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By now, you guys probably know that Young & Restless star Michelle Stafford is a loving mother to her two kids. But are you wondering who is the father of her kids? Then don’t worry we have got you covered. Stick around to know more about it.
Who is Michelle Stafford when she is not playing Phyllis Summers in Young and the Restless?
The Daytime Emmy award winning actress Michelle Stafford joined the cast of Young and the Restless in 1994, playing the role of the iconic Phyllis Summers. At the beginning, she was meant to stick around the show just for a month but after impressing everyone through her performance, she was cast as a regular, and ever since has been the number 1 favorite of the longtime viewers.
But back in 2013, she suddenly made an announcement that she was leaving the show after 15 years. While we thought she was really done with the show, she made a surprise comeback with the same role in 2019. But between that, a lot happened in her personal life. The highlight of that period of time was her being a mom to her first daughter, Natalia Scout Lee, who is currently 14 years old and getting ready for her second kid, Jameson Jones Lee Stafford, who is now 8 years old.
Stafford has always really wanted to be a mom, and she knew from the start that she’d make a great mom as she loved to take responsibility for someone. In her blog, “Doing it as a Single Chick,” she opened up about her journey and experience to become a mother.
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Being a mom wasn’t as easy as she thought and had a hard time from the very beginning. She first tried to adopt a child but that wasn’t a success so, she decided to do it herself. After three and a half years of what she calls a “journey through hell” with IVFs and surgeries, her body was exhausted. It was a very dark moment for her
She was constantly drugged with hormones and at that period of her life, her rage and depression was out of control. After realizing she would never be able to carry a child, Stafford turned to surrogacy, only to encounter a new set of challenges. Her lawyer informed her that the judge didn’t consider a single parent as legitimate, and she had to go through an adoption process for her biological daughter.
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After all those hectic processes, when she was officially going to be the mother of her soon-to-arrive daughter Natalia, Stafford faced one last obstacle when the surrogate rejected her request to give birth in Los Angeles. With no formal agreement in their contract, Stafford had no choice but to accept the refusal. “She had every right to refuse. And, eventually, I missed my daughter’s birth. Even now I am very melancholy when women or men talk about the birth of their baby being the best day of their life,” she said.
Natalie finally was born on December 21, 2009. Later on October 23, 2015, she welcomed her son Jameson through a surrogate again.
Michelle Stafford once joked that she needed a husband
While she is totally in love with her kids and does everything she can for them, she admitted that being a single mom was very difficult for her. During her first year as a mom, Stafford vividly recalls the struggles of lugging around a car seat and wishing she had a partner to share that responsibility with. She even tweeted, “I am DONE with cleaning up their poops!! That is why I need a husband.”
@CJLeBlanc @michaelsette7 exactly!!! Hence the comment!I am DONE w/ cleaning up their poops!! THAT is why I need a husband. He would do that
— Michelle Stafford (@TheRealStafford) December 26, 2011
Despite working long hours on her web series, “The Stafford Project,” she would come home to her daughter every day. Juggling late-night wake-ups and early mornings at 5 AM, she describes the experience as both challenging and blissful. She said, “Any challenge I go through as a single parent is nothing compared to the hell it took to get here.”
And as for the main question on Natalia’s father, don’t worry people, Stafford has assured us that he is one of the good guys. She said, “I am glad that I don’t have a situation where her biological father is a schmuck. He is a fantastic guy.” And like she said, there will come a day when there will be a man in her life and go through lines of adoption together.
But for now, her dating life is pretty much non-existent, at least on her social media. She is handling the life of a single parent like a pro, and she is definitely the best mom her kids could’ve ever asked for.
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She really appreciates all the single moms and calls them special. She also gave a little shout to all the single moms out there and wrote, “As single parents, we have all the responsibility. We get all the tears, but also all the hugs! I have nothing but respect for all of those who are parenting alone. You are actually phenomenal humans and should be acknowledged as such. Even if you’re a guy — keep on “doing it as a single chick!””
So Stafford is enjoying her life with her kids and describes herself as her kids’ “glorified uber driver.” While she has the perfect family, she also jokingly said that she one day hopes her daughter will say, “My mom is such a cool chick. I am so lucky that she went through all of that to have me. I am going to buy her a house in St. Barts.” And from the looks of it, I bet she will.
As Stafford says, all the single moms or dads out there, you all are doing great. And the rest of us, let us drop some love and appreciation for these super-humans in the comments below.