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Wit & Attitude Quote by Pamela Anderson

"It's going to take a certain man for me to ever get involved with, because he'll have to realize I don't have two children, I have three. Tommy is always going to always be a part of my life"

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Pamela Anderson frames motherhood as a package deal, then refuses to apologize for the “extra.” The line is bluntly practical: if a future partner wants her, he also inherits her past, her responsibilities, and a living reminder of a relationship that didn’t end cleanly just because romance did. Calling Tommy Lee a “third child” isn’t just a jab; it’s a diagnosis of emotional labor. It suggests a man who still requires management, boundary-setting, and crisis control - the kinds of unpaid tasks women are expected to absorb, even after a breakup.

The quote works because it flips a familiar cultural script. Celebrity divorce talk usually tries to sanitize: “We’re amicable,” “We’re co-parenting,” “We’ve moved on.” Anderson keeps the mess in the frame. The repetition (“always going to always”) reads like someone emphasizing a point that’s been tested by real life - court dates, tabloids, relapses, chaotic headlines. This isn’t romantic nostalgia; it’s a warning label.

There’s also a shrewd redefinition of what “involvement” means. She’s not describing a soulmate checklist; she’s laying out terms for entry into a family system shaped by fame, volatility, and co-parenting with a larger-than-life figure. The “certain man” she’s waiting for is less prince charming than emotionally literate adult: someone secure enough not to compete with the father of her children, and mature enough to understand that love, for her, comes with ongoing logistics.

In a culture that punishes women for having “baggage,” Anderson names it, weighs it, and dares anyone to call it too heavy.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Anderson, Pamela. (2026, January 16). It's going to take a certain man for me to ever get involved with, because he'll have to realize I don't have two children, I have three. Tommy is always going to always be a part of my life. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-going-to-take-a-certain-man-for-me-to-ever-94357/

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Anderson, Pamela. "It's going to take a certain man for me to ever get involved with, because he'll have to realize I don't have two children, I have three. Tommy is always going to always be a part of my life." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-going-to-take-a-certain-man-for-me-to-ever-94357/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"It's going to take a certain man for me to ever get involved with, because he'll have to realize I don't have two children, I have three. Tommy is always going to always be a part of my life." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-going-to-take-a-certain-man-for-me-to-ever-94357/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Actress from Canada.

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