped him when he fulfilled that desire. Nothing close to admirable about that, imo. Really makes me wonder what Nahla will grow up to think of love and relationships; if she was conceived by two parents who admittedly had no “love connection,” solely because Mommy wanted a baby, I foresee a highly confused teenager/adult.

- Lauren on August 13th, 2010

I get what she’s saying but, I disagree. We live in a society now where “growing up” is taking longer and longer. However, it wasn’t that long ago that a 21, 22 year old girl had seen her share of heartache, pain and death. Everyone back “then” was thrust into adulthood and if we go back even further reaching the age of 40 especially for women- was not a given. So essentially what we consider to be adulthood is taking long and longer to achieve. I’m 21 but, 70 years ago assuming I wasn’t from the upper class I probably would’ve been married, getting married or already had a child. Plus, biologically her comment doesn’t make sense but thats a given.

Also, I don’t think she’s sayin she was NEVER in love. She said that it wasn’t a love connection, as in it didn’t work out but something good came out of it. She’s dated gorgeous men like Eric Benet and David Justice..Gabriel is beautiful as well, but does she seem like the type that would have a hard time finding a guy to make a baby with???

- Electra on August 13th, 2010

I also thinks she meant that in the end it turned out not to be a love connection. Not that she just used him to have a baby with. Even if that what’s it was I’m sure that was a mutual decision.

It’s great that they can think of their child first instead of other divorced celebs that keep fighting for years.

About the age thing, society has changed a lot that is why nature seems to have it wrong now. It used to be right. But now we want so much and delay having a family. Nature didn’t know societal idea would change this much! But maybe with evolution this will change slowly over the next 1000s of years!

- Anna on August 13th, 2010

I’m sorry, but where do you get that Halle only used Gabriel to get pregnant? I don’t get that at all.

- Terri on August 13th, 2010

Everyone reads so much into this. She didn’t say you ‘shouldn’t have kids at 20, she was saying that if it’s got to be harder at one point in your life that getting pregnant at 20 should be harder than getting pregnant at 40. I think from the ages of 16-25 most women do get pregnant SUPER easily, they are at their most fertile. The most fertile age for us really should be like 26-38. Now that’s NOT saying we shouldn’t be able to get pregnant at 22 or 42, just that our most fertile age should be when the majority of us are at a more mature age and still have alot of energy and stamina. My mom is 47 and when she was helping out with my baby overnight she was like “Whoa I am too old for this, I need my sleep, I’m not young like you”

Everyone is different, everyone matures differently, grows differently, but as a whole 21 yearolds are almost babies themselves (and this is coming from a now 25 yearold woman who got married at 21 and had my first at 23- I just happen to be more mature) And I see so many 38-40 year olds who would be such good moms, they want it soooo bad, but they just can’t get pregnant.

- Sandy on August 14th, 2010

I do not AGREE with anybody questioning God. PERIOD. Anyway, I do not think she was using Gabriel at all. I do believe she loved him but it didn’t work out. They remain friends and parents and that’s all that matters. She’s so mature and wonderful. I am happy that she has a beautiful daughter and a great “baby daddy” in Gabriel. She seems so happy. I’m very excited about what the future holds for her.

- Crystal on August 14th, 2010

I’m sorry I forgot to say while I may not agree with her sentiments regarding God I do understand where she is coming from. It’s like a single woman on welfare with 6 kids (and custody of none of them) getting pregnant with twins vs a two parent, educated, Christian household not being able to get pregnant at all. IF I were to ? God that would def be one of them!!!

- Crystal on August 14th, 2010

In all the years I’ve been reading this blog, there has only been one other time that I’ve left a negative comment. I just don’t see much of a need to tear people down and I firmly believe that you can say just about anything politely if you just give it enough thought. This is going to put that theory to the test.

It is not the age of the woman that matters, it is the maturity level of the woman. My sister and her husband had their first child when Sister was 22 years old. They now have given birth to six children and are raising five. (one was still born) Those five children are incredibly mature and well behaved because they, as a family, choose to stay at home and raise them properly, with good manners and morals. We are blessed that my brother in law is able to make enough money to allow my sister to stay at home with the girls. Not everyone is that blessed.

