Not “independently wealthy” does not imply poverty. It simply means that you have to earn your money — however much or little — rather than having it handed to you. And she does work for her money. I don’t think she said that she was poor, only that she has to earn her money. It’s not just the present and whatever lifestyle she maintains: she is probably thinking about the future and the fact that the money they have now may not last them (and two children, education etc.) forever. Acting is not a reliable profession and unfortunately work will likely become more sporadic for her as she gets older. Yes, right now she’s well off, but all considered she probably thinks she should earn money while she knows she can.

I’m a full time mom, married to a teacher, so everyone I know has more money than us. So I’m used to hearing these kinds of comments. It’s all relative. My friends who are married to (or are) doctors and lawyers often talk about making ends meet. I just smile and nod. I have nothing be to jealous about – I have what I want (3 little kids) but no nanny, maid, trainer, etc…

its her choice to work. its not becase she has to. they say these things to get sympathy. they think they have to have all these expensive things when most kids could care less as long as they had their mom. get rid of the greater than thou lifestyle and raise your own kids. this nanny per child thing is crazy. i have 4 under the age of 5 and i dont have any help.

Sell the ridiculous $4 million apartment, buy a normal-sized house like the rest of America has, put the proceeds in the bank and stay home with your kids.

Her comment is just ridiculous and shows how far removed she is from how the rest of the world lives. Compared the the rest of the world, she is beyond “independently wealthy.” She was paid $3 million for “At First Sight.”

It’s called making choices. Downsize the house, do without a nanny like everyone else does, and I bet you could more than afford to stay home and focus on being a Mom.

I agree PSB – she probably can’t afford the lifestyle she would want staying at home full time. And that’s ok. Every woman/couple has to include lifestyle into their decision process when determining if one parent is going to stay home.

Is Mattea a girl or a boy? Looks like a girl, but ‘Mattea’ is a boy’s name in Italian (a girl’s name in German). She is of Italian origin.

I always thought she had two boys.

Girl.

A lot of people assume that just because a person is famous they are automatically rich, but I just don’t agree with that. I assumed that Tori Spelling was rich until I watched her reality show InnLove. I assumed Toni Braxton was rich until she filed for bankruptcy. I could go on and on with other examples. So at this point I’m not going to assume anything about the financial situations of the celebrities. I don’t think having an Oscar automatically equals weath. And celebrities who aren’t ridiculously famous (and I wouldn’t put Mira in the ridiculously famous category) don’t always have the option to take off a few years and then come back. Sometimes the public can forget about someone very quickly and then the chances of them starting up a career again are slim.

She has two movies in the works and just completed another. Why pass judgement on others because your own insecurities. I am sure she wants to have a nest egg for her children and I am pretty sure her expenses are high, just like the rest of us but at different levels. Quick being jealous.

I saw her at the playground the other day with her kids, her dogs and her nanny. She seemed pretty involved with them, pushing them in swings, etc. I thought it was a bit strange to have a nanny in tow for a quick playground visit, but maybe it’s hard to watch two toddlers at once at the park.

She looked great by the way and her kids are adorable.

Just throwing this out there–but maybe her husband doesn’t earn much money (wasn’t he a waiter?) and she has to work to afford the mortgage payments on her 4 million dollar apartment?

It’s not like she’s doing blockbusters, and I doubt that independent films pay all that much. Just saying that she may be choosing a higher lifestyle, which makes her need to work…or maybe she’s afraid if she takes too much time off she’ll be forgotten and won’t be able to gets jobs again. She is 40 now, which is pretty much a death knell for most actresses’ careers.

Just playing devil’s advocate!

Wow if she can’t stay at home, then there’s no way I could! But OMG do I ever want to, and on top of that, I dearly want to do the same thing: stay home, be a mom and focus on activism….!!!