Archive for October, 2009

Uma Thurman breaks the cardinal rule of parenting

In a recent interview with BabyCenter Uma Thurman admitted that not only is she guilty of being corrected in public by another parent, but she has also broken the cardinal rule of parenthood and called another parent out in public.

She says of the times she’s been called out, ”It’s horrible.”

But she also couldn’t help herself on a recent occasion. She revealed,
“I saw this father lifting his kid up by the arm the other day and I thought…’I know that’s why I have lifelong shoulder problems. Somebody thought it was fun and I probably was laughing, meanwhile for the rest of my life I have to go to the chiropractor. I bit my lip and thought ‘Don’t say anything’ but then I saw him pick her up again by the arm so I said to him quietly, ‘You know you can cause damage to the rotator cuff accidentally?’ Then I thought, ‘I’m such a creep!’”

Do you think it’s okay to correct other parents? Have you ever been called out by another parent?

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Picture by: Jackson Lee / Splash News

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Hugh Jackman and Ava’s Halloween treat

When it comes to Halloween, life is sweet at the Jackman household. According to Hugh, his daughter Ava, four, wants to be a muffin for Halloween!

He told OK! magazine, “My daughter this morning decided she wanted to be a muffin. I said, ‘What flavor?’ and she said chocolate chip.”

How funny is that?

So what is the family going to be doing on Halloween night? Well, Hugh will actually be working!

He said, “I’m going to be trick-or-treating, but I’ll actually be onstage performing [in A Steady Rain] on Saturday night. I’ll help them get dressed.”

We guess Hugh’s wife (who he calls a “beautiful, amazing woman” – so sweet!) Deborra-Lee Furness will take little Ava out trick-or-treating!

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Gavin and Gwen’s Halloween plans for their boys

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale are not only two of the most glamorous people in Hollywood, they are also the most grounded! They seem like such cool parents – Kingston and Zuma are lucky boys!

For Halloween, the couple is taking their boys to a Halloween party where Gavin will be dressed as Toy Story‘s Buzz Lightyear and the boys will be dressed as “furry, cuddly” dinosaurs.

Gavin wouldn’t reveal what Gwen’s costume is. He’d only share that it’s a “surprise… that looks incredible — like every other day.”

He is such a sweet dad and husband! We love this family.

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Mark Wahlberg’s baby-on-the-way is a girl

Mark Wahlberg and his wife Rhea Durham are expecting their fourth child, and they recently shared with the media that baby number four is a girl!

Mark told PEOPLE at GQ’s The Gentleman’s Ball at New York’s Edison Ballroom on Wednesday, “I’m having another girl. So I’ll have two girls and two boys.”

And will that be it for the clan? Mark is from a very large family, after all. But according to Mark, “I’m the youngest of nine, and my dad has a few others. No, four is enough. We were all raised with a lot of love. But we didn’t get the kind of attention I think that we all needed. My parents had to provide to put food on the table. My mission in life is to raise my kids right. With all the success I’ve had in the world, if I fail at that, my life means nothing.”

It sounds like he has the right idea about raising his children!

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Nicole Sullivan talks about marriage and motherhood

In a recent interview on Macon.com, Nicole Sullivan talked about how her life has changed over the past few years and her challenges being a new mom of two boys.

Though she always planned to marry and become a mom, she didn’t know it would all come so close together. She said, “It all happened whirlwind. My husband…we were engaged after a year, married after another year, pregnant three months after we were married and then baby No. 2 came two years after that. It’s been a crazy five years.”

Meanwhile, the new mom is busy potty training her two her old son Dashel Pierce. And though she worried about going back to work four weeks after Beckett Edward (now eight weeks) was born, she said it all has been working out.

“The first day I took one little break, did the feeding during lunchtime and we figured it out. We’re two weeks in and it’s been going OK,” she revealed.

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Shakira says her body wants babies

In a recent interview in Rolling Stone magazine, Columbian sensation Shakira said she feels like her body is ready for babies.

She said, “My body feels like it is asking to reproduce, to have a huge belly and carry babies. My boyfriend is six feet tall, and sometimes I feel like I’m his keychain, a small thing.”

So does that mean Shakira is going to marry long-time beau Antonio de al Rua? Don’t count on it!

She said, “It’s funny how the papers want to see you married, and then they want to see you divorced. Well, I won’t do any of it.”

How great does she look on this cover?

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Photo credit: Max Vadukul

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck has no plans to get pregnant again

Recently back from maternity leave, The View‘s Elisabeth Hasselbeck answers the typical question people ask – even after she just had a baby. Is she planning on getting pregnant again?

On Monday on Barbara Walters SIRIUS XM radio show Here’s Barbara, Elisabeth answered flatly, “No, I don’t. If something happened and I was pregnant again … I don’t know how that would happen, because I’m clearly avoiding my husband.”

But she jokes that it’s tempting because, “he’s very cute. I just find him incredibly attractive. So, it’s not like I’m that disciplined, so right now, my strategy is dressing in a way that will not get me pregnant. Nothing too cute. I’m trying to wear nothing too revealing.”

Uh, we’re not sure that’s the best strategy for birth control, but we wish we luck on that!

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