Thursday 10 November 2022 07:17 AM Jennifer Aniston talks pain of parents' divorce and rewards of forgiving her ... trends now
Jennifer Aniston gets honest and real about about her personal life in a new and lengthy interview.
For the Allure cover story, the Friends alum looks back at her desire for motherhood, fertility struggles, the painful pregnancy rumors that plagued her for years.
The longtime leading lady also shared about the pain of parents' divorce, the benefits of letting go of resentments, and forgiving both her mother and father later in life.
Open book: Jennifer Aniston opened up about her personal life, including the pain of her parents' divorce and price of holding on to resentments and the benefits forgiving both her mother and father
'I think my mom’s divorce really screwed her up,' Aniston said when asked about her childhood and upbringing that saw her live in Los Angeles and New York City due to her father's career as an actor.
But after years of reflection, she's now able to see some of the limitations someone from her mother' generation had to go through.
'Back in that generation it wasn’t like, "Go to therapy, talk to somebody. Why don't you start microdosing?" You're going through life and picking up your child with tears on your face and you don't have any help,' she added, in an apparent reference to her mother's situation.
'I forgave my mom. I forgave my father. I've forgiven my family,' Aniston reveals, which is a big deal considering she had been estranged from her mother for years.
In the December issue of Allure, Aniston revealed she felt her parents' divorce 'screwed up' her mother, and that
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Having now reaped the benefits of forgiveness, The Morning Show star now knows herself how 'important' it is to let go of hurtful moments wrapped up in resentment.
'It's toxic to have that resentment, that anger. I learned that by watching my mom never let go of it. I remember saying, "Thank you for showing me what never to be", she said of the cost of longterm resentment. 'So that's what I mean about taking the darker things that happen in our lives, the not-so-happy moments, and trying to find places to honor them because of what they have given to us.'
The actress went on to an example of those benefits by confessing that she got the motivation to leave her family's home, which she described as 'not a fun house to live in', as a result of her parents' divorce.
'I was thrilled to get out,' she said of the family's apartment in New York City.
