Brooke Shields In her new memoir, she reflects on reaching “a certain age” and how it changed some of her interactions with her daughters.
exist Brooke Shields is not allowed to age: Thoughts on female aging (on sale Tuesday, Jan. 14), Shields writes that she was once “walking the streets of downtown New York” with Rowan, 21, and Greer, 18, “amazing girls” when they Received “admiring looks from passers-by.”
The 59-year-old actress recalled feeling “protective, proud, and melancholy” all at the same time. “I’m used to being recognized on the street, but this time it was different: people’s eyes were not directed in my direction, but in the direction of the two beauties next to me,” she wrote.
on her US Weekly Cover story, Shields reports us About this pivotal moment and why she placed it at the beginning of the book.
(Left) Brooke Shields with daughters Greer and Rowan Hench.
Courtesy of Brooke Shields/Instagram“This stage is really a lot of things happening at once. I wanted to express it in some way,” she explains. “The conflicts that we feel — they hit you all at once. I think that’s what happens with motherhood as well. There’s such protection, such pride and joy, and then it reflects that you’re technically no longer What kind of person.
Brooke Shields is an accomplished actress, model and author, but her favorite job is being a mother. The Suddenly Susan alum has daughters Rowan (born May 2003) and Grier (born April 2006) with husband Chris Henchy. The two married in 2001. […]
Shields said she didn’t mean to be jealous or envious of her daughters, but said her own mind had been “restructured.”
“When you reach the level of hope, they begin their journey [more] Happy and peaceful, but also accompanied by a lot of worrying feelings,” she explains.
Shields, who turns 60 in May, noted that this moment is one that “anyone who has a daughter” can relate to. “‘Oh, my gosh, I’m not like that anymore. What is my worth now?
“I thought maybe that was a good starting point for where this book should be in the zeitgeist right now,” Shields explains. “What we preach, what we champion, what we overthrow, what we covet, what we fear. And then, here’s another piece of incredible brilliance…These are my beautiful babies, growing and beginning- Then you can protect them.
In the book, Shields explores the idea of feeling invisible as she gets older—and she actually sees it as a tool she can actually use.
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Brooke Shields has found a creative new way to connect with her daughters. The 58-year-old actress took to Instagram on Monday, May 13, to show off her life with her two daughters, Rowan Francis Henchy, 20, and Greer Ha, 18 Grier Hammond Henchy” matching tattoo. […]
“The funny thing is, my daughters are very righteous about these things: ‘Mom, how could you say that?’ I’d say, ‘I have no problem with my ego playing this game. I’m weakening my opponent and making him They thought I was incompetent. I found it to be a definite source of strength and strength,” Shields continued, noting that she “often apologizes” when starting any sentence.
“I don’t have to be weak anymore,” Shields said. she told us Being able to “respect and respect” is how she handles these situations.
“I said, ‘This is your area of expertise, I’m not going to pretend to know part of what you do, but in my opinion,’ and then I was on equal footing,” she shared. “I don’t feel like I have to put myself down to express something, but I think I was once afraid of speaking out.”
For more on Shields, pick up the latest issue of Us Weekly , on newsstands now.
Reporting by Kara Sosenko
