Diane von Furstenberg, 79, says she never felt guilty about choosing work over her kids

Diane von Furstenberg said she spoke to her children like adults from the start, just as her mother had done with her. Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for DVF Diane von Furstenberg said she didn't experience mom guilt when work took her away from her kids. She said she did the best she could and is proud of how her children turned out. The fashion designer said she does not believe in helicopter parenting. Diane von Furstenberg , 79, said she believes she did a good job raising her kids as a working mom . On Thursday's episode of the " Aspire with Emma Grede " podcast, von Furstenberg spoke about how she managed motherhood while building her fashion empire. "If you talk to my children, I was never there," von Furstenberg told podcast host Emma Grede . "But if I look at the results, God bless them.