Helping children grow into self sufficient adults might be the point of parenthood, but it isn't always easy to let go.And Reese Witherspoon reflected on that as she promoted her new show Little Fires Everywhere, based on the book by Celeste Ng.
Speaking out:Reese Witherspoon reflects on how daughter Ava's college applications felt like 'an arrow to the heart'; the two are seen in May last yearThe mother-of-three explained how the book struck a chord with her, reading it as her eldest child was making plans for college.'My daughter was applying for college back then, so it hit me like an arrow in the heart,' she told the magazine Emmy.'It's so difficult to articulate what motherhood means, and there are so many passages in the novel that.