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Angelina Jolie’s Talks To Reader’s Digest About Meeting Brad, Being A Mom and Whether She Wants More Kids

Angelina Jolie doesn’t do many interviews that concern her personal life. She doesn’t even have a press rep like most Hollywood celebrities.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at The world premiere of The Good Shepherd at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City.

Readers Digest was lucky enough to get her to open up about all of the subjects she has been avoiding in the press lately.

Here are the highlights from the interview:

On Meeting Brad:

I met this amazing person, and we realized we had very similar views on how we wanted to live our lives. It’s happened quickly, with so many children. Yesterday, picking up the kids from school, Brad turned around in the car, and there were three of them. He couldn’t stop laughing. We love them and are having a great time.

How the decision was made to have a biological child:

It was. Before I met Brad, I always said I was happy never to have a child biologically. He told me he hadn’t given up that thought. Then, a few months after Z came home, I saw Brad with her and Mad, and I realized how much he loved them, that a biological child would not in any way be a threat. So I said, “I want to try.”

On Pax:

Pax is almost three and a half and has never made a real decision for himself because everybody does everything in a group in the orphanage. There were all these things he’d never had. The first time I gave him a bath, he was suddenly laughing, out of his mind. He took five baths in one day. We’d be talking and he’d take his clothes off and run into the bathroom.

Angelina Jolie, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, Pax Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Jolie in central park nyc

The Pax-Mommy bonding experience:

The first two days, he cried a lot. I hired a translator, and he would explain what was going on. The first night, I slept alone with him. I was expecting him to wake up and scream, but he woke and just stared at me. I handed him a stuffed animal, and we walked around the room pointing at things. By day three, he didn’t want me to put him down. I think he got used to the reality that somebody loves you and that’s what a mommy is.

Jugging quality time with each child:

We had a long talk with Mad about the fact that his brother is going to be scared and that Mommy is going to have to give him attention. And we’ve tried to figure out a lot of private time for each of them. When everybody goes to bed, we give Mad time. When everybody is at school, we give Shiloh time. In between, Z and Pax each get special time. And on Sundays we have a big family sleep, when the boys get in bed with us and we watch a movie. It started with Mad, then Pax, and now Z is desperate to move into the bed. We’re talking about having to build a bigger bed!

While reading this interview it becomes apparent that Angelina and Brad are in touch with their children’s needs at the organic level. Everything they do is for balance and bonding, which is impressive for a high-profile celebrity couple.

She may be one of those moms who can handle 5 or 6 children . Not everyone is made to lead such a big family, but I think she’s up to the task.

For the rest of the interview please visit Readersdigest.com There is an audio component as well.

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Lisa Arneill

Founder of Growing Your Baby and World Traveled Family. Canadian mom of 2 boys, photo addict, lover of bulldogs, and museumgoer. Always looking for our next vacation spot!

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