January Jones, star of the Emmy-nominated Mad Men, spoke exclusively to mom.me about her latest role as a mom.
The new mom who has not announced who the baby’s daddy is, chatted about parenting, slapping and the importance of finding something you love outside of being a mother.
A recent mom.me survey found that 81% of moms take “me time.” One in ten respondents spent time on the internet and 26% listed shopping as their preferred me time activity.
NOTABLE QUOTES:
On advice for working moms:
I think that as hard as it is, that if you have something that you love outside of being a mother, you should definitely maintain it, because it makes you a better mother.
On how being a mother changed her opinion of her character, Betty Draper:
I try not to judge her. It’s like she’s a relative you are embarrassed about. I disagree with her a lot … I don’t think I’d be her friend, but I defend her fiercely when someone says something about her.
On Betty Draper’s influence on her as a mom:
Well, I certainly don’t take anything from Betty home. I have nothing in common with her when it comes mothering. I don’t see it as a burden or irritation. I feel very lucky and I feel like it was something that I was meant to do. I’m at the right age and the right time in my life where it’s just so much fun. And I don’t think Betty sees the fun in that … I think she sees it as an inconvenience.
On playing a mom from a different era:
At the same time we are so rigid and so worried about every little thing now. I had no idea how many warning labels are on kid’s stuff. Everything is warning, warning, warning. You just kind of do the best you can.
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