Anyone watching Bethenny Frankel on the Today show this morning saw a way more emotional interview than they were expecting to see. The reality TV show star went from talking about life/work balance as a busy mom and her husband's "cobweb-filled" penis to opening up about a heartbreaking personal experience: Responding to Savannah Guthrie's question about plans to give 21-month-old daughter Bryn a little brother or sister, Frankel revealed that she was in fact pregnant with a second child, but miscarried at eight weeks.
I have tremendous respect for Frankel and the way she handled this situation. She didn't have to talk about her miscarriage; I'm sure it would have been much easier for her to dismiss the question with a casual "Oh, we'll see," or something to that effect.
But she chose to tell the truth, and for an incredibly admirable reason.
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After the miscarriage, Frankel said she "couldn't stop thinking" about the many women who suffer from infertility and how lucky she was, comparatively, to have her "beautiful, perfect" daughter. Fighting back tears, she explained how the experience gave her a tremendous amount of compassion for the many women who've faced similar challenges:
“Until you become a woman you don’t know the things that come with being a woman. And I’m 41, and I don’t know. It’s not really my choice. It’s not really my option. The window’s closing.”
I'm sure countless women in the audience appreciated Frankel's grace, candor and humility on the subject, and the sacrifice she made by sharing something so close to her heart.
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sad :- ( but it does happen
Blech! She is such a media whore. I totally feel like she shared this experience just to get more viewers for her show. And after she talks about it, instead of just syaing she feels grateful for her duaghter, she says she feels grateful b/c she has it better than someone else? She's disgusting!
Baby lady we're not talking about Bethenny.... but the baby she lost!! How heartless are you? You are the distgusting one to say that about someone who miscarried, obviously that has never happened to you!
BabyLadyG12, you have obviously NEVER had a miscarriage or you would not make such a bitchy, heartless comment! As a mom who has had 2 miscarriages, I applaud her for being able to be open and talk about it. I have a hard time talking about it with even my husband. It's a very hard, emotionally devastating thing to deal with. for her to be able to talk about it on TV must have been very difficult for her to do. Good for her for bringing some much needed light to this secret pain some women have to deal with!
BabyladyG12 that is really heartless to say having a mc is really heartbreaking. I had a mc at 8 weeks and it was really hard on me and my husband because we tried for almost a year before we got pregnant again and then in one moment our happiness turn to sadness. Many people don't talk about mc and it's really great to see many celebritys coming out and talking about it because others who have been though one don't feel alone and can relate and understand what they are going though.
I agree with bethenny, until you go through fertility issues or a miscarriage you don't understand or appreciate the blessings that you have. I had two kids very young, and once I got married and was ready for a bigger family and wanted to give my husband a child of his own we suffered fertility issues and two miscarriages before making it to where I am now (28 wks pregnant). I also applaud her for not trying to make her life and marriage seem perfect. Every marriage as issues and struggles but that doesn't mean that it is going to end in a divorce, to many people give up on their marriage as soon as they hit a little bump instead of trying to work through the simple or easy struggles.