Hotness And Reader's Digest Magazine

Reader's Digest ????? Wow, I didn't even know that they still exist. Anyways, Angelina was interviewed by Reader's Digest and here's an except:
On Adopting a child from Vietnam:
“As kids get older, it’s harder for them to be adopted. … Something changed for me with Shiloh. We had Mad and Z, and neither looked like Mommy or Daddy. Then suddenly somebody in the house looked like Mommy and Daddy. It became clear to us that it might be important to have somebody around who is similar to the other children so they have a connection. Mad’s very excited that his brother is from Asia.”
On Her New Son, Pax
Jolie says, "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.
"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."
On Her Kids' resenting Pax:
"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!"
On Marriage:
'We've both been married before. Our focus when we got together was family, and we are legally bound to our children. That really seems to be the most important thing.'
'Right now, finding quality time is our problem! We hang out. We try to talk over the swing set. We'll have a date night once everybody is settled.
"Especially now with Pax, he still gets scared if I'm gone more than a few hours. But we'll get them occupied with a movie and popcorn and try to run off and lock the door for a bit.'
On Shiloh Being Not An Accident:
“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 him, that a biological child would not in any way be a threat. So I said, ‘I want to try.’ “
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