Janet Jacksonknows how hard it can be to balance having a career with being a mother.
In an interview for theDaily Telegraph’sStellarmagazine, Jackson, 53, opened up about the challenges of continuing to work while raising 2-year-oldson Eissa.
“It is hard being a working mother,” she told the Australian outlet, according toEntertainment Tonight. “I don’t have a nanny, I do it all myself.”
The music legend went on to share that while she doesn’t have any hired help, her son is always looked after when she has professional commitments.
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Opening up about how much motherhood has impacted her life, and her career, Jackson recently toldThe Sunday Timesthat she’s “in a great space.”
“I have a beautiful son,” she said, adding that since becoming a mother, her friends had dubbed her “Superwoman.”
“God knows I’m not. But I think what they are seeing is the energy and that extra drive I’m getting from the inspiration of Eissa,” the singer said.
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Jackson, whoseLas Vegas residencyis scheduled to end later this month, went on to share that while she’s continuing to perform she’s “slowed down a great deal” so she can spend more time with her son, whom she welcomed in 2017 with ex Wissam Al Mana.
Janet Jackson.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Earlier this year, Jackson alsogave her son a shout-outduring her induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“He wakes me up every single morning singing his own melodies,” she added. “I want you to know that you are my heart, you are my life, and you have shown me themeaning of real, unconditional love. Mama loves you, Eissa.”
source: people.com
