Hayden Panettiere says handing over custody of her daughter wasn’t abandoning her child—it was the only way she knew how to save herself
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Hayden Panettiere says handing over custody of her daughter wasn’t abandoning her child—it was the only way she knew how to save herself
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I knew a friend who had to do the same because she was knee-deep in poverty and her husband wasn’t able to afford the child when it accidentally happened.
They eventually took her back in when they were better off, but it definitely left scars on their kid.
I remember that one of the driving factors for her portrayal of her character on Nashville sort of “rejecting” her character’s newborn, was her commitment to realistically portray the darker sides of post-partum—- and because of that, ive since held her in the highest respects as a mother and artist.
It’s incredibly hard to make the right decision sometimes. Hayden needed help and decided what was best for her child. I applaud her honesty, because this is something that so many parents have to face, and I think she made the right choice despite how others may perceive it.
If she was a man, she wouldn’t have gotten half this much crap for it.
good to know that Hayden and her daughter are in a better place. I remember one of her interviews from a few years ago and she was mentioning that her kid asked other women if she could call them “mommy”
Jay Shetty is such a grifter, hate that clips of this Hayden Panetierre are spread so far if it gives him views.
I’m sympathetic, but that’s rough on the poor kid.
I will never judge a parent for ensuring their children are safe and loved while said parent heals.
As a sports fan, was surprised when she was engaged to Wladimir Klitschko of all people.
I wonder how difficult it is to coparent from halfway across the world, add in her work life and other struggles. At least they have resources, but tough situation for everyone particularly her daughter.
I can’t imagine this was easy. There aren’t many but in rare instances where mothers harm their children due to mental illness, instability and depression. I think she spared her child buy helping them find a suitable family to be with
She’s setting an example for others to do the best thing long term for their child and themselves.
Respect not only for her choice, but for her honesty about something so deeply personal and painful.
I 100% think she did what was right for her and her daughter. She needed help at the time and this what she had to do to be healthy and a better mom.
Rooting for her. Ironically reminds me of her character Juliette in Nashville.
Everyone hating on her for this should pause and imagine her to be a man.
It seems cruel how much the writers of Nashville seemed to take from her own life. I can’t imagine what that was like for her.
I admired her for realizing that she could not be the parent her kid needed. It took a lot of courage for her to realize it.
I had to do the same. I had to fight for custody back. I’m great, kids great. If you need help, talk to someone! It took everything I had left inside of myself to get my son to safety and it was 100% the right and best thing. I commend her.
Motherhood isn’t for everybody and I feel for the people that don’t think that for themselves until their kid is here. There’s no “good” way to spin it. It’s tough.
She’s gone through so much, I could never judge her. I’m sure that was a devastating choice but she put her child first and that’s very brave of her. I hope their relationship continues to grow stronger and she’s able to heal from her trauma.
My bio dad was/is a scumbag waste of space. Literally no one who knew him had ANYTHING nice at all to say about him (introduced my mom to hard drugs, was a bum, old enough to be my grandfather when he met my mom at 21-she had me at 25- and almost got his ass kicked by my grandfather) and I’ll always be eternally grateful my grandparents adopted me.
My mom isn’t perfect and has definitely made my life much harder than it’s needed to be. But giving me up for adoption/my grandparents adopting me was the best decision she ever made and I’ll always keep that in mind.
No matter how old I get, I’ll always be my grandma’s little boy. Miss them both so much. Mayhaps not the right thread for it but I’d recently made a thread about my mom’s bf, my mom is currently going through stage 4 liver failure and if anyone has any prayers, it’d mean a lot.
She didn’t go off and have more kids (like men do)
She realized for the sake of her child she needed to step away and work on herself. I will always have a soft spot for her.
I really feel for her and hope she can eventually heal from her trauma and addictions and make a complete break from her abusive ex. I think it was the most loving thing she could do for her daughter, to let her be with her stable parent, without causing a legal fight and constant conflict between parents. As someone who grew up with a traumatised, addicted mother, and a father with his own issues, I would’ve benefited greatly from being in a stable home environment. I’m still trying to heal from my childhood, at 42 yrs old. I hope Hayden’s daughter is able to live to her full potential ❤️