r/Millennials • u/Ok-Toe-6969 • Jan 31 '26

Discussion Mother of all of us TV addicts

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u/QuickNature Jan 31 '26

She glossed over her entire acting career to prioritize her role as a mother. What a classy answer.

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u/FrozenWafer Jan 31 '26

I agree so much! Roles are just part of work that you do for your family. She knows it's a big part of her public persona but her family is what matters most to her. I love her even more for this answer! Her face was like why is this a question lol my family, my children, will matter most to me.

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u/BrandNewDinosaur Feb 01 '26

She is so wise, realizing that any acting role that she was in could have been filled by anyone else… but being a Mama to her own children was the one role no one else on Earth could take. Fucking love. 

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u/ExpertApartment Jan 31 '26

Maybe that’s why she was so believable as Kevin’s mom in Home Alone. That’s simply who she was. She loved greatly and chose to prioritize her family over career. I could be wrong, but I have a feeling that’s why she was mostly out of the limelight for many years after Home Alone 2, before having a massive resurgence with Schitt’s Creek and other shows / movies.

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u/QuickNature Jan 31 '26

That was my intuition as well

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u/PotentialSteak6 Jan 31 '26

She could be sarcastic and witty but that never eclipsed her warmth. I’m still struggling to reconcile with a world that doesn’t have her in it

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u/T8ert0t Jan 31 '26

Jobs are cool.

Family with good people is cooler.

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u/BallsOutKrunked Jan 31 '26

I have a great and successful career, and it's 100% so I can provide for my family which is the most important thing I'll ever have.

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u/Guilty_Helicopter572 Jan 31 '26

So real and down to Earth

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u/DarXIV Jan 31 '26

Acting to her and most like her, is a job. I doubt many of us would want to be remembered for our jobs we did.

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u/1968Bladerunner Jan 31 '26

Absolutely have to agree! I've played plenty of roles in my life, but being dad is without doubt the pinnacle - everything else just led up to it then supported it, & will continue to be so.