London
(ANI):
Reese
Witherspoon
has
revealed
that
she
had
never
held
a
baby
in
her
life
before
the
birth
of
her
first
child,
and
that
she
was
afraid
that
she
would
not
be
"a
good
mum".
The
Legally
Blonde
star,
who
shares
custody
of
her
kids
Ava,
9,
and
Deacon,
5,
with
her
ex-hubby
Ryan
Phillipe,
said
that
she
had
taken
time
to
get
used
to
being
a
mother.
"The
first
time
I
held
Ava
was
the
first
time
I'd
ever
held
a
baby
in
my
life.
I'd
never
babysat
for
anyone
and
I
didn't
have
any
cousins," the
Mirror
quoted
her
as
telling
the
Ticket.
"I
had
that
fear
of
not
being
a
good
mum.
It
took
me
a
long
time
to
feel
really
comfortable
in
the
role
of
being
a
mother,"
she
added.
On
being
asked
if
her
divorce
had
affected
her
life
with
the
kids,
the
star
further
said:
"The
most
important
thing
is
to
be
grown-up
about
it
and
not
let
any
kind
of
feelings
affect
how
you
deal
with
your
children.
We
raised
our
kids
just
to
be
happy."