Strollerderby : step-children

Bruce, Demi, and Ashton Are Actually Endearing

Kelly Mills — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:05:00 GMT

Bruce Willis posed with ex-wife Demi Moore and her better half Ashton “thank god he’s stopped with the trucker hats” Kutcher for a Vanity Fair spread that pokes fun at their family arrangement.

In one photo, Demi and Ashton cuddle in a speedboat while Willis fishes next to them. Willis told VF, “It's hard for people to understand but we go on vacations together. Demi is the mother of my children and Ashton is the stepfather. ... I'm thrilled that Ashton turned out to be such a great guy.” Bruce and Demi have three (now teenage) children together: Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah.

It’s nice to see a magazine family photo spread used to spread goodwill rather than discontent for a change. And I have to say this made me feel warm towards that whole family. Because 1) it’s great when both members of a divorced couple can put aside differences and come together for the sake of the kids, and 2) I love celebrities who make fun of themselves. Fine Bruce, you are hereby forgiven for House of Blues.

Parents Love Bio Kids Best, According to Rebecca Walker

Rachael Brownell (Redsy) — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:47:00 GMT

Rebecca Walker, 37, the daughter of Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker ("Color Purple"), is no stranger to controversy. In her memoir, "Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence," she states that "...the love you have for your non-biological child isn't the same as the love you have for your own flesh and blood." Cue the uproar.

Most people would agree that attachment to a child is a function of a person's ability to love, rather than the status of that child in relation to the parent, but Ms. Walker clearly is not most people.

Read PunditMom's loving descriptions of her daughter and tell me her love isn't the same or deeper than the feelings shared between biological parents and their kids. But the real problem with these remarks is the notion that quantifying types and qualities of love for children is a necessary exercise. Ms. Walker does offer a clarification on her blog that she didn't intend to offend anyone, but perhaps it's too little too late.

[via The Washington Post]