Helen Mirren confronts the final female taboo

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24. I was a crap mother

Started too young, became a stepmother just when I was understanding what I was doing. My husband and I raised our four children who seemed to have survived our imperfect parenting.

My point? If I went back on time, as much as I love all my kids, and grandkids, If I went back n time, I would like to have had thought it out more, rather than just had this knee jerk mommy response. To this day I believe my choice would have been to not have children. And you know what else? She won't come out and say it, but its my belief my mother would have chosen to not have children either. (Or at least would have chosen a different partner to have them with)

Some of us are wonderful parents, both our daughters who have kids are great at it. Some of us are meant for other things. And it's all good. Never let anyone choose for you.