Joan Rivers on Motherhood
by Ashley Ball
Joan Rivers is not liking this "empty nest" business at all.
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| On the decision to have Melissa: |
| "One day I was sitting in a soda fountain in Detroit, and a woman came in with a baby, and I said, I want one of those. " |
| "Nobody else ever, ever will care about you the way your mother cares about you." |
| Joan took Melissa everywhere but was careful not to impose her on others. | |
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Fervently, bluntly, she responds to my query: What was worst about Melissa moving away two years ago? "Everything."
Is there anything good? "No. I wish I could say to you, Yes! When we see each other, it's more meaningful. No. Bullshit."
"It's an irony that most mothers of grown children face. You work hard to build a strong relationship with your child, knowing all the while that if you do it right — if you successfully raise an independent person — it means letting them go."
