I'm sure I should be the bigger, more secure person, but if another woman said that about my child, I believe I'd feel very, very angry and insulted. You don't get to lay claim to someone else's child like that. She could easily have just said she loves that little boy and that they are all co-parenting him without saying what comes off as "Yeah, sure, someone else carried him and is raising him, and I hope he likes her alright, but he's mine." It's great for a step-mom to love her step-child. That's much better for the little guy than if she hated and resented him - but I don't know any mother, myself included, who would be alright with ANYONE else talking like this about their own little one.

Um, yes. I'd become a bit "mama bear"ish.

depends on if i liked the woman or not
if i didnt' like her, i'd be very mama bear-ish
but if i did like her, then i'd appreciate her love and care for my child
in this case, i can only assume that bridget moynahan does not like gisele, so i could see this comment offending her

PS: that child is absolutely adorable

When I first read this comments I was offended for Bridget Moynahan! I get what Gisele is trying to say but she totally discounted BM as his mother. She needs to be a bit more respectful.

I thought that Gisele was being respectful. And I think it is great that he has two woman who love him and treat him well, lucky guy. It doesn't seem she is trying to over shadow his mother.

What cutie pie this little guy is. In his little man outfit. So cute.

If I were Bridget, the sh*t would have hit the fan.

I think Gisele means well by the comment, but it would upset me greatly. My little one is MINE, and while I'd love it if someone else loved her so much, I'd still feel like she were encroaching upon my territory. I think Gisele, not having born nor adopted a child of her own yet, just doesn't quite understand this mindset yet. I think she'll look back on this comment after having a child of her own one day and think to herself "oooohhhh...I looked like I was trying to take over, didn't I? Whoops."

I understand what Gisele was trying to say, that she loves him as though he were her own but it didn't really come out properly....I'd probably be a little offended if someone said that.

As hippiecowgirl said, my inner mommy bear would roar and be very enraged. It is nice she treats my child kindly, but claiming him as her own? Hell no. Back away from my baby!

I agree with most of the posters here - especially the first Anonymous post. I think Gisele meant well and I can appreciate that but I think that because she can't fully understand/appreciate what it is to be a mother, she probably doesn't realize that this could be hurtful and/or threatening to Bridget. But I also agree with skigurl that for me, it would depend on my relationship with the woman/stepmother. However, at the end of the day, I would really just want people in my children's lives who loved them as much as they deserved to be loved.
And as other's have said, little John is absolutely adorable! What a cutie!

i would be glad that the woman taking care of the baby when i'm not around is giving him as much love as i'd be. it's worst to have a step-mom that resents the child and gives her own preferential treatment.

my BONUSmom gets along great with my mother, and when there are introductions to be made, she introduces my mom as the mother of her (BM) kids. My mom smiles and loves it! She says you can say whatever you want about my children but don't say anything bad about their bonus/step mom.

I would hope that a stepparent could learn to love my child, teach them things, but he/she isn't "theirs" 100 %, and if they said that I would feel very strange.

As a grown woman, I once had my new stepmother introduce me to her guests at her house as "this is my daughter" and I told her later on that I respect her, but I am not her daughter, please say stepdaughter or better yet "gary's daughter" Claiming me as hers, completely disrespects my real mother.

i would be hope she was sincere and be thankful. i would want the woman married to the father of my children to love them like this. i think the issue for me would be if she actually followed through with the words. loving the child like it's her own means making sacrifices for the child even when it costs you something. so when they have a birthday party for the child (don't see his name here) they need to invite, and fully include bridget AS HIS MOTHER. same with holidays, so that means bridget is part of christmas morning, even when it's tom's year, because a kid wants their mom to share the joy. it's easy to make comments like this, hard to follow through.

demi and bruce and ashton seem to do this pretty well, everyone is included in the moments that will be important to the children. as weird as i think demi and ashton are, i give them that. kids need to feel like they have a support team, no like they have to choose.

I am just wondering how much more of Bridget's life Gisele is going to try to take over! She stole her man, and now apparently believes she is closer to her step-son than his OWN MOTHER! The nerve! If I were Bridget, Gisele and I would be having a conversation.

