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Gwyneth Paltrow: 'I feel extra empathy for my son Moses'

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Gwyneth Paltrow has spoken of the "extra empathy" that she has for her son.

The actress suffered from postpartum depression following the birth of her second child Moses in 2006, and she believes it has brought them closer together.

Paltrow - who also has 8-year-old daughter Apple with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin - told InStyle magazine: "When Apple was born, she had the hugest blue eyes. I looked into them, and she was looking at me, and I felt like, 'You are here to teach me everything'.

"After [Moses] was born, I had postpartum depression. It was a difficult time, and because of that I believe I have an extra empathy for him, and he for me."

Paltrow also revealed that she is quite a strict mother, saying that in spite of the family splitting their time between the United Kingdom and the United States, she only lets her children watch French and Spanish TV programs.

"When I'm in France, I go to [Boulevard] Beaumarchais and buy all their cartoons," she added.

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annadraper 20th-Sep-2012 05:06 am (UTC)
she only lets her children watch French and Spanish TV programs.

"When I'm in France, I go to [Boulevard] Beaumarchais and buy all their cartoons," she added.










i can't with her.
purriing 20th-Sep-2012 05:23 am (UTC)
It's easier to pick up a second language as a child, I pretty much pick up English just by watching American tv
soramai 20th-Sep-2012 05:00 pm (UTC)
me too
marywebgirl 20th-Sep-2012 05:29 am (UTC)
This doesn't seem that weird to me, but I know parents who would probably cage fight to get their kids into preschools with Mandarin immersion programs.
wristtattoos 20th-Sep-2012 05:32 am (UTC)
yeah, but the difference is her kids will be able to actually use that second/third language instead of taking 2 or 3 years of it, then failing it in HS like so many other kids do
odd_fish_stick 20th-Sep-2012 05:33 am (UTC)
i dont really see anything wrong with that. i'm sure she also speaks spanish with them and maybe they're in a french school so it would make sense to have other mediums of language immersion
nobodynomore 20th-Sep-2012 06:07 am (UTC)
I get you, bb. The idea of them learning languages early is fine, but she sounds pretentious, the sky is blue, etc, haha :)
kajsa87 20th-Sep-2012 06:15 am (UTC)
She's really one of the worst.
x_butterfly19_x 20th-Sep-2012 09:04 am (UTC)
I would have LOVED if my mother had forced me to learn her language as child.
anydoppelganger 20th-Sep-2012 03:04 pm (UTC)
lol @ everyone giving you shit for this comment. she's so unbearable ugh
stickykeys633 20th-Sep-2012 04:15 pm (UTC)
Lol, I love all the shade that's being thrown at your comment. You're clearly not against language immersion, but rather the pretentious butthattery that Gwyneth "I'm better than you... obviously" Paltrow inserts into every word that spews from her pretty mouth.

Like, if it had anything to do with language immersion it'd be fine, but we know Gwyneth, that heiffa's motives are unpure and condescending, lol.
ohsofierce_x3 20th-Sep-2012 05:07 am (UTC)
At least ChrisT Martin can lull the children to sleep at night.

