Edie Falco | Macy & Anderson

Edie Falco says that when it came time to make investments and start a family of her own, adoption seemed like the logical choice. Falco, 57, addressed her decision to adopt her two children, son Anderson and daughter Macy, as a single mother in an appearance on Anderson.

“At that time, I was single, and the idea to adopt came to me,” Falco told host Anderson Cooper, despite the fact that the former Sopranos actress has never contemplated adoption before. “I just knew it was time to start a family at some stage.” Falco’s two children are still young (she adopted Anderson in 2005 and Macy in 2008 when they were still infants), but that didn’t stop her from having open discussions with them about their family dynamics. When the time comes to have the conversation, Falco says she has no qualms about discussing how other families do things with her children.