Now, moving on to what really needs to be said. God doesn’t make mistakes. Period. I understand her way of thinking… that older mothers have more knowledge and will do a better job raising children… but the way she worded it is outrageous and, quite frankly, makes me seriously angry. I’ve always respected Hallie Berry. She is an amazing actress and seems head over heels in love with her beautiful daughter. While I don’t agree with the decisions that she has made in her personal life… not getting married and then having children, the way the Lord ordained… I still respect that it was her decision and appreciate that she loves her little girl.

However, with that one sentence- “That’s one thing God got wrong.”- I just lost every single ounce of respect I had for her. I know that will mean nothing to her but rest assured that it means I’ll be ignoring every article about her from here on out. What an insanely arrogant, ignorant comment to make, to think that you have more wisdom than our Heavenly Father.

- Tee on August 14th, 2010

“Halle Blueberry”….I love it!

- CelebBabyLover on August 14th, 2010

disagree with Halle. I had my first daughter at 26 (after 3 years of marriage) and i was SO READY, so I don’t think having a baby in your 20′s is a bad choice, not at all. If you feel ready, then is ok, imo. Now I have two wonderful daughters (5 and 15 mths) almost 10 years of happy marriage, and I’m “only” 32
I can’t imagine myself pregnant again at 40, so I think everybody has a different poin of view.

Anyway, too cute Nahla called her Blueberry, lol! she is a gorgeous little girl.

- sgv on August 14th, 2010

I’m pretty sure she was joking about the God comment. You guys are taking her a little too seriously!

- gdfg on August 14th, 2010

If you’ve seen or read interviews in the past (before Nahla was conceived) you’d see how much she was in love with Gabriel. People change, things change, especially once you have a child. Maybe they grew apart and found out that they loved each other deeply but weren’t “in love” any longer?

- Lorus on August 14th, 2010

she didn’t meant that she wasn’t in love with gabriel aubry. for me it sounds like that she said gabriel wasn’t the love of her life, i mean the right person for her to be with and they split later because it didn’t worked out. furthermore, and now it was and it is the right choice for having Nahla Ariela with him, because they’re good friends and he’s a wonderful father.

and i understand her statement with the young mothers. i agree and disagree… i know several young mothers who are amazing mothers but on the other side i know some who gave birth to a child in a very young age and are “bad” mothers… one of them gave birth to a beautiful daughter but gave her always to her neighbours and when the child was 5 yrs old she moved out, married and left the child with the neighbours – she tells everyone that she loves this child but i see it differently… the child barely recgonizes her.. but that can happen to an older mother too….

- lelee on August 14th, 2010

omg!! why is everyone taking what she said the wrong way? Basicly, what she’s tryig to say is people should wait until they have done everything they wanted to do BEFORE they have children.. that way when you have a child, you are mentally, phiscially and emotionally prepaired… Not saying that you arent that in your 20s.. But have fun and enjoy yourself when your that young… thats all….

oh and Lauren, I undertand what you are saying about Nahla when she grows up… but do you really think that Halle would raise her like that???????

- ya ya on August 14th, 2010

I do believe she said on Oprah that whomever she is with when she turns 40, she’ll have a baby with. Maybe she made it clear to him when they started dating that she wanted a child when she was 40, and he agreed to help her. They probably tried the relationship out just for formalities, and it didn’t work. I guess it is an extreme case of going to the sperm bank because you actually know the guy. As long as they are having a good relationship as parents taking care of a child I don’t see the issue.

I also agree that society has changed and people are taking longer to mature so that is why they have children later in life. Also generations ago, people had children early because they didn’t live so long. They were dead at 40. I think that is why some women are still being able to have children naturally even when they are older.

- mrscabrera on August 14th, 2010

I don’t think I read the same article as some of you, where does she say she used him to have a baby? People are so quick to make up silly stories. Sounds like she gave him a huge compliment by saying he’s a great father and in the end they are friends with no “love” or romantic connection.

In terms of the other comment about nature and God getting it wrong, it makes sense for a lot of women even if it was a bold statement. There are many women who wait to have children and many of those women have to use medical interventions to get pregnant. I’m one who believes everything happens for a reason so I don’t know about “getting it wrong”, but I see what she means:)

- jessicad on August 14th, 2010

God NEVER gets it wrong!

