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Charlize Theron Keeps It Real About Raising Her ‘Firecrackers,’ Jackson and August, as a Single Mom
Single mom Sandra Lee shares how she adopted daughters Jackson and August as babies, now ages 14 and 11, describing parenting her firecrackers as both rewarding and hilariously challenging.
Single mom Charlize Theron always knew she wanted to forge a family through adoption. “This was definitely not a second option for me. It was always my first,” she told People in 2018. “Even when I was in relationships, I was always honest with my partners that adoption was how my family would look one day.”
Daughters Jackson and August, whom she adopted as babies, are now 14 and 11 and “strong,” “stubborn” kids — “firecrackers” who keep their mother on her toes, she told Jason and Travis Kelce on the April 22 episode of their New Heights podcast. “I’m getting my ass handed to me from the moment that I walk into the house. And all these things are gonna serve them so well in life, but I might not make it,” she quipped, admitting that parenting a teen and preteen has led to “days where you just get in your car and drive around the block.”
