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Whitney Portis readying up to giveThe Hillsfans an honest look at her life — and that includes parenthood.
“Being a mom is a huge part of my identity now, so it would feel weird if he was never on it and I just talked about him,” says Port, 33. “So I feel like Sonny will be on it a bit here and there.”
Being a mom means that Port chooses projects that are “a little bit more meaningful” and “thoughtful,” with a “strong message behind them and are good for you at the end of the day.”
To that end, she is currently working on theMrs. Meyer’s Compassion Flower Project, “an initiative to teach kids how empathy can be nurtured and grown both inside and outside of school,” according to the company.
For every bottle ofCompassion Flower-scented hand soapsold, Mrs. Meyer’s is giving a Growing Compassion Gardening Kit to a classroom, benefiting up to 30,000 students in the United States.
At 13 months, Port’s son is hitting some impressive milestones.
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Although he’s saying “Mama,” Sonny hasn’t quite got “Dada” down yet. “Honestly, even when my husband walks out of the room, he calls him Mama too, so I’m like whatever, it’s not that special,” explains the star. “I thinkMama to him is whoever istaking care of him.”
As someone who has been candid about the upsand downs of new motherhood, Port admits to feeling a bit guilty for making parenthood “out to be the scariest, most brutal thing of all time.”
“But then you get through it,” she notes. “I just said to Timmy the other day, ‘I think we need to turn a new leaf on the series and yes, still discuss the hard things that are happening because they will happen, but we need to starttalking about the positive, great thingsthat are starting to happen as well.’ ”
“Because as he turned 1, there was a huge shift in how I viewed motherhood and justmy overall happiness as a momand I think that’s important to share,” continues the designer. “Yes, the first year was really hard and I want to be realistic with everybody about that, but it doesn’t last. It’s not going to be like that forever and I think that’s an important message to send.”
source: people.com