- Jenna on August 14th, 2010

All Halle said is that it didn’t work out for her and Gabriel. She seems to think he is a wonderful man and father but they were not meant to last as a couple. If all she wanted was a baby she didn’t have to be in a commited relationship to do it.

- Lily on August 14th, 2010

God is NEVER wrong. I can’t believe someone would be so bold to say something like that.

- Sarah on August 14th, 2010

Some of you need to understand that peoples interpretation gods order- if they believe in god at all- may be different from yours. I find her whole comment a little naive and thoughtless(ironic given her statement) and I agree with Anna. Growing up is taking much longer than it used to. More and more of us are privileged enough not to have to rush through our childhoods. So nature or god did not get it wrong, we’re just defying what has been for thousands of years!! Can god get things wrong? I’m no theologian but, according to christianity we are made in god’s image? So one of our inherited traits could be that we make mistakes? Just a thought.

- Ellea on August 14th, 2010

I can’t believe all the negative reactions to the God comment here. She was CLEARLY joking!

- Viv on August 14th, 2010

i had my daughter when i was married and 18 years old. i got divorced at age 24. i swore i would never get wmarried again or have more children because divorce was too painful and being a single mom was the hardest thing i ever had to do, but loved my daughter with all my heart. i thought it was great i had her young and didnt want to be older and have kids. what did i know at 24??? i got remarried at 32 and had my son at 35. never thought mr. right would come around and thought i would want another child. my daughter is 20 and my son is now 3. i cant imagine my life without either one of them in it. both times felt like the right time to have them. it just depends where you are in your life at the time. no one knows the right time, but you. alot of woman are having children later on because thats when they are ready, but its harder to get pregnant then and i think thats what haley meant. everyone is entitled to their opinion and i am sure everyone has questioned god at some time! give the girl a break

- ss on August 14th, 2010

I get it! The huge number of single parent, low income families is a great indicator of what Halle is saying! In one’s 20′s we have just moved out of our parents’ house, our career is young and new, our ideas of marriage/relationships are fantasy like etc.

- Happe on August 14th, 2010

I think halle was definitely joking on the God part but im going to have to agree with her on the issue of it being harder to have kids when your younger than when we are a bit older .. im 25 years old i CANNOT imagine having kids now or anytime soon my career is still young, im still pursuing my education (in masters program) and simply have not met anyone i want to have kids with ..i see too many of my family members and friends who have kids at this age and younger and they dont have a clue about what they got themselves into SO IMATURE AND PETTY… but again everyone’s lives are different and what works for her may not work for me..

- Nelly on August 14th, 2010

I don’t know if she was joking about God getting it wrong, because God never does things wrong. If she was joking, it was in poor taste and really didn’t need to be made. I understand the point she was trying to get across, but I really don’t think that was the way to say it.

I had my first son very young, 24. It was easy to get up and move and go with him at 24. My husband and I had been married two years, and I really enjoyed being a younger mother. Fast forward eight years when I had my youngest. While I was still pretty young at 32, it was much more difficult. I found being a mother later in life, while I was I suppose a little bit more mature, more trying. I didn’t have the energy I once had. I believe that if you’re mature enough and financially and emotionally stable enough to have a child young, that it can be better than waiting. JMO.

Lol Halle Blueberry.

- Luna on August 14th, 2010

So, she cant have a moment of reflexion about God…Or even if she can have it she is forbidden to verbalize it? People commenting here are always so sure about everything God related, there is no doubt or interrogation about life…life never teaches you or makes you question about anything?

Sorry, I just cant stand people who do not think and I am not even a HB fan.

- lila on August 14th, 2010

I am so confused….Halle Blackberry? I thought she was so proud to have been one of the first “Black” women to win an Oscar, but she was glad that her daughter did not call her black? Wow, not really ever cared for her and think I care less for her now…

- Vanessa on August 14th, 2010

It’s science, not God or gods. In my opinion.

- Pam on August 14th, 2010

@Vanessa I thought she was talking about the cellphone. No two year old should be techno-savvy!

