Angelina Jolie Speaks On Adding To The Family
From the Diane Sawyer interview:
“I want Mad (Maddox) to know that as our family grew and we all came together, we didn’t just start having children, biological children,” the 31-year-old actress said Thursday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
“Yes, we have Shiloh and it’s been a wonderful experience, but we want to find another brother or sister in the world for our family.”
She added: “I’m on the pill.”
Jolie said it’s important to balance how their children perceive their family.
“You know, now the questions are more when you have a mixed-race family, do you balance the races so there’s another African person in the house for Z? So there’s another Asian person in the house for Mad? Shiloh has Brad and I she can look at,” the actress said.
“What’s best for the children as they grow? … We don’t just want to have different children from different countries. That’s not the point,” Jolie said.
Angie and Brad have built a very sweet family. It appears to me that they are looking to add at least 2 children in the future, if her suggestion that having another African child for Zahara means they’ll add another Cambodian child for Maddox. I can understand what she means by this, because I’ve often thought my male child needed another male child to bond to and care for, in addition to our girls. While that’s very different from a mixed race family, I think the principle, that children want to emulate each other and feel the same as those around them, is markedly similar.
Also, I point you to this endearing part of the article:
Tags: Angelina Jolie, Angelina Jolie Pictures, VideoShe said Pitt, who will be 43 on Monday, is a conscientious father and partner.
“He really enjoys them,” Jolie said. “He woke up very, very early this morning and let me sleep in because I had this interview. … Dealing with the two girls and bottles and food, which is not easy to do, on his own, for quite a few hours this morning so I could rest. … He’s just a really great partner, a great, great man.”
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14 opinions for Angelina Jolie Speaks On Adding To The Family
vicki
Dec 14, 2006 at 5:18 pm
knowing brad is a great dad makes him even hotter. they are a wonderful couple.
laura
Dec 14, 2006 at 8:08 pm
oohhh so sweet!!
go BAMZS !
viva brangelina
Dec 14, 2006 at 8:21 pm
this couple are very smart.
it’s amazed me that angie and brad do have this kind of thought about Mad and Z. so the assumption that brad and angie want to ‘collect’ children from around the world is absolutely a mistake.
they did not ‘buy’ these kids. but they also think about the good way to raise them and make them feel ’safe’ when they grow older. becuz, no matter how, they’ll see the difference.
for sure B & A don’t want Mad and Z to feel and think like they don’t belong there.
and picturing brad wake up as the earliest and prepare all the kids’ needs make him even sexier for me! =p
he should get the SMA for the third time!! aarghhh! yummy!!
crystal
Dec 15, 2006 at 7:04 am
i just love the two of them together….they were looking for each other for years and hadn’t realized it….
maria
Dec 15, 2006 at 12:55 pm
reality is no matter how many kids they collect from other countries those children will always feel inferior to Shiloh - the Golden Child. It is a reality even with regular couples from different races who have mixed kids. Those children are always dealing with identity issues all the time - imagine a house full of kids from around the globe and one biological child in the same home. Imagine that and how those children are going to be as they get older. I know B&A mean well but I think by having a biological child they screwed with their perfect plan.
Robyn
Dec 15, 2006 at 2:12 pm
Maria, I couldn’t disagree more. While some people will look in and say that the kids that aren’t bio aren’t as much a part of the family, I look in and see that Shiloh is often the one missing (probably due to her age), so I don’t think Mad nor Zahara feel like they aren’t as valuable as Shiloh.
Even as they age they’ll see that mom and dad treat them the same because they love them the same. I want to adopt myself and I wouldn’t have a desire to do so if I thought that my adopted child wouldn’t be fully a part of our family.
vicki
Dec 15, 2006 at 2:22 pm
i also disagree with maria, i think the family seems very aware and i don’t believe they would allow the adopted children to feel any less. angelina has just said they are considering the best way to go next with adoption so maddox or zahara will have another african or asian child in the home. they seem to be very considerate of the needs of all of their children.
maria
Dec 15, 2006 at 2:38 pm
I am not saying the family won’t make sure everything is ok with the kids, I am saying the outside world will make them feel as such therefore making it very difficult for the kids. But then again they are celebrity and may experience life differently. Just watch and see in 10 -15 years how things develop
Niecy
Dec 15, 2006 at 3:14 pm
Maria,
Unfortunately, the evil within the outside world make all children at some point in life feel inferior. You teach your kids to rise above those types of people, which I’m sure Brad and Angie are trying to do. My family is of mixed race and honestly, most people probably think we’re all Spanish…if they only knew. You try to keep negative people out of your surroundings and your children’s surroundings. They seem to work extra hard at that in that they never really bring Shiloh out. She’s still young but I’m sure they treat those children equally when it comes to living them.
Niecy
Dec 15, 2006 at 3:15 pm
sorry….LOVING them. I was typing too fast.
GLAD
Dec 15, 2006 at 7:53 pm
I think Brad and Angelina makes a beautiful couple. I also think that Brad has found the family is had long been yearning for. Jennifer Aniston is a career women, she’s not ready for kids, she always says on interviews that she loves what she does and wouldn’t exchange it for anything. I”m glad that people are finally accepting these two (B&A) as a real couple.
Also, you’ve got to read between the lines on the interview Angelina made about her relationship with Brad on VOGUE. She says that Brad was married to his friend, someone he loved and supports. My guess is that there were already tension between brad and Jen before B & A got together. I think the love that brad and jen once shared was fading away, perhaps because of the tension between them about starting a family. Brad’s biological clock was ticking a lot louder than jen and since Jen was not ready he opted for someone like Angelina to make his dream come true. Now you see the results of their creation, a beautiful baby girl–Shiloh. Had brad been with Jen, he would still be yearning for a child and probably never get it.
Faith always finds a way out of no way and clearly these two has found their way to each other and I am very happy for them and their beautiful children.
rita
Dec 15, 2006 at 8:23 pm
rumor on perez that ang is in fact preg. She has photograph visting the obgyn, the same one heidi k. and brooke burke used.
Niecy
Dec 15, 2006 at 9:36 pm
she could be due for a pap or post pregnancy check up, too……every time i go to the gyno, it surely ain’t cuz i’m pregnant.
chines
Dec 24, 2007 at 1:28 am
Yes, yes folks… I agree, we all feel a special love for this family. They have become icons for true humanitarianism. It’s refreshing to see something good come out of Hollywood. Also, they do make a good pair!
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