Haylo- ITA! My mother’s best friends when she was growing up were her cousins. In fact, they were so close they were more like siblings than cousins! They still remain close to this day.

My mom did have other friends as a kid (just as she has other friends now), but her cousins were defiently her closest childhood friends.

Oh, and guess what? She turned out just fine!

What’s the big deal about having outside friends? I have a big family, 8 brothers and sisters. 40 first cousins and untold second and third cousins. My sisters and I never had close friends outside of each other. We always have been each others best friends and we probably always will be.

I really don’t think that anyone could say that these kids lack social interactions. I don’t know why people always feel the need to try to impose their will on this family.

If Traveling is working for them, they should continue to do it. I know many people who would love to expose their families to the same sort of lifestyle but lack the means.

Traditional things are not always better. They are a nontraditional family so it should probably be expected that they won’t do things the way that Ms. Jones across the street does.

Very well said J. I totally agree, someone said that it is only a snapshot of their lives that we get in the media and this is completely true we have no idea what happens at their homes or when they’re on “downtime” out of the eye of the media. I love this family I think everyone looks so happy it shines through.

DiamondGirl you don’t need to track them on a calender I’m sure in fact most people don’t so no need to make ordinary people sound so stalkerish. Simply pick up a paper/magazine they’ll inevitably have been followed by the press somewhere. Or by reading this site when news pops up from the Jolie-Pitts it usually says where they happen to be.
Of course it’s not an exaggeration to say that these children move around many times a year, but that’s not what you said at all. It’s not even really close to what you wrote. Here I quote directly ‘These kids are moved around every few weeks or so’. Now that’s an exaggeration for the reasons CelebBabyLover explained.
Well we know Gwen and Angelina are good friends. Something that helps back up this assumption is that whilst pregnant with the twins Angelina had a dress she borrowed from Gwen if I remember correctly which she mentioned during an interview and talked more about their friendship. Also we know from when ‘A mighty heart’ was out how Adam and Maddox are in particular very good friends. In interviews Angelina also described how she and Marrianne became friends. They do things together and I bet you never knew that before the interview, just because they weren’t photographed together or some gossip didn’t put the news out doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. So how can you decisively say that you don’t think the people mentioned are constant friends of theirs. What evidence is there to back that up? I’m not saying they’re best buddies who know everything about each other, but I think there’s more evidence to show they are good friends.
Also they probably have a lot of non-celebrity friends who have kids and they may get together several times a year. At their main homes I’m sure they’ve got groups of friends who they play with whenever they’re there. There’s no need for it to be apparent to us. These kids deserve to be allowed privacy and that extends to their playmates. We don’t need to know who their friends are or how often they get to play with the same people.
The thing is though you completely ignore the one group of kids they will constantly have in their lives and that’s their cousins. So should assuage your fears really.
And you just had to get the dig in there at the end didn’t you? Quite sad really and perhaps a tad hypocritical. Not to mention irrelevant and unnecessary. Also that’s your perception, but there are a heck of a lot more people who see that they DON’T make sure that most of what they do is apparent to everyone, rather the media likes to make sure we all know what they’re up to. They only directly speak about the issues they genuinely care about.

I haven’t been tracking them on a map or calendar or anything like a lot of people do, but I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that these children move around many times a year.

Only time will tell, and I wish all the children the best. I don’t think the people you mention are constant friends of theirs.

We see Kingston on here all the time, and just because he and Shiloh have had a playdate doesn’t mean they’re best buddies.

I really hope that there are groups of friends with children that are in their lives, but it’s certainly not apparent.

