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Jennifer Garner on Motherhood: “You lose part of yourself.”
December 15th, 2011
Jennifer Garner graces the cover of the January 2012 issue of InStyle magazine, in which she talks about her upcoming film, Butter. Butter is a comedy about the cut-throat world of butter carving in small-town Iowa. The movie is stocked with an all-star cast, including Garner, Hugh Jackman, Olivia Wilde (House, Tron: Legacy), Ty Burrell (Modern Family) and Alicia Silverstone.
JustJared.com reports that Jennifer Garner shared with InStyle that she was drawn to her character in Butter for a very particular reason:
“I identified with her loss of identity,” Jen said. “You identify with your career then become a mom and put everything you have into the happiness of those kids. And though I wouldn’t change it for anything, you lose part of yourself.”
What do you think? Did you lose a part of yourself when you became a parent? And if you did, do you miss whatever you lost?
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i hardly think you lose yourself when you become a mother ..you gain parts of yourself ,like more love and patience. although i do know lots of people who have “lost “themselves in their work… hmmm