Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie experienced a role reversal as parents when they expanded their family . The Tomb Raider star was once very candid about how Pitt changed after the pair welcomed twins to their family. Angelina Jolie once gave insight into her and Brad Pitt’s parenting styles Jolie and Pitt welcomed a pair of twins to their family in 2008.
Although the former power couple already had a full house of children, the twins would be the first of their kids who they had biologically. The decision to have biological children wasn’t one she made lightly. But Pitt provided Jolie enough confidence and reassurance to give a natural birth .
However, Jolie and Pitt didn’t expect their brood to grow as much as it did. The fact that she was giving birth to two children instead of one was a pleasant surprise for the stars. “We weren’t expecting twins,” Jolie once told Entertainment Weekly (via People ).
“So it did shock us, and we jumped to six [children] quickly. But we like a challenge.” At the time, Jolie was already planning on ways to make sure her and Pitt’s other children didn’t feel excluded when the twins arrived.
This was why she felt it was important for everyone to chip in and take care of the newborns when the time came. “They’re old enough to feel included to change diapers themselves, to feed bottles themselves, like if I pump into a bottle. We’re trying to find ways where it can be a fun group thing .
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