Ireland Baldwin has hit out at her “narcissistic” family members and vowed to cut them off as she nears her 30th birthday.
According to a new report from RadarOnline.comdaughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger opened up in a deeply personal Substack post titled 30, Flirty, and Surviving, in which she reflected on her “lonely” upbringing and the emotional toll of family dysfunction.
“I’m entering 30 with a lot less weight on my shoulders,” she wrote. “This weight that was brought on by the need to continue to carry my narcissistic, unreliable, dependent family members that I thought I needed in my life.”
The model and new mom admitted that she grew up “with two parents in my home and no siblings to turn to,” prompting her to crave validation from certain relatives.
“I had a lonely childhood at times, which is why I grew up feeling like I needed to win over certain people in my own family. For whatever reason, their validation and praise was meaningful to me,” she admitted.
Ireland said the turning point came when she finally realized how “toxic” this dynamic was.
“Nothing was more liberating than finally realizing how toxic these people are,” she continued. “So I’m entering my thirties with an understanding that this is how you break these cycles.”
Meanwhile, sources cited by RadarOnline.com note that her father, Alec Baldwin, 67, who has faced professional backlash and legal scrutiny, has been “under chronic stress” while she took on the majority of childcare duties at home.
