They don't call her mom? That really tells you something. She can't stand to be without her man but she can leave her kids behind? I wouldn't be telling anybody if my kid refused to call me mom!

I don't really see the kids with Nicole and wonder why they don't call her mom. Betcha they call Tom dad.

Well, we women close to 40 or already 40 get a different prospective on life. Especially the ones who were single for a long time during our 30s. We start to put in more quality time into our relationship because we realize how short life is. Seems like Nicole is going through the same thing. Good for her, but I agree with you Maizy "I wouldn't be telling anybody if my kid refused to call me mom!" ...poor thing.
I hope they are not calling Katie (pardon me Kate) "mom".

Why is it so different for moms? How come no one is telling Tom to sit his butt home and watch the kids? She is entitled to her life as well. Kids are tricky, just because you take care of them doesn't mean they won't turn on you. Nicole needs a new experience and a fresh change of pace. I say go for it. Remember when your kids grow up and leave home, if you haven't made a place for yourself you are standing alone. Everyone deserves love and companionship. Give her a break.

It appears that Tom and Kate spend more time with the children anyway. And speaking as a mother with grown children, there has never been a time when I have put anything above my children. Even when they grew up and left home. The thing is Connor and Isabel have not grown up and left home, they are at a critical time in their lives where both Mom and Dad should be around more. If Nicoles children don't call her Mom or Mother that should tell her something...it tells me that they don't look at her as their mother. If my children called me by my first name I would do more than tell them off about it too. That's just my opinion.

Thank you Traci. Some people put themselves first and not their children and it's painfully obvious Nicole did just that. The only time kids don't call their mother, mom, is when they weren't a mother to them. I hear she wants a bio child with her hubby Keith. What a great way to finally push her adopted kids out of the picture for good. Poor kids.

So what else is new in la la land ???

“My kids don’t call me mommy, they don’t even call me mom. They call me Nicole, which I hate and tell them off for it."

She really said that? I find it hard to believe that's not made up.

The kids won Megabucks when the Cruise family adopted them. They will never have to struggle to make ends meet! So what if they have to put up with a crazy dad, absent mother and weird Scientology..it's a small price to pay from being saved from poverty and abandonment.

That quote is taken way out of context. It's not even correct. Why don't you listen and watch the interview for yourself and hear what she really says: http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=24657&iframe=roo&channel=GMTV%20Highlights

I don't think your link to Perez Hilton is your most reputable resource.

Money dosent mean you still won't or don't feel abandonded... Kids are brats all kids they go through stages in there lives when they think they know it all but they really don't if they are so unhappy with Nicole why don't they go with Tom?

maggietalk, the kids are with Tom.

I remember reading somewhere that the reason the children don't really have a relationship with Nicole is because of Scientology. Their belief is that time and relationships with non-Scientologists should be extremely limited, if you have relationships with them at all. Tom put the children in a Scientologist school at an early age and there you have it. My sister's ex husband is a Muslim and if he could keep my niece away from her he would. Muslims also don't believe in associating with non-Muslims. I feel sorry for Nicole. Her children will probably never be close to her and she knows it. We don't know what kind of a raw custody deal she got or for what reason. But I will tell you that from what I've seen it's very easy these days for a mother to get a bad deal in court for no reason.

prettiinpink, your statement about Muslims not associating with non Muslims is incorrect. My father is a devout Muslim and they do associate with non Muslims. Perhaps your brother in law is just an ass and like terrorist, twist the religion to suit their own personal agenda. I grew up in a home where my father is Muslim and my mother Christian, maybe this is not the norm, but it worked for me and my siblings. We were given the opportunity to learn, appreciate, and respect other religions and their beliefs. Please do not group Scientology with religion, they have their points of view and refuse to accept any other way as right but their own. Nicole is selfish. When you have children, nothing should stand in the way of being a mother to them.

Nadine,
It's sad that you think having 'megabucks' makes up for not having a loving, nurturing family. My guess is though that Tom is present in their lives more. He, like Brad, has always been into kids.

So, why isn't anyone yelling because the're not with Tom? What makes him so special that they can't also live with their dad, just because he has another kind and Nicole doesn't? Or is it because you actually LIKE Tom more than Nicole? Kids, especially teenagers, like to push the boundaries, so what's the big deal (really) about them calling her by her first name? They know it gets to her- mission accomplished. People saying silly things like this make ME mad, so I guess we're even.

2sidedcoin, they are with Tom. Actually they have been with Tom since the seperation and divorce. It appears that Nicole turned her back on her kids in favor of Keith and is using Scientology as an excuse.

I'd be willing to bet that crappy excuse for a woman up there (ELLE!!!) ran out on her kids. SELFISH SELFISH SELFISH

I can not believe how many selfish women are out there. Kids are not just things you get and get rid of when you get tired of them. Kids are a LIFETIME commitment, which means until they grow up and sometimes even longer, especially for a mother. Sure a father should stick around too, no one denied that, but a mother SHOULD have a special bond with her children. Now these poor kids are probably wondering what they did wrong, or hopefully they're old enough to understand "mom" is just a selfish rich bitch who only cares about herself and her man. I can't believe a man would even want a woman who would turn her back on her own children. She's pathetic, as are all of you who are defending her actions as if they're understandable.

