Why Matthew McConaughey Didn’t Speak to His Mom for 8 Years

[@howardstern]

Stream the FULL interview now on SiriusXM: siriusxm.us/MMTHSS

[@LynnS971]

I’m not famous but my mom does the same type of stuff. You can’t tell her anything because she doesn’t respect your privacy and blabs it all over.

[@littleoldal]

This is so strange to me, cuz I I've just never thought of it, or imagined my mom doing such a thing. This is a privilege, I suppose. A my-parents-are-still-married-after-over-50-years privilege.

[@kanarijones5658]

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[@fernandoteruo3244]

I understand him. My mother exposes my life for everyone. Never learns, never evolves. Know nothing about boundaries. One day she will lose me, and it's not far.

[@insomthegreat]

Stop running your mouth

[@LastbutNotFirst]

going on 26 years of not talking to my mom. i wish the only reason was exposing my life to others. yall dont have it so bad. she still claims to have done nothing wrong, and im now the outcast of my family.. havent spoken to any family in almost 15 years.

[@Marcuslionable]

Snowflake

[@Jason-gt2kx]

It was COMPLETELY her fault. Its good to reconcile and forgive, but be real about what happened.

[@freakyboo4811]

Agreed. His mother sounds totally narcissistic - not respecting her son's boundaries, betraying his trust, using him to get attention when he needed her most. Despicable behaviour.

[@katetempleton9669]

Yes, I was a bit surprised when he said it wasn't her fault. It's great that their relationship is good now, but it was totally her fault all along

[@1971mav]

Even if he wasn't famous she needs to keep her mouth shut about certain things.

[@kevinwaynesanders]

In 2008 my dad and I stopped talking to each other I tried to talk to him three years ago but he had a massive stroke and has never been the same and just last Wednesday he passed away without me and him reconciling our differences and making peace I am totally distraught over this don't do what I did don't wait that long you might not get a second chance

[@MissSavicreations]

I'm sorry for your loss. Relationships between parents and adult children can be very difficult. I know as I've been in your shoes. I do hope you go talk to a therapist to work through the feelings you are having at this time. Perhaps the best advice I can give is to think about how the dialogue of a reconciliation would have gone in a best case scenario for you. Then try to replace that dialogue in your mind to remove or minimize the feelings of distraught you are having. You have to forgive yourself. Remember that your father was also capable of reaching out prior to his stroke. Don't let death change the realities of the history you shared. Mourn your loss but don't forget the truths that also existed to cause the estrangement in the first place. Good luck!

[@mgal6234]

Lost my mom in 2019 after she ghosted me for two years over my drinking. She died suddenly. The rift was both our faults and my God I wish I could change it. I feel you, brother. ❤️

[@hanc37]

The past 10 years I noticed a slow but progressive change in my dad personality. He went from being very kind, generous and friendly man to extremely unreasonable, delusional and angry. He now claims that me, my sister his (grown) grandchildren all conspired against him and that he has disowned us all. I haven't had any contact with him in over a year. A year lost and forever gone. He changed his phone number and email, so apparently he doesn't want us to contact him. I actually afraid to go knock on his door out of fear of being shot. As far as I know my father is still alive, but I still mourn for him daily. The good man that I loved is probably gone forever.

[@Jewels272]

I've processed a lot with my mom since she died unexpectedly, and one of the most powerful ways was through the "empty chair" process. You put two chairs facing each other, and you can put your parent's "highest self" in the other chair. You start talking to them, and when it feels natural you switch chairs and respond as though you were them. You have a dialogue back and forth until you're done. And then let them go. That's an oversimplified explanation. I learned it from a coach and it's a therapy technique. Point is even though it seems really weird it's been surprising what comes out of my mouth and how helpful and healing it's been. Regardless I wish you so much peace and comfort.

[@beejeepacha]

Forgive yourself and be good to the ones that are here.

[@Darima2]

I love how honest he was about it. Many celebrities stop speaking to siblings/parents because of the same thing he said, selling stories, photos, info to the press. Accepting book deals, etc. Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Oprah, Mariah to name a few. Wish Mariah would come on, her childhood and family is crazy off the rails to where she now calls her siblings, ex sister, ex brother and her mother by her name because of similar betrayals and all the childhood trauma .

[@DrZhivago-l2b]

That is sad. I hope Mariah gives her children the childhood she never had

[@namsahejsongbird6837]

I think it was his wife that helped him find balance the most ... she’s an amazing mother and very nice to her mom in law

[@johnbattiest3061]

The one time in his life where things might not have been alright alright alright.I get it.

[@jleos0095]

Alright alright alright!

