Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Shield Kids from Tabloid Rumors

In recent conversations with the media, Brad Pitt has shed some light on what it's like to be a father to a growing family while at the same time being one of the most famous people in the world - and being married to a woman who is perhaps even more famous. He explained that, at home, he and Angelina have blocked their names from being searched on their home computers. That means that the kids can't search Google or anywhere else to read tabloid rumors - and other stories - about their famous parents.

Of course, as the children get older - and Maddox is already 10 - they're going to have countless opportunities to do their own research, should they choose to do so. But at their current ages, it's hard to argue with the approach of simply avoiding those topics and conversations that might be impossible to adequately explain to children. As the children mature, they'll have a much better chance of grasping the complexity of their parents' relationship and their own unique places in the world.

At this point, it's highly unlikely that the children have any idea just how famous their parents are - or just how famous they themselves are - on a global scale. That's a concept that has proven impossible for even well-adjusted adults to grasp. When that sometimes-troubling reality is coupled with an entire media industry that exists to create salacious stories and rumors about famous people, it's completely understandable that so many celebrities struggle with their fame.

There is already an entire generation of Hollywood children who are likely going to be in the public spotlight for their entire lives, regardless of what they choose to do with themselves. From the Jolie-Pitt brood to Suri Cruise to the children of countless other celebrities, it's going to be very difficult to escape the fame and attention that they were born into.