Wow! I didn't know you guys spent so much time with her to let us in on her life and how things REALLY are.

I do not call my mother mom either, but that does not make her any less my mother. Even when I ws little I would call her by her name. It is just easier than calling her mom and every women in the place looks at you. Also, Nicole needs to tell her kids that even as teens she is still their mother and if she is going to live in Nashville then the kids need to live in Nashville, they don't get to decide until they are grown ups. They might not like her but if they have a problem as see her as their mother than maybe that will make them see she may not be there all the time but what she says matters because of that little fact. Anyway, I think she just needs to find a happy in the middle place; not to much a mom but not complete gone either.

they cant live with her... tom has custody and they live with him.

What could be easier and more respectful than calling your mother Mom, Mommy or Mother? In my experience as a child advocate, of the hundreds of children that I have worked with, the ones that called their mother by her first name either did not know her to be "Mom" or they did not respect her.

i wonder y i never see them with her so she should BE mad at herself thats her problem and who cares ne way??wow just because she is a celeb? this world has gone to hell.she is a normal lady with serious issues at that.god her ex hubby left her for a young whore so come one people.

I gave up my entire life for my son. His father walked out on us when he was just 2 years old, and I thought being a good mom meant putting him first, always. I worked hard to give him a good, loving home and now I'm alone. He moved to another state to keep his new wife happy (she wanted to live closer to her mother).

My point is this - there are no guarantees in parenting, just as there are no guarantees in marriage. You can do your very best and still get it thrown back in your face.

Teenagers, in particular, can be cruel, selfish and self-centered. They also (as was mentioned above) will sometimes do ANYTHING to get a rise out of their parents. It doesn't mean the parent deserved it.

Although I respect both Tom and Nicole for keeping most of the "dirty laundry" of their divorce private, it's pretty clear that there was a lot of animosity. Kids know.

it may seem like katie and tom spend more time with the kids, but it's probably just because they make a point to be photographed with them.. i still think nicole is the better person and parent.. at least she seems to be sincere in what she says and does, unlike tom, who is a skank...

The kids live with Tom so is it any wonder they would be taught by the cult not to call her mom? as she doesn't share the wacky Xenu space alien crashing DC-10's into volcano belief. Just recently Nichole did say in an interview that YES they are being raised as Scientologists. By not calling her "mom" its a way to let her know who is really in control of her children.. the sick SOB's

You know I LOVE to make ASSumptions without knowing all the facts even if Tom does have custody of the children!!!!

Who cares if she would rather be with her man than with them. They are not her bio children. Maybe she just lost interest. Give the kids a few million and tell them to hit the road.

what do you mean give her a break? when SHE AND TOM ADOPTED those children they made a commitment to them. to raise them not just turn on them because she has a new person in her life. yes she would be alone when she got older but hello. what the hell kind of mother are you if you just turn your friggin back on your kids????? i hope none of you have children. i guess there are a bunch of cougars on here.

If you watched the clip someone posted she is saying they don't call her "mummy'. The interviewer said something like "Do they say to you 'Mummy...'" Of course they don't call her mummy or mommy. US teenagers rarely call their parents Mommy. I called my mom, Mom, Mother, or Sheri (her name) in public as a teenager and still do. Haven't called her Mommy since I probably 4 years old.

Also, I agree, about a previous poster who said that Tom & Katie like to have their pictures taken showing them with the kids. But I must say, being a Nashvillian, and following the Keith & Nicole relationship (I work in "the biz" here), I've often wondered how often she sees them. I do think she is the more sane person out of her & Tom.

i cant believe that her adopted kids wont even try to call her mom.. just because shes never there..

...I Wonder WHY??...

Children take a lot of work to create that awesome bond you get with them when you put in the time. Being a phone in parent doesn't make you a mom or a dad. Children get your number after a while, what does she expect.

I also remember reading that it had something to do with Scientology telling them not to call their non Scientologist mother MOM.

Also perhaps Nicole isnt the kind that will flaunt her time with the kids for the cameras like TOM, who when SURI was born was hardly photographed with the adopted kids at all compared to before SURI.

I think the kids could quite possibly be spoiled Hollywood brats who dont appreciate nor repect their mother who adpoted them and gave them a better life than the orphanage.

No matter what, if she tells them to call her MOM and they continue to call her NICOLE, that is just plain bratty, no matter what.

Go see the full interview at

http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=24657&iframe=roo&channel=GMTV%20Highlights

The quote is so taken out of context.. nothing bad at all, the kids do call her MOM - she said they dont call her Mummy, they call her MOM, and sometimes joikingly Nicole, and she tells them HEY.

