Angelina Jolie admitted it is not possible to be a ‘perfect’ parent as she got candid about taking care of her six children Maddox, 18, Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, Shiloh, 13, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 11, amid the coronavirus lockdown.
The 44 -year-old actress wrote a post for Time magazine’s Parents newsletter and opened up about the challenges faced by all the parents.
She wrote: “Now, in the midst of this pandemic, I think of all the mothers and fathers with children at home. All hoping they can do everything right, answer all needs, and stay calm and positive. One thing that has helped me is to know that’s impossible.”
“It is a lovely thing to discover that your children don’t want you perfect. They just want you honest. And doing your best. In fact, the more room they have to be great where you are weak, the stronger they may become. They love you. They want to help you. So in the end, it’s the team you build. And in a way, they are raising you up too. You grow together.”
Angelina adopted her first kid Maddox, from Cambodia in 2002 and the actress recalled the time when she decided to become a parent saying, “I remember the decision to become a parent.’’
‘’It wasn’t hard to love. It wasn’t hard to dedicate myself to someone and something greater than my life. What was hard was knowing that from now on I needed to be the one to make sure everything was OK. To manage it and make it work. From food to school to medical. Whatever would come. And to be patient.”
“I realized I stopped my constant daydreaming, instead staying always ready for any break into what I was doing or thinking to answer a need. It was a new skill to acquire.”
She revealed her family is doing good during the quarantine period. Her son Maddox who studies in a college in South Korea has returned to the U.S. as the coronavirus spread rapidly around the world. The mother of six said, ”We’re all locked in, we’re doing all right.”
A source told US Weekly in March that Maddox is currently concentrating on his Korean and Russian studies and his siblings are also studying at home.
‘’Maddox is home from school and focusing on his Korean and Russian studies until school reopens. Angelina has the other children on a routine by waking them up early every day and getting them started on their school tasks shortly afterwards,’’ said the source.
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