- meghan on August 14th, 2010

Presumably, it hasn’t occured to some of Halle Berry’s critics on here that she may not share the same beliefs in God as they do. Or she might believe in God, but question some things rather than accept them all. Not once has Halle Berry criticised anybody else for their opinion, and I find it deplorable, inhumane, arrogant and everything Christianity is not supposed to be that other people should do so to her. If Ms Berry has offended anyone, it clearly was never with intent. Unlike some of the posters on here.

- Marie on August 14th, 2010

I believe God gets a lot of stuff wrong. And, Halle is entitled to her opinion and beliefs on God and at no time did she ask or demand anyone to believe what she believes nor is she speaking for other people.

Nahla is a cutie pie. It didn’t work out with Gabriel. Big wup. I love her Great Gasby bob.

- Haleiwa on August 14th, 2010

Dear dim one (read Vanessa),

Her Blackberry comment had nothing to do with her being black.
Just because you don’t like her doesn’t mean you need to act like you didn’t get that. Unless, of course, you really are that profoundly stupid that you didn’t understand that she was referring to the (Blackberry)phone. If you want to discredit someone come up with something better than such a ridiculous and absurd accusation. You were really reaching there.

- Adam on August 14th, 2010

Your comments about God are what makes me so very, very happy to be an agnostic. If judgmental comes with being a Christian….count my butt out.

- Brooke on August 14th, 2010

@Brooke: Hear hear!
I’m British, and some of the comments made here have really surprised me, coming from a nation which finds such full-blown attitudes towards worsipping God a bit alien. She joked very innocently about the science of motherhood, so why can’t people take it as she intended instead of waging a religious war all of sudden? It baffles me, if I’m honest.

- Viv on August 14th, 2010

LOL at all the god comments

- Anne on August 14th, 2010

Oh man Brooke….. right one…. I was not expecting so many comments on god….

I was thinking how cute her daughter must have sounded saying Halle Blueberry….

- Whitney on August 14th, 2010

Vanessa and Meghan,
When I read that Halle was glad that Nahla didn’t call her Halle Blackberry, I thought how sad that a two year-old is meant to differentiate between the races – I mean, why should she think ‘Daddy is one colour, and Mum is a different colour’. People should be who they are.
Anyway, then I read Meghan’s comment about the Blackberry phone (which I haven’t really seen here in Australia) and if THAT is what Halle meant, then that’s not as bad, but surely if Nahla is aware of technology like that at her age, that can’t be a good thing! LOL

- Kat on August 14th, 2010

Funny is that this article started about how Nahla is calling her mother, yet all of the comments are about her comments on God.

I don’t think she meant she never loved Gabriel, but as it is said before, he didn’t turn out to be the love of her life. Halle is not the person to just be with someone, only to have a child with. She must have thought she’d grow old with him. Then perspectives changed and it didn’t work out.
I’ve red somewhere that Gabriel was the one who wanted more children, while Halle knew she would not be able to fullfill that wish even though she wanted.
I think her comment on God is in fact a frustration that she couldn’t what she would’ve loved: to have more children.

I think Nahla’s answer was very cute! I think she found it rather lovely that her daughter choose the fruit she really loves and therefor liked it that it wasn’t blackberry.

- M on August 15th, 2010

Maybe if you were gettin graduate degrees in your twenties, instead of popping out with babies, you would be able to appreciate irony and that she was not being serious with her comments about God. Yeah, you can be young and be a good mother. However, most people have more money, education, and career flexibility at an older age. I plan on having kids at a relatively young age, but I’m not so foolish as to be unable to appreciate the fact that if I instead waited longer, I’d have more resources, and more maturity. Everyone needs to make the calculus and build their families on their own timing, but it sure would be nice if fertility got better with age.

And to those claiming that the perpetual adolescence and reminiscencing about the time when 21-year-olds frequently had babies, you are forgetting a few things about the age we live: 1) 5-figure educational debts that most young folks face; 2) decreased salary and employment prospects; 3) increased educational reqs for many jobs that make degrees more necessary; and 4) increasing housing costs in most markets. As a result, it takes more time for most people to be established.

