This is something that actress Drew Barrymore admitted to recently in an interview, when she was asked about her attitude towards motherhood.
The 39-year-old, who is mum to two-year-old Olive and nine-month-old Frankie, told More magazine that her difficult childhood has helped her to be a good mum.
“I didn’t really have parents, you know? And therefore the kind of parent I will be is a good, present parent,” she said.
Drew, who is married to art consultant Will Koppelman, added: “In a way, maybe that was a detriment to my youth, but it’ll be the biggest asset to my adulthood.”
The star recently launched her own beauty line, and she admits that switching careers has brought a welcome change to her family life.
“I love the beauty industry because even on a workday I can wake up with my kids, go to work, come home, bedtime – there’s a normal life there,” she said.
It certainly sounds like she has the right balance.
