Mindy Kaling.Photo:Natasha Campos/Getty Images for Andie Swim
Natasha Campos/Getty Images for Andie Swim
Mindy Kalingis getting candid about being a single mom.In a new interview withWSJ. Magazine, theNever Have I Evercreator, 44, opened up about how motherhood has changed her perspective on life. Kaling is mom to daughter Katherine “Kit,” 5, and son Spencer, 3.“It’s really rewarding, being a mom and spending time with these two people who look like me,” Kaling shared. “I love them, and they’re so funny. In terms of my career, I’m a single mom, I’m the breadwinner in the house.““So there’s a lot of panic that comes with that, the buck stops with me, I have to earn money for them. Having kids is everything — wanting to be a good role model and wanting to produce content that doesn’t embarrass them and makes them proud is another layer to my life and a complication that I welcome.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.While appearing on the iHeartPodcastTable for Two with Bruce Bozziin September,TheOfficealum creator chatted with host Bruce Bozzi aboutwhat led her to want to become a mother.“My kids are such a huge part of my life and I knew growing up, I was always obsessed with romantic love and obsessing about boys,” Kaling said. “Even when I was like, 13 or 14 years old. I was never someone that boys wanted to date or do anything with, so it sort of made the passion and interest more intense, if that makes sense.““I was very boy-crazy with zero success, so I had this pent-up interest. I always, you know, a lot of projects I write and work on are about women who are obsessed with marriage. Both because I relate to it and because I think it’s really funny.““And there is also a desperation to it that is, you know, makes you incredibly unhappy. And in my 20s, wanting to find someone, anyone, to settle down with,” Kaling told Bozzi.In December, Kaling shared anInstagramvideo montage of clipsfrom her family’s Thanksgiving celebrationin the Big Apple with short clips of her two kids.“Seriously needed this trip to New York with the family. I feel like Michael Scott saying this but man this is the most special city,” Kaling captioned the post, referring toSteve Carell’sThe Officecharacter.“The kids saw their first Broadway show, skated at @wollmanrink, had drippy hot cheese at the Bryant Park holiday fair, went on the subway, Central Park carousel, ate Lilac chocolates, and even somehow made public bathroom trips fun. Thanks New York!”
Mindy Kalingis getting candid about being a single mom.
In a new interview withWSJ. Magazine, theNever Have I Evercreator, 44, opened up about how motherhood has changed her perspective on life. Kaling is mom to daughter Katherine “Kit,” 5, and son Spencer, 3.
“It’s really rewarding, being a mom and spending time with these two people who look like me,” Kaling shared. “I love them, and they’re so funny. In terms of my career, I’m a single mom, I’m the breadwinner in the house.”
“So there’s a lot of panic that comes with that, the buck stops with me, I have to earn money for them. Having kids is everything — wanting to be a good role model and wanting to produce content that doesn’t embarrass them and makes them proud is another layer to my life and a complication that I welcome.”
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While appearing on the iHeartPodcastTable for Two with Bruce Bozziin September,TheOfficealum creator chatted with host Bruce Bozzi aboutwhat led her to want to become a mother.
“My kids are such a huge part of my life and I knew growing up, I was always obsessed with romantic love and obsessing about boys,” Kaling said. “Even when I was like, 13 or 14 years old. I was never someone that boys wanted to date or do anything with, so it sort of made the passion and interest more intense, if that makes sense.”
“I was very boy-crazy with zero success, so I had this pent-up interest. I always, you know, a lot of projects I write and work on are about women who are obsessed with marriage. Both because I relate to it and because I think it’s really funny.”
“And there is also a desperation to it that is, you know, makes you incredibly unhappy. And in my 20s, wanting to find someone, anyone, to settle down with,” Kaling told Bozzi.
In December, Kaling shared anInstagramvideo montage of clipsfrom her family’s Thanksgiving celebrationin the Big Apple with short clips of her two kids.
“Seriously needed this trip to New York with the family. I feel like Michael Scott saying this but man this is the most special city,” Kaling captioned the post, referring toSteve Carell’sThe Officecharacter.
“The kids saw their first Broadway show, skated at @wollmanrink, had drippy hot cheese at the Bryant Park holiday fair, went on the subway, Central Park carousel, ate Lilac chocolates, and even somehow made public bathroom trips fun. Thanks New York!”
source: people.com
