Jill Scott Gets Real About Black Maternal Health And Black Womanhood During Powerful Podcast
“It’s interesting I would have never thought at this age that I would not have had a man say to me, ‘let’s start a family,’” she said tearfully. “There are also moments of like, ‘is it going to happen?’ I always wanted to use my body for the things that I thought I was made to use it for.”
In her own personal reflection, Scott shared that she nearly flipped out at a friend’s baby shower, struggling to make peace with the possibility that she might not have kids of her own.
“I felt so embarrassed. I was happy for her, of course,” she said. “It just overwhelmed me. Her shirt was moving and s**t. I was like ‘damn.’ At the time, I just tried to find peace with not having children.”
Shortly after, she said she had a freeling revelation.
“And then, I got OK,” she began. “That’s not my bag. I get to travel the world. I get to hang out late at night. I get to drink a little too much.”
Then, Scott revealed that she got pregnant with her first child and encouraged her friend and co-host not to give up on her dreams and explore her options.
“I don’t want you to give up, but I want you to let go.” the 49-year-old singer said.
Listen to the full episode of “F*** an Urgent Care” from Jill Scott Presents: J.ill the Podcast here.
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