Legendary singer Dolly Parton said in a recent interview with Saga Exceptional that she has no regrets about not becoming a mother.
This iconic artist was immersed in his career and never stopped long enough to start a family of his own. “I haven’t missed it as much as I thought I would,” she said. The 77-year-old explained that being a mother is not her top priority. “When you're a young couple, you think you're going to have kids, but for me it wasn't really a passion,” she said. Saga Excellent.
Parton admitted that she was busy and needed to focus because she had other priorities. She told the magazine that her music has been her passion since her youth and it has been her fulfilling path for her.
“I had a career and music and I was traveling,” she explained of the hectic lifestyle that comes with being a world-famous celebrity.
Parton went on to say that the current state of the world isn't the best situation for raising children.
“If I had kids, I would probably stay home with them and worry to death about them,” she said.
“I don't want to bring a child into this world right now because of everything that's going on,” Parton added.
Parton revealed that she loves children, even though she doesn't have any biological children of her own. She told Saga Exceptional that she is connected with her great-niece and her nephew, and that she actively participates in their lives. According to the magazine, she dresses up for them every Christmas in her “Grandma Claus” costume and shares a bonding moment with them. (Related article: 'I would have felt a lot darker': Angelina Jolie says motherhood saved her)
Through her humanitarian work as part of the Imagination Library Initiative, Ms. Parton has given more than 220 million books to children around the world.
“I always say God didn't make me have children so that every child would be mine,” she told Saga Exceptional.
