Gabrielle Union

thumb Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade (née Union; born October 29, 1972) is an American actress, model and author. Quotes Nothing we have done as parents feels revolutionary or groundbreaking It just feels like common sense, kindness, compassion. All the things that you wish your parents showed you when there's some aspect of your life or your personality that may not fit down the middle of the road I think with the older kids, I'm friendly, where Dwyane is their homie; he’s their friend. With Zaya, I feel like her motherly friend because we have more in common. We're both students. The things that we exchange are nothing I have with the other kids. Kaavia is so cool. It's weird to say this about a 6-year-old, but from birth, she's just different. She's such a small person and yet we're so much alike My little sister lives with us and has for the last five years. A year in I was like, not only do I not have it, the little bit that I thought I had, I'm woefully unprepared and I need help. I need help that knows how I was raised, that has the same belief systems; that's my sister. So I was like, How much are you making at your job? You love it? Would you be open to this sacred position for as long as you want to be here? And she was like, “Yep, I love that.” My husband was like, “Absolutely.” It was also at a time when we moved both of our mothers to within 15 minutes of us. I don't think we're supposed to be equipped to do this on our own. You know what I mean? I'm very grateful to our gestational caregiver, though. It’s just one of those things where it’s such a personal journey that I may never know full peace with the coulda, woulda, shouldas. "When It Comes to Parenting, Gabrielle Union Says Bring It On", 7 May 2025 We're stressed out. We're stressed out about her being away from us... [Parents all have the] same nerves and anxieties about sending your babies away. It's tough. I think she is so calm about it 'cause I think she knows exactly where she wants to go, but I think she's humoring us with seeing what our country has to offer She wants to major in astrobiology, so there's only so much help we can offer, to be honest... I was a Sociology major, [so I'm like,] 'Girl you're on your own. Honestly, she refuses to watch the whole movie. She's like, 'I get it mom.' She'll watch little clips every now and again, She loves dressing up and doing cheers, so that's really all I've gotten, what you've seen. It's cute. It's so cute. She loves to dance and sing and perform and all the things. We could already be working on something. It might not be a movie. It might be a TV show. It could be a reimagining," Union teased. "There's so many possibilities "Gabrielle Union on the 'Nerves and Anxieties' of Sending Stepdaughter Zaya to College (Exclusive)" External links Category:Actresses from California Category:Living people Category:1972 births Category:Women born in the 1970s