Mandy Moore and husband celebrate a cozy Christmas with son Augustus; Credits: Perez Hilton
Gender-neutral parenting has always been the need of the modern world if people want to give rise to happier oncoming generations. But not many people have understood why children need to grow up without their elders projecting the expectations of a gendered-basis notion on them.
Fortunately, many people are coming around the need of the time, and singer Mandy Moore is one of the many people. The singer's husband, Taylor Goldsmith, set a beautiful example of gender-neutral parenting by gifting his son with Mandy Moore a lovely little doll for Christmas. The sweet gesture becomes even more thoughtful when you see who the doll is modeled after!
The couple, This is Star and her husband, had welcomed home their first child together, son Augusts, this year in February. The little kiddo will be celebrating his first Christmas this year, and it was essential that his parents set a standard for the kiddo. We will be waiting to see how they manage to go beyond their already much thoughtful gift.
Following the family's Christmas Celebration on December 25, the singer shared her son's adorable gift that he received from his father. Apparently, the very amazing father and devoted husband bought his son his own rendition of the Mandy Moore doll! The toy takes strongly after the 'Candy' singer and features her signature style from her pop star days. The doll was seen in her unmistakable bright blonde hair and a combination of a vibrant crop top paired with similarly striking pants.
So apart from the brightly colored hot pink outfit, the doll also seemed to wear some of the signature accessory styles that the singer made famous. The doll additionally came with a poster signed by the sensational singer Mandy Moore, but given that she is already the little kiddo's mother, the signed poster might not account for much!
Sharing her stills from the celebratory night, the singer showed that her husband bought their son his very own Mandy Moore play toy. She wrote through her Instagram story, "Also, @taylordawesgoldsmith thought it would be funny to get this for Gus." The story pictures showed the lady with her adorable son matching holiday pajamas with his momma and proudly posing with his Mandy Moore doll
Keeping the Christmas spirit alive, the actress also shared more from her family's celebrations during the holiday season. She captioned a post, "Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Goldsmiths." Of course, she again mentioned the doll toy here, saying, "Also, thanks @nonajames for Gus's new fav toy."
The Princess Diaries actress has always been very vocal about her experience with parenthood and how it has helped her to embark on the journey as a mother. When she had just recently become a mother, the star sat down with Dr. Ashurina Ream for a talk about motherhood through an Instagram Live session.
The actress said, "I had these preconceived notions of myself going into motherhood." She conceded, "Obviously, I knew it was going to be challenging, but I thought, 'Oh, I maybe have this sort of naturally maternal side,' whatever the heck that means. But I guess I just didn't really recognize the worries, the fears, the sense of responsibility that is so ever-present moving forward once you become a mom."
It is not so easy to have your world shifted in just some months and hold sole responsibility for a little kid who can not yet speak about what they need or how their needs change with time. Mandy shared, "I think as his needs really started to continue to change...I just felt this rush of like, 'I'm not good enough for him. I don't know how to be his mom. I know how to feed him, but beyond that, am I suited for this?'"
"I just felt so ineffective, and I would look at my husband who just seemed to have a supernatural ability to take care of Gus," admitted the actress. "Like, he could make him smile. He could make him laugh. He would get on the floor and roll around with him. And I just felt like whatever I did, it just wasn't right, and I couldn't get him to sleep, and it made me feel horrible." Yet the actress and her husband are doing an amazing job of bringing up the little guy who will surely grow up to be a gentleman.
"I know nothing, but I'm still here putting myself through the paces of just stopping and breathing through it." The actress continues to try for the best," She concluded, "Recognizing that I'm best when I trust my own instincts, remembering that everything is a phase."
Kate Hudson, another advocate for gender-less parenting said that having a daughter as a child "doesn’t really change my approach, but there’s definitely a difference.” The actress said, “I think you just raise your kids individually regardless — like a genderless. We still don’t know what she’s going to identify as.”
Similarly, Adele shared about her son, "I can’t wait to know who his best friends are going to be, who his girlfriend or his boyfriend is going to be, or what movies he likes." She added, "Whatever my kid wants to do or be, I will always support him no matter what."
Shiloh Jolie-Pitt evolved her style from tomboyish to feminine; Credits: SCMP
Angelina Jolie is another parent who famously allowed her daughter Shiloh to explore how she wanted to portray her identity. "She wants to be a boy," she told Vanity Fair. "So we had to cut her hair. She likes to wear boys’ everything." “You don’t know who your children are until they show you who they are," Jolie said during her interview on BBC Radio 4’s Women’s Hour. "They are just becoming whoever they want to be.”
