Tim Allen is getting real about his initial thoughts on fatherhood, the regrets he carries today and how his 30-year sobriety plays a role.During an interview with US Weekly, Allen opened up about how he "never really wanted" to be a father and how his fatherhood journey has been a "work in progress.""I never really wanted to be a dad.I joke about it on stage; I’ve just never been a real fan of children.
As people have said many times about parenting, you go through all this [stuff] to get a driver’s license or a passport, but there’s nothing about [raising] children," he began."It was a work in progress."Tim Allen revealed that he "never really wanted" to be a father before his two daughters were born.
(Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)Allen has two children, both daughters: Katherine Allen and Elizabeth Allen-Dick.Allen shares Katherine with his first wife, Laura Deibel.
Allen and his current wife, Jane Hajduk, share Elizabeth.KELSEY GRAMMER, NOW A DAD OF EIGHT AT 70, SHARES THE PARENTING LESSON HE DIDN’T GRASP AS A YOUNG FATHERDuring the interview, Allen said that Jane wished they had five children "because you learn on the first two.""I never really wanted to be a dad.I joke about it on stage; I’ve just never been a real fan of children.""With Kate, I was gone a lot, so her mom did most of the raising.
I come from [a family of] seven boys and two girls, and it’s a very different world to me with girls.I have a different view of what will make a strong woman.Tim Allen and his wife, Jane Hajduk, share daughter Katherine.
They were pictured here in 2010.(Michael Kovac/FilmMagic)"The girl stuff I have little interest in — clothing, looks, gossip, and all that — [I focused on] learning finances, learning how to take care of yourself, and that works for boys and girls," Allen said.Throughout the years, Allen shared that he's seen the depth of a father-daughter bond.
"We communicate on a different level.I didn’t realize how much I got throug...