Emily Ratajkowski and Julia Fox are having a conversation about the responsibilities that come with being single mothers.
On Ratajkowski’s podcast, High Low with EmRata, the two mothers, who have known each other for some time, discussed the challenges and joys of parenting their sons.
The Uncut Gems singer, who is 32 years old, and her ex-husband Peter Artemiev have a son named Valentino who is 22 months old. The podcast presenter, who is 31 years old, and her ex-husband Sebastian Bear-McClard have a son named Sylvester who is 20 months old. The singer filed for divorce from Bear-McClard in September.
The mothers emphasized the importance of providing a wide range of traditionally “gendered” toys for their children so that they can learn about and enjoy all aspects of life.
Fox made the observation that it is challenging for a single mother to bring up a kid because she does not want her son to turn out like every other man she has ever known. “What are some ways that I can avoid having this conditioning take place?”
Ratajkowski shared her insight, saying, “Sly truly becomes so thrilled, and he loves to play with everything that has wheels.” [Case in point] On the other hand, I went out and bought him a baby doll and a tea set this morning because, as the saying goes, “we’ve got to balance this out.”
Fox shared the same sentiment, stating that Valentino “loves trucks” and “freaks out” about them, but that he also enjoys “playing with his pink truck” and “carrying around a pram with a doll in it.” Valentino’s mother also shared the same sentiment.
When Ratajkowski noticed that her son has a pink convertible and other supposedly “feminine” toys, she questioned, “Are these the tiny efforts you may do to prevent conditioning?”
The model’s mother continued by saying that it makes her feel terrible to consider the possibility that Sly and Valentino would one day be subjected to pressure from their peers and society to “toughen up.”
In another part of their conversation, Fox and Ratajkowski broached the subject of the possibility of expanding their families in the years to come.
Fox revealed, “The only time I consider having extra children is when I don’t want him to be lonely.” [Citation needed] “I want him to have a companion to go through life with, but it requires a lot of effort, and right now I’m the one who’s actually putting in the work.
Therefore, I was unable to carry out that task at this time, that much is certain. And I kind of adore our simple connection, which is just the two of us.”
Ratajkowski admitted, “At one point, I thought, ‘I wouldn’t even have a child if I knew they’d be an only child,’ because I felt it was so important for children to have siblings. Ratajkowski said, “At one point, I thought, ‘I wouldn’t even have a child if I knew they’d be an only child.'”
She said that thought is now “out the f—ing window” and that she is “totally comfortable” with it, referring to the fact that she recently ended an intimate relationship.
She expressed her surprise by saying, “I had no idea how much labor that would be.” “As a result of this, the concept of having two children at this time fills me with dread.
You can definitely group things together, but even the concept of a newborn entering my life right now terrifies me. Even the thought of a newborn entering my life right now terrifies me.
Ratajkowski continued by saying that, similar to many other mothers, she had come to the conclusion that “it’s insane how little they tell you. I had the impression that I was gaining knowledge as I went along.”