“At 20, I shouldn’t have even been around kids.” Eva Mendes spoke about late motherhood

Eva Mendes spoke in an interview with People about how she was criticized for late motherhood and why she didn’t become a mother at 20. Eva Mendes, who recently celebrated her 50th birthday, has two daughters with Ryan Gosling: 9-year-old Esmeralda and 8-year-old Asada.

"When I was 40, my pregnancy was a big deal for people, but not for me. And then I was 42 and pregnant with my second child, and people said, 'Oh my God, you're going to be so tired.' That's why people have kids at 20." I thought, "This is the most pathetic, stupid thing I've ever heard," the actress said.

However, according to the actress, in her opinion, becoming a mother at the age of 20 was not worth it. "It requires more patience. In my 20s, I shouldn't have even been around a child. I cursed and smoked," Eva said.

According to Eva, at the right time it was not at all difficult for her to decide to become a mother: “It was the easiest decision I have ever made. I was older and knew that as long as my children were small, no matter what I did now , it will affect them for the rest of their lives."

For the sake of her children, Eva Mendes gave up her acting career. According to her, she did not feel “any pressure” in this regard, but instead “felt clarity.” "Your career comes and goes, but kids... Yeah, it was easy for me. It's just the formative years. I wanted this all along. It all matters when you have two little people watching you all day. It's It's scary, but at the same time it's good because it makes me try to be better every day."

The network often discusses Eva Mendes' desire to give up publicity for the sake of her children and blames Ryan Gosling for this: allegedly it is he who insists that his wife be a housewife. Eva previously stated that she wanted this herself, and she and her husband “non-verbally” discussed it. "We didn't say it, but I thought, 'OK, he'll work, and I'll work too—I'll just be a housewife,'" Mendes, 50, said on the Today show.

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