[@richveralrud1644]

That’s not alright, alright, alright!!!

[@AaronStark1993]

Be a lot cooler if she DIDN’T

[@james-xf1ox]

😂

[@grayboo212]

@@AaronStark1993 Thank you for that.

[@debrah.4065]

Ugh. A mother who needs the attention that only her child deserved and worked for.

[@kristitrimble9658]

Attention? How bout $$$'s?

[@vromanoff84nj]

A narcissist is what she is. This is exactly how my mother in law behaves.

[@roberthoule9693]

"If it's not one thing, it's your mother." Freud

[@jessicaqu]

I’m glad he resolved their differences instead of letting the resentment and hatred consume his own life and relationships.

[@jaypell2.0]

I would have died on the spot if I saw my mom telling people she caught me in the shower on national t.v. Poor guy

[@maria369]

Ow come on, It was her fault. It was selfish and unthoughtful of her.

[@DPK365]

This guy is such a cool dude.....so down to Earth

[@Jasmin-fd3ny]

Glad they were able to fix it. Communication and love.

[@AceHole90]

Matthew is one of my favorite ppl. Love his laid back style

[@WOLFTICKVIDEOS]

This is not uncommon unfortunately.

[@bedford4383]

A day goes by, then a week, then a month and then years... time slips by.

[@SUPERNOVO.]

Look what happened with Kobe's mother. Absolutely disgusting.

[@JFP69]

Man I just really like Matthew. Such a solid dude. He always seems to have the right attitude.

[@4sername]

I stop speaking with my mother a year ago and boy, let me tell you, it feels great!

[@kimrsns7363]

So nice to hear that FORGIVENESS brought about a ‘new’ relationship with his Mom! Too many (especially!) children (grown up) turn their backs on their parents (or one of them) until its too late to ‘go back’ - simply because that parent has died! BITTERNESS, especially against a parent, can poison your life to the point that you don’t recognize yourself anymore!

[@cassconner6023]

My Mother passed when I was 30 and she was the best and without fault except for marrying the wrong, man but who really knows a person when you’re young and in love? Any good i’ve done i owe to her.

[@happyvideos1216]

His mom just showed his room and stuff my mom gave my stuff away to other people without even telling me. One time she gave away a thing that my dad had brought for me. I got so mad. I told her what she did wrong and all she had to say to me: "Dont every talk that way infront of other people." Nothing. No remorse or even a hint of guilt.

[@janeparkhurst3577]

I don't talk to my mom and never will for the same reason. The endless negative gossip and betrayed forgiveness goes beyond reputation, it's mortally wounding and toxic to the point you just have to say... I don't love my mother and that's okay.

[@leerhode1021]

Great interview. I could not leave the room while this broadcast was going on.

[@scottandrew8906]

Matthew is just awesome and this interview was world class.

[@C3studios]

Family is soooooo annoying. Hard stop.

[@chriswinter8255]

Truer words were never spoken! Fuck family!

[@dinospumoni5611]

I sympathize with those of you for whom this is true.

[@lotus746]

It WAS definetly her fault. And her fault only. Being so egoistic to sell out her child, whom she suppose to protect. Such a betrayal! It’s hard enough being betrayed by someone, but to be betrayed by your own mother must have broken his heart.

[@karlalphelps9909]

He's right it takes time.cause this happened between my sister and my own mom.with the not speaking much for 10 years

[@craiggilchrist4223]

Trouble is with Parents they have no loyalty to their kids they think they are property that thy own and can say and do what they like regarding their children.

[@SydneyKong]

"loose lips can sink my ship" LMAOOOOOO AHAHAHAHHAAH

[@natalieps2387]

My mom did this to me all the time. So I just stopped telling her anything beyond very surface level.stuff. like i told her i was pregnant & right away everyone knew. I got married in private just for the insurance on my husbands plan & we had our church wedding 7 months later with the ceremony party. Our court house wedding was literally just for me to go on his plan . But we wanted it quiet bc it was not anyones buisness & people might have felt weird like " oh they are already married " so my mom protected her other sisters kids secrets or lied to me plenty about major stuff but my stuff blabbed. She told the one person I begged her not to my other aunt who was pycho & lived to just cause problems in the extended family. My mom was like " sorry I promised I wouldn't keep things from her anymore " I'm like mom that was not ur secret to tell & its nice to know u protected ur nieces & nephews but bc I'm ur daughter it's ok bc I'll always be there. I have had to cut her off for months not even to teach a lesson but just to set a boundary & I was pissed. So I feel for matthew here. Omg if I ever got famous my mom would humiliate me & write tell alls.

