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Brangelina Under Fire: Globe-Trotting Is Bad Parenting, Says Expert

HerBadMother — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:03:00 GMT

So, let's say that you're a mega-rich, uber-fabulous, superstar family that jets around the world making movies and adopting children. Let's say that in that in a span of two years, you've lived in six different countries, and crossed the Atlantic more often than you've crossed a street in any one city. And let's say that although your eldest child is enrolled in school, he's only enrolled in any one school temporarily, and changes schools as often as you change households, which is pretty often.

If all of those things are true, then you're probably the Jolie-Pitt family, and one New York psychotherapist has some harsh words for you:

"(They're) not creating a stable environment outside the family unit," Manhattan-based psychotherapist/social worker Puja Hall told the New York Post. "Maddox is an adopted child, so he already has a sense of abandonment," she said. "Kids that constantly move are like army brats, in that very often they don't want to open up to people. They feel loss, and there is a problem with attachment."

"With the moves, the kids just don't invest in relationships, because they're going to lose them anyway," Hall said. "They think: 'Why bother? I'm not gonna stick around. We're gonna pick up and go, and the loss of friends is painful.' " She added that before Pax, 3, Zahara, 2, and Shiloh, 16 months, get any older, Angelina and Brad need to decide where to settle down. "It needs to be weighed," said Hall. "At some point, they will have to make some important choices so the kids can form those bonds and keep them."

I don't know. On the one hand, I see her point: kids who move around a lot don't have as much opportunity to form attachments. Sure, they have each other, and their no-doubt doting parents, but the lack of other stable, ongoing social relationships - with friends and playmates and teachers - must certainly be experienced as a loss, even if it's a loss of something that they've never known.

On the other hand: we're talking about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt here, people. They can buy their kids friends.

What do you think?

Angelina Jolie in "The Changeling"

Karen — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:05:00 GMT

Dressed the part of a mother from the 1920's Angelina looks completely different. You'll have to wait until next year to see her role in The Changeling: the film is set to release November 2008.

The synopsis reads: “A mother’s prayer for her kidnapped son to return home is answered, though it doesn’t take long for her to suspect the boy who comes back is not hers. The police return the wrong child and the woman is thrown into an insane asylum for disagreeing with the LAPD. When it seems that her real son has been murdered by a child serial killer and the child returned admits to fraud, she takes her case to the city council and takes down the mayor, the police chief and several corrupt officers, concurrently sparking changes in the insanity legislation."

Angelina Jolie and George Clooney Hate Each Other

Karen — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:04:00 GMT

Life and Style magazine has reported that Angelina was noticeably absent from George Clooney's recent movie premiere for Michael Clayton last month.

Insiders reportedly said, "Angie is not particularly close to George, so she didn't see why she had to be there. She asked Brad if he minded going alone, but Brad says it wasn't really a question. And it was fine with him."

"Angie doesn't get along with any of Brad's friends. When they are back in LA she discourages him from going on boys' nights out."

Clooney isn't fond of Jolie either. He recently slammed actresses who adopt children from other countries. He said, "There is nothing more cruel than Hollywood. In a period of years, a woman's career is over. After they have been beating down your door with work, they toss you out from one day to the next. The first thing a lot of women do to fill the gap is adopt kids. That's a bit weird isn't it?"

Meow!

Angelina In Talks For Her Own T.V.Show

Karen — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:02:00 GMT

Supermom Angelina Jolie is in talks to produce a television drama based on Doctors Without Borders.

"They're hoping to sell it to HBO," says a source. Last year the actress donated $1 million to the organization. A rep for the agency says, "Brad [Pitt]and Angelina have been supporters of ours for a long time. They have been meeting with us to learn more about our work. And they have been meeting with other people about a possible project."

Poll: Which Celebrity Do You Think Will Be Preggers Next?

Karen — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:08:00 GMT

Lots of babies have been born or announced recently and we want to know who's next?

Do you think Angelina will get her wish here at home rather than Burma?

Do you think the latest antics from Britney will end here?

Do you think Paris' want for the latest fashion accessory will become real?

Do you think Lindsay Lohan's title will stop at Homewrecker?

I threw Amy Winehouse in there just for shits and giggles, though she recently considered motherhood. Have fun!