Jennifer Aniston (50), now a well-known actress and a lovely woman, grew up in a difficult home with a mother who constantly scolded her and instilled serious traumas in her.
Jennifer’s mother, Nancy Dow, was also an actress, but despite her best intentions, she didn’t know how to cope with a young girl.
Jennifer Aniston was always aware of her parents’ escalating marital problems, which finally led to their divorce.
Her mother continued to criticize her, pointing out all of her physical flaws: her eyes were too wide apart, her nose was too large, and she had gained a few pounds throughout puberty.
Jennifer also grew up believing she was “awful” because she struggled in school and did not fit in with the team due to a lack of self-confidence.
She grew up with a very lovely mother, but she couldn’t physically or psychologically match her. Jennifer had no meaningful contact with her father, thus she was at the mercy of her mother’s unpredictable conduct.
Jen once reacted furiously to her mother’s comments, but Nancy laughed in her face, so the young woman learned to be silent and accept criticism silently.
Jennifer Aniston soon found that her academic problems were caused by dyslexia, a reading condition that prohibited her from processing written materials efficiently.
She learned she wasn’t as bad as she had feared, and she began to doubt her mother’s assessments.
Jen gained confidence in herself following her first job in Hollywood, especially after having cosmetic surgery on her nose.
Her mother, on the other hand, was disappointed. Jennifer Aniston’s success on “Friends” was huge, but her happiness was overshadowed by interviews with her mother, who continued to insult her publicly.
Jen was surrounded by her classmates, especially Courtney Cox, and she vowed never to talk to her mother again. Her mother did not attend Brad Pitt’s wedding.
The traumas gradually faded after years of counseling, and Jennifer now believes that living with her mother, as terrible as it was, helped her grow into the strong woman she is today.
“My mother spoke to me in this manner because she loved me and wanted the best for me.”
She wasn’t trying to be cruel; she just didn’t realize she was inflicting me pain that would only be relieved after years of therapy. She was who she was due of her background,” Jennifer Aniston said.
