Charlize Theron on Parenting Teens & Adoption

0:00It's April 22nd. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is entertainment and celebrity news. Today, your AI-powered entertainment report. Charlize Theron hit up the New Heights podcast with Travis and Jason Kelsey dropping real talk on parenting her two adopted kids. She's got Jackson, now 14, adopted back in 2012, in August 11, who came home in 2015. The 50-year-old South African star guy, Candid, when Jason died to four little ones under six, asked for tips on raising teens. She laid it out straight, those hormonal teen years hit like a storm. Theron joked her house turns into a battlefield the second she walks in, with kids handing her attitude left and right. She warned Jason that around age 11, flipping on a light switch sparks total chaos, and you might end up circling the block just to breathe. Coming from an only child herself, sibling fights through her for a loop at first. Her strong will daughters go at it hard, loving fears but clashing like firecrackers, making her

1:02wonder if she'd end up in trouble. Turns out, that's just how sisters roll. Friends with big family set her straight, saying the rough patches are normal and build character. Theron was always a front about adoption being her plan A, no backups, sharing that vision even in past relationships. Parenting's universal chaos, but Theron's owning it with humor and heart, reminding us these battles forged tougher humans down the line.