Chatty memoir of an actress best known for her work on Little House on the Prairie when she was a child. Some interesting gossip about her active love life including long relationship with (and broken engagement from) Rob Lowe, and blended family with her second husband, the actor Bruce Boxleitner. Eventful family (her father was married 13 times; her husband had a stalker who tried to break them up by intercepting author's phone calls and taping bits in which she revealed to friends an "emotional affair" with costar.......) and personal (infidelity, addictions, etc.) life. Gans, Andrew (September 20, 2009). "Gilbert, Blanchard, Lindsay, Massey, Loprest Explore a Musical Prairie at Paper Mill, Opening Sept. 20". playbill.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009 . Retrieved March 21, 2012. At first, my goal was to read as much about life on the set of Little House as possible. A few chapters into Melissa’s book and she had moved on to mostly her personal life. I guessed I would probably not finish the book because reading about her personal dramas weren’t what I had in mind...BUT something happened. Her stories were actually super interesting and Melissa’s writing was intriguing. She was candid, self-depreciating and seemed like the rest of us who are on a journey trying to figure out our lives. (She also knows a ton of celebrities and had some really honest and not so nice things to say about a few of them. That was just plain fun!) During her teen years, Gilbert dated actors Tom Cruise and Rob Lowe. In 1988, she married actor and producer Bo Brinkman. They had one son, Dakota Paul (Cody), and later divorced. In 1995, she married actor Bruce Boxleitner. They had one son together, Michael Garrett, who was born in 1995 and named after the late actor Michael Landon. Gilbert filed for divorce from Boxleitner in 2011.

Melissa Gilbert Opens Up About Past Addiction". Entertainment Tonight. September 21, 2012 . Retrieved October 25, 2023. Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964) [1] [2] is an American actress, author, and former president of the Screen Actors Guild.It's really hard to review a memoir, or at least I find it that way. Melissa Gilbert was surprisingly honest and open about the men she slept with, various celebrity encounters, how she got along with other actors and people in the industry, her struggles with addiction, and her plastic surgeries. You could bring people in with chains and they can age the wood paneling,” she said. “You can make new look old.” Bringing together a team of designers, business partners, and lifestyle experts, Modern Prairie’s offerings range from clothing to gardening tools to homewares inspired by the Little House ethos of “love, community and family,” made by women-owned or women-run businesses. At Modern Prairie, Gilbert and the team of designers, business partners, and lifestyle experts curate products with the intent of giving women a place where they can surround themselves with pieces and services that bring them together and encourage gathering. It’s not meant to be fancy—their selections are meant to become part of daily life and actually get used. Lastly, I found it sad to think that Melissa lived in constant fear with all the hand washing and mask wearing due to COVID precautions that it took away from a normal state of living. For example, having her visiting son quarantine in an RV located on their property instead of live in their home with them! Also, having her husband Tim do all the grocery shopping due to the fear of contracting the virus. I kept thinking if only she could experience the true happiness, joy, peace and comfort in Jesus Christ, how much happier she would have been! Gilbert shined when describing their 15 acres in the Catskills during the different seasons or at various times of the daylight hours.

Melissa Gilbert has two children from her relationships. In addition to her son, Michael, from her marriage to Bruce Boxleitner, she has a son named Dakota from a previous relationship. Melissa Gilbert Has a Passion for Cooking Jordan, Julie; Shira, Dahvi (January 29, 2013). "Melissa Gilbert Engaged to Thirtysomething's Timothy Busfield". People . Retrieved February 8, 2013. Bates, James (November 3, 2001). "Divided SAG Elects Melissa Gilbert". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 23, 2023. During these years Melissa gave up her quest for the perfect body, the Botox, frequent hair color, and so much more. She was accepting the aging process with grace and dignity; Tim was 10 years older and truly loved her as she was. He was not looking for arm candy. I have been a fan of Melissa's since the start of Little House on the Prairie. We have a lot in common, personality wise, and we were both adopted. I had even been told I looke like her. So I really wanted to like this book. I did like parts. Being a Michigander it was nice to read about her time spent there. I know the areas she lived in. Have family that live in Howell. But that is where she started talking about politics. I didn't like what she had to say about those that disagreed with her views.( Where they lived, that would have been the majority. )

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As we have learned, Melissa Gilbert has had an extraordinary career filled with achievements and a deep commitment to making a difference. The “34 Facts about Melissa Gilbert” showcase the diverse talents and notable accomplishments of this remarkable actress. While the 1970s drama Little House on the Prairie seemed like a very domestic and quaint show, the cast had its own drama going on behind the scenes. For instance, “Mary Ingalls Kendall” actress Melissa Sue Anderson actually omitted one of her costars from her memoir, “The Way I See It”. While she seemed like a sweet older sister in the show, Anderson didn’t much care for Melissa Gilbert.