Is Brad and Angelina's Lifestyle Hurting the Kids?

October 19, 2007 | Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are notorious for never living in one place for long, but are their constant moves actually hurting the kids?

One social worker thinks so!

Psychotherapist/social worker Puja Hall tells the New York Post that Maddox, 6, is at a disadvantage because he’s uprooted from one school to another without a chance to bond with kids his age.

“Maddox is an adopted child, so he already has a sense of abandonment,” she claimed. “Kids that constantly move are like Army brats, in that very often they don’t want to open up to people.”

She added that Angie and Brad must make a decision about where the kids – Pax, 3, Zahara, 2, and Shiloh, 1 – will grow up.

“At some point, they will have to make some important choices so the kids can form those bonds and keep them,” Hall insisted.

But today Angie’s rep blasted back, saying the story is “unfair to them” and that “it’s nobody’s business what they do with their kids.”

comments

they are being very selfish, kids need a stable home, I don’t think they think at al of the kids, all they want is to be in the news. Angie you are a terrible mother.

Anonymous
October 23, 2007

I think if this social worker is going to focus on messed up kids she should look at all the crack babies and un-adopted and abused and starving children in the world. She is not looking to make a difference, she is looking for atttention herself- she’s SICK!

Cheryl
October 22, 2007

Brad really got himself a doozie this time. Angie loves to control; she doesn’t want her children to bond with other kids for a long period of time because that would take away her control. Brad, you weren’t raised this way…when are you going to put your pants on???? Angie needs to get help.

Jesse
October 22, 2007

Amen! Someone finally noticed. My nephew is 7 and is having the time of his life going to the same school everyday, bonding with other kids, and involved in team sport activities. They are doing Maddox a great injustice! They can do their traveling in the summer when school is out!

sue
October 22, 2007

YES!!! I am so sick of these two!!! They do not care about these children, they only care about beating Madonna at the game of how many kids they can “BUY” and from what “COUNTRY” (Gotta cover the Globe.”). These poor children are not only going to suffer from being left alone so often (with nannys) , but they are going to read newspapers in the library about mommy wearing blood on her neck to daddy having an affair with mommy while he was still married!

Stop showing these two losers who clearly have no morals!

Carol J. Merletti
October 21, 2007

I think that it is easier right now for them to move around with children so young, but as they get older they should have a more stable family home life in one or two spots. Whereas, they have money and can afford more then one home. The future will tell if they will get married or break up. But then again thats Hollywood.

Anonymous
October 21, 2007

My children were so called Army Brats. They have turned out VERY WELL thank you. Both have had active roles in Habitat for Humanity, going over seas to help build schools and churhes, local input in the lives of young adults and a very open attitude toward adoption - even though they are not adopted themselves. In life we are all fortunate if we make just a couple of TRUE friends. Both my (now adult) children have told me they benefitted from learning about other cultures and moving. Yes, they did have some pain leaving friends, but they always knew they were taking their BEST friend with them on every move - each other! They still keep in touch with those special people they met along the way. I say, BRAVO to Angelina and Brad…it’s love the kids need most and in that I doubt they are lacking.

CASEAM
October 20, 2007

They are trying to have it all. Full time movie making, full time parents, full time globe trotting doing charity work. These kids are in their formative years, and I know that they give a lot of money to charity, but they took the kids, and that is where their priority should be now. These children need stability, and friends. Say no to the money for a change, and stay at home, like most parents do, and give them what they did not have, and that is parents who are around.

Elaine
October 19, 2007

Because of who they are and the puplic’s opinion and being scrutinized … you think that they don’t know how things will affect their children ? Leave them alone !!!

Anonymous
October 19, 2007

I really don’t think it’s anyone’s business but Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s on how they raise their own kids at all, and I don’t see the point in anyone interfering with that at all.
I wish people would leave them—-and their kids—-alone.

Anonymous
October 19, 2007

Each and everyone of us were raised differently. Let them raise there kids how they would like too. Puja Hall needs to mind her own business.

AJ
October 19, 2007

Looks like it would be affecting more than just Maddox, what about the other
children. You know they going to be
on that Jerking Around rope too.

Anonymous
October 19, 2007

ABSOLUTELY it affects the child. My parents had me in 10 schools in 12 years. I was uprooted in mid-term each time and never made lasting friendships. It has affected me to this day. I am a baby boomer and I have trouble making friends and feeling secure. They need to keep the kids in one school for at least the whole year. How very selfish they are as parents thinking only of themselves.

Barbara
October 19, 2007
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