Julia Roberts almost sounds like she just got out of Relief Society. Having given birth to three kids, Roberts says:
“My dream is to be a highly fulfilled and productive stay-at-home mom and wife,” the Oscar-winning actress tells Vanity Fair magazine. “The highest high would be growing our food that I then make, and then composting and growing more — that kind of circle.”
It’s nice to see a Hollywood mom concentrating on her family. It’s also nice to see her echoing the statements of recent prophets, seers and revelators on the importance of growing your own food.
It strikes me that she may catch some flak from others in Hollywood for not being supportive of working women. It seems like there are really two separate issues here: what Julia Roberts decides is best for her family and what she feels about the issue of working mothers and wives. I don’t know how she feels about the other issue. Earning up to $20 million per movie probably makes it a lot easier to decide to stay at home for a few years.
My personal take is that women, including Mormon women, do not need to be “stay-at-home Moms” to be good mothers and wives. My wife has decided to be a “stay-at-home Mom” for now but she will likely go back to work when our kids are older. I’d be willing to bet Julia Roberts makes the same decision in a few years.