In February's Bazaar magazine cover story, Katie Holmes dishes about married life, motherhood, and more. (Is it just me, or is she starting to adopt that revolting "Smile! AMAZING! WOW! AWESOME! Smile!" Tom-speak in her speech?)
On married life: "I'm very grateful. Tom makes me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world and has
since the day I met him. I love being with him. I love calling him
husband... when I sit back and reflect it's... wow!" (Can't you just hear the smiling?)
On motherhood: "I've really enjoyed this time that I have taken to be with Suri as
well as the challenges of the first couple of months: feeding and
pumping, learning to decipher what each cry means – is she hungry? Is
she tired? Does she need a fresh diaper? – and figuring out how to
really help her." Does she want more children? "Definitely."
On pregnancy: "I felt so proud to be having a baby and so excited," she tells Bazaar.
"And I felt closer to other women – to my sisters, to my mom. I felt
empowered, like, 'I've given birth. I did it! There's nothing I can't
handle.' " (AWESOME!)
Katie does sound like a happy new mom and wife - I hope she is. But - and maybe this is just my fear of Tom Cruise/ Scientology talking - doesn't the happiness sounds so forced and heavy handed? Like she's thinking that if she utters one less than AMAZING! word, her mask will crack, and the messy, not-so-perfect bits of her life might peek out? Her happiness makes me kind of sad for her. Psst - Katie! Just send the word, and I'll smuggle some Wellbutrin into your next delivery from your Barney's personal shopper. I won't tell Tom. I promise.
