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“People can say whatever they want behind a screen, and they do,” she says with a laugh onDear Media’sMeaning Full Livingpodcast with co-hosts Hayley Hubbard and Jessica Diamond.
“I feel a little bit lucky in the sense that I grew up in a family where my parents were very up to speed on dealing with criticism, whether it was behind a screen or written down or face to face,” she adds. “They raised me with the understanding of how to deal with that in the best way possible, obviously understanding that you’re still human and that sometimes those things do hurt.”
“I look at a lot of it, whether it’s criticism about certain things that I do as a new mom or being a wife or a daughter or a sister or a woman — people have a variety of different things to say, and they’ll write it and be very vocal about it,” says Schwarzenegger Pratt. “For me, I try to look at those things and not let them affect me, which can be harder some days than it is other days.”
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“My mom always said to me when I was growing up that when people say those things or write those things then they must be in so much pain to be able to say that or to write that, and to try and have empathy for whatever it is that they might be going through that you don’t know about,” she says.
“I learned the majority of my parenting things and mom tips and tricks from my mom, who I think is an incredible mother,” she adds.
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Speaking withEntertainment Tonightback in February, Shriver, 65, opened up aboutseeing her daughter as a parent, saying, “I’m in awe at what a beautiful mother she is, but I’m not surprised.”
“It’s been a gift to me,” she continued at the time. “It’s been a gift to her siblings, her father and to everyone who loves [her and Chris]. To see somebody step into a role of motherhood is really a beautiful thing. I’m a big believer that motherhood and parenting is the most valuable work that we do in this world.”
Whilespeaking with PEOPLEin December, Schwarzenegger Pratt called motherhood “the greatest gift and such a joy” despite the “unique experience” of having to balance it all amid the pandemic. She added, “It’s something that I’ve looked forward to my whole life.”
source: people.com