And they do make sure that most of what they do is apparent to everyone.

here’s another link, i found “Princess of South Africa Barbie”
Not straight hair, and is very beautiful because her outfit is so colorful.
http://www.amazon.com/Dolls-World-Princess-Africa-Barbie/dp/B00006LU8Q

i googled “african barbie doll” and the first site i found has some non-straight hair Barbies….so is weird how Angelina didn’t find one for Zahara? she doesn’t have internet? ….
Anyway, here is the link, if anybody is interested:

http://www.angelicdreamz.com/store/barbie_AA.html

Lot’s of people here will hate me for this comment, but i think, and will always do, that Angelina “uses” her personal life with Brad and her children everytime there’s a movie of hers coming out…If you want more privacy, just don’t tell so many personal things…If somebody ask you in a interview “how are the kids doing?” maybe she can answer “they are fine, happy and healthy” that’s all…she doesn’t need everytime to repeat the same things about how a great mother she is and how a great Dad Brad is. We all know!
Just my opinion.

Mia- Granted, I’m not a legal expert by any means. However, what I DO know is that Brad has adopted Mad, Z, and Pax (his adoption of Mad and Z was confirmed shortly after Shi was born, and his adoption of Pax was confirmed this past February, just before Angie “announced” her pregnancy with Knox and Viv).

Therefore, I’m guessing his legal rights are the same as Angie’s.

DiamondGirl- Yes, but Angie and Brad seem to realize that. Last month, Angie spoke at length in one of her interviews about all the things they do to make traveling as easy as possible on the kids, that they DO have homebases (New Orleans is one of them, and I have a feeling France will become one as well), and that the kids, in fact, LIKE traveling!

She also said that she realizes that, when the kids get older, they’ll want to stay in one place. When that day comes, then they will start staying in one place.

Also, saying the J-P kids are moved around every few weeks or so is a bit of exageration. For example, they went to France around May, and stayed there for four months straight. Before that they were in Texas for a few months while Brad was filming a movie.

Granted, they HAVE been traveling a lot in the past few weeks. However, that’s because Angie and Brad have had movie promotions to do (Angie for Changeling, as well as the DVD release of Kung Fu Panda, and Brad for Benjamin Button), plus it’s pretty obvious they wanted to be here for the election.

Even so, it seems like the kids have stayed in LA (as in the California LA, NOT Lousiana) for most, if not all, of that time. Brad attended the Obama rallies, Oprah interview, etc. by himself. Angie appeared to have stayed in LA with the kids.

As for Angie’s recent interviews…From what I’ve read, they were actually done while she was in New York last month. The reason they are just being released now is because these partiuclar interviews were conducted by foregin media outlets, and they tend to be a little slower at getting U.S.-based news out.

Anyway, the J-Ps will likely soon head back to Germany for Brad to finish filming his movie. I imagine they will probably stay there for a few months until Brad finishes filming.

Therefore, other than really busy times for Brad and Angie (movie promotion, premires, award shows, etc.), they actually travel more like every few months or so.

Oh, and to the friend issue…I read somewhere (and I think it came from HELLO, which is Britian’s version of PEOPLE) that the kids DO have friends around the world and they DO have playdates.

For example, Angie has said that Maddox is friends with Marianne Pearl’s son Adam (she’s also said that Zee has a crush on him!), and Marianne and Adam, I believe, live in either France or Britian (I forget which). Angie also mentioned (to HELLO, I think) that she and Brad have friends with kids in Germany.

As for friends here in the U.S….Well, we already know that Shiloh and Kingston are buddies! I believe they are also good friends with Dr. Jane Aronson (who specializes in adoption and is the one who basically saved Zee’s life), her partner, and their boys.

I doubt Angelina reads this, but if any of you who work on this site ever interview her, please mention this great series of dolls to her.

They were first introduced on American Inventor.

It’s a line of global dolls… so dolls of different cultures… the blond one looks a lot like Shiloh and I think the original (Niya) looks quite a bit like Zee in some of her pics)

I bet she’d be pleased with the line and how Niya’s hair is done more naturally.

They haven’t been put on the market yet, but I’m sure Angie could get one anyway… or one earlier than most people.
http://www.niyakids.com/

Mia, Angelina has said that what was important to them was that both she and Brad are legally connected to the kids. Brad has legally adopted Maddox, Zahara, and Pax. So, yes all of the kids are protected should anything happen to either parent.