Not at all like it is made out in this blog. SHAME ON THE BLOG AUTHOR HERE FOR LYING! WHAT A TYPICAL PAP YOU TURNED OUT TO BE. LIAR LIAR LIAR YOU MUST BE JEALOUS OF NICOLE YOU OLD FART TO TRY TO MAKE HER LOOK BAD.

HOW DESPERATE THESE DAILY BLABBER COLUMNISTS MUST BE. WHAT A LOSER.

okay, most parents have a joking relationship w/ their kids. I don't think it's right to exploit Nicole like this and make her sound like a bad mom! find out your whole story first. Don't write what yo think people want to hear. write the truth and if they don't like it to bad. Don't feed them crap just to get ratings! jerry, you are so right!

I have to wonder how much Tom controls the time Nicole gets with her children. She is not a scientologist and Tom likes to keep his family surrounded by the people he hand picks to influence them. Could be Nicole is not given free access to her children. She has always been a class act and not spoken about her break up with Tom. Things may be going on that she just doesn't discuss.

Parents are just overgrown children untill their kids drag them kicking and screaming into adulthood!

umm.. I love my mother to pieces.. we're close as can be.. but I rarely call her mom.. and she's okay with that..

theory...tc had something really big over nicole and she gave up full custody. She probably never really took care of them anyway...can you imagine giving up your kids for a man?

I personally can't stand Tom Cruise. He's an arrogant, psycho, control freak who is led by this creepy cult of Scientology and it seems to have gone to his pointed little head. I'll bet he does not allow the children to see their mother very often and he probably bad-mouths her to them to make himself look better. I think he's controlling all of them -- the kids, Katie, and Nicole. I can't wait til one of them writes a real tell-all book!!! Somebody needs to speak the truth about that little rat bastard.

I agree with DAFTOPTMST, children could learn something from the parents and the other way around, children teach adult about life too. Give and take, round and round process that often,we learn from our pain.

This disgusting Tom is lunatic but powerful and being protected by the cult who made him belive that he himself is a messiah, so spread the cult because he's famous. Nicole quoted that she can't talk and hopes someday truth will be written. If she talk, her children will be totally out of her sight. She had no choice. The children are already manipulated.

For some perfectionists on the blog, sorry for misspelled word above. I noticed it but too late. Don't take it against me.
ha-ha-ha! hi-hi-hi! ho-ho-ho!

If she had some boobs, maybe she'd look like a mom.

Hey if I we're with Keith Urban, I'd leave the kids at home also!! Too late to change the "mom" calling anyways. Besides, when the kids need money, they will call her anything she wishes at that time, I'm sure.

pretty in pink ...
Your comment about Muslims is utterly wrong. Islam doesn't restrict you from associating with members of other religion. I can say this because I am a Muslim. And I guess there is no doubt that your sister married a pathetic man, who is making up a lame excuse just to get custody of the kid. Because just think, if he really thinks Muslims don't associate with non-Muslims then why did he marry your sister in the first place.
It just goes to show how ignorant we people are about other religions. And the prejudice is ripe from all sides.

Do-Gooder:
When my sister married him she was a Muslim. She fell in with those people in college and got all caught up in that lifestyle........very much against our family's wishes. Fortunately, she came to her senses. Unfortunately, it was too late. He is, indeed, a pathetic man but I've heard from plenty of other women with this same story. I've met a few Muslims, even went to college with some, and they've always told me that you're really not supposed to associate with non-Muslims. I went to college with a convert that didn't even keep in touch with her family because they weren't Muslim. I'm not trying to offend any Muslims. This is just my understanding based on what every Muslim I've met has told me. They don't all adhere to the policy but they believe in it.

I Think Nicole is a great person. I dont know why people like bad gossip. I have to give Nicole credict for being strong. If you read her biography. She wanted to stayed with Tom Cruise until the age 80. But Tom is selfish, I think he hit midlife crisis and want a younger wife. Im happy Nicole found someone better. Tomkat is cheasy, all they care about is media attention to make thme more famous. He quoted in Vanity Fair he always wanted to be a father, since suri is born. So what he was never as proud to be a father to his adopted kids? I for those two adopted kids. I think Nicole is much better parent. She stayed away from the media. Not Like Tomkat showing off their life. He only photographs with his adopted kids a few times. Im sure he is a nice person but he just like attention too much and I dont think he likes bad pres. Look at katie holmes wasnt she engage to her ex, all of a sudden she is with Tom Cruise show how deperate she, cause of fame and Money. Poor Chris Clein. At least he kept quiet.

Would someone tell me why some seem to be so wrapped up in these shallow "people"-What is the fascination with the "couch jumper" anyway? IMHO way too much publicity is given to these people-stick to the important news & real life-not "reel" life-& get a life of your own.

After her marriage ended with Tom. Nicole couldn't see her children as much but made a statement how she wanted to see her children and their certain terms. Nicole added she couldn't talk about it. This was one of the first interveiw after her split with Tom.