Madonna says no dating for daughter Lourdes
by CBB correspondent Tara:
The woman who defined sex in the 90’s is now saying her daughter cannot date until she is at least 18 years old:
No boys for Lourdes until she’s 18 years old. She’s a good girl, though. She doesn’t have it easy. Late-night TV, junk food and mess are not tolerated in my house.
The material Mom also refers to herself as the disciplinarian in the household, explaining that she considers TV trash and if her daughter leaves clothes lying on the floor she gets rid of them:
My daughter has a problem picking things up in her room. So if you leave your clothes on the floor, they’re gone when you come home.
Source: MSNBC.com
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February 27th, 2007 at 5:09 am
I like the fact that she cares wellfor her kids, but to call tv trash while it made her such a huge star (bringing out dvd’s, videoclips etc) is beyond me. Madonna herself can’t live without tv publicity and yet forbits her daughter from watching it?
Is Madonna perhaps a bit scared that her old behaviour backfires on her with her kids?
How do other people feel about this?
February 27th, 2007 at 6:46 am
I don’t think her kids can’t watch tv, they have gone to movie premiers before. Some just recently if I recall. I think she just doesn’t allow them to have it all the time. Too many parents sit their kids in front of the tv instead of actually doing things with them. She sounds like a good mom.
February 27th, 2007 at 7:04 am
I can’t believe Madonna is against the medium that made her a star. I understand she wants best for her kids, but she went to an extreme and it will only be a matter of time before her daughter rebels. I mean, how can you keep a teenager away from boys?
February 27th, 2007 at 8:08 am
I, too, appreciate that she is concerned about limits for her children, but she has spent the better part of her adult life using the TV as a way to reach everyone else’s children with some very questionable content. She may have changed her mind when she had kids of her own, but she seems to have no problems with making her fortune off the TV, a fortune that puts her in a position to pay for nannies, activies, and so on that ensure her kids are kept busy enough to never watch TV.
We are all responsible for our own children’s viewing habits, but to get rich off of “trash” you created for 20+ years, then making sure to protect your own child from it is obnoxious.
February 27th, 2007 at 8:33 am
Control Freak much?
It must be nice to have so much money you can throw all your kid’s clothes away when they don’t pick up their room.
Madonna was posing for nude pictures at 18 & I’m sure Lourdes will find this out if she has access to the internet by that age.
February 27th, 2007 at 8:38 am
Madonna is very hypocritical. I mena everyone is a hypocrite in some shape of form. I’m sure her daughter has friends who watch tv and go on the internet so I’m sure Lourdes will know how her mom was back the day. I think Madonna has some regrets about her behavior early in her career b/c she probably thought she was never going to have kids. I know many people who are like Madonna, not to the extreme way she is acting.
February 27th, 2007 at 8:43 am
Well perhaps all she sees of TV are either the gossip shows, or things she thinks are rude & crude (South Park sometimes, etc.). Plus I think in Europe they let more nudity and foul language slip by on TV than they usually do in the US…but coming from Madonna that is interesting that she’s concerned about such things now in reference to her children.
Obviously she sees Lourdes getting closer to pueberty every day, and perhaps that scares her a bit. (Esp. when you read stories of girls 13 and under having babies sometimes.) I wouldn’t doubt Lourdes will find out about her mother’s past (esp. her 1991 ‘Sex’ book, videos, etc.) and yeah Madonna will have a lot of explaining to do, but it’s only healthy.
I highly doubt even Madonna’s efforts can totally prevent Lourdes from wanting or having a boyfriend when she’s 14, 15, or so, but they’ll have to deal with that whe it comes to it.
(All in all, I think Madonna is now somewhat regretting some of the things she did in the past and wants to prevent her kids from discovering them, and she doesn’t want to become “Grand-Madonna” any sooner than necessary. lol.)
February 27th, 2007 at 9:17 am
I think Madonna’s afraid that Lourdes and her brothers will see old film clips of their mother’s rather distasteful antics on TV.
February 27th, 2007 at 9:21 am
I agree Kim. I think its great to set firm rules for your children, but she’s a bit hypocritical to say that Lourdes can’t date till she’s 18 or can’t watch tv because its trash (not all tv is, thats why parents moniter it). I think Lourdes is going to start resenting her when she gets a bit older.
February 27th, 2007 at 11:19 am
Being strict is a good thing, but the way she speaks of her daughter…Mommie Dearest anyone? She sounds like she is channeling Joan Crawford minus the physical abuse and issues with wire hangers.
February 27th, 2007 at 11:48 am
I think Madonna is a wonderful mother =) They are all smart, unspoiled and well-mannered. I didn’t know how her offspring would turn out but so far so good! hehe =)
February 27th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Everyone changes once they have kids. I did a lot of things growing up that I certainly would like to prevent my child from doing. It’s not shame of my pasy cause I certainly won’t hide from it..but it’s a realization that those things were indeed stupid and if I can take away a lesson from those antics and teach my daughter a lesson with it..then I will. It’s not being a hypocrite..it’s called growing up and being an adult. It’s called being a parent. In this day and age when there are so many parents letting their kids just get away with things and do what they want..it’s nice to see a parent, especially a celebrity parent, taking charge and making rules and bounderies for their kids. Her kids are growing up well mannered so far so, I think she’s doing a good job.
February 27th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
Whoa! Madonna is strict. No boys or TV. I would not have survived in her home growing up.
February 27th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
TV is def. worse today then what it was back when she was first getting started so I can understand her concern. She has stated before that her kids get to watch movies but they don’t get to watch regular cable tv. And during the week, why should they?
I find it funny about the clothes. I too would probably have the same attitude. If I bought them, I have a right to do what I want with them. I personally wouldn’t throw my kids clothes away but if it was a fav. outfit I’d take it from them for awhile. However, Madonna’s rich, throwing clothes away for her is nothing!
February 27th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
I agree with Heather. Madonna’s not being hypocritical, she’s just grown up and become what sounds like a good mom. I have yet to meet a parent who doesn’t have higher expectations for their child’s behavior as a teen and young adult than they had for themselves. Also, I highly doubt she throws the clothes away. She’s simply teaching her daughter a lesson about picking up when clothes left on the floor disappears for awhile.
February 27th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
I get it – after she’s contaminated the minds of America’s youth, she wants better than that for her own kids.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
I feel sorry for Lourdes, and not for not being able to watch TV, but to have a mother so controlling that she can’t even have a date until she’s an adult. Part of the fun of being a teenager is falling in “love”. I totally think Madonna is hoping to correct her mistakes through her daughter, and it’s not fair to her. I wonder if she will be so tough on her son.
February 27th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
AlexP:
I find that remark rather rude… Madonna had a wild past – and? That means she can’t be a good mother? C’mon… She’s nearing 50 and wants to focus on raising good kids – move on, already!
February 28th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Well she said no dates tell 18 she did not say no boys could come over. I won’t allow my children to date tell 18 either. Yet they can bring a boy over to the house and we can take the boy as a family out ot the movies and a variety of other things. I don’t see a need to date either. Many people don’t let their children date for religious reasons. Many kids turn out just fine. To date means to go out with boy alone and that could set a child up for some bad things. However just because you don’t date does not mean you find healthy ways to meet boys and get to know them. I say good for her. I don’t think any mother would want their child to be like Madonna was in her younger years.