Are You Too Selfish to Raise Children?

Jennifer Aniston on pressure to have children while pursing career http://t.co/HuTNFMUBrB via @DailyMailCeleb

— David M. Swindle (@DaveSwindle) December 15, 2014

From the Daily Mail, and don’t you just love those headlines?:

‘I don’t like [the pressure] that people put on me, on women, that you’ve failed yourself as a female because you haven’t procreated,’ she said.

Denial: The actress was forced to deny she was pregnant after being pictured on the red carpet in August, appearing to show a bump

‘I don’t think it’s fair. You may not have a child come out of your vagina, but that doesn’t mean that you aren’t mothering – dogs, friends, friends, children.’

Since her split with husband Brad Pitt in 2005 Anniston has been the focus of intense media scrutiny in the U.S.

Almost every month a celebrity magazine in the US speculates that she is pregnant, getting married or engaged in a row with Angelina Jolie who recently married her ex-husband and has six children.

In August she was forced to issue a denial that she was pregnant after photos of her on the red carpet appeared to show a slight bulge in her dress.

What do you think? Does a career as a celebrated actress equal the life of a parent? Can’t one do both?

@DaveSwindle the reality is, if not having children really didn't bother her, she wouldn't waste time talking about it.

— S.L.M. Goldberg (@slmgoldberg) December 15, 2014