I think she meant well too, and its great they all get along. I think she should have just said I love him very much, he is my husband's son, but to say she feels like its her child from the beginning is a bit much. It would cause me to be defensive.

I think Gisele meant well with this comment and as a mom, I would much prefer to have my children surrounded by loving family members and extended family members than those that don't treat them well. It's also clear in the pictures that John likes his stepmother. If he's happy, nothing else really matters.

Anonymous - Tom Brady & Bridget broke up before he met Gisele. Nobody did any stealing.

Stop being so dramatic.

I'm actually living this situation right now. For the first two years it was really hard. I felt hurt and disrespected at every turn. She even tried to out do me in my mom jobs (who prepares valentines cards in the beginning of January?). I went mama bear and it just got worse. Finally I just got to the point where I needed to pick my battles. She adores my son, would I want that to be different? No. I know women who despise their step children and it is always so sad. If I have to share my child, I would much rather it be with another loving home that I trust. Not everyone has that comfort when their child isn't under their roof.

When I was married to my first husband, I had 3 stepsons. And we had primary custody, their mother had visitation. I absolutely loved those boys like they were my own children. I completely understand where Giselle is coming from on this.

My boyfriend of 2 years has a little girl. Although his relationship with his ex is strained at best, they are both wonderful parents. His ex is a fantastic mom and I never, ever want her to feel as if I am trying to step in on that roll. I had so much anxiety over this in the earlier stages of our relationship that I would have constant dreams about his daughter and her mom. While I understand what Gisele is trying to express, I don't think the wording of her sentiments is appropriate. I hope to marry my bf and be family to his daughter, but I understand that I am not her mom. I think it would be disrespectful for me to ever try and take that role. I have my own unique relationship with the little one and that's good enough for me!

I think Gisele's comments came from a place of love. Why is it wrong for a person other than one's biological parent to express and show genuine unconditional love for a child? I personally find her thoughts refreshing.

I'm sure Gisele meant well, but it came out very, very wrong. I would be p*ssed if I was Bridget...it certainly doesn't help that Tom was cheating on Bridget with Gisele while she was pregnant...

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You should read entertainment news more often. PinkUnicorn obviously read the news. Whether or not I am being dramatic is neither here nor there. Tom Brady couldn't pull himself apart from Gisele or football long enough to even attend the birth of his child. It seems to me, as a mother, that Bridget should be getting some credit here for not freaking out and acting out. Gisele has in fact taken the life Bridget was (I'm sure) thinking she was going to have. For Gisele to only give Bridget this much respect: "I understand that he has a mom, and I respect that, but to me it’s not like because somebody else delivered him, that’s not my child...I already feel like he’s my son, from the first day" is incredibly wrong and wildly inappropriate.

How would you feel if someone you loved got you pregnant then left you for a younger woman who then decided your child was in fact hers as well???

gisele is saying this as a woman who has never been pregnant of had children. she is naive, and overly bold in saying the things she did, especially knowing the world could read this and bridget would see or hear this through the grapevine. i understand what she was trying to express, but as a mother i would still be very offended and hurt if someone was as possessive as this toward my child.

That exact comment would have brought fire to my eyes!
"it’s not like because somebody else delivered him, that’s not my child" ---> WOW!!! That's exactly what it means!

After 9 months of carrying a child, giving birth to, and raising that child, no one else could come even slightly close to being it's mother! That love can't be matched! I'm sure that Gisele meant nothing but the best but if she ever has a child of her own she'll understand how hurtful and unsettling a comment like that could be!

Doesn't anyone else think the way she expressed herself could be a language problem? I know she speaks English well but it's not like it's her first language.

I'd prefer to think the sentiment she expressed came from a pure place in her heart and Bridget would appreciate that Giselle cares so deeply for her son.

I relate to Gisele's comments in that I am a step-parent myself. I love my husbands daughter dearly and treat her as my own but I try my best to ensure that it doesn't appear that I am trying to take her mom's place. John is very lucky to have a loving mom and step-mom who both are looking out for his best interests.

