Amanda Peet Talks Motherhood and Vaccinations
Amanda Peet opened up about motherhood in the latest issue of Cookie magazine. Amanda and her 16-month-old daughter Frances “Frankie” Pen are this month’s cover girls!
“I thought it would be an extended, blissful romance with me at the helm, cuddling this little creature to life,” the actress admitted. “It’s been bittersweet and humbling to let her lead, and to not try to be perfect myself.”
Many new moms struggle with balancing work and motherhood, but Amanda says for her it’s an easy decision. She believes she’s happier when she’s working, and she’s a better mother for it.
There is no conflict for Amanda when it comes to balancing her home life with her professional life, however; She says that she’s happier when she’s working, and a better mom for it.
“When you’re able to identify your passions, then your child will be able to identify hers. It’s a great template.”
Amanda has also weighed in on the controversial debate about the link between autism and vaccines.
Amanda says she’s not just convinced there is no link between autism and vaccines; she believes parents who don’t vaccinate their kids “are parasites.” Ouch!
“In the ’50s, hundreds of thousands of children were dying from preventable diseases and vaccinations saved so many lives,” she said, “it’s only because you don’t see as many children dying (today) that we don’t worry, but that’s really sad.”
Amanda plans to record a series of public service announcements for Every Child By Two, an organization which hopes to raise awareness of the need for timely infant immunizations.
This is such a touchy subject and it’s been in the news plenty lately thanks to celebs like Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey. It’s so controversial I’m not about to get into a debate about it, but I do think it’s great that there’s another influential star speaking about the other side of the issue.
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