Selma Blair finds the perks of being an older, single mom
by Sara McGinnis posted in Celebrities
Selma Blair is quickly learning that her son, 4-year-old Arthur Saint Bleick, is more than willing to be her mini-me -- sarcasm and all.
"He gets sarcastic, which no one should get because sarcasm isn?t great, but I have it in abundance, so I?m so grateful he?s my son," the 43-year-old actress recently told People.
"He gets it. He gives me lots of hugs and kisses and tells me he hopes I live a long time, even though I?m old. That?s his new thing to say before bed. We say our prayers, and then he says, ?I hope Mommy lives a long time, even though she?s so old.'"
Like many of us, Selma sometimes has a hard time not laughing when her son acts up.
"When he does something horrible but funny, it?s usually directed at me," she went on to explain. "So I kind of laugh, but then I realize, ?Oh no, I can?t let him go out in the world and treat people like this!? I?m the lightning rod for what he does. So I?ve really toned it down. He?s pretty strongly disciplined now, and it breaks my heart, but I know it?s for the best. I have to."
Though Selma Blair welcomed Arthur during her relationship with fashion designer Jason Bleick, the pair split in 2012 and she now considers herself a single mom -- a single mom who loves parenting on her own and having a later-in-life baby.
The star, who's been "very much hunkered up at home" lately, reminds herself often to enjoy this experience.
"I'm up at 5:4...
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