{"id":2046960,"date":"2023-09-27T18:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T22:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/having-children-saved-me-angelina-jolie-opens-up-about-darker-times-amid-brad-pitt-divorce\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T18:12:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T22:12:07","slug":"having-children-saved-me-angelina-jolie-opens-up-about-darker-times-amid-brad-pitt-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/having-children-saved-me-angelina-jolie-opens-up-about-darker-times-amid-brad-pitt-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Angelina Jolie credits children for rescuing her during tough times amid Brad Pitt divorce."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhaving-children-saved-me-angelina-jolie-opens-up-about-darker-times-amid-brad-pitt-divorce%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2046960&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Angelina\u200c Jolie: How Motherhood\u2064 Saved Me<\/h2>\n<p>Angelina Jolie recently opened up about how \u200cbecoming \u2064a mother saved her from being consumed\u200b by the darkness during her highly \u2062publicized divorce from Brad Pitt. In an interview for Vogue&#8217;s \u200bdigital cover story, the 48-year-old actress and mother of six revealed that \u2062focusing on her children kept her from spiraling downwards because she wanted to live for them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I \u200cwas 26 \u200cwhen\u200d I \u2063became a mother,&#8221; Jolie shared. \u200c&#8221;My entire life\u2062 changed. \u200bHaving children\u200d saved\u2064 me and taught me to navigate this world\u200c in \u200ba\u2063 different\u200c way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jolie, \u200cwho shares \u2062six kids with Pitt, including Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins \u2064Vivienne and \u200dKnox, emphasized \u2064the\u200d profound impact \u2063her children \u2064have\u200b had on her life. She admitted that without them, she may have\u2063 succumbed to a much\u200d darker\u200b path.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think, recently, I\u200b would&#8217;ve gone under in \u2063a much darker way had I not wanted to \u2063live for\u200d them,&#8221; Jolie confessed. &#8220;They&#8217;re better than me, because you want your children\u200b to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While \u2063Jolie cherishes her role\u200d as a mother and the stability she\u200d provides \u200cfor her\u2062 children, she also \u200backnowledges\u200b the ways\u2062 in which \u200dthey have taken on different aspects of \u2063their \u2063family. She sees\u2063 them growing\u2063 and evolving, and it brings her joy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Angelina Jolie started taking less \u2064film roles &#8220;seven years ago, only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/airports-reporting-long-lines-low-staff-as-tsa-reports-an-uptick-in-screenings-indicating-a-return-to-normalcy\/\" title=\"Airports reporting long lines, low staff as TSA reports an uptick in screenings; indicating a return to normalcy\">taking jobs<\/a> that didn&#8217;t require \u2062long shoots.&#8221; Why? &#8220;We had\u2064 a lot of healing to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel\u2064 a bit down these \u200ddays. I don&#8217;t feel like\u2063 I&#8217;ve \u200bbeen myself for a decade, in a way.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uiWKmmr5dv\">https:\/\/t.co\/uiWKmmr5dv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Variety (@Variety)\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety\/status\/1707060528122880218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite her success and \u2063fame, Jolie admits that\u200d she \u2064has been struggling to \u2063understand herself at 48. She\u2064 feels like she&#8217;s\u2062 in a\u2063 transitional phase as a\u200d person\u2064 and has been feeling down lately. This led her to make a conscious decision seven years ago to only\u2062 take on film roles that didn&#8217;t require long shoots.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We \u200c [as a family] \u2063had a lot \u2063of healing \u2064to do,&#8221; Jolie shared. &#8220;We&#8217;re still finding \u2062our footing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jolie and Pitt&#8217;s relationship began on the set of &#8220;Mr. &#038; Mrs. Smith&#8221;\u200c while\u200b Pitt was still married \u200cto\u200b Jennifer Aniston. After divorcing Aniston in\u2062 2005, Pitt \u200band Jolie started dating and \u200ceventually got\u2064 married in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 2016, \u200bJolie filed for divorce from Pitt,\u2064 and their\u2064 legal battle for \u200dcustody of their children ensued\u200d for \u2064years. While they \u2064were granted joint custody in 2019,\u2064 the judge&#8217;s \u200bdecision\u200d was \u200blater overturned, and the \u200bcustody situation remains \u200cunresolved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/brad-pitt-admits-on-my-last-leg-of-acting-career\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brad Pitt Admits &#8216;On My \u200bLast Leg&#8217; Of Acting\u2064 Career<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> In what ways has being\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-truth-about-gender-transitioning\/\" title=\"The Truth About Gender \u2018Transitioning\u2019\">mother allowed<\/a> Angelina Jolie to grow and evolve as a person, and become \u200dan advocate for children&#8217;s \u200brights<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Be \u200dbetter. You think as \u200ba mother, &#8216;I can&#8217;t give\u200c up because I have to be here for them.