Drew Barrymore admits she was selfish before she became a mother

Hollywood star Drew Barrymore says she was selfish before she became a mother and prefers how she is since having children Olive and FrankieThe 50yearold has Olive 12 and 10yearold Frankie with her exhusband Will Kopleman reports femalefirstcoukResponding to a fan who asked how long it took to readjust back to being herself after having a baby she wrote in a piece of UsWeekly Irsquom still not myself And I donrsquot know if I will ever get back to the carefree selfish person I was before childrenrdquoldquoI can never not know this love and concern I have for my two daughters Itrsquos consuming I am just trying to embrace the new me And I do prefer me now Irsquom much more capable Much more trustworthy Much more admirable than I ever was Despite this the 51st Date actress added that being childfree or a parent should both be considered perfectly fulfilling roads in life and that time is the best way to learn about oneselfThat being said motherhood or otherhood should be considered perfectly fulfilling roads And may each one of them lead us to our better selves I think this takes time though Maturity has so much to do with it Time is the great teacherMeanwhile Barrymore was then asked about how she manages to plan a family trip that caters to everyones tastes and needsShe said If one family member loves to be lazy and make no plans and lie around all day hellip let them do that And if other members are active and want to see a place and experience it for all it is you just have to put together two different itinerariesOne the Lazy Manrsquos Agenda which is you let them figure it out for themselves And tell them they are always invited No 2 the people who want to be proactive you search out restaurants activities traditions sites to be seen or local offthebeatenpath suggestions and you can aggregate from simple Google searches or magazine clippings or friends who have been thereThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever