Charlize Theron won't give her daughters an easy life: “They need a job that pays them”
The Oscar winner for the movie “Monster” said that she wants her daughters to learn the value of effort and responsibility
The actress Charlize Theron, winner of the Oscar for “Monster” and star of “Mad Max: Fury Road”, is very clear that the fame and the for Tuna will not be an obstacle for their daughters, Jackson, 14 , and August, 11, to learn the value of effort and responsibility.
In a recent conversation with host Jake Shane, of the podcast “Therapuss,” Theron shared straightforward her parenting philosophy.
Theron was forceful when talking about her daughters' first car. Far from giving them luxury vehicles, the actress is clear that they will start from the bottom:
"To start, your first car is going to be a Datsun, because you're going to crash it. You're going to mess it up somehow. You're a c newbie conductor. So, we're not going to buy a luxury car. We need a little experience, and we're going to earn it. Charlize Theron
summer jobs
When Shane asked if her daughters would have to worry about getting summer jobs in their teens, the actress didn't hesitate to confirm it with a mixture of humor and firmness:
“Yes. Every time we go to Starbucks, I think: ‘Look at this… See how nice they’re? You have to be this nice every morning at 6am. Start preparing,’” he joked.
Beyond the anecdote, Theron made clear her intention to instill self-sufficiency from an age:
"It's too soon to know what's going to happen to them. They just need to find a job that gives them a paycheck, because I don't want to have to support them for the rest of their lives." Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron adopted Jackson in 2012 and August in 2015, and has always been open about her decision to raise them as a single mother. In a previous interview with Alex Cooper, from the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, called that decision as “one of the successful I’ve made.”
The actress, of South African origin and naturalized American, passionately defends her lifestyle and upbringing:
“With women, it's always like something is wrong with them... I look at them and think: 'Do you know how amazing it is to live exactly how I want to live, to experience motherhood exactly how I wanted to experience it?'”
Theron, who is currently 40 years old, confessed that she enjoys the freedom of not having to share her daughters with anyone.