On the ICI Première radio show, The other lunchtime at the next tableactress Christine Beaulieu and horticulturist Marthe Laverdière recently exchanged secrets over a good meal.
Very quickly, the two women came to talk about motherhood. “ At 43, this is a big part of my concerns », Indicates the actress, in a relationship with Roy Dupuis.
« You are really asking yourself: am I on my last chance? », asks Marthe to her new friend.
« Even the last chance has passed? I have a hard time explaining this matter, life… », says Christine, thoughtfully.
« Do you think life moved too quickly for you to realize that the years were passing? », continues Marthe, very insightful and attentive.
« Well yes », replies the actress. “ It’s completely… I can put that sentence in my mouth… Well yes, it goes by quickly. I’m not sure we’ll decide much. Me, I don’t know, you have more years behind you than me, you have even more maturity in relation to time, worse in relation to life, but it’s as if I had missed a bit, and I…
What do you mean I don’t have children, even though I’m a very maternal person, I think? I love children, children love me, in the sense that I always have an easy relationship with both a baby and a child.
“I played it on TV. […] I’ve been playing a role on TV for 5 years [dans L’oeil du cyclone], of a mother of 3 children. I’m really good at it, and I think I wear it easily, but it’s my romantic relationships… Well, recently, I also learned that there was something physically that made me didn’t arrive. And I even tried to do the whole thing. […] It didn’t work. »
Marthe asks her if she has thought about adoption. “ I’m thinking about that “, she admits. “ It’s complicated, I think, because it’s… you have to do it for the right reasons. Not to fill a gap. And you have to be sure you have the energy, the time, and the real desire to do it the right way, you know. This means that I am… I am currently in these questions, but you know, in a very intense way. »
The horticulturist tells Christine that she herself thought about adoption after her third child. She would have liked to have a family of four, but as she had her uterus removed after her third boy, she was unable to complete her perfect portrait. She says she then felt like “ a dead tree », an image which very much resonates with the actress.
It’s a difficult feeling. Feeling like a dead tree, it’s hard.
« I’m going to tell you a little secret that I experienced », then says the inspiring Marthe. “ At one point, I had gone to see my father. I told him my business. I will remember it all the time, it was spring. Pierre was born in November. He said, “Come walk with me in the woods, girl.” He brings me. At one point, we came to an old, half-rotten stump. There was a small tree growing, which fed on the rot of that tree. He says: “Even a dead tree gives life, but in another way.” I understood that I could give this love to lots of people. Even if they weren’t my children. »
A truly inspiring exchange between two strong women. You can listen to the episode again The other lunchtime at the next table on the RC OHdio application.
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