Rosie O’Donnell’s daughter is choosing a name of her own.
Over two months after the comedian’s adopted daughter Chelsea O’Donnell, 27, filed to legally change her last name to her birth mom’s maiden name, the Emmy winner shared her complex thoughts with a new poem.
“she wishes to change her last name/ to her birth moms maiden name/ doesn’t make sense to me/ I am not her,” Rosie wrote in an April 6 blog post. “its not about me/ i am here for her -/ she’s not here for me/ a wise woman once said.”
The A League of Their Own star—who adopted Chelsea in 1997 with then-partner Kelli Carpenter—also addressed Chelsea’s unique situation of having three moms, including her birth mom Deanna (née Neuens) Micoley.
“she has 3 moms actually/ me kelli and Deanna/ in no particular order,” Rosie continued. “every adoption story is complicated/ nuance and subtext/ a primal wound/ sometimes doesn’t heal.”
While addressing the pain Chelsea—who was arrested in December on multiple felony counts of drug possession and in October for drug offenses and child neglect—has experienced throughout the last few months, the former talk show host also praised her daughter’s progress.
