Moritz Bleibtreu spoke to Barbara Schöneberger in a podcast about becoming a father. The actor regrets having children later in life.
It is probably the most important question you can ask yourself in life and the answer to which should be carefully considered: Do I want children? Several aspects play a role. What is the financial situation like? Can I really afford children? Moritz Bleibtreu spoke about these fears with Barbara Schöneberger in her podcast “Mit den Waffeln einer Frau”. It became clear: Bleibtreu feels regret when he thinks about having children.
Moritz Bleibtreu regrets late fatherhood
“If I had known how great it was, I would have started when I was 18,” said the actor. Today he sees what became a problem for him and his generation: “My generation and I were made afraid of children! The money, and you need this and you need that – and not too early!” Women are told not to become dependent. “A lot of that is absolutely true, but a lot of it is also absolute nonsense,” he says. As the father of a soon-to-be 16-year-old, he has learned: “It’s all possible.”
Schöneberger, who was not entirely convinced by Bleibtreu’s statements at first, ultimately agreed with him. “If I had known, I would have liked to have started earlier,” said the presenter, who became a mother for the first time at the age of 36.
His mother only saw Bleibtreu’s son briefly
“If you start as late as most people do these days, you miss out on so many aspects,” Bleibtreu continues. “Firstly, it’s difficult to have several children. Secondly, your parents aren’t getting any younger. Unfortunately, my mother was only able to see my son for half a year because then she passed away,” says the film star. He was already 38 years old when his son was born. Bleibtreu’s mother, actress Monica Bleibtreu, died a short time later. “If I had had him at 18, he would have had a grandmother for 20 years,” he explains.
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It seems as if Bleibtreu has already given a lot of thought to the causes of this reluctance to have children. “I think we have laid a egg here with this 1970s, anti-authoritarian [Denken]’We are breaking down everything that is traditional and conservative,’ says Bleibtreu.
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the age of parents when their first child is born has actually increased steadily in recent decades. And that’s not all: the birth rate in Germany is falling unusually quickly (read more about this). There are many reasons for this. The climate crisis, wars, rising inflation and the cost of living are just a few examples.
Moritz Bleibtreu’s message is clear: there is no need to be afraid.
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