Gisele Bundchen Taking Stepmothering Too Far?

I am a mom and a stepmom so I can relate to what she is saying. It's not that you are taking away from the mother, but you want the child to know and respect and to show them that there is a motherly love there. I know that nothing can replace the love the a child wants from his birth mom, but let's think about this, would you rather have a woman treating your child as good as you would or a woman neglecting your child because that is not her child. I do wish I have given birth to my son but I know I didn't but he knows I love him like he is my own. I am not trying to take the place of his mom, but I want him to know that he is loved just as if I have given birth to him myself.

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"some day Jack will read Bundchen's comments and find them disrespectful to his mother. "

Yeah, and he will have NO OTHER experiences with either mom to draw upon. His ENTIRE existence boils down to this one comment, made off-the-cuff, in a two-bit fashion magazine.

Honestly, I feel for both mothers. In fact, I feel for this whole extended family. (except for the "anonymous friend"... who is this ubiquitous "anonymous friend" who shows up in every single tabloid, and why is s/he given such credence?) Instead of this being a joyful occasion - as the birth of any child should be - suddenly they are having to react to one sentence out of a 5000+ word article. Stupid.

Honestly, what would have happened if Giselle had said anything but positive, gushing words about this child or his mother? If she had said, "Oh, yes, he's a darling baby. I haven't met him yet, of course, because I wanted to give mom and baby time alone"?

Then she would have been blasted for snubbing baby and mom, being jealous of the previous relationship, jealous that she didn't have Tom's baby yet, or any number of other ridiculous charges.

Frankly, I don't see anything wrong with what she said. My niece and nephews are 100% mine. They didn't come from my flesh, but I love them and would fight fiercely to protect them. Does that mean I'm "overstepping my role" as an aunt? No. I'm expressing the love that I have for them.

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I personally think she should have worded it a little differently, but I also think it's stupid to make a big deal about this. If Jack reads it when he's older, it's his decision to decide whether it was disrespectful to his biological mom. I don't think she should have said she felt he was 100% hers, because the truth is he DOES have a mom, he's not adopted by Giselle, he's her stepson. It's all just silly, and maybe Vanity Fair should not have published what she said word for word, you think?

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I think what she was trying to convey is that she loves him regardless of whether he is her biological child. Not every step-parent is that open-minded, as many step-children can tell you. Could it have been phrased better? Perhaps, but I don't think she necessarily meant to be disrespectful. Also, isn't English her second language?

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I agree with all the above. No matter what she says, somebody slams her. Don't you just love the "anonymous friends" these magazines all have and quote? Then "this friend" says Bundchen shouldn't be talking to the press??? What is this "friend" doing? DUH!

I think with the way things panned out, Brady and Moynahan breaking up before the baby news known about, that Bundchen was great about this. She could have said "see ya later" but she was the bigger person.

So far the last I heard, the more love a child has, the better. I have many children in my life that I consider mine that I didn't give birth to. What does this say then about adoptive parents. Shame on people for thinking this way.

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I think she should never have mentioned Jack in either the VF or the Bazaar interviews. Bridget has never given an interview or mentioned Jack. Her OK shoot was not and interview, they wrote a story. Sam Harris said there were contract issues about mentioning or videoing Jack. So what gives Bundchen the right to talk about another womans child and claim him as hers,
Jack should be kept out of the parents celebrity lives and not used as press fodder in interviews.
She should have just stated no comment. I believe originally she said she couldn't mention Jack or the pregnancy in earlier interviews. Now she is unloading on Bridget. Negating her and her family in this childs life.

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Jk you have to be liar, show us where Sam Harris say there was contracting issues about mentioning or videoing Jack - if anyone is using this child it is his mother - this child happens to be Gisele husband own too - you love to chat about what you dont know - you are a darn liar and just as evil as bridget moynahan - are you the friend that is blabing to the press for her, you should be a shame of yourself. Kettle a cuss pot.

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Much ado about nothing. I find it fascinating that a long interview as I've read in the mag got boiled down by "Bridget's camp" to be all about offending Bridget. That woman would give satan a run for his money. Brady must be relieved he got away from that witch.

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Personally I'm not sure why people are attacking Bridget? She hasn't put her son in the spotlight. I can't say 100% but I have yet to see anything about him other than the statements GB has made.

As a biological mother & a step mother I think there has to be a filter especially when you are high profile. Although I TREAT my step children as my own I couldn't say that they are 100% mine because they have a mother who loves them very much. I would be offended deeply if my daughters step-mom made the comments that Gisele did. It's a matter of respect if the child's mother doesn't speak about him in interview's then maybe it's best to just simply say I love him and leave it at that.

With that being said I'm sure Gisele's statement was completely lost in translation.

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