Michelle Yeoh feels 'huge sadness' over her inability to have children - but has 'no regrets'

[hewontgo]

Michelle Yeoh reveals she feels 'huge sadness' over her inability to have children - but has 'no regrets' https://t.co/ij1TQbwhB7
- Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) November 18, 2024
Yeoh, 62, discovered she was unable to conceive during her marriage to business magnate Dickson Poon from 1988 to 1992. Her fertility issues were partially what

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[braindiva]

I'm at an age where I'm highly unlikely to have children. It's not what I planned, but I never met someone with whom to start a family, and so it just didn't happen. While I went through a phase of grief, I came out of it on the other side feeling okay that my life was going to have other adventures that were more non traditional.

Oddly enough, the person who made feel okay with that was my grandmother. One day, when I was in my late 20s-early 30s, I was sharing my trepidation about not having kids. She said that while she loved her children, she never really wanted kids. But in the 1950s, if you were a married lady, it was just what you did. She said she envied so much my life of extended studies and travel, and that I was so smart and would get to do so many more interesting things with my life than she did. I didn't fully believe it when she said it, but I was also willing to listen to my inner voice when I felt I never met the right partner to have kids.

I feel so lucky to have had my grandma in my life; she looked like a proper, suburban Catholic lady, but had generally a rebellious spirit. She died 18 months ago, sadly after many years of suffering from dementia, but boy do I miss her.

[buries]

It's lovely that she didn't hold any resentment towards her children but understood society's expectations back then. I love that she provided a perspective on generational differences and how we've grown as a society when it comes to women and "traditional roles" (and how you had something she wanted).

You gotta listen to your intuition, sis! People always say you're stuck with your partner for 18 years, but kids are forever, and that tie to that person who was never really right for you will last you a lifetime. I don't know where I'm going with this but your gut was looking out for you, and perhaps your grandmother over the last 18 months if you've been thinking about it since her passing. <3

[braindiva]

Thanks, you're sweet. Fortunately, I came to terms with not having kids a few years ago when I was in my late 30s, after a big breakup. Nowadays, I get the rare fleeting thought about it, but I kind of closed that chapter in my mind, and am happier for it. Plus, I have tons of little ones in my extended circle that I can dote on as much as I want!