Jul 29, 2007, 7:00 GMT
Calista Flockhart said being a full-time mother turned her brain to mush.
Calista Flockhart - Westwood, CA © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi
The 42-year-old actress admits she found staying at home to care for six-year-old adopted son Liam a strain and was pleased to return to work filming new TV series 'Brothers and Sisters'.
Calista said: "As any mother can tell you, stay home with a child 24/7 and you get mush brain and start wishing that you were working.
"And then when you're working, unfortunately you're wishing that you were home. It's a tough dilemma that I have a new appreciation for.
"I find it hard to juggle. But it's hard for any working mum. You try to find a balance and sometimes you're successful and sometimes you're not. You just do the best you can."
The former 'Ally McBeal' star admits Liam has found it difficult since she went back to work.
She said: "It's been a hard period of adjustment.
"I can't say that I had an easy time. But he is really OK with it.
"He always says, 'Well you're a mum but you're an actress too.' "
Calista is currently dating Harrison Ford, 65, and the pair are rumoured to be getting married.
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