Gretchen Carlson

I grew up in a small town in Minnesota and Minnesotans are very nice people, very altruistic people. They don't really sue a lot of people. And so I think it took my parents a long time to get to the point where they actually were supportive of what I was going to do. And when they finally got to that place, I can still remember being on the phone with both of them.

I grew up in a small town in Minnesota and Minnesotans are very nice people, very altruistic people. They don't really sue a lot of people. And so I think it took my parents a long time to get to the point where they actually were supportive of what I was going to do. And when they finally got to that place, I can still remember being on the phone with both of them.

And we were all very emotional. And they finally said that they wanted me to do what I felt I needed to do. And that was a big turning point for me because no matter how old you get, you still want the blessing of your parents. So that was number one.

And we were all very emotional. And they finally said that they wanted me to do what I felt I needed to do. And that was a big turning point for me because no matter how old you get, you still want the blessing of your parents. So that was number one.

Number two, as I said earlier, looking in the eyes of my children, if we couldn't accomplish just to make this better for my generation, then what about my kids? If I don't do this, then they're going to still be going through this. And I didn't tell them until the night before because it had to be so secretive. I couldn't get out what I was doing.

Number two, as I said earlier, looking in the eyes of my children, if we couldn't accomplish just to make this better for my generation, then what about my kids? If I don't do this, then they're going to still be going through this. And I didn't tell them until the night before because it had to be so secretive. I couldn't get out what I was doing.

I couldn't give them the upper advantage of knowing what I was going to be doing.

I couldn't give them the upper advantage of knowing what I was going to be doing.

Yeah, tons. I was carrying for every other woman that worked at Fox. That was just the starting point. But I remember I was fired on June 23rd. I didn't file my lawsuit until July 6th. So it was a good two weeks. of sitting, knowing that I had to sort of put on this game, even to my own staff. I just said I was going on an extended vacation because it was over the 4th of July holiday.

Yeah, tons. I was carrying for every other woman that worked at Fox. That was just the starting point. But I remember I was fired on June 23rd. I didn't file my lawsuit until July 6th. So it was a good two weeks. of sitting, knowing that I had to sort of put on this game, even to my own staff. I just said I was going on an extended vacation because it was over the 4th of July holiday.

You know, it happened to be my 50th birthday right around that time, which was a wonderful birthday present. Hi, you're fired. So I had some reasonable excuses about why I might not be around for a while, but I had to keep it from all of my friends. So on the night I finally told my children, my son,

You know, it happened to be my 50th birthday right around that time, which was a wonderful birthday present. Hi, you're fired. So I had some reasonable excuses about why I might not be around for a while, but I had to keep it from all of my friends. So on the night I finally told my children, my son,

the first thing he said was he looked at me and he goes, mommy, he goes, what's going to happen to Tara, our babysitter? And I was like, okay, that's a genuine concern, but what about mommy? Right. But this wonderful babysitter had lived with us for 12 years, thankfully doing a wonderful job taking care of my children because I was getting up in the middle of the night to go to work.

the first thing he said was he looked at me and he goes, mommy, he goes, what's going to happen to Tara, our babysitter? And I was like, okay, that's a genuine concern, but what about mommy? Right. But this wonderful babysitter had lived with us for 12 years, thankfully doing a wonderful job taking care of my children because I was getting up in the middle of the night to go to work.

And it was a genuine concern that he had because he didn't want to lose this other support system. And I said, don't worry, she's going to be fine and mommy will be fine too and you will be fine. And the other thing was we were planning on going on a trip to California at the time, again, not expecting that I was going to get fired, not expecting that I was going to be filing this lawsuit.

And it was a genuine concern that he had because he didn't want to lose this other support system. And I said, don't worry, she's going to be fine and mommy will be fine too and you will be fine. And the other thing was we were planning on going on a trip to California at the time, again, not expecting that I was going to get fired, not expecting that I was going to be filing this lawsuit.

So I told my husband, You should still take them. And I will be here by myself and endure this all by myself. So in a way, it was wonderful because my children were not there to witness all the reporters chasing me down and camping out outside my house for days. But the flip side of that was that I was by myself. But in my life, I've been by myself for a lot of monumental decisions.

So I told my husband, You should still take them. And I will be here by myself and endure this all by myself. So in a way, it was wonderful because my children were not there to witness all the reporters chasing me down and camping out outside my house for days. But the flip side of that was that I was by myself. But in my life, I've been by myself for a lot of monumental decisions.

It's just the way that it's worked out. And so I've been taught how to dig really deep. So it was bad being by myself, but at the same time, I've been there before. And so I knew how to handle that situation.

It's just the way that it's worked out. And so I've been taught how to dig really deep. So it was bad being by myself, but at the same time, I've been there before. And so I knew how to handle that situation.