[@SuperFosterMom]

Even though I’m not famous my mom did these types of things to me..I’ve never heard something so similar. I don’t speak to her. How can he be so carefree about it? I guess having a son you can be a psycho a little easier than a daughter

[@AnonymousAccount514]

you can tell he’s getting mad thinking about it

[@headbobgunpants4858]

and now he loves her so much he wears her hair.

[@KenStentiford]

I'm estranged from both my parents. Lifes never been so great.

[@livelife365]

Stuff happens...

[@soufyankhan7725]

How do u not have the verification tick

[@pesiuber]

Hey man

[@nitinchouhan12]

M Mc is a great dude, he's gonna live a 1000 years with that attitude, you can't let these things affect you ..easier said than done!

[@MichaelDoesLife]

Should've asked him about Texas Chainsaw Massacre The New Generation

[@HueyLewisFan22]

Haha I’ve seen that movie an unfortunate amount of times. Pretty sure Renee Zelweger is in that one too 😂

[@leelohaskin7941]

@@HueyLewisFan22 yep lol

[@thorterry4014]

Worse movie ever lol

[@cherylb2008]

Mathew has a great easygoing attitude. He seems like a genuinely nice man

[@norbertherterich4750]

Where to watch the whole interview?

[@AP-tf9fr]

Personality changes and poor judgement show up way before memory loss in dementia sufferers. Have mom go to neurologist before writing her off. That’s eight years you can’t get back and the guilt is not worth it

[@MsAl0216]

Matthew McConaughey is such an awesome son!

[@houstonlangley1449]

Gotta realize theyre children too man✌️ Love ya

[@justicewillprevail1106]

His mom probably just got too excited over the new found fame. Ppl make mistakes. I’m glad they are good now. You can’t stay mad at your own mom no matter what. Unless she didn’t raise you, that’s something else.

[@karlay455]

Yes Matthew stuff happens 👍🏻🤘🏻❤️

[@willw5116]

Same, I'm 6'2, 200 pounds 30 yrs old, my mom never treat me as an adult, i have no privacy at home at all

[@benjermanbarker3425]

It's a hard think to see your mom as broken... I know first hand, they do not come as we where told mom's come... from the 50's. Hell those mom's were craziest of all!! Nothing but love for you Mat!!

[@patrickloftus_]

Any got the full episode?

[@redfishm]

His mom was thinking she wAs Sharing the. Childhood family photo album to embarrass him to his new girlfriend...not realizing she is sharing intimate details with a world full of wolves.

[@brucewhitney7571]

Matthew should start a podcast!

[@JA-jz2zj]

He's starting to look like George Washington.

[@bengordon7635]

Great guy and Actor ..... Good for you stand up for what you believe in !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@malumello17]

She basically did what every mom does, embarrassed us and make us uncomfortable. 😂

[@StephenDoty84]

Stern is a master interviewer.

[@maciejk1205]

Howard's emphasizing what Matthew mother should/n't be is unsensitive and pushing for content here. Matthew forgave & I believe him but it's certainly uneasy for him. He shouldn't be reminded of what kind of pure mother-son relationship he was deprived of. 0,75/10

[@dinospumoni5611]

Wait so did he not talk to her for 8 years or did he just talk to her infrequently? Because it sounds like he called her every Sunday.

[@MrCarpediem6]

Listened in he said

[@lexus0829]

thats why he was perfect for EDTv he lived it ...lol!

[@Saral_Lekhi]

Good guy.❤️

[@FappinSteve]

1:40 Hell, i'm not famous and it's still hard to deal with. My mom sucks.

[@marqmarzz7209]

Damn Right !!

[@8JFJK8]

Hot ones. Joe Rogan. Howard Stern. ESPN. What else is the man going to do this week? Hes literally everywhere this week i cant escape him lol

[@kuerst]

She sounds like she was a very sad, empty and desperate woman. Feeding off the attention that her son had worked for. Most likely taking all the credit in the world that she didn't deserve. Disgusting.

[@thedude4672]

You sound like a very sad, empty, desperate asshole who makes sweeping judgments about people you don't know based on limited knowledge because your meaningless life is so pathetic. Disgusting. Being judged by a stranger doesn't feel good, does it?

[@analozada9475]

She’s definitely a cluster B on the mid spectrum. Hopefully her “changes” were real, and not only to appease his son who’s mega famous and rich so she wouldn’t lose some of that bag.

[@mrbrightside3771]

Wow, all the people in the comment complaining about nosy mom and no privacy. My mom don't even care about anything in my life, trying to sabatage my relationship with my partner and basically gives fck all about me since I was 12. Lucky you guys.

