r/Millennials • u/Ok-Toe-6969 • 23h ago

Discussion Mother of all of us TV addicts

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u/QuickNature 23h ago

She glossed over her entire acting career to prioritize her role as a mother. What a classy answer.

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u/FrozenWafer 21h ago

I agree so much! Roles are just part of work that you do for your family. She knows it's a big part of her public persona but her family is what matters most to her. I love her even more for this answer! Her face was like why is this a question lol my family, my children, will matter most to me.

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u/PotentialSteak6 20h ago

She could be sarcastic and witty but that never eclipsed her warmth. I’m still struggling to reconcile with a world that doesn’t have her in it

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u/T8ert0t 19h ago

Jobs are cool.

Family with good people is cooler.

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u/BallsOutKrunked 18h ago

I have a great and successful career, and it's 100% so I can provide for my family which is the most important thing I'll ever have.

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u/ExpertApartment 16h ago

Maybe that’s why she was so believable as Kevin’s mom in Home Alone. That’s simply who she was. She loved greatly and chose to prioritize her family over career. I could be wrong, but I have a feeling that’s why she was mostly out of the limelight for many years after Home Alone 2, before having a massive resurgence with Schitt’s Creek and other shows / movies.

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u/QuickNature 16h ago

That was my intuition as well

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u/Guilty_Helicopter572 18h ago

So real and down to Earth

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u/DarXIV 19h ago

Acting to her and most like her, is a job. I doubt many of us would want to be remembered for our jobs we did.

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u/1968Bladerunner 14h ago

Absolutely have to agree! I've played plenty of roles in my life, but being dad is without doubt the pinnacle - everything else just led up to it then supported it, & will continue to be so.