Why Serena Williams Is Holding Off on Giving Meghan Markle Any Parenting Recommendation
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It has been nearly two years since Serena Williams welcomed her first baby, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., into the world. Whereas some followers would possibly count on the tennis professional to go on some parenting recommendation to her pal and new mother, Meghan Markle, the star athlete does not really feel the necessity.
“I by no means go on phrases of knowledge as a result of I really feel like everybody—once they have a child, particularly while you simply have a child, it’s so tough to only be,” Williams stated on Monday’s episode of BBC Breakfast. “It is identical to get by means of the primary three months, 4 months after which we will speak.”
Nonetheless, if the Duchess of Sussex does ever need parenting suggestions, she will definitely flip to the tennis champion. Through the interview, Williams opened up about how changing into a mother has modified her perspective on life.
“Changing into a mother has modified my perspective on a whole lot of issues,” she stated. “It additionally has modified me when it comes to—I wish to depart a legacy. I wish to be this, you already know, constructive particular person for my daughter…Every little thing I do, I wish to do it for my daughter and I by no means, clearly, had that motivation earlier than.”
As well as, she spoke about how she tries to think about what it have to be prefer to develop up in in the present day’s world and the way she tries to advertise physique positivity and power in media.
“Yeah for me, it is actually vital to consider in your self, and it is arduous. I can not think about rising up these days on this time, however I’ve to as a result of I’ve a daughter that is going to develop up on this time,” she stated. “So, I type of have to put myself in that scenario, and what do I would like out of that? So, that is the way it type of begins. Then, for me, I do have a voice that I can use, and the way do I exploit that in a constructive means?”
Williams did share some suggestions for brand spanking new mothers throughout an April interview with E! Information.
“Settle for errors and do not count on to be good,” she stated a couple of month earlier than the royal gave start.
And whereas the tennis professional might not be supporting her BFF by offering parenting recommendation, she has definitely supported her in different methods. As followers will recall, Williams hosted a child bathe for the duchess in New York together with Amal Clooney again in February. She additionally advised E! Information she anticipated the royal to “be the very best mother.”
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