GABRIELLE UNION ON BEING A MOM: “I HAVE MORE OF A CHANCE OF ADOPTING ANIMALS”
Gabrielle Union doesn’t see any kids in her future . The 37-year-old actress recently sat down with Honey magazine and spoke about her motherhood plans or lack thereof.
“I don’t think about children. I’m 37 and I don’t think about wanting kids at all or look at babies and go ‘Ooh!’ I have more of a chance of adopting animals on the street,” says the actress.
Though she doesn’t plan on have any kids any time soon, Gabrielle does believe that women can have it all.
“I don’t believe in a glass ceiling. My mom did it all, had three kids, got her college degree while she had kids–I sat in the classroom at the University of Nebraska. I was never raised with the idea that you can’t have it all. My parents got divorced after almost 30 years but I don’t think she would have attributed that to her work. But as much passion as she put into her work and her family she didn’t leave enough for herself. We can have it all but sometimes we neglect ourselves, our health. I’ve met so many cancer survivors, all these women who run companies who say, ‘I had it all but what I forgot was me. I didn’t go to the doctor or take a spa day or take time for myself.’ Call me selfish, but I can’t be everything to you if I’m not good to myself. So I make sure I’m all together in body and spirit.”
Gabrielle stars as Zoey in the ABC series “Flash Forward”.
Click here to read the entire interview.
46 Comments to “GABRIELLE UNION ON BEING A MOM: “I HAVE MORE OF A CHANCE OF ADOPTING ANIMALS””
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everyone don’t need to have biological kids. there are so many kids out there who need parents. if one don’t want to adopt either they could still be a positive influence in kids lives . ther are so many differnet ways to get invlvd in kids liveves.
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agreed
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Go girl! I think its cool she openly/ proudly says she has no desire to do something that a lot of people “expect” of a woman. People look at you sideways or like your soooo wrong when you tell them you prefer not to have children. Its a choice, not a requirement! =)
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I agree w/ you Lena.
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I agree with you too Lena!
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if you adk me people have too many kids. i used to work in a daycare and these kids get dropped off at 8 and leave at 5-6 . when they get home its time to go to bed. parents don’t spend enough time with thier kids. that is why society have so many problems. so if you know yiu won’t be able to spend quality time with your kids. pplease don’t have any.
as for adopting a dog…human being comes first..sponsor a child or two instead
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I am a working mother. I drop my child off at 7:30 work until 5 and pick him up by 5:30. There is something wrong with that? I’m glad you do not work at a daycare anymore because I would hate to have to feel that energy every morning as I go to work everyday to support my family the best way that I can.
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I am certainly happy you didn’t work at a Daycare center that my children attended. You obviously didn’t ask what happened when children went home at 5:00. Perhaps you weren’t involved in the training or with play with the children. They have a way of letting you know what happens at home if you are attentive. I’m quite sure they didn’t all just go to bed. There’s dinner, homework for some and there’s time for conversation and some play. Perhaps you would have better understood that had you spent more time with the children and greeting their parents instead of judging the lives of these people. Perhaps that gives us a peek into what you did in your life. Some women have to work to care for their families. What a narrow view you have of working mothers.
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yeah right, you are only fooling yourself at least gabby and i have somthing i common we are honest. i’ve seen many families and i’m like oh my god marriage life is so differnt from what i thought it would be. read the statistic sister.i guess black children are doing so poorly in school because thet spend alot of time with theri parents.
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Well all Black children are not doing badly in school. Mine certainly didn’t and I worked. I have produced aa attorney and an accountant. And there are mothers now who are working and keeping up their tasks as a mother. Perhaps you were at a very different daycare system.
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hey krish if you kids can give you the credit for their success in life dthen i applaud you. good job in raising successful kids. you know what alot of kids msake it inpite of the problems at home, in spite of the neglect at home…. once agian i am pleased toknow that in your case wasn’t one of the inpite of
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Your comment shows how out of touch with reality you are. Unfortunately, not every woman has the benefit of being a housewife or of having a job where they get off at 2 or 3. Even the majority of women who have careers that required them to go to college, still do not get off until 4 or 5. I hate to call people’s comments ignorant, so I won’t… I’ll just say that was THE DUMBEST COMMENT I’VE EVER READ! Am I on BCK or some conservative republican tea-party website???
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And I so agree with you PlainMean. To lump all children who have working mothers in a group of failures is something that I have never heard. Most of those who have gone on to suceeed will tell you that their mothers worked. A sorry mother will be a sorry mother whether she works or stays at home. I don’t take credit for my children’s success, but I do take credit for instilling certain values and ethics in their lives.
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Animal, especially Dogs, are sometimes people’s children. I don’t see a thing wrong with her placing an animal in her life. She is has no obligation to sponsor a child. The woman says that she is not interested in children. That’s her choice.
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If Gabriel wants to adopt a dog, that’s her prerogative. I like pets more than I do kids also. So why adopt a child if you don’t want kids, that would defeat the purpose of adopting. Adopting is for people who can’t have or don’t won’t kids.
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WHAT?… what does she mean she doesnt look at babies and go Ooh!
I thought that reaction was ingrained in our DNA…LOL
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lol i kinda get what she means. I mean I say “awww” and “ooh” too but just because they are cute does not make me want one.
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I agree with the majority. It’s good for her to know exactly what she does and does not want in life. I wish more women thought like that instead of pressuring themselves to be what society’s idea of us women should be. Go Gabby! If she ever changes her mind, there is always adoption since there are plenty of kids who aren’t getting the love they deserve.
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I commend Gabby for doing her. There’s so much pressure for us to have children. In this day and age and the world we live in, I don’t blame her.
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I know that’s right. The economy, the perverts running around… there’s so much going on in this world we can go on about but the women don’t think about that stuff. I’d rather be selfish than risk an innocent life
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Gabrielle Union is one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollwyood right now, IMO. Been a fan for a while. I admire her candor. She’s still got a little more time to change her mind if she chooses, but glad to see that she seems clear at the moment on what she wants.
Times have changed and women are defined and valued by other than just a role as mom. Not everyone was meant to be a mom and respect for those who realize that.
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That’s fine that you don’t want kids. But if that’s the case, why take a man from a woman who has kids and break up a family if you have no intention of playing stepmom? I’m just saying….
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aww damn…
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Well hey, I must have missed that in the article! Whose husband did she take? And did she take him at gun point?
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i said that in a “here we go” way lol Miss Curry is referring to dwayne wade, gabby was linked to him either pre or during his divorce from his wife, you know how some women would consider her the homewrecker…
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Lol giiiiirrrrl. I was gonna leave that alone because I went off on the Swizz Beatz post with his mistress. BCK, BCK…
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EXACTLY.
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Exactly!! Why would he as a father choose a woman w no interest in children? That doesn’t say much for him. SMH
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To be honest, I don’t think men leave their wives because of the Other Woman’s maternal qualities. The reasons are usually more base than that.
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Finally a comment that makes sense. Another woman cannot take a man who does not want to be taken. If the marriage is tight & good, noone can penetrate it. Even if he cheated, he would not have left her if he realy wanted to stay w/his wife.
She can be a great stepmom w/o having her own children. Its like your best auntie who was great w/children but never had any children.
Besides children are more fun when you can send them back to their parents.
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I AGREE TO THIS COMMENT. YOU CAN NOT TAKE ANOTHER PERSON’S HUSBAND OR WIFE FROM THEM. THERE IS SOMETHING NOT RIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE CAUSE AND HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON THE DECISION, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT’S UP TO THE PERSON WHO WANTS OUT OF THE MARRIAGE TO LEAVE OR STAY.SOME PEOPLE BLAME THE OTHER PERSON, BUT IT’S REALY NOT THEIR FAULT, IF YOUR MAN OR WOMAN, LEAVES, THEY WANTED TO. I HAVE FRIENDS WHO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AND THEY WENT AFTER THE OTHER FEMALE, OR MALE, & I BELIEVE THAT IS SO WRONG, UNLESS THIS PERSON WAS YOUR FRIEND, NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, OR FAMILY MEMEBER. THEY DON’T OWE YOU ANYTHING, DON’T BOTHER WITH THEM. YOUR SPOUSE, OR PARTNER IS TO BLAME. SOME PEOPLE JUST GROW APART, OR CHANGE, & SOME PEOPLE KNOW BEFORE THEY GET IN MARRIAGES THAT THEY WILL NOT BE FAITHFUL, SO WHY MAKE THAT LEAP OF FAIT. I AGREE WITH (GABBY) ON THE KID ISSUE, IF SHE DOES NOT WANT KIDS, DON’T HAVE THEM. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE KIDS AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD ANY. SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT PARENT MATERIAL. IMO.
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I respect her honesty. Plus, she’s probably looking at how these men can up & leave their family to be with another woman & don’t want to end up in the same position. I mean, we really haven’t seen her in a long term, meaningful relationship. Which I think may be part of her reason. Just my observation.
Plus, every woman isn’t cut out to be a mom. So if you know your not mother material, don’t have kids.
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You’re right, I don’t think she has been linked seriously to any man since her 2006 divorce from football player Chris Howard. She wasn’t even married to him 5 years.
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like i said that’s why society is so messed up. to inform some of you all she never said htat she can’t or won’t be a stepmom.
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SHE DID NOT SAY SHE WOULD BE ONE EITHER.
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Spoken with great belief – I agree, Gabby!
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hey]
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interesting
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I CAN RELATE,I FEEL THE SAME WAY.
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She has been linked & photographed with NBA great Dwayne Wade. I don’t know if he’s divorced or getting divorced.
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@Outspoken, thanks for the information. Interesting.
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I had no idea this woman was that old. I thought she was in her late 20′s.
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Gabrielle is so pretty! She should have a baby! I always imagined her with a white guy though.
Anyways, I know she was raped and I was thinking that maybe she can’t have kids. That’s why she doesn’t talk about having kids because she can’t birth her own.
It’s just a guess though.I hope that’s not the truth but you never know in cases.
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Lol, she said it loud and clear, no kids for her, but the poor wade is busy fighting for his kids. Who is gonna take care of them? Wade, if you know what is right for the kids just leave them with their biological mom!
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im with ms. curry,
gabby why are you with a man that has two kids if you dont want to have kids? dwades wife may be crazy but those children arent and they know a mean gold digging step mom wanna be when they see one. Gabby why get involved with a man that you know has kids? i dont get it, you are constantly around his kids. you must put on a big front . shame on you…GET IT TOGETHER..if you dont want kids fine, dont date a man with kids either because his pockets are lined with gold. you missy is the type that need to be placed in hand cuffs.
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Sometimes women who are infertile always throw the I never want to have kids punch line…
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