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Charlize Theronis having a hard time adjusting to her daughter being in middle school.
While attending the Breitling Navitimer cocktail party in New York City this week, theFast Xactress, 48, talked with a crowd about the changes in her household since her older daughter started middle school.
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“And she was like, ‘Mom, please don’t look, mom, don’t hug me,’ " Theron continued. “I was like, ‘Can I hug you?’ She’s like, ‘No, no.’ Oh my god. It’s like a whole different game.”
“There’s something about having kids that you’re so aware of the changes that come and they happen really fast and it’s just a tremendous jump from one year to the other. So it’s always exciting to see where they’re going to go in the next year,” added the actress.
In 2018, Theron revealed to PEOPLE thatshe always saw adoption as her pathway to motherhood, due in large part to her upbringing in South Africa and early exposure to orphanages and children in need in her community.
“Even when I was in relationships, I was always honest with my partners, that adoption was how my family would look one day,” she said. “This was definitely not a second option for me. It was always my first.”
In the same interview, Theron, who is an only child, revealed that she always knew she wanted more than one kid, even if that meant dealing with sibling rivalry.
source: people.com
