Kate Hudsonis setting the record straight about what she meant in sayingshe takes a “genderless”approach when it comes to parenting.
Ten days after herAOLinterview — in which she spoke about parenting daughterRani Rose, 3 months, plus sonsBingham Hawn, 7½, andRyder Russell, 15 — was published, the 39-year-old actress took to Instagram with a message to clear up any confusion.
“Recently someone asked me something along the lines of, if having and raising a girl is different from boys,” Hudsonbegan in her note. “My response was simple. Not really. The whole click bait tactic of saying I’m raising my daughter to be ‘genderless’ is silly and frankly doesn’t even make sense.”
The star originally told AOL in her interview, “[Having a daughter] doesn’t really change my approach, but there’s definitely a difference,” she shared with the outlet. “I think you just raise your kids individually regardless —like a genderless [approach]. We still don’t know what she’s going to identify as.”
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Hudson explained that she understands some may “want to take the headline earnestly as if I have some new agemethod of raising my kids andI really do hate disappointing people but, I don’t.”
“I just try to raise my kids to be good people with the best tools to face this big crazy world,” theHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Daysstar added.
No matter how her kids identify, Hudson — who shares Rani with boyfriendDanny Fujikawa, Bing with ex Matthew Bellamy and Ryder with ex Chris Robinson — wants them to know that she loves and supports them.
“If they grow up and identify with something different than what others want to identify them as … Mama’s cool with it!” she wrote. “I keep it simple cause we all knowraising kids is anything but!”
“Happy Monday,” the actress ended her note, adding a red heart emoji and signing off with, “Much love, Kate.”
source: people.com