Not this wretched (albeit well dressed and polished) person can continue to goop.
noon 20th-Sep-2012 05:07 am (UTC)
ugh just when i was about to have sympathy for her and her postpartum depression, i read further and see that stupid ass cartoon comment
xgirldc 20th-Sep-2012 06:41 am (UTC)
mte
nomoneyfun 20th-Sep-2012 02:09 pm (UTC)
MTE. As soon as I was feeling something positive for her, she ruins it.
crazyventures 20th-Sep-2012 05:07 am (UTC)
Does she do this while making pizza in her backyard wood-burning pizza oven?
winter_lace 20th-Sep-2012 06:19 am (UTC)
and never straying far from the stove?
squarebiz2you 20th-Sep-2012 01:38 pm (UTC)
... which she will serve on her 400$ acrylic office trays. She works her ass off for this body, okay?
greyfilm 20th-Sep-2012 03:58 pm (UTC)
Wearing her $90 white tee-shirt
lilgoala 20th-Sep-2012 02:09 pm (UTC)
Please, that's what gourmet chefs are for.
cuteej4 20th-Sep-2012 05:07 am (UTC)
That dress looks like something my grandma crocheted for a table cloth
isntdaveone 20th-Sep-2012 05:07 am (UTC)
she is complete and total garbage.
frejabehaerich 20th-Sep-2012 05:10 am (UTC)
when you hang around garbage, you start to stink like garbage
myblackass 20th-Sep-2012 03:50 pm (UTC)
Organic garbage smells better than regular processed garbage.
platinumpinup 21st-Sep-2012 05:24 pm (UTC)
I just can't stop staring at your icon.
broken_organ 20th-Sep-2012 05:09 am (UTC)
It's shit like this that reminds me to call my mother more often, I could have had it so bad growing up.
toilandblood 20th-Sep-2012 05:09 am (UTC)
they can only watch French and Spanish television?
D: poor kids
fuk_q 20th-Sep-2012 05:17 am (UTC)
I can totally picture her doing that by saying "american tv is too uncultured"
liselaime 20th-Sep-2012 12:59 pm (UTC)
THIS!
purriing 20th-Sep-2012 05:25 am (UTC)
To learn the language, I live near the border w/ the US and here a lot of parents have them watch American tv so they start learn English
fuk_q 20th-Sep-2012 05:11 am (UTC)
this overprivleged rich, white bitch
nicolesnitchie 20th-Sep-2012 05:12 am (UTC)
O M W. i thought that was going in a totally diff direction with that blue eyed comment.

still basic tho.
jigglemypuff 20th-Sep-2012 05:12 am (UTC)
Her dress looks like a doily.
totes_adorkable 20th-Sep-2012 05:13 am (UTC)
lol ilh if only for the amount of hate she gets on here
crystalzelda 20th-Sep-2012 05:14 am (UTC)
She's completely clueless about like, everything, but this comment makes me sad but I also kind of understand what she's trying to say. Having postpartum depression must be incredibly tough, especially when you feel worse for having trouble bonding with your baby right away.
milesaway 20th-Sep-2012 05:17 am (UTC)
That would be so hard and its horrible that many women feel guilt or are shamed for it
popartpistol 20th-Sep-2012 06:00 am (UTC)
Yeah, I think there's something kind of sweet in the comment. Her and Moses went through something really, really horrible together and came out the other side.
thesegoto11 20th-Sep-2012 06:34 am (UTC)
ikr it's horrible
antique_faery 20th-Sep-2012 06:41 am (UTC)
Yeah, I feel bad for her and any woman who goes through it. She must feel so guilty even though she shouldn't. It just happens to some women.

I can't believe I feel bad for Gwyneth Paltrow on that note.

Edited at 2012-09-20 06:41 am (UTC)
angi_is_altered 20th-Sep-2012 10:49 am (UTC)
I went through it twice. I had to be medicated. It can be frightening because you feel that maybe you should be locked up. I only have two kids for a reason.
crystalzelda 20th-Sep-2012 04:42 pm (UTC)
I'm sorry you went through that, and I hope you're doing better. I can't rag on her when she talks about this, it's obviously something really hard she went through and if that brings her closer to her child, then that's between her and her son.
hpxstac 20th-Sep-2012 06:16 pm (UTC)
My mom suffered from postpartum depression with my sister and just recently opened up to us about it. It was really hard for her. I feel like PPD is more common than people realize and even though I cannot stand Gwyneth, I'm glad that she's spoken up about such a sensitive issue.
crashh_world 20th-Sep-2012 05:15 am (UTC)
I love her idc
genbu_no_miko24 20th-Sep-2012 05:15 am (UTC)
For some reason I doubt this is true, but...


"she only lets her children watch French and Spanish TV programs."

this is cracking me so bad!

crystalzelda 20th-Sep-2012 05:17 am (UTC)
it's so pretentious but it's actually a good learning tool lol!
genbu_no_miko24 20th-Sep-2012 05:18 am (UTC)
lol thats why I'm laughing!! it is that pretentious!!


learning tool how?
fuk_q 20th-Sep-2012 05:21 am (UTC)
for bilingual purposes, yes

(unless the kids already know english)
ty_slilreject 20th-Sep-2012 05:25 am (UTC)
It sounds silly, but watching TV in English is how I basically learned both that and Spanish at the same time. Coming from her though... I get what you mean.
luvallthis 20th-Sep-2012 02:15 pm (UTC)
It's a great learning technique and all but SHE SO WOULD!
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