Jane Fonda said her passion for activism had an impact on her family life.
Jane – who has children Mary, 55, Vanessa, 54, and Troy, 49 – said she was often removed from parenting because of her responsibilities. Mary was adopted by Fonda and Tom Hayden. Vanessa’s father is Barbarella director Roger Vadim. And Troy is Jane’s son with Tom.
“I think about motherhood every day. It’s the most important thing about my past that I think about almost every day,” she began.
Her children: Jane Fonda has said that her passion for activism has had an impact on her family life. Jane – who has children Mary, 55, Vanessa, 54, and Troy, 49 – said she was often removed from parenting because of her responsibilities. Mary was adopted by Fonda and Tom Hayden. Vanessa’s father is Barbarella director Roger Vadim. And Troy is Jane’s son with Tom. seen in 2014
“And I tell you one of the things that tops everything is looking at my 47-year-old son. They just had their first child and he is about a year and a half. And when I look at my son and his wife Simone, I am amazed,” she said.
“It gives me such a great relief that I didn’t do it. I don’t think I told him that so I feel a bit weird but it’s the reality anyway,’ added the Grace And Frankie star.
“When I see how my son is a parent, I think, ‘God, I wish I had done that. And then I realize if I had done that, I wouldn’t have become who I have become.’
A mother: “I’m thinking about it” [motherhood] every day. It’s the most important thing about my past that I think about almost every day,” she began. Seen with Troy and Vanessa in 1989
She said she hopes to become an “example” to young people.
The Hollywood star celebrates her 85th birthday on December 21, and Jane encouraged young people not to be afraid of getting old.
“I had a good life. I have lived a productive and purposeful life. And I knew I couldn’t make it any longer than it was going to be, but I could make it wider and deeper. And I did. I feel that way,” she said.
Her mini-me: Fonda with her daughter Vanessa at the 2005 Henry Fonda Centennial Celebration and US Postal Service First Edition Ceremony in Los Angeles
Power: Garity and Fonda at the 2018 premiere of HBO’s Jane Fonda in Five Acts
One big family: Jane with her family during her marriage to tycoon Ted Turner in 1991
“I hope I can be a role model for young people so that they are not afraid of getting older.”
Known for her environmental activism, Jane is determined to do whatever it takes to stop climate change.
Speaking to PEOPLE, she explained, “It’s going to be hard for young people and I just want my kids to know and my grandkids to know that I did my best.”
Meanwhile, Jane previously admitted she was “too busy” with her activism in her early years.
With her eldest daughter: Jane’s last child to join her family is also the eldest: Mary Luana Williams, better known by her nickname Lulu
She wrote a book: Seen Mary with Jane for the cover of The Lost Daughter
Source: Daily Mail
