Almost 26 years after his separation from Bruce Willis, Demi Moore Don’t leave your ex. And the actress has been reflecting on their shared past as she, daughters Rumer, 35, Scout, 32, and Tallulah, 30; Willis’ current wife Emma, 45, and their daughters Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, nine, prepare for the inevitable.
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A source close to the family revealed how Moore is dealing with the ‘disappearance’ of the Bruce she knew, revealing that the actress has a different view of things and is preparing to say goodbye to the Bruce of the past.
If before she suffered with what was happening around her, now Demi is grateful and lives one day at a time. That’s what she advises her daughters too.
“When you set aside who they were or who you think they were [deveriam ser]or even whoever you wish they were, you can really stay in the present and absorb the joy and love that is present,” commented Demi in a recent interview.
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“Bruce gave Demi a new outlook on life. She is feeling extremely grateful and emotional. She is looking back on her life with him and is grateful for all the things they have been through,” the source said.
Memoirs
Although the 69-year-old former actor is losing his ability to communicate and recognize people — including Demi, 61, a source confirmed to In Touch magazine that witnessing his decline has come with some unexpected insights for the actress.
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“Seeing him go through his struggles showed Demi how to be a fighter. It’s so bittersweet, but also inspiring,” says the insider. “She really admires Bruce and is preparing for their emotional goodbye.”
She’s also reminiscing about how he “let his daughters be who they wanted to be” and how he always wanted Demi to realize that “inner beauty and confidence come from within” as she worked through eating disorders and childhood trauma.
But despite her new look at Bruce, Demi is far from romanticizing their past, they guarantee.
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Demi described Bruce as a man who was “controlling, unhappy with his decision to work when his daughters were young, and a man more committed to being a father than a husband during their 13-year marriage.”
“These memories are still true”, explains the source. “But she also marvels at how they built a deep and lasting friendship that left them, as she said, ‘more connected than they were before the divorce.’”
