""I said, 'If you want to, we'll freeze your eggs when you're 18. I'll pay for you to get your eggs frozen so you don't have to think about that,'" He added that he's "acknowledging all luck and privilege, obviously, this isn't an option for most people. But I think given where it's, the trajectory it would make the most sense. I think they're going to be wrestling with the same thing every woman is. You're gonna want to do your career....""
""The thought I keep returning to is... Why would you say that? She's 11! Kids talk about wanting to be moms because they're mirroring the nurturing they see around them. I'm not sure she's ready to start family planning before puberty. I don't know about the Shepard household, but in this house, we're a little more sensitive about conversations like this.""
""I get that Shepard is trying to come off as the supportive dad-type for his listeners, but I'd venture to say most people get a little ick-ed out by discussions of pre-pubescent girls becoming mothers. Not exactly how I would've framed this "supportive" parenting advice, but hey, to each their own. He and Kristen Bell definitely have their own style.""
A parent offered to pay for his 11-year-old daughter to freeze her eggs at age 18 and framed the offer as supportive. The parent connected the option to concerns about balancing career and motherhood and acknowledged that egg freezing reflects privilege and is not accessible to most people. The remarks provoked criticism about oversharing and the suitability of discussing reproductive planning with a prepubescent child. Observers questioned whether an 11-year-old is ready to consider family planning and expressed discomfort with normalizing such conversations at a young age. Past public moments from the couple have also drawn attention.
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