Gwyneth Paltrow: Not Being With My Kids Is 'Really Hard on Me'

By Scarlett Newberry Posted Dec 21st 2010 07:00PM

Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow loves acting, but it has to be a pretty compelling part to take her away from her favorite role: mom to daughter Apple and son Moses. Playing troubled alcoholic country superstar Kelly Canter in 'Country Strong' fit the bill, as does her role in 'Contagion,' as an infected working mom in the new Steven Soderbergh film shooting now.

When considering movie roles, "you want to put yourself in the hands of someone who's really good or where you might learn something that you never thought you'd learn because my time out of my house and away from my kids is no joke," a dead-serious Paltrow told PopEater while doing press in Los Angeles for 'Country Strong.'

"I am not putting them to bed right now, I'm here, and that's really hard on me. But at the same time, it's what I do, so when I do my work, I want to be inspired. I want to bring home something they'll be proud of and they'll look back and go, 'Wow, Mom was alright'."

When she's home in London with her children and her husband, Coldplay's Chris Martin, she is extremely hands on, she stresses. "I'm at everything and I pick them up everyday, take them [to school] every day, do everything for them, homework, bath ...When I'm home, I'm extremely 100% present."

Though Paltrow has often talked about her love of living in Europe, it sounds like she may be missing the green, green grass of home ... just a little bit at least.

"My favorite thing about [living in London] is it's very green. We're in the middle of the city, but we have grass and trees and a little swing set [and] I can take Apple to the Royal Ballet to see 'The Nutcracker.' There's a quality of life in terms of a big city there that's pretty great, but, you know, I miss home. It's hard. I love it there, but the older I get the more I miss, specifically, California."

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Tuesday 21 December

By Barbara Loden

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Relax people. It is only an article showing that she is a real
person with real feelings. Why all the hatred. Perhaps some jealousy.

Wednesday 22 December

By boiling

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The woman is an ahole. She has no clue that the vast majority of people can't spend as much time with their kids as they would like because they HAVE to work to pay for the child's necessities.

Paltrow, on the other hand, can spend as much time as she wants to raising her child as earning money is simply not an issue. And, yet despite being lucky enough to have this luxury that most parents would kill for, she not only chooses to spend significant time away from her child, but also whines about it.

Oh, and as she whines about it, she justifies her bad behavior and has no clue how much of an ahole it makes her look like.

Just. Doesn't. Get. It.

By YellowRose3218

Gwyneth knows, what every woman in hollywood knows. In a few years, there wont be any offeres made to her, because of age.
Aging actresses knows to take the roles offered to them while their young, after 40ish, the roles get fewer, and far between.
Gwyneth is simply adding to her bank account, while she still can.
Theres nothing wrong with that.

Friday 24 December

By Gordon

St. Gwyneth, don't you have a husband? Do you think he might possibly bathe the kids or pick them up from school? You might mention him as a co-parent if he's contributing.

The lengths some women will go to to prove their fembot credentials...

Saturday 25 December

By Rach

Would she please cut her son's hair?!

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