Hugh Jackman recently learned to ride a horse and he claims that he found many similarities between it and raising kids.
Says Jackman, "I learn a lot about parenting from riding a horse. It's the same thing. You can whack a horse - I've seen people do it. They whack them, they kick them, they do all that and you can get a horse to do something, but I was very lucky to have two trainers who taught me how to make the horse feel it's their idea. I tell you, as a parent it is the greatest thing I've ever learned.
"No longer do my children have a bit between their mouths."
The horse/kid whisperer angle does sound intriguing. Granted, I've never gone so far to put a bit in my kids' mouth, but I've entertained the idea of taking away their supply of sugar cubes.
He continued, "Having children makes you learn about your own parents because I found myself, and my wife quite often says, 'Oh, hello, Chris'- that's my dad's name - because the things coming out of my mouth sound exactly like my dad, which I swore on my life I'd never do! It's the most annoying thing and it's sort of bizarre."
Hey, his dad did alright.
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