“Mindy Kaling is opening up about the unease she felt about the prospect of single motherhood when she first welcomed her daughter into her life.
“The Ocean’s 8 star gave an empowering commencement speech at Dartmouth College (where she graduated from in 2001) over the weekend, revealing the trepidation she felt when first bringing home now-5-month-old Katherine Swati.
““After my daughter was born in December, I remember bringing her home and being in my house with her for the first time and thinking, ‘Huh, according to movies and TV, this is traditionally the time when my mother and spouse are supposed to be here, sharing this experience with me,’ ” said Kaling, whose own mom died of pancreatic cancer in 2012.”
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