“They just never mentioned it.
You didn’t do that.
We didn’t know any better.
Whoopi Goldberg and her mother, Emma Johnson.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Now, we discuss everything with children, and maybe that’s not the greatest thing.
They don’t know how to respond.
What do you mean, ‘How do I feel?'”
“Then, I realized, they haven’t had the experience, so they don’t know.
you’re free to’t be pissed at people because they’re trying to be kind.”
Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Mereleases on May 7.
Watch Goldberg discuss her mother getting electroshock treatment above.
