Jennifer Aniston was a world-famous celebrity in the 1990s. She was the epicenter of the biggest TV sitcom of the decade and at the time was married to one of the biggest Hollywood stars.
This made her a household name, with people wanting to know more about her life. She has gracefully carried her aura through all those years, successfully concealing the dark sides of her personal life from the public eye.
However, after two and a half decades, the Friends star finally opened up about her painful past that remained unspoken all these years.
Unfortunately, the trauma she went through all her childhood and adulthood was caused by none other than her own mother – Yes, Jennifer revealed this while speaking to Elle Magazine.
Jennifer grew up with her toxic mother, and learning to forgive her was the secret to her happy life.
Mom Wanted Aniston To Be Perfect
Her mother, Nancy Dow, was a model and actress herself who starred in TV shows like “The Beverly Hillbillies” and “The Wild Wild West.” She passed away in 2016 at the age of 79 after suffering two strokes in 2011 and 2012.
As if having witnessed her parents’ failed marriage wasn’t emotionally tormenting enough for the 9-year-old Jennifer, Nancy’s push for her to be perfect at all times made life even worse.
She was from this world of, ‘Honey, take better care of yourself,’ or ‘Honey, put your face on,’ or all of those odd sound bites that I can remember from my childhood.
She made similar remarks about growing up with her ‘difficult mother’ while speaking with The Hollywood Reporter.
She was very critical of me. Because she was a model, she was gorgeous, stunning. I wasn’t.
The actress recalled the one moment in her relationship with her mother that marked her forever: her mother’s temper.
I was never taught that I could scream. One time, I raised my voice to my mother, and I screamed at her, and she looked at me and burst out laughing. She was laughing at me [for] screaming back. And it was like a punch in my stomach.
But Her Mom Was Even More Toxic
This wasn’t the only toxicity Jennifer had to cope with while growing up. She also had to endure her unforgiving nature, as she told The Hollywood Reporter.
“She was also very unforgiving. She would hold grudges that I just found so petty.”
It became too much for her to handle when her mom wrote a book about her daughter and their estrangement. The book was called ‘From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir.’
The two did not speak for a decade only to reunite after Aniston split from Brad Pitt in 2005.
Jennifer Vowed to Be Different
Unlike her mother, the Friends star does not hold grudges. In fact, she has learned from the distressful period of her life to be exactly the opposite of her mother. Aniston is quite forgiving and allows people to repent and correct their mistakes.
But what’s the point of holding on to [anger]? That’s so toxic. We’re human beings. Human beings make mistakes. Human beings are not perfect. And by not forgiving someone, it’s not allowing human beings to evolve and become better people.
Jennifer’s friendship with her ex-husband Brad Pitt despite their heavy past confirms her words.
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