Oprah winfrey why no children

Obviously, the trauma of birthing and losing a child so young had a major impact on the year-old. But she also says that 25 seasons on The Oprah Winfrey Show also solidified her choice to be childfree. However, her job gave her a new perspective. She revealed,. Winfrey has always understood the impact of education. Despite her own troubled childhood, her father was especially strict when it came to her academics. She met longtime love Stedman Graham, now 68, at a charity event in and was once engaged to him.

It was then she considered children, she told "People. Winfrey said that years of working on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" helped her to see that motherhood requires serious responsibility and "sacrifice. Winfrey added that she knows herself well enough to know that she lacks "the ability to compartmentalize" the way other women do.

Because of this, she holds mothers in the "highest regard. She told David Letterman in a report written by the Irish Examiner that she grieved the baby but saw it as a new beginning. Her experiences helped her to form a deep empathy, which has helped her succeed in her career.

Retweeting about the time I met Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in light of their interview with Oprah airing later today. Please do not believe any of the vicious lies printed about MeghanMarkle in the press. At one time, Oprah planned to get married and have children, and even bought a place with extra space.

But then she went on to found The Oprah Winfrey Show, and thought about the sacrifices that starting a family would involve in being a good mother. It was in part her interviews with people that made her realize the extent of the sacrifice she would have to make. Nobody gives women the credit they deserve.