- Annie on August 15th, 2010

If you believe there is a God, you have to believe God does have a sense of humor. I think Halle’s comment about God was meant to be taken lightly. Let’s leave the judgements to God and not be so hard on this woman.

- Jacqui on August 15th, 2010

Uh…why is it better to have kids when you are older and your body is slowing down? Our bodies are designed to have kids at a young age—why is that? A religious person would say that God has a reason for that. But even if you are not religious and rely on science and evolution–then how do YOU explain it? Not everyone can wait until they are in their 40s and have a baby with whomever they are in love with at the time and use their millions of dollars to ensure their child has a decent life and can fly back and forth between mommy and daddy without missing out.

- umma on August 15th, 2010

Children have imaginary friends, Adults have God. LOL!

I’m shocked that so many people are offended by her God comment. What about those of us that are Atheists, or those that DO believe in some sort of “God”, but not in the way that you do? Are we not allowed to voice our opinions in fear that it may hurt your feelings?

There’s nothing wrong with questioning God. How can you be so sure about someone/something (God) that there is NO scientific proof of? Someone/something you’ve never seen or heard? Someone/Something who does QUESTIONABLE things? Someone/Something who could kill you at any given moment?

Sorry about turning this into a religion argument, but I’m offended that the religious people here are offended by Halle’s Comments. What ever happened to freedom of speech and freedom of religion (which also means freedom to be an atheist or agnostic)?

- Maria on August 15th, 2010

Why are so many people offended by her comments about God? As an agnostic I tend to think that God probably doesn’t exist amd if he does, he gets so many things wrong that I could never put any trust in him. I don’t see how that’s offensive though, surely everyone’s entitled to their opinion?

- Rebecca on August 15th, 2010

Gabriel Aubry really desired a baby too. Please some of you stop pretending like Halle put a gun to his head and ordered him to impregnant her. Good Grief! You really think that he wasn’t also happy with Halle? Do you honestly believe there was not one man on this planet that desired to love and protect Halle and father her child? They appear to share the same committment values when in comes to Nahla. Certainly, this more than can be said about many others who conceived children within a marriage that ended in divorce.

- Renee on August 15th, 2010

Children really should know their parents full names, phone numbers, addresses, etc. The Halle Blackberry story was cute. I do think she was talking about the phone, not anything having to do with race.

Halle and Gabriel never seemed like a real “in love” couple. I figured she just wanted a baby and he went along for the ride. They both seem like good parents and very involved. Maybe that was the plan all along, who really knows?

- Shannon on August 15th, 2010

@ Adam, I just put two and two together….hope that it made you feel better to call someone stupid. Maybe you can insult someone else like an old lady or a child. Thanks for the comment! -LOL (The Dim One)
@Kat, now I get it! It is pretty sad (IMHO-ADAM) that a 2 yr old knows about a blackberry…but to each his own.

- Vanessa on August 16th, 2010

Renee- I agree! I can’t believe that so many people seem to be forgetting that, before Halle got pregnant with Nahla, Gabriel also spoke of wanting a baby. It wasn’t just Halle that wanted a kid!

- CelebBabyLover on August 16th, 2010

I also keep meaning to say that I’ve noticed that we always seem to see Nahla out with Halle these days, and never with Gabriel (I’m NOT trying to imply that Gabriel’s a bad father or anything. Just mentioning an observation I’ve made!).

- CelebBabyLover on August 16th, 2010

See when I read the article she said love connection I took it as a love for the rest of her life type love connection and since they broke up they don’t have that anymore but with all the men shes dated and been married that he was the perfect man to get pregnant by.

- Ham on August 16th, 2010

Vanessa,
Nahla doesn’t know anything about the blackberry…she knows about blueberries. Halle said she was glad she didn’t say “blackberry.”

- shelley on August 16th, 2010

When my son was 2 years old, he knew the words blackberry, email and yes, even Skype – because that’s how we communicate with our family that is overseas. When he plays he pretends to use his “blackberry” because sometimes mom and dad use it around him. No harm in a child knowing the word blackberry anymore than they know the word apple.

