Sky York Journal
Ireland Baldwin is making some changes as she enters a new decade.
Ahead of her 30th birthday on Oct. 23, the daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger published a blog post entitled “30, Flirty and Surviving,” wherein she revealed she had severed ties with some members of her extended family.
“I move into 30 with a lot less weight on my shoulders,” Ireland wrote in the message to her Substack subscribers Oct. 20. “This weight that was brought on by the need to continue to carry my narcissistic, unreliable, addict family members who I thought I needed in my life.”
Reflecting on her “lonely childhood” following her parents’ divorce in 2002, Ireland explained that she felt the need to “win over” certain relatives as she grew up, a habit she eventually abandoned.
“Nothing was more freeing than finally realizing how poisonous these people are,” she continued. “So, I inch into my thirties with an understanding that this is how you break these cycles.”
