Gabrielle Union.Photo:Getty
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Gabrielle Unionis discussing the rewards of motherhood later on in life.
The actress, 50, said in anInstagram videoposted Friday that she “became a mom at the right time” and shared that she had been able to “heal” from past traumas and not pass them on to daughterKaavia James, 4.
“People always ask, ‘Is it worth it? Having kids later in life? There’s a lot that goes into that answer,” Union said in the video as she stood in a dressing room applying cream. “But in a nutshell: hell yeah, it’s been worth it.”
Union welcomed Kaavia via surrogate in November 2018 with husbandDwyane Wade, 41, after the couplemarried in 2014. The actress is also stepmom to Wade’s children, Zaire, 21, andZaya, 16, shared with ex-wife Siovaughn Funches, andXavier, 9, with Aja Metoyer.
“It’s changed my life in so many wondrous ways that it does make me wish I had done it earlier, just so I have even more time with Kaav. I even have more time as a mom,” Union continued.
The Perfect Findstar then reflected on the timing of her journey to motherhood, saying, “I became a mom at the right time, because I was healed.”
“And I had committed to healing eternally, so I didn’t pass all that generational trauma onto Kaav,” Union shared. “And had I been a day younger, even, certainly 10, 15, 20 years before, I would have passed along way too many traumatic things to my child.”
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“I didn’t really get into healing from all of my traumas, healing my soul, healing my aura, if you will. I wasn’t in a place to even take care of myself, much less our little miracle,” the actress admitted.
Union and husband Dwayne Wade with daughters Kaavia James, 4, and Zaya, 16.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
“So for me, it’s absolutely worth it. She is the best thing that’s ever happened to me,” Union concluded with a smile.
Union says she “healed' from past traumas before becoming a mom.Jerritt Clark/Getty Images
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In March, Union opened up role as a momat the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards following her and husband Wades’emotional speechat theNAACPImage Awards championing the fight forLGBTQrights.
The speech came a day after Zayalegally changed her name and underwent gender assignment.
“Your kids are worth fighting for,” Union told withExtraat the time. “Your children are not disposable and even when faced with something that you might not be as familiar with or comfortable with [it is] not an excuse to throw your kids away.”
“It makes you want to fight,” she said. “It makes you want to dig in and not only fight for your kids but everybody’s kids.”
source: people.com
