Does Angelina Jolie like her adopted kids better?

by Jonathon Morgan (Subscribe to Jonathon Morgan's posts) Jan 9th 2007 6:35PM

Angelina Jolie feels a stronger connection to Maddox and Zahara, her adopted children, than she does to Shiloh, the child she has with Brad Pitt. She told Elle magazine in a recent interview, "I met my other kids when they were six months old, they came with personality. A newborn really is this ... yes, a blob! But now she's starting to have a personality ... "

Meanwhile, in a recent interview with PEOPLE magazine, Pitt said that the couple wants another sibling for Maddox, Zahara and Shiloh.

In addition, rumor has it that Jolie wants a total of eight children, so be on the lookout for more adoptions, and keep an eye out for a bump.

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Tina 1-09-2007 @ 8:09PM

What she said does not in any way insinuate that she "likes her adopted kids better". I had a better bond and connection to my 14 yr old also when my daughter was a newborn. I think it was because he had been around longer, ha ha. I

val 1-09-2007 @ 10:32PM

I think Angelina Jolie ia a bimbo without a care about anyone in the world. I am sorry but in American where she's made her money to spend elsewhere, there are thousands of orphans and abaused children who need a life and she ignores them because they would give her no publicity. She is a tramp who tongue kissed her own brother and refuses to talk to her own father who did nothing more and less than what she's done. She looks like a billboard with all her tatoos and she is ruthless and wretched. She will not wear well and I bet after the heat's off and Brad Pitt realizes what he's done, and she's done, their relationship will be done too. Angelina is a good actress, she is a bad person.

LB 1-09-2007 @ 11:16PM

I'm an Angie fan but she really put her foot in it with these comments. I think she has to stop over thinking all this stuff, who comes from where and how big the family is going to get.. and just love the kids. Slow down! The success and health of her planned family will depend on the good mothering she offers ALL her kids, adopted or not. She needs to slow down and meet their basic needs.

It would be appalling for a parent to love an adopted child less, or have altered expectations so surely the opposite is true. Shiloh can't help were she was born any more that the other kids could.

Shiloh will need to be a survior to be a well adjusted member of this large family and all the scrutinty it will be under.

I hope they find balance soon.

Eva 1-10-2007 @ 4:58PM

I don't care what her intentions were; that was an incredibly inapropriate and tactless thing to say, especially considering it's in print for the world to see.

"Shiloh seemed so privileged from the moment she was born. I have less inclination to feel for her"

She "feels so much more" for the older two? What a horrible way of phrasing that. I'd hate to be there when Shiloh learns how to read.

brad 1-10-2007 @ 6:52AM

She's just a lovely mother. Yeah right! I'll bet Jane and Bill Pitt loved it when they heard that their most beloved (ha ha) Angelina called their grand daughter a "blob". Does Brad Pitt have no balls? SHUT THIS BIMBO UP, PITTSTER.

Suz 1-10-2007 @ 6:38AM

Can you imagine how Shiloh will feel when she grows up and see's this article? Knowing your mom said this about you has got to have a negative affect on you! She's going to have a hard enough time when she finds out how mom and dad hooked up, and dear sweet mom's past..now this??

Misty 1-10-2007 @ 6:53AM

why are we surprised when celebrities are not perfect. They are just people like every one else. All people make mistakes in parenting, or by being prejudice or saying comments that will hurt another person. But if the public has made you famous, and you do it, then watch out. There is no moral application process before become a celebrity. So when Donald says Rosie is Fat, or Michael appears prejudice, or Angelina admits her newborn has no personality, then why are we surprised. They are just people who have no private time to express themselves. What have you said or done that if you were famous would have made headlines?

Tamyu 1-10-2007 @ 7:18AM

Actually, I can understand her sentiments perfectly. My son too was a blob when he was tiny. I have been bashed up, down, left and right on this, but I really didn`t feel any particularly special attachment to him as he didn`t yet show any personality. I wouldn`t have felt a huge or horrible loss had I lost him.

