Cher is bedbound but now has more time and attention for her children.
Transcript
I think with my kids … I mean, it’s a different type of relationship, but I think that it’s actually a deeper relationship than before. Because I was pretty much always busy before, right? I was either working, or I had a hobby thing on the go, or … I was just always busy. And, of course, if they asked for my attention, I would give them my attention. But now they know that I’m kind of … what’s the word? They have my full attention. I mean, I can’t go anywhere. [Laughs]. And I can’t walk away from them if they tick me off. And so we spend a lot more time talking about how they feel, and what’s going on in their heads, and a lot more time hugging and stuff than we ever used to.
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