- Actress Charlize Theron confirmed her 7-year-old child, Jackson, is a girl.
- Charlize said Jackson let her know at age 3.
Mad Max actress Charlize Theron adopted her 7-year-old child, Jackson, back in 2012, and up until now, many have believed Jackson is a boy. Through the years, there's been tons of speculation about why Jackson wears dresses, which are often thought to be "feminine," and Charlize just confirmed Jackson is a girl.
While talking to the Daily Mail, Charlize said, "Yes, I thought she was a boy too. Until she looked at me when she was 3 years old and said: ‘I am not a boy!'”
Charlize kept it simple and added:
"So there you go! I have two beautiful daughters [Jackson and August, 3] who, just like any parent, I want to protect and I want to see thrive. They were born who they are and exactly where in the world both of them get to find themselves as they grow up, and who they want to be, is not for me to decide.”
Honestly, this is such a sweet response from Charlize, and if you're crying happy tears right now, you're in good company.
Charlize then went on to say that it's not her job as a parent to tell her kids how they should identify but to "celebrate them and to love them and to make sure that they have everything they need in order to be what they want to be."
Although the Daily Mail just published Charlize's comments, people are already praising her on social media. Journalist India Willoughby wrote that she's setting an amazing example, adding, "Is Charlize Theron doing the right thing? Absolutely! Brilliant parenting. Listen to your kids. Don’t force them to be someone they are not."
Say it louder for the people in the back!