Does that mean I don`t love him, or that I didn`t take wonderful care of him? Of course not. It just took quite a while to build any sort of strong attachment. I love him immensely now, and wouldn`t give him up for the world. What I`m trying to point out is that not all mothers end up feeling an instant bond with their children.... And in our case, should my son grow up and read what I have said, I should hope he is intelligent enough to understand what it actually means. And I have no doubt that should I have another baby, I`m not going to be filled with overwhelming love for it the second it pops out.

It this case, I can imagine it is stronger because *all she knows* is adoption. Whatever experience you`ve been through becomes your norm - so having a tiny baby who has no way of expressing personality yet most likely feels totally foreign to her. Just like I can`t imagine dealing with a normal pregnancy or having a baby come home with me from the hospital for at least the first few months.

Kelly 1-10-2007 @ 7:20AM

Oh. My. God. What she said is that she recognizes that her adopted kids came to her from such positions of vulnerability and that, of course, her newborn came into this world in a privileged place with the world on a silver platter. She was simply commenting that she has a strong tie to her adopted kids because they are underdogs and survivors. She did NOT say that she likes or loves them more than she does her biological child. My God, people! This is why I hate bloggers who blog on celebrities -- what the fig do we really know about it? Nothing.

I'm a mag editor and journalist and am well aware how easily a comment can be twisted in the press. The magazine that quoted her (the French Elle, so there was likely a translation problem) apparently cut out a lot of the positive stuff she said about Madonna. Apparently she contacted Madonna and set the record straight and Madge is fine with it. As my 6th Grade teacher would say: Don't we have something better to do than gossip?

Lisa 1-10-2007 @ 8:27AM

LOL @ #5's comment. How funny Brad

ENCHANTEDM 1-10-2007 @ 8:42AM

brilliant little article with an appropriate title. kudos on cutting edge journalism. not.

BLT 1-10-2007 @ 9:23AM

How long is it gonna be before she dumps all the kids with Brad and takes off with another guy??

tim meyers 1-10-2007 @ 8:06PM

just another physco hollywood bitch

Shannon 1-10-2007 @ 8:11PM

Kids Kids Kids....Is that all this woman thinks about...I mean it is good that she is adopting but I don't think she should think that her new baby as a blob!

Cammie 1-11-2007 @ 9:59AM

I can understand her support for her adopted children, but Shiloh should definitely not have to take second or third place. I have to say that of all the children in the U.S. she could have adopted, Why go somewhere else? I believe in "Charity Starts at HOME". I don't care if it is Jolie or Oprah (of whom I am a huge fan). I hope Brad takes Shiloh with him when he goes.

H 1-10-2007 @ 8:28PM

It might be best if she and Brad refrain from public comments on this topic. No doubt with a mixed biological and adopted family there will be challenges. I would think that it would be best for them to manage them privately and keep the journey as much as possible from misinterpretation by the public and frankly - their kids. As an adopted child - I can attest to the identity issue from one side of the house. Best not to let your comments make this journey more complex - unsolicited advice of course.

Phoenician 1-10-2007 @ 8:14PM

Ya right, like the critics on this blog haven't said something negative about a person they were dating that if s/he heard it, s/he would probably have left you. Grow up. We all have observations about people and our experiences, popular or not. Angelina wasn't making a statement about Shiloh but rather an observation about babies and their development. Time to depersonalize, people.

m 1-10-2007 @ 8:24PM

I think Angie is a full blown homewrecker & brat is going to hate her someday & a selfish person does not need a animal let alone a child

Jeffrey 1-10-2007 @ 8:18PM

Most parents love all of their children. I find it odd that Angelina doesn't seem to love Shiloh. Why? She doesn't have a personality yet! Well excuse me, but children are not friends so much as they are someone to care for. Her comments show a complete lack of thought and care.

Media Hater 1-10-2007 @ 8:20PM

First and foremost, she really didn't say anything about having a stronger conection to her adopted kids; the person writing the article did. The only quote is "I met my other kids when they were six months old, they came with personality. A newborn really is this... yes, a blob! But now she's starting to have a personality..." The media is all about sensationalism, and if they do not use a direct quote when of the person saying the exact thing said, you ahve to be skeptical. People can paraphrase all they want but, it will never convey what was exactly said. Sounds to me like the writer made an assumption and when you assume...

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