Molly Ringwald

Yeah. Like you're letting your family down? Yeah. Letting my family down, letting people down, you know, who believed in me, who said that I was, you know, blah, blah, blah or whatever, you know. Yeah. Like that I was just letting people down. Yeah.

Yeah. Like you're letting your family down? Yeah. Letting my family down, letting people down, you know, who believed in me, who said that I was, you know, blah, blah, blah or whatever, you know. Yeah. Like that I was just letting people down. Yeah.

I'll talk about that my mom always said that I was special.

I'll talk about that my mom always said that I was special.

Yeah, yeah. She, my mom had lost her firstborn, who was my first brother. And my sister at the time was only six months old. And my mom had a complete breakdown, basically. And she's, you know, open about it. She was suicidal. I mean, didn't try anything, but in her mind... she thought, you know, if I die by suicide, I'll be able to be with Robbie again.

Yeah, yeah. She, my mom had lost her firstborn, who was my first brother. And my sister at the time was only six months old. And my mom had a complete breakdown, basically. And she's, you know, open about it. She was suicidal. I mean, didn't try anything, but in her mind... she thought, you know, if I die by suicide, I'll be able to be with Robbie again.

And then she had this experience that, you know, and you know, my mom, my mom is like a very like grounded person, not at all new agey at all. This is, but an experience that she had. And, you know, Looking back on it, my more, I don't want to say cynical, but my analytical mind thinks, you know, well, she was having a complete breakdown and she was the one that was talking to herself.

And then she had this experience that, you know, and you know, my mom, my mom is like a very like grounded person, not at all new agey at all. This is, but an experience that she had. And, you know, Looking back on it, my more, I don't want to say cynical, but my analytical mind thinks, you know, well, she was having a complete breakdown and she was the one that was talking to herself.

But my mom absolutely to this day says, no, I was visited by a spirit who told her why she was still supposed to be there. Yeah. And apparently the reason was me. And that's a story that she told me from the time that I was very, very small. And the funny thing is, is a little PS to this whole story, is apparently my sister said that she said it to her.

But my mom absolutely to this day says, no, I was visited by a spirit who told her why she was still supposed to be there. Yeah. And apparently the reason was me. And that's a story that she told me from the time that I was very, very small. And the funny thing is, is a little PS to this whole story, is apparently my sister said that she said it to her.

I haven't asked my brother if it's true. My mom had another child after my sister, my brother, and then I was the last one. I don't know. My mom, you know how it is when there's like a story that you've heard like your whole life and then all of a sudden it's like your brother that that happened to instead of you. And you're like, well, hang on. No, you know, but I don't know.

I haven't asked my brother if it's true. My mom had another child after my sister, my brother, and then I was the last one. I don't know. My mom, you know how it is when there's like a story that you've heard like your whole life and then all of a sudden it's like your brother that that happened to instead of you. And you're like, well, hang on. No, you know, but I don't know.

Memory is a funny thing.

Memory is a funny thing.

Yeah, a lot. I feel like that I lived for so long with this, this fear of disappointing people. You know, like I said, disappointing, I think, first my primal relationship, which is my parents. But then there was that, you know, disappointing whoever, like my agent or my manager or fans or people, you know. I was just always very... Yeah, I was very hard on myself in that way.

Yeah, a lot. I feel like that I lived for so long with this, this fear of disappointing people. You know, like I said, disappointing, I think, first my primal relationship, which is my parents. But then there was that, you know, disappointing whoever, like my agent or my manager or fans or people, you know. I was just always very... Yeah, I was very hard on myself in that way.

And the fact of the matter is, is I did feel like I disappointed them But it didn't matter.

And the fact of the matter is, is I did feel like I disappointed them But it didn't matter.

You know, like when my career didn't stay, you know, at this like zenith of like white hotness or whatever. I feel like that was maybe a disappointment to my parents. But I feel like it was more like they were

You know, like when my career didn't stay, you know, at this like zenith of like white hotness or whatever. I feel like that was maybe a disappointment to my parents. But I feel like it was more like they were