I do not suffer from Autism, but I do suffer from the way you treat me.
Brad PittRead
Having children takes the focus off yourself, which I'm really grateful for. I'm so tired of thinking about myself. I'm sick of myself. You feel you want to be there and not miss out on anything. It's a true joy and a very profound love. You can write a book, you can make a movie, you can paint a painting, but having kids is the most extraordinary thing I've ever taken on.
Interpretation
Having children shifts your focus from self-centered thoughts to nurturing and loving others.
In this quote, Brad Pitt expresses the profound and transformative experience of parenthood. He emphasizes how having children redirects one's attention away from self-absorption and fosters a deep, joyful love that surpasses other creative endeavors. This sentiment highlights the extraordinary bond and fulfillment found in the responsibilities and experiences of raising children, which he regards as the most significant undertaking of his life.
In practice
A friend is sharing their experience of becoming a parent during a get-together.
I do not suffer from Autism, but I do suffer from the way you treat me.
I was so intent on trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but I wasn't living an interesting life myself.
If I'm gonna spend however long it takes to make a movie, give up 14 hours a day for however many weeks or months, then it's very important for me to know that I'm working with people who I respect and enjoy and that we're going for something together.
It might be a very human thing across the board, but we, in America, love a story - we need a story to get involved in. But then everything becomes more about how the story protects a certain perception as we pick sides.
There's a constant chatter in our house, whether it's giggling or screaming or crying or banging. I love it. I love it. I love it. I hate it when they're gone. I hate it. Maybe it's nice to be in a hotel room for a day - 'Oh, nice, I can finally read a paper.' But then, by the next day, I miss that cacophony, all that life.
Equality, absolutely, that's what defines us. It's what makes us great. If it doesn't sit well with your religion, let your God sort it out in the end, but that's us. We're equal
I think adoption is a blessing all around when it's done right.
I think our family is like a lot of families. We had no vocabulary for mental illness
The greatest gift a parent can give a child is unconditional love. As a child wanders and strays, finding his bearings, he needs a sense of absolute love from a parent. There's nothing wrong with tough love, as long as the love is unconditional.
Whenever I feel like I'm getting too far away from where I need to be, I think about my sons and the legacy I have to leave for them - and it always brings me back to reality.
My professional and personal roots in Alabama are deep and lasting.
I felt like I needed to come to terms with the decision I'd made to let go of my family. What do you do when you want to be loyal to your family but you feel that loyalty to them is in conflict somehow with loyalty to yourself?
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