Olga Bonczyk on consciously giving up motherhood: “I never felt the maternal instinct”.

Olga Bonczyk, known for her prolific acting career, made a conscious decision not to start a family with children. Although her professional life is full of successes, in the private sphere she has struggled with difficulties, including two divorces. By her own admission, her choice was driven primarily by a responsible approach to motherhood.

For me, parenthood is not a whim or a moment of elation. It’s a time when our whole life is being rebuilt, which is why I have always considered motherhood an extremely responsible and important decision- she said in an interview with Super Express.

Lack of children does not mean lack of fulfilment

She has repeatedly stressed that the lack of offspring has never negatively affected her sense of fulfilment or worth. Olga Bonczyk clearly contradicts the claim that motherhood is the only way to happiness and fulfilment.

I have never felt incomplete, let alone unhappy, because of the lack of offspring. Nor have I ever felt that having offspring would complete me in any way. It is very selfish to claim that a child would make me a fulfilled or happy woman- she confessed.

Living with the experiences that shaped the choices

Olga admits that her decision to give up motherhood was partly influenced by her childhood experiences. She grew up in a family of deaf parents, which required her to be very involved and caring at an early age.

I never felt the maternal instinct, so I didn’t look for opportunities in my life to become a mother. Today, I know that I more than filled that gap by caring for my deaf parents as a child – the actress concluded.