I think that most of us would say that we had a difficult childhood. Even if we grew up in a loving home, there were bound to be issues that we faced from a very young age.
This is not only true of people like you and me, even famous celebrities look back on their childhood with some disdain at times. That is how Jennifer Aniston feels about her childhood, but it seems as if she had every reason to feel that way.
Ever since Jennifer was young, she had difficulty with her mother, Nancy Dow. They struggled to even speak with each other and have conversations and it was something that lasted until adulthood.
When Jennifer Aniston’s mother got sick, she decided to chip in and help with medical bills. That was the right thing to do but, as it turns out, the mother wasn’t willing to reciprocate. In fact, she cut her entirely out of the will.
Admittedly, Aniston is not hurting financially so not getting the inheritance does not necessarily hurt. What does hurt, however, is the fact that her mother continued to be distant, even on her deathbed.
It started when Aniston was a very young child. Her father walked out when she was only nine years old and her mother had to raise both kids. Over the years, she had an on-again off-again relationship with the father but she always had problems with her mother.
Now that she has grown, she is someone who is well respected by those she works with. She also speaks about how coming up in such a household allowed her to be kind to other people, as she was able to see what kindness was capable of doing.
Aniston left home in 1987 after she graduated and went to Hollywood. She starred in a number of TV shows but eventually, she was able to land a leading role in Friends. Since that time, she hasn’t looked back.
As far as her paycheck was concerned, she earned about $1 million for every episode of Friends. Even though the show has been off the air for almost 2 decades, she still earns about $20 million every year for the reruns.
Money is one thing, but family is quite another. I’m sure that she is happy she is living a good life but there will always be a part of her that feels for the little girl that struggled in her past.
