Rosario Dawson insisted adoption "wasn't even a question" for her.
Rosario Dawson
The 'Mandalorian' actress has a 17-year-old daughter, Lola, who she opened up her home to when the girl was 11 and she feels that her taking on the youngster was "meant to be".
She said: "With my daughter, I didn't go to an adoption centre or anything like that. My family knew her biological mom, and when we found out she was in foster care, we looked for her. It wasn't even a question; it was clearly meant to be — she's my kid."
The 41-year-old actress has a "beautiful" bond with her daughter and loves the fact they've grown even closer as she's got older.
She told Health magazine: "I'm grateful for her development, our maturation and our connection... To have a young person move in with you and to have to really consciously work through triggers and that kind of stuff is a really different thing than being pregnant and having your baby grow up in front of you — to be able to see how we're getting closer and closer. We are a family, and it's beautiful."
Rosario and Lola attend regular therapy sessions together.
She said: "My daughter has had therapy most of her life through foster care and stuff. I've done weekly therapy with her starting at the age of 11.
"I have had it in my life, but it hasn't been specific to me and my personal needs."
The 'Sin City' star had vowed to adopt an older child when she was very young after learning her dad wasn't her biological father.
She recalled: "Around the age of five, I found out my dad wasn't my biological father.
"That was super shocking to me. I'm Daddy's little girl. I don't know my biological father. Apparently, he died in 2011, but I didn't have a relationship with him. At five, it was a lot to take in, and I recall thinking, 'What if my parents hadn't met, and I was older, and no one wanted to marry my mom because she had an older kid?'
"I remember vividly back then saying that when I was older I was going to adopt an older child... It's wild to think I manifested this when I was younger."
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