Janet Jackson is opening up about being a mom.
The 58-year-old music icon spoke out in an interview with The Guardian about her son Eissa Al Mana, 7, which she describes as the “most important thing I’ve done.”
“The most important thing I’ve done, the biggest thing I’ve done, is become a mother, and it’s had a beautiful impact on my life,” she said.
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“I wanted to have three children, but thought, ‘I should stop there, that’s probably all I can handle.’ Because you have to give all of yourself,” she added.
”Obviously, you have to work, but you don’t come first any more. Your life completely changes. And I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”
She also shared that she and her son’s childhoods are “completely different, because I worked and he doesn’t.”
“And that’s it. I want him to experience being a child, because you don’t get to do this over. You’re an adult for the rest of your life, so I want him to enjoy each and every minute of being a child.”
She welcomed Eissa on January 3, 2017 at age 50, and shares her son with ex-husband, Wissam Al Mana.
She also spoke about how she parents her child differently than her upbringing, admitting there are “some things you wish your parents had done differently.”
“Because if they had done this with me, it would have been much better for me as a child,” she went on.
“I hated it as a kid, but I’m thankful for it now. I have to give credit to my parents for keeping me grounded.”
She also made headlines for her comments about Kamala Harris.