Angelina Jolie Has a Vital Voice

http://www.iberkshires.com/story/26782/That-s-Life-Love-Is-All-We-Have-to-Give.html
(Beautiful story. Entire article at link)
By Phyllis McGuire - April 16, 2008
iBerkshires Columnist

A misunderstood Brad needed understanding love.
I enjoyed the film “A River Runs Through It” when I saw it in a movie theater in l992 — and developed a crush on Brad Pitt.

Since then, through the magic of TV and videotapes, I have watched that film many times, not only because I “love” Pitt but because I like the moving story and the spectacular scenery as well. “A River Runs Through It” was nominated for three Academy Awards and won an Oscar for cinematography.

In the film, Pitt plays the role of Paul, a rebellious free spirit whose behavior is of great concern to his father, a Presbyterian minister. When Paul meets a violent death, his saddened-but-accepting father delivers a sermon that tugs on my heart. As I remember it, it goes:

“It is true we can seldom help those closest to us. Either we don’t know what part of ourselves to give or more often than not the part we have to give is not wanted, and so it is those we live with and should know who elude us, but we can still love them … love them completely without complete understanding.”

Those words came to mind one day when my daughter, Jennifer, and I were talking about raising children. Now that Jennifer is the mother of two teenagers and is well aware of the complexities and responsibilities innate in motherhood, we have much in common as parents.

Right Thing To Do

“Though I love you and your brother more than anyone else in the world, I did not believe in treating you in exactly the same way when you were children,” I said. It had seemed the right thing to do at the time, as they had different needs and desires.

One example of these differences revolved around clothes. My son, Christopher, three years Jennifer’s senior, was content wearing sneakers I bought in a variety store in our neighborhood. His general lack of interest in fashion, etc., worked in my favor - moneywise - as the generic brands he did not mind wearing were cheaper than famous name brands.

Whatever I saved on inexpensive apparel for Christopher, however, was spent on Jennifer, pleasing her fetish for brands popular with her peers.

But, as children are wont to do, Jennifer best remembers the time her father put his foot down and said “No” to her entreaties for a pair of jeans that cost more than three weeks’ groceries. “Guess who is not getting ‘Guess’ jeans?” he had said

Christopher and Jennifer were also unlike as far as their attitude about education. He was an eager learner and an avid reader. He always earned excellent marks, yet was never satisfied that he had studied enough for a test or had done enough research for an assignment.

http://www.makeitrightnola.org

Good Morning all. New Orleans is a special city and holds deep memories and joy. It is full of history, culture, food and music. That is why it does my rusty heart good to see Brad Pitt and others help in rebuilding this great city. Have a great day and make it a MIR day. Thanks for a great web site and your indulgence Just Jared. Peace to all.

bdj, Thanks for the articles and links this morning. Hope the day is good for you.

Why is her face still so thin????
Will she never be beautyful again?