Chelsea Handler, now 46, doesn't want to have kids and is completely upfront about why. In 2018, Gwyneth Paltrow asked Handler why she didn't want to have children (via Well + Good). "Well, I just don't think it's the best use of my time," she responded. "I'm just not interested." Handler also dispelled the myth that women don't want children because they dislike kids. "Becoming a mother is something that I take so seriously. People need to really want to become a mom. Honestly, it should be hard to become a parent," she said (via Well + Good).
Handler knows herself and she knows that motherhood isn't the right path for her — something she explained during an interview with People. "If my niece has a bad day at school, I worry about it for three days," she said. "I'd be such a helicopter parent. I'd drive my child crazy!"
Handler told Insider that she loves being an aunt and spending time with her friends' kids — but she doesn't want to become a mom because she recognizes that patience isn't her strong suit. "I think you have to be honest about what your strengths are in life — because I don't have patience, and I wouldn't be good at it," Handler said. "I think a lot of people probably should be parents, but a lot of people, conversely, shouldn't. I think embracing your shortcomings isn't a bad thing."
