Ashton Kutcher Shares How 'Toxic Masculinity' Impacts His Parenting Style
justjared.comAshton Kutcher is opening up about parenthood. If you didn’t know, the 46-year-old No Strings Attached actor shares two kids, daughter Wyatt, 9, and son Dimitri, 7, with wife Mila Kunis.
In a new interview on the Thursday (Sept. 5) episode of the Throwbacks podcast, Ashton was asked how he feels about being a dad to a daughter. Keep reading to find out more…“I don’t know if it equates to being a girl dad or it equates to her being my first, but when I had my daughter, I had never been so in love in my entire life,” Ashton said. “And Mila and I talked about it a lot.
Like, I’ve never loved anyone this much. Ever.” Ashton went on to say that he parents his daughter and son “differently,” noting that there’s probably some “toxic masculinity” from his life that contributes to that. “My son, I’m always like, ‘Yeah, let’s go for it.’ Like yesterday, we’re popping wheelies on a bicycle in the driveway or it’s like, ‘See if you can jump down four stairs,’” Ashton recalled. “My daughter, I just want to protect her.” “When my son cries, I’m like, ‘All right, what did we learn?
Let’s move on.’ But when my daughter cries, my heart is out of my body and I can’t put it back in,” he added. However, Ashton said that he’s seen Mila, 41, treat their kids in a similar way. “But I also notice the same thing with my wife.
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