How Catherine Zeta Jones Lets Her Kids Know She 'Means Business'

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Although she considers herself "pretty easygoing," even Catherine Zeta Jones has her limits. When the 39-year-old actress has reached hers, there isn’t much guesswork involved for her two children with husband Michael Douglas. "People can tell a lot from my tone of voice," she explains. "My kids know when I raise my finger or do ‘the eyes’ that I mean business." Catherine adds,

"I don’t put up with much. I’m kind to everybody. But if you cross me, you know."

The couple, who were married in 2000, are parents to Dylan Michael, 8, and Carys, 5 ½.

Source: Monsters and Critics

Comments

Haha that sounds like my mom! My sister in law even said something about it when she & my brother got married she said during the reception one of her friends told her you could hear my mother counting to 3 for one of us (8) & that we would all freeze & look at her & my sister in law goes “yeah thats because shes scary shes scares the s*** out of me!”

- Kelly on November 6th, 2008

i don’t have anything important to say, but my daughters name is charis, too! Its Greek, for Grace. She is the only other person we know with the same name (different spelling).

- beth on November 6th, 2008

If my shelties are any indication of what a snap means…my son doesnt stand a chance. Beth, I love the name of your daughter and have never seen that spelling. Super Cool! I love Carys! Liam was nearly a Dylan.

- aurora mia on November 6th, 2008

Kelly, my mom is the same way!! She is so sweet and fun but when we pissed her off OMG we could tell!! lol her eyes and the tone of voice gave it away!! lol

Thinking about it I am turning like my mother…lol when my daughter is misbehaving the minute I look at her she knows…lol

- Bren on November 6th, 2008

That is exactly what I do and my children are 5 and 1. Never to soon to start.

- Gina on November 6th, 2008

My Mom would clench her jaw and this vein would pop out on her forehead and her eyes would become kind of fixed. Scared the bejesus out of us.

- Susan on November 6th, 2008

Beth – I don’t know a tonne about the origins of Charis, but I do know that Carys is of Welsh origin. Although the fact that you say Charis is Greek might be the reason they chose Carys, as it sort of mixes the heritage of CZJ’s family.

- phoebe on November 6th, 2008

Catherine’s comment is funny. I wish we would see more pics of dylan and carys, they are cute the times I’ve seen them.

- brooke on November 6th, 2008