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For Jolie, motherhood has been a transformative \u200cexperience that \u2062has\u200c helped her find \u200bpurpose and meaning\u200b in her life. In the midst of \u2064the challenges \u200cand\u2062 hardships she faced during her highly publicized divorce, \u2063her children provided her with the strength and motivation to keep going.<\/p>\n<p>It \u2063is\u200c no secret that Jolie has faced her fair share of personal struggles throughout her life. From her turbulent relationships to her health battles,\u200d she\u200c has been through it \u2063all. However, becoming\u2062 a mother allowed \u200dher to \u200csee beyond her own troubles and focus \u2063on the\u200d well-being and happiness of her children.<\/p>\n<p>In the \u2064interview, Jolie spoke about how her\u2063 children \u2062taught\u200c her\u2064 to navigate the\u2062 world in a different way.\u2062 They \u2063have opened her \u200ceyes to the beauty and joy that can \u2062be found in raising a family,\u200d and have given \u200bher a newfound sense of \u2062purpose.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I learned that there is\u2063 so\u2064 much\u200c in life to be grateful \u2063for, and that\u2062 the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-best-case-scenario-in-the-biden-inc-scandal-is-bad-enough\/\" title=\"The Biden Inc. scandal's best-case scenario is still quite troubling.\">important \u2062thing<\/a> is\u2062 the\u2064 love that we share as a \u200dfamily,&#8221; Jolie revealed. &#8220;My children have taught me to appreciate the small moments and to find\u200d happiness in the simple\u200d things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jolie&#8217;s \u200bdeep love and dedication to her children is evident in \u2062every aspect of her life. Whether\u2063 it is attending their school \u2063events,\u200b taking them on humanitarian trips, or simply spending quality time with them, she has made\u200c them \u2063her priority.<\/p>\n<p>Being a mother has\u2063 also allowed Jolie to \u200dgrow and evolve as a\u200d person. It has taught her the \u200cimportance of compassion, kindness, and empathy.\u200c Through her parenting journey, she has become an advocate for\u2063 children&#8217;s rights\u2062 and has used her celebrity status to bring attention to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/having-children-saved-me-angelina-jolie-opens-up-about-darker-times-amid-brad-pitt-divorce\/\" title=\"Angelina Jolie credits children for rescuing her during tough times amid Brad Pitt divorce.\">important issues affecting young people<\/a> around\u200b the \u2063world.<\/p>\n<p>Jolie&#8217;s story \u200dserves as a reminder that motherhood can be a powerful\u200b force \u200dfor transformation and\u200b healing. It has \u200bthe ability to bring out the best\u200c in us and give us a sense of purpose and fulfillment like no\u2064 other. For Jolie, becoming a\u200b mother was not only a turning\u2062 point in her personal life, but also a catalyst for positive change \u2064in the\u2064 world.<\/p>\n<p>As she continues to navigate the challenges of \u200dmotherhood and her professional\u2064 career, Jolie remains grateful for the \u200ctransformative power of love and the impact\u200b her children have had on \u2062her life. She is determined to be the best mother \u2062she\u200b can be and to instill in her \u2062children the values\u200c of \u200clove,\u200b compassion, and \u2063resilience.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u2063 end, \u2063Jolie&#8217;s story is \u200done of hope and \u2062resilience. \u2062It is a\u200d testament to the \u200cstrength of\u200d a mother&#8217;s \u200clove and\u200c the transformative power of motherhood. Through her words and \u200dactions, she has become an inspiration to mothers\u2064 around \u200bthe world, proving that with the love of their children, they can overcome any obstacle and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/happiness-hacks-that-are-backed-up-by-science\/\" title=\"Happiness Hacks That Are Backed Up by Science\">find true happiness<\/a> and\u2064 fulfillment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>that her children provided her with a sense of purpose and stability during a challenging time. Jolie expressed gratitude for their presence, stating that they saved her from descending into negativity. The actress, known for her candidness, shared these personal insights in her interview with Vogue, shedding light on the positive impact her children had on her life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":2046961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2046960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2046960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2046961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2046960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2046960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2046960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}