- Anthea on August 16th, 2010

As a mother to four children, the first one I had at 20, I can say from experience that what is important is ones willingness and maturity. I was very happy and ready to be a mother, and I think that I would love to keep on having kids up to my 40′s. I think she is right that it should be easier to conceive when a woman is a bit older, but I also think wanting to be a mom is all about what stage of your life you are in. So, I think Halle was speaking some truth. It may also be from raising four kids that I would think that being a mom would be easier as you get older, in a way. You have more experience. Anyway, I am glad that she was able to have such a lovely, precious daughter with a man who I believe will be a good father, even if they are not together. I wish them all the best in raising their daughter.

- Eryn on August 16th, 2010

She kind of did say you shouldn’t have kids when you are young. “And when you are 21, you are so not ready, but you are ripe as can be.” I think it’s certain people. I had my 1st child at 20, 11 days shy of 21, second at 22, 12 days shy of 23, and have been married now for 6 1/2 years with a now 5 year old and 3 year old. I love my life and am so thankful that we chose to have kids early.

I also thought she was meaning race with the blueberry/blackberry comment. There’s really no way for anyone but Halle to know what she meant by that.

And even if she was joking about the God comment, many people feel that’s not something you should even joke about.

- Jackie on August 16th, 2010

Jacqui’s comment was dead on. Religious freedom should not give anyone the right to be self-righteous, and that’s what a lot of these comments are.

- Angela on August 17th, 2010

I understand exactly what she meant. When you see so many young girls with babies, and not fully understanding what it take to be a responsible parent. I had my twins at the age of 38 years old, and I glad I did. I’ve always been a responsible person, but I think that I was more knowledgeable about what is means to scarifice for them. Halle, I understand and don’t judge you in your thoughs.

- Mom Of Twins on August 17th, 2010

Why are people so judgemental on this comment board? People latch on to one phrase ripped from a long interview and then want to rake someone over the coals. I think she said the ‘God’ line in jest, but even if she didn’t, can’t we all at least try to see where people are coming from, even if it is from a different place than us?

- Rica on August 17th, 2010

You guys are over analyizing this way too much. First off Halle is saying that you are mentally mature to have a baby in your 40′s rather than in your 20′s. You know more about yourself and what you want in life.Therefore you know the key qualities to raise your child with to make them prosper. In your 40′s you are emotionally, mentally, and financially stable vs a 20 year old who is just experiencing real life and trying to figure what its all about. The whole god thing was taken out of context. She just said the cycle is backwards and GOD should of made it easier for older women to have babies (because they are wiser) instead of younger women. As a 20 year old I do agree with her. Seeing these parents raise their children with no decent qualites (depending on your maturity level) some people are better off waiting.

- Ridic on August 17th, 2010

Maria, so agree with you. sometimes religious people act as if atheists just don’t exist, or as if it is obvious that EVERYONE believes in god and thinks that god exists. to me halle may as well be speaking about elephants. i also thought it was funny the way she started out talking about nature producing babies and then said it was god. lol, make up your mind halle (psst, btw, the answer is nature, evolution, sex and all that…)
at the end of the day i think she was more expressing an opinion about her own maturity rather than society as a whole or all women….

- JM on August 19th, 2010

I read the article..I think many of you need to brush up on your reading comprehension skills..LOL! I agree with Halle..God did get it wrong..I wish I knew Ms. Berry, I know exactly what she means, but most can’t get past her beauty and fame..they hate on her so much that people refuse to understand..Halle Berry is just a woman like the rest of us…God just made her more beautiful than most.

- Nearli on August 22nd, 2010

Wow. These posts are crazy. I believe what she was trying to say (about Gabriel) was that they were in love once, had unprotected sex or whatever the circumstance, and she got pregnant. I’m sure she isn’t one to even consider aborting a pregnancy, so she had it. In the end, it was meant to be because though they’re not together, they were meant to be parents and bring to life a child. The parenting/family environment is civil and loving – more than I can say about many couples who even planned to have children. About her comment about God, she’s an artist, Halle, and she gets passionate about her words. I would never question God, but that’s me. She’s expressing herself in the only way she knows how. I highly doubt those of you who are out there who are Christians, or believers in God are perfect in your religion. Chill out. Just enjoy all the celebrity baby madness and keep the negativity to yourself. Go Halle!

- Llin on August 27th, 2010