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Post by Sunnyhorse on Jun 26, 2014 19:30:11 GMT -4
That photo in the VF feature of Madonna with Lourdes on her lap is just stunning -- she was so lovely. It's a shame she had to turn herself into jerky in the fight not to age; she'd have aged beautifully if she'd only been a little kinder to herself.
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Post by narm on Jun 26, 2014 20:36:55 GMT -4
Those pictures are absolutely gorgeous. I think she is a person that really, really wanted to be a mom, and glowed doing so. I'm not sure if she competes with Lourdes (I don't really think so; but you know the old trope about the mother not being able to deal with her kids' beauty) but she sure did go off the rails image wise, but sure did something right with her daughter. Lourdes has always been beautiful and age appropriate, with little to no drama (see the Willis girls, I.Baldwin, etc). Maybe I'll just blame Guy Ritchie. Why not? Tongue in cheek. Kinda. I think the statute of limitations prevents me from blaming Sean Penn. Goopy?
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Post by Beyle on Jun 26, 2014 21:46:40 GMT -4
I'm wowed over how Lourdes turned out. It's great that she's pursuing a college education, especially when she doesn't necessarily need to (because of her mom and mom's money).
I was a Madonna fan, although she lost me over the years. I think she is one of those women who hates the fact that she's aging and can't reverse the process. I think she likes to be hip like the youngsters, but I don't feel like she's competed with Lourdes.
Madonna seems to have done well with her kids. Not surprising, for the most part. Other celebrities' kids are screwed up. As wacky as Madonna has been, her kids have managed to avoid following suit. They seem genuinely happy with their lives. That's a good thing.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2014 23:09:48 GMT -4
Yeah, she seems like a good mom.
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Post by discoprincess on Jun 27, 2014 1:01:22 GMT -4
Lourdes attended the Fiorello H. La Guardia High School (aka the "Fame" school) here in NYC. Somehow I had missed that tidbit. I'm shocked she didn't attend a private school like Dalton or Spence. (Didn't Goopy attend Spence?)
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Post by Auroranorth on Jun 27, 2014 10:58:42 GMT -4
Yeah, Lourdes seems to be reasonably well-behaved, especially when I look at the Jenner girls.
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Post by jynni on Jun 27, 2014 13:32:30 GMT -4
Well...she's only 17 and just now heading off to college. Plenty of well behaved kids with good families and good heads on their shoulders hit a wild streak for at least a semester or four or so. Then they graduate, calm back down and become productive members of society :-). Kudos to her for even going to college when she definitely doesn't "need it" but I'd wager she'll probably get into some rebellious shenanigans like 99% of college kids do and they'll get massively blown out of proportion because she's The Material Girl's daughter. Poor kid. Hopefully the paparazzi will leave her alone and she'll be able to surround herself with good friends that won't sell her out to the tabs if she does happen to get drunk at a party or smoke a little pot. I do think that by attending, it shows some intellectual curiosity on her part though, which is more than can be said for the offspring of many celebrities.
On a shallow note - she's gorgeous. I remember the tabloid pics of her as a toddler and again as a pre-teen and thinking "wow, that girl's going to be a knockout someday". It seems like only yesterday the internet was giving Madonna shit for not waxing her eyebrows and how she was going to get made fun of, etc, etc. It still irritates me that people got so adamant that a pre-teen needed her eyebrows waxed.
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Post by iClaudia on Jun 27, 2014 15:23:38 GMT -4
Just want to add that Carlos also deserves credit for how Lourdes has turned out. He lives a low-key, non-famewhorey life and seems to be pretty traditional when it comes to parenting. I know Madonna had primary custody but even a bad non-custodial parent can do a number on a child.
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Post by Ladybug on Jun 27, 2014 16:53:22 GMT -4
Yes, and I admire the way he and Madonna have stayed on good terms with each other.
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Post by Beyle on Jun 27, 2014 19:33:15 GMT -4
Just want to add that Carlos also deserves credit for how Lourdes has turned out. He lives a low-key, non-famewhorey life and seems to be pretty traditional when it comes to parenting. I know Madonna had primary custody but even a bad non-custodial parent can do a number on a child. Thank you for mentioning this because I should have complimented both of them. Carlos is so under the radar that, occasionally, I forget about him. And yes, he and Madonna seem to be on great terms. I imagine that has played a huge part in how Lourdes turned out. Is she Carlos' only child? I can't remember. I know Guy has another kid or two.
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