Angelina jolie opened up about what she has learnt about parenting during lockdown

Angelina jolie opened up about what she has learnt about parenting during lockdown. She wrote on Time magazine’s "Parents Newsletter".

“I am thinking of you,” Jolie wrote. “I am imagining how hard each of you is trying to get through your days. How much you want to lead your loved ones through this. How you worry. How you plan. How you smile for them, when inside you feel at times you are breaking.”

“Now, in the midst of this pandemic, I think of all the mothers and fathers with children at home. All hoping they can do everything right, answer all needs, and stay calm and positive. One thing that has helped me is to know that’s impossible.”

“It is a lovely thing to discover that your children don’t want you perfect. They just want you honest,” Jolie wrote.

“And doing your best. In fact, the more room they have to be great where you are weak, the stronger they may become".

“They love you. They want to help you. So in the end, it’s the team you build. And in a way, they are raising you up too. You grow together.”

“I was not a very stable youth. In fact, I never thought I could be anyone's mum. I remember the decision to become a parent. It wasn't hard to love. It wasn't hard to dedicate myself to someone and something greater than my life".

“What was hard was knowing that from now on I needed to be the one to make sure everything was okay".

“I realised I stopped my constant daydreaming, instead staying always ready for any break into what I was doing or thinking to answer a need. It was a new skill to acquire.”


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