Michael Douglas is getting candid about being an older father to his two younger children with Catherine Zeta-Jones, admitting he was once mistaken for one of his kid's grandparents.
Approaching his 80th birthday this fall, actor Michael Douglas is feeling the limitations and experiencing the stereotypes of his age. Douglas, who only recently became an 'empty nester,' says being an older father to son Dylan, 23, and daughter Carys, 21, whom he shares with Catherine Zeta-Jones, has had its challenges.
This is not grandfather’s day, this is parents’ day.' I say ‘I am a parent!’,' he remembered exclaiming. 'That was a rough one.' With his two younger children both being young adults, Douglas said he has inevitably slowed down. 'I’m just sliding by just now. I’ve reached the point in terms of skiing and a couple of other activities that I’m no longer able to keep up with them on any basis,' he admitted.
But it’s nice having somebody look after you and say, ‘You okay dad?’' he shared. 'I have to thank my kids, Dylan and Carys. They’re just extraordinary beings. I probably certainly have to thank their mum and Catherine. They’ve just been a joy. We’ve had no issues per se. Had a lovely, lovely life together. Dylan is completely out of school now, and Carys has got one more year of college,' he told The Telegraph.
Cameron suffered a lot from that time,' Douglas admitted of a period when he was heavily sought after in Hollywood. 'I was just overwhelmed and overloaded by my work. And family was really taking third place after work, our country and then the family, as opposed to when Catherine and I got together,' he explained. His relationship with Cameron has improved in recent years. The two recently attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party together.
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