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Jennifer Aniston Better with Kids than Angelina Jolie

Poll shows mothers would rather have Jen babysit

By Elena Gorgan, Life & Style Editor

9th of May 2009, 11:04 GMT

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Mothers seem to believe Jennifer Aniston would do a better job with children than Angelina Jolie, a new survey indicates
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MSN named Angelina Jolie “the yummiest mummy ever” and her stable relationship with partner Brad Pitt has often commanded the praises of many magazine editors, but that’s not to say regular moms would trust her with their kids. As a new poll conducted by ParentDish reveals, mothers would rather Jennifer Aniston babysat their children than Angelina Jolie.

The survey was conducted on the occasion of Mother’s Day, and is now published on the aforementioned AOL parenting website. Over 10,000 mothers answered questions online and ranked celebrities’ parenting skills from what they had read in the media or had been told about them. Strangely enough, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt failed to come out on top, having been robbed the position by Ellen DeGeneres and her partner.

Ellen and Portia de Rossi, who are now happily married and reportedly considering adopting a child of their own, topped the survey, with 31 percent of the votes. In doing so, the two became the most trustworthy celebrity couple – or, at least, the couple with whom mothers would leave their children home alone with. Jennifer Aniston came in second with 22 percent, while Jolie and Pitt managed to gather only 18 percent of the votes. Even more strange is that television personality Oprah Winfrey only nabbed 9 percent of the votes, presumably because she’s perceived as too busy a businesswoman to be able to properly care for a child, it has been said.

While the poll in itself says nothing about Aniston or Jolie’s motherly skills (with plenty of emphasis on “nothing”), it can still be used as a means to understand the way the public perceives the two so-called rivals, several celebrity magazines are pointing out. Women tend to see Aniston as a better mother, because she has that homely air about her, which could easily make one think that she would happily give everything up to stay at home and care for the kids.

Oppositely, Angelina is perceived as more risk-loving and less stable, despite the fact that she has no less than six children with Pitt, while Aniston is not even pregnant. 

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Comment #1 by: Mary on 10 May 2009, 13:52 GMT reply to this comment

Personally, don't see Angelina being stable. Yes, she has children: doesn't stay at home with them after birth/adoption for even 6 months, sells their photos, uses the (children) for publicity purposes, doesn't dress the children nice or do the little girls hair. While she herself, Angelina, wears the best. Just a few reasons.


Comment #2 by: Sara on 10 May 2009, 16:17 GMT reply to this comment

Just goes to show what kind of world we live in - when Lesbians are voted as ideal babysitters for our children. I would NEVER allow my children. And then, to pick Jennifer Aniston who has never had children. She may be good with a dog, but that is much different than taking care of a child. Even though, my dog is treated like a baby and I would do anything for her, there are different priorities with children and their needs!


Comment #3 by: Becks on 10 May 2009, 18:23 GMT reply to this comment

I can only guess that the problem is the Angie has a short attention span when it comes to looking after 1 child. She is always looking at other children to adopt and forgets all about the ones she already have. She fails to love them and give them the attention they need. She would be a better mother if she finally said enough to adopting and seeing what is right in front of her. Rather than adopt more, why not biuld an orphanage thus giving more children an apportunity at having a future. provide all those kids with a roof, food and education. In that manner, she will be reaching out for more children.


Comment #4 by: sarry on 11 May 2009, 06:35 GMT reply to this comment

Its hard to tell whether Jennifer is a better mom than Angelina. First of all you must expose yourself to kids a lot or have your own kids first and then you have to actually do the hard job of being a mother before people can judge.


Comment #5 by: Jean on 17 May 2009, 12:23 GMT reply to this comment

I'm surprised Jolie even made it on this poll at all. A good mother realizes that her children need their mother's love, attention and support, not that of a nanny. Anyone with enough money can buy a personal 24 hour babysitter. It takes a real mother to put her children above herself. I think Jolie is more interested in being an actress than a mother and uses the children and pregnancies for publicity, not to to keep Brad coming back out of a sense of duty and responsibility to the children, rather than love for her.


Comment #6 by: Casey on 03 Jun 2009, 06:57 GMT reply to this comment

This is the epitome of just how little brain we use and much people operates on a sterotypical basis-the seemingly innocent and golden (fake) look means her heart is pure and good. As if we would know just how loving and kind someone by their outward appearances.

Also, most women & men works a full time job and have nowhere the resources Jolie has, are they unfit parents? Millions have to send their kids to daycare, not ideal by any means, but are they lacking in "mother's love, attention & support...."

If you're going to judge someone, do it with some logic, not ugliness & stupidity.


Comment #7 by: Syl on 09 Sep 2009, 08:56 GMT reply to this comment

Yeah right! Jen is so great with kids, just look how she acts around... erm... erm... OOOPS! She doesn´t have any! Stop this BS! And by the way... what´s worse: to break up a marriage? or... to break up a family with 6 kids? Phew, so tough to make up one´s mind right?

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