Mindy Kaling is “very panicked” about being a single mother.
The 44-year-old actress has two children, Katherine, six, and Spender, three, with a previous relationship, and while she finds being a single parent “really rewarding,” He also explained that he is aware that he is the only breadwinner. And she has to feed them.
She told WSJ Magazine: “It's really rewarding being a mom and spending time with these two people who look like me. I love them and they're very interesting people. In terms of my career, I am a single mother. I am the breadwinner of my family.
“So there’s a lot of panic that comes with that, I’m losing money and I have to make money for them.
“Having kids is everything. Wanting to be a good role model and creating content that kids can be proud of without being embarrassed about is a new element in my life and a complexity that I welcome.” is.”
The former “Office” star has never publicly revealed the identity of her children's father, but said that because she grew up as a member of a strong minority, she was concerned that her children would grow up in a diverse world. She also described it as “encouraging” to see children “embracing” their identities, making her even more famous among today's youth.
She said: “I grew up as one of two Indian kids all through middle school and high school. We didn't really live in an Indian neighborhood. I felt very alienated. And I felt like I needed to hide that identity.'' Now, what's really moving about young people and young women of color is how much they embrace their identities. ”