Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Angelina Jolie Gives Pax A New Moniker

If you adopt a child as your own, you want it to be as authentic as possible. For Angelina Jolie that includes a name change for her Vietnamese adoptee. With Brad Pitt a part of the picture, Jolie is seeking to change Pax’s last name to Jolie-Pitt according to a Santa Monica Court.

Being that Jolie and Pitt are not officially married, it was difficult for them to adopt the child, given that Vietnamese law frowns on unwed couples’ adoption. That being so, Angelina was the sole adopter of Pax. But now that they’re back Stateside, she has applied to have Brad’s surname added too – much the same as with her other two adopted children, Maddox and Zahara.

Pax sure has been through a lot lately. Coming from a drug-addicted mother, and being neglected for most of his life prior to Jolie’s intervention, he has proven to be resilient. But now, he has to add Brad Pitt’s name to his own. It’s gotta be stressful for a guy to try to fill the shoes that a name like that commands.

As we watch the Jolie-Pitt’s blossom into a big, beautiful, diverse family, it’s important to consider what we can do to better the lives of those around us. In other words, can I change my last name to Pitt, too? Please?!