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01of 07Megan Fox on becoming a new mommegan fox/instagramMegan Foxshares sonsJourney River,Bodhi Ransom, andNoah Shannonwith exBrian Austin Green— and is asoon-to-be stepmomto fiancéMachine Gun Kelly’s daughter,Casie Colson Baker.The actress opened up toChelsea Handlerduring a 2014 interview onChelsea Latelyabout being a new mom of two, including the lack of privacy and decreased time to herself.“When you have babies, you don’t really have a life,” Fox said. “You’re home a lot. You don’t sleep. Every minute is dedicated to someone else, so you don’t even get to poop alone.”
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Megan Fox on becoming a new mom
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Megan Foxshares sonsJourney River,Bodhi Ransom, andNoah Shannonwith exBrian Austin Green— and is asoon-to-be stepmomto fiancéMachine Gun Kelly’s daughter,Casie Colson Baker.
The actress opened up toChelsea Handlerduring a 2014 interview onChelsea Latelyabout being a new mom of two, including the lack of privacy and decreased time to herself.
“When you have babies, you don’t really have a life,” Fox said. “You’re home a lot. You don’t sleep. Every minute is dedicated to someone else, so you don’t even get to poop alone.”
02of 07Megan Fox on teaching her kids to be themselvesJim Poorten/NBAE/GettyFox vocalized her decision to allow her kids to embrace their true selves during a 2019 interview onThe Talk, following her son Noah’sdesire to wear dressesto school.“I’m trying to teach him to be confident no matter what anyone else says,” Fox said.“He just wore one two days ago to school, and he came home and I was like, ‘How was it? Did any of the friends at school have anything to say?'” recalled Fox at the time. “And he was like, ‘Well, all the boys laughed when I came in, but I don’t care, I love dresses too much.'”
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Megan Fox on teaching her kids to be themselves
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Fox vocalized her decision to allow her kids to embrace their true selves during a 2019 interview onThe Talk, following her son Noah’sdesire to wear dressesto school.
“I’m trying to teach him to be confident no matter what anyone else says,” Fox said.
“He just wore one two days ago to school, and he came home and I was like, ‘How was it? Did any of the friends at school have anything to say?'” recalled Fox at the time. “And he was like, ‘Well, all the boys laughed when I came in, but I don’t care, I love dresses too much.'”
03of 07Megan Fox on learning from her kidsMegan Fox/InstagramWhile Fox makes it her duty to teach her boys valuable lessons, she understands the importance of taking a step backto learn from themas well.“It’s [about] being of that mindset ofrealizing that they come as the teachers to us,” the actress told PEOPLE in 2019. “We’re here to keep them alive, but we’re learning all the lessons from them.“She added, “They were born to be who they are, and it’s my job to support that process, not to get involved and micromanage and mold them into what I think they should be.”
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Megan Fox on learning from her kids
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While Fox makes it her duty to teach her boys valuable lessons, she understands the importance of taking a step backto learn from themas well.
“It’s [about] being of that mindset ofrealizing that they come as the teachers to us,” the actress told PEOPLE in 2019. “We’re here to keep them alive, but we’re learning all the lessons from them.”
She added, “They were born to be who they are, and it’s my job to support that process, not to get involved and micromanage and mold them into what I think they should be.”
04of 07Megan Fox on shielding her kids from the spotlightVictor Chavez/Getty ImagesThough Fox’s life is in the public eye, she tries to keep her young kids’ livesaway from it. Despite them knowing that their parents are celebrities, “their knowledge of it is very limited,” she said in an interview withGlamour U.K.for their April 2022 cover story.“I knew when they were very young, I wanted to try to protect them however I could, especially limiting their exposure to the internet,” Fox added. “So far, we’ve done a really good job and we maintain their innocence in a lot of ways, but I know I can’t protect them forever.”
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Megan Fox on shielding her kids from the spotlight
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Though Fox’s life is in the public eye, she tries to keep her young kids’ livesaway from it. Despite them knowing that their parents are celebrities, “their knowledge of it is very limited,” she said in an interview withGlamour U.K.for their April 2022 cover story.
