I think the knife is a family tradition.It’s for collecting not for playing.Her mother bought her daggers when she was eleven.

“On buying the young boy the stuff, she ensured the knives aren’t sharp edged so they won’t be dangerous and that she has given him lesson about violence. “We also talk about samurais and about the idea of defending someone as good. We talk about everything”

I wouldn’t buy it for my children since I don’t collect swords and daggers lol but I don’t worry about her doing it.I don’t think she would risk her children safety and she doesn’t strike me as stupid but that’s my opinion. It’s not like she gave him a kitchen knife and said “and now run to play with your sisters and brothers!” It’s probably displayed in a special room. Angelina said she had a room for her ancient swords and knives years ago.

LanLan- Angie also said that the knives are dulled (so Mad can’t hurt himself), and that she and Brad always follow a knife purchase with a talk about knife safety, and the fact that knives ARE dangerous. In otherwords, it sounds like they are taking the neccesary precautions!

While I agree that war and violence shouldn’t be completely hidden from children, I am EXTREMELY against her decision of taking 7 year old Maddox to a shop that sell guns and knives and letting him buy knives (as she said in a recent W magazine interview).
I sincerely hope that the video games she gives her kids have nothing but very mild violence as studies have shown that children who play violent video games are much more considerably likely to be violent.

I like your posts Lily and Mandy. Great ideas. It allows to not hide things to the kids and teach them a lesson.

Yah Lily I will have to remember that for my children!

MommyX2- That was a tabloid rumor. Prior to now, Angie herself has never said anything one way or the other about letting her kids play with guns.

Pogue, I agree. To this day, I have never touched a firearm. Unfortunately, they are a part of our culture and don’t seem to be going anywhere.

Lily – that’s a very cool and unique idea.

I have always taught my kids war ,violence, and killing is wrong.

I think Angelina and Brad have the right idea. Video games and movies are one thing but war and violence are very, very real and it’s important that kids know that and understand the difference between fiction and reality.

My son is going through his “I want to be a soldier” phase at the moment. My partner likes to entertain him with stories of relatives from yesteryear who served during World War II. That goes down a treat a bedtime!