in a furious manner Charlize Theron, known for her role in the series, stated she wouldn’t support a black transgender child, even into adulthood. The actress also mentioned to her children that they should “start preparing” for jobs, like working at Starbucks.
“Every time I visit Starbucks, I think, ‘Look at them. Do you notice how friendly they are? We should start getting ready for that at 6 a.m. every morning,’” Theron said, sharing a light-hearted moment during her conversation with Jake Shane on a recent episode of the Therapas Podcast.
She was answering Shane’s question about whether she needed to be concerned about her adopted kids, August (11) and Jackson (14), finding summer jobs as they approached their teenage years.
Though Jackson is biologically male, Theron describes her children as her “daughters,” stressing that they need to make significant purchases like their first car.
“First off, your first vehicle is going to be a Datsun—because you’ll probably get into some accidents,” she quipped, referencing the learning curve of new drivers. “We’re likely to mess it up somehow, so let’s not start with a good car.”
“We need to gather some experience, and that’s how we’ll learn,” she added.
The star reflected on her children’s future, saying, “It’s still too soon to know where they’ll land.”
“They just need to find a job that pays, because I really don’t want to support them forever,” said Theron.
This isn’t the first instance where Theron has shared her parenting philosophy on a podcast.
In a prior interview with host Alex Cooper, she revealed, “I didn’t have the capacity for a healthy romantic relationship,” acknowledging this was something she had to confront when she chose to become a parent.
She explained the advantages of raising her kids alone, suggesting that being a single mom allows her not to depend on a man.
“With women, there’s often this narrative that something must be wrong if they can’t keep a man,” Theron remarked. “But it’s rarely considered that she might be simply living her truth.”
“When I look at my kids, I think, ‘Do you realize how incredible it is to live authentically and to experience motherhood in your own way?’” she added.
Theron also recognized the common critique: “I know the next thing that comes up is, ‘That’s not fair to your kids.’”
“Honestly, that’s their story to tell,” she continued. “I can’t dictate that. All I know is this is the best way I understand how to be a mother. They will write their own narratives, and I’ll respect that.”
“What I can say is that this was the only approach I felt I could take,” Theron concluded. “And I genuinely love every moment of it. I treasure that I don’t have to share this journey with anyone. I love not having to defer to a man about everything.”