“I knew when they were very young, I wanted to try to protect them however I could, especially limiting their exposure to the internet,” Fox added. “So far, we’ve done a really good job and we maintain their innocence in a lot of ways, but I know I can’t protect them forever.”
05of 07Megan Fox on the hardships of being away from her kidsMegan Fox/Instagram.As one of Hollywood’s biggest actresses, Fox is always on the move. Between her busy work and travel schedule,spending time with her kids is craved.“It’s hard to not feel obligated to be with them all the time or to constantly feel like I’m not doing a good enough job,” she toldGlamour U.K. “But I’m also separated from their father. So, I can only have them half of the time.“She continued, “I cry often, every new moon usually. I get in the bath and cry a lot about it because it is hard and not because of pressures that anybody else or society puts on you, but it is just hard being separated from them in that way.” She added, “They are my DNA.”
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Megan Fox on the hardships of being away from her kids
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As one of Hollywood’s biggest actresses, Fox is always on the move. Between her busy work and travel schedule,spending time with her kids is craved.
“It’s hard to not feel obligated to be with them all the time or to constantly feel like I’m not doing a good enough job,” she toldGlamour U.K. “But I’m also separated from their father. So, I can only have them half of the time.”
She continued, “I cry often, every new moon usually. I get in the bath and cry a lot about it because it is hard and not because of pressures that anybody else or society puts on you, but it is just hard being separated from them in that way.” She added, “They are my DNA.”
06of 07Megan Fox on parenting three boysMegan Fox/InstagramThere’s constant commotion in Fox’s house full of boys, whom she described as “rambunctious” during an interview onThe Kelly Clarkson Showin May 2021.“I don’t know what it’s like to have a girl,” Fox said, before explaining that all three of her sons are very young and close in age. “For me,it’s like UFC Fight Night all day, everyday.“She added, “They love each other. They’re best friends, but the fighting is non-stop because they have so much energy and they’re so rambunctious that it’s just a melee.” The actress continued, “My kids will pull out fists full of hair and be like, ‘I got your hair, Noah!'”
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Megan Fox on parenting three boys
There’s constant commotion in Fox’s house full of boys, whom she described as “rambunctious” during an interview onThe Kelly Clarkson Showin May 2021.
“I don’t know what it’s like to have a girl,” Fox said, before explaining that all three of her sons are very young and close in age. “For me,it’s like UFC Fight Night all day, everyday.”
She added, “They love each other. They’re best friends, but the fighting is non-stop because they have so much energy and they’re so rambunctious that it’s just a melee.” The actress continued, “My kids will pull out fists full of hair and be like, ‘I got your hair, Noah!'”
07of 07Megan Fox on teaching her kids to be environmentally consciousMegan Fox/InstagramNot only does Fox send her kids to a “vegan school,” where they eat seed-to-table and learn to plant, grow, and harvest their own food, but she told PEOPLE that she’s “very specificabout them never harming animals.““We don’t step on ants; we don’t do things like that,” she said. “We don’t rip flowers out of the ground, because we think they’re beautiful. I teach them that plants are sentient beings — they have feelings, thoughts and emotions — so that’s what we’re doing.“She added, “My son accidentally stepped on a roly-poly once and he was devastated, and we had a full funeral for it,” Fox said. “We did a ceremony, we buried it, we lit sage, we released him back. So they’re very involved.”
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Megan Fox on teaching her kids to be environmentally conscious
Not only does Fox send her kids to a “vegan school,” where they eat seed-to-table and learn to plant, grow, and harvest their own food, but she told PEOPLE that she’s “very specificabout them never harming animals.”
“We don’t step on ants; we don’t do things like that,” she said. “We don’t rip flowers out of the ground, because we think they’re beautiful. I teach them that plants are sentient beings — they have feelings, thoughts and emotions — so that’s what we’re doing.”
She added, “My son accidentally stepped on a roly-poly once and he was devastated, and we had a full funeral for it,” Fox said. “We did a ceremony, we buried it, we lit sage, we released him back. So they’re very involved.”
source: people.com
