Actress Leighton Meester Shares Why She's Prioritized Her Family Over Her Career
Actress Leighton Meester Shares Why She's Prioritized Her Family Over Her Career originally appeared on WeHaveKids.
When it comes to Leighton Meester's schedule, her job always comes after her kids. At least, that's what she said in a recent interview with Bustle, where she opened up about how she has passed on different job opportunities throughout her career in order to spend more time with her son and daughter.
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The actress, who has two children with her husband Adam Brody, shared how she's always put her kiddos first when it came to her career.
"There's been a lot of stuff that I haven't done because I want to be with them," she told the magazine. "I don't like being away from them. I'm sure a lot of people feel this way, but I'm especially not into it."
"Obviously, for the very right thing, I would probably be like, 'Let's figure it out.' I mean, I'm not going to leave my family for a year. We're not doing that," the 39-year-old continued. "But apart from that, we have a good system in place, where I can consider jobs carefully. And every other piece of life."
That's obviously worked out well for the Gossip Girl alum, who has made a pretty good career for herself over the years, despite turning down anything that would take her away from her kiddos for too long.
That's likely why she told Vogue that her kids spend a lot of time on set with her and Brody in a February interview, when she said that they understand exactly what their parents due for a living.
"I don't think they're fazed at all," the mother of two said at the time. "They get a lot of us off set and a lot of us not working, which has been always a really big benefit for both of us."
As working parents ourselves, that honestly sounds like a pretty good work-life balance for the pair. We wish more people had the opportunity to work this way!
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