On the other hand, I believe that Gisele should have chosen her words more carefully and should have credited Bridget as John's birth mom. I'm sure Gisele meant well but I wouldn't blame Bridget if Gisele's comments cause tension between the two of them.

I agree that Gisele only meant well. She also might have chosen the worst way to describe how she really feels b/c she IS brazilian & has somewhat of a language barrier, and sometimes it's hard for people from another country to explain things the way others would understand w/o offending them.

My mom was like that.

What a nut job! I have a step daughter and one of my own. What's mine is mine and what's the ex wife's is hers. let's not get greedy here!

WILDLY inappropriate. I'm a mom who struggled for years with no help from deadbeat dad, and then was forced to watch as his new girlfriend swooped in with an attitude very similar to Gisele's. If I were that child's mother I would be furious.

Personally, I do not believe she meant any harm or ill will towards the birth mother. Gisele seems to love that boy a great deal and was simply expressing that.

I think ppl are making a big issue about this. I don't think she meant it the way everyone is putting it. She is simply saying that "i'm not a bad stepmother", that's all.
I think it was very sweet of her to say that she loves him like her own. But that doesn't mean that she wants to take over the mothers role. Kids are smart, they know their parents.

Mothers are naturally territorial, which is fine, but you can't have you cake and eat it too. You must love and treat my child like he is your own but you can never ever express that love publicly!

You have to do what is best for your child even if it means putting your jealousy aside. My cousin is very good friends with the birth mother of her children. Her step-children call her mom and are cared for as if they are her children. In my case my step-daughters mother is a bit territorial so I make sure not to step on her toes.

This issue is tricky. On the one hand, you don't want someone being a wicked stepmother to your child at all. But on the other hand, you don't want them taking over YOUR place in YOUR child's life. But there are few cases it okay for a stepmother to take the place of the mother. Take my mom and my stepmom, my mom abandoned on me when I was just 1-years-old. I'm more closer to my stepmom then I'll ever be to my mom. But that clearly isn't the case in this family. I think that Gisele really loves Bridget and John's son and isn't trying to be mean or anything at all, but I think she does need to take a couple of steps back for the sake of respecting Bridget.

As a mother of a child that has a father that is outside the home... My ex has had many on again, off again girlfriends. He has been with the current one for about a year now. I really like her, and my son really likes her, he goes and stays with her when his dad is out of town even. She was very mature when they got together, and told me to tell her if ANY little thing she did offended me. I have a very good relationship with her, better than mine with his fathers... She is pregnant now and comes to me for advice and with her worries. I wish that I could see other endings turn out like this... I really like her, and would not be offended if she said something like this... I would NOT like it if my son called her "Mom" though, or if she treated my son like crap, or disrespected me. I am happy my son likes his step mom, and I am glad we get along so well.

WELL WHAT IF THE BIOLOGICAL MOTHER IS NOT IN THE PICTURE? THIS IS THE SITUAATION THAT I AM IN. I HAVE 2 STEP CHILDREN THAT I LOVE DEARLY... MY HUSBAND WAS A SINGLE FATHER WHEN I MET HIM. SO I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A "MOM" TO COMPLETE THEIR FAMILY. MY STEP CHILDREN CALL ME "MOM"... AND I LET THEM BECAUSE THEY AREN COMFORTABLE WITH THAT... IS IT WRONG FOR THEM TO FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT ME SIMPLY BECAUSE I DID NOT GIVE BIRTH TO THEM? IT IS HARD TO JUDGE IF YOU AREN'T IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS... I FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT MY STEP CHILDREN LIKE GISELLE FEELS ABOUT HER STEP SON. I MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE JOY OF GIVING BIRTH TO THEM BUT I AM SURE ENJOYING WATCHING THEM GROW INTO BEAUTIFUL TEENAGERS AND EVENTUALLY IN TO ADULTS AND KNOW THAT I HAD A HAND IN THAT. AND FOR MY HUSBAND AND I THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS THAT THEY ARE HEALTHY AND HAPPY....