Soleil Moon Frye recently reprised her role as Punky Brewster. This time, Punky is all grown up and a mom! Back in 2011, Soleil wrote a very real essay about the shocking truths of parenthood when she became a mother in real life.
These days what she wrote is as true as ever! She wrote that she had always envisioned herself as a mother. She knew she was meant for it. However, when she had her first baby, it was much harder than she thought!
‘Punky Brewster’ star writes about parenthood
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Soleil wrote, “I kept thinking to myself: Am I the only one that can’t seem to get this parenting thing down perfectly? Then I started sharing my experiences through social media and realized that I wasn’t so alone. I would talk about the cookie sprinkles on the floor, the finger paint that I sat in, the spit up, the messy moments. And I realized that there were others like me.”
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She added, “I was so grateful to all of the parents that shared with me all of their imperfections. It made me realize that as long as I did my best, that was what really mattered.” Eventually, she wrote a book called Happy Chaos detailing her experiences.
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She hopes that it inspires others to live “perfectly imperfect.” What a great message!