Sadly, Jane Fonda couldn’t be the mom her three kids needed her to be.

She added, “I have great, great children talented, smart.

And I just didn’t know how to do it.”

Jane Fonda talking at an event

Fortunately, Fonda’s relationship with her children wasn’t completely unsalvageable.

She was trying to make up for lost time by reading up on everything that made a good parent.

I want them to love me and I have to earn that.

Jane Fonda and Vanessa Vadim smiling

I’m still working at it."

In 1989, a 21-year-old Vanessa was arrested alongside a friend who allegedly had drugs on his person.

According toPeople,Fonda had her daughter’s back throughout the highly-publicized controversy.

Paul Garity smiling

However, she had to exit the group because of her famous associations and pursue journalism instead.

Ultimately, though, Vanessa managed to incorporate several of her passions into her career.

Vanessa also followed in her mom’s footsteps by becoming an environmental activist.

Mary Luana Williams with her step brother and mom

He continued, “They thought it would be better if I grew up with my own name.”

A few years later, Troy enrolled in Manhattan’s American Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1995.

However, he also asserted that he wouldn’t have got anywhere without his talent.

Elsewhere, Troy has reportedly been married to Simone Bent since 2007.

As the years went by, Mary Luana got to know Fonda better.

Fonda subsequently learned that the change occurred because Mary Luana had been sexually assaulted at 14.

And that’s exactly what happened.

But on a psychological level, she helped complete me."

Mary Luana chronicled her unique life experiences in her memoir “The Lost Daughter.”

She is also an activist who strives to protect the interests of Sudanese refugees.

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