[@Irvuri13]

Looks like this was matthews day to be on zoom because he easily killed liek 4 interviews same day

[@HeyDude93gt]

His mother caught him doing intimate things more than once? Sounds to me either, someone wants to be caught or someone is WAY to nosey

[@terryalan4590]

Can't wait to listen to greenlights

[@Liciablyth]

Sorry Mr McConaughey, your Mom opportunistically wanted some limelight. She certainly shows a degree of narcissism that seriously disrespected your privacy and broke trust completely. Not only that but she showed little to no insight into her rather serious transgression.

[@earlbeach1013]

My mom couldn't help herself to keep from embarrassing me all through my youth and most of my adulthood. And now guess what, I end up doing the same to my children and I hate myself for it but the old mouth just blurts things out without the mind engaged.

[@gregshock]

What is it with Matt, doing these interviews remotely? Rogan and Stern both interview him and he’s in the same room, for both interviews, but not in the studio with those guys.

[@tresjolieme81]

Megan Markle follows this with her dad loose lips sinks ships but because shes a women ppl are bashing her for ex communicating with her dad. No one looks down on Matthew for doing this...

[@johnaristotle3736]

Matthew McConaughey hey hey

[@elviramartelli]

Yes I can understand, however I' d like to have my mum beside me...

[@drdj2626]

Is this hairstyle a sign he's about to give us more Rust Cohle? Please, be it.

[@whyisntitpossible404]

That would be awesome. How come you think he might be reprising the role?

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

Such a great dude

[@Diddy_Do_It2037]

Hey it's the naked bongo guy

[@chocolatewheelchair]

Tight

[@Diddy_Do_It2037]

@WTFISGOINGONWITHtheyear2020 ? high key was

[@jairogaga]

All I can think of is interstellar 🥺

[@floridabigbear]

8 years??? Wouldnt just stop telling ur mom personal stuff for a while been easier?

[@floridabigbear]

Sounds like matt was ok once he became a mega celb and super rich. Sounds like he was scared his mom could bring his whole career down (that might have been a little dramatic) that said your that close to all your dreams coming true i can understand the paranoia. Now hes loaded and super famous so he doesn’t give a sheet lol

[@BeeBumper]

I will never speak to my brother again and that's okay nor at least one of my sisters, but your mom that had to be brutal and I am glad they got through it as no one should feel that way about their mom. I know there are some monsters out there, but were talking about the average mom who is mostly a great mom. And all you folks making judgments about what he should or shouldn't do or have done, shut up it is not your mom or you life, get on with yours.

[@SilantoA]

Am not famous but my mum will throw me under the bus for the cheapest bidder after squandering my bidding money...#Life

[@derunsympath]

fuck so i still got 5 years of that ahead of me

[@SK-gj3wb]

id love for him to do a jesus flick, that would be awesome and abit off.

[@Metjammer]

1:36 Hi, mom...

[@logancreed5041]

Hey Howard, you got a joint? It'd be alot kooler if you did man. 😎

[@NSRKracing]

I haven’t talked to my creators for 9 years and I say f$&k em some parents ain’t meant to be parents.

[@nzshareman]

Mums are funny people

[@Buzz_Kill71]

cooper what are you doing? DOCKING TARS," Cooper, there not point in wasting fue...." Cooper, "analyze the endurance's spin!" the Endurance rotation is 67..68 RPM OKAY GET READY TO MATCH OUR SPIN WITH THE RETRO THRUSTERS its not possible Cooper, "NO.......ITS NECESSARY"

[@randallgates3679]

El Chapo has joined the chat

[@marekkowalski9861]

I've seen this curly hair guy on porn shows.Matthew is the guy i respect and like

[@paulreynolds9003]

He’s one of the few big movie stars I still like ,everything seems real with him not that made up Hollywood bullshit.

[@josephkelley8641]

Reminds me of Meghan Markle - same kind of deal and more-recent than Matthew's - but no LESS painful. "Gossip." A quick five or ten grand. ..

[@josephkelley8641]

You have no choice but to circle the wagon's - leaving-the people ye can't trust. O-u-t.

[@carlosamselle9786]

HOOK EM HORNS..🐂🤘

[@kendallandrews8691]

Fire tom herman

[@stgann510]

He reps the reps oh no!!!

[@damaniqphillip2756]

wow

[@chocolatewheelchair]

Wow what

[@dragonfather3689]

Momma want clout too

[@jdchd]

Alright alright alrightttt

[@taraford9819]

Yummy. Love you Matt ❤💞💋😎

[@TrueSake]

Women...