Tom & Suri

[chigirl]

she CAN walk!

Awwww she is cute.

Too bad her dad is a freak.

 

[RivaLJ]

I used a pacifier until I was like seven and still turned out fine. Although people do tell me I suck.

Anyway, who cares what they do?

 

[Fantasmiss]

Awwww she is cute.

Too bad her dad is a freak.

I'm NOT a fan of Tom Cruise, but that's a horrible thing to say. I realise i's not very likely, but I'm hoping she won't read these posts when she gets older. (Yes, famous people read stuff on internet and look themselves up too.) How would you like people saying stuff like that about your parents?

And before someone start saying how unlikely it is that she'll read that, it's still horrible!

 

[Tiffany507s]

This may have been said, but I read where someone asked about Suri being carried around a lot. The response was when she gets overwhelmed/annoyed with the paparazzi she wants to be carried and they comply to shield her....something like that at least. That would make sense as to why most of the pictures we see are with her being carried. People will always say bad things...but she's a kid. Let her get carried while she can!

 

[mefordis]

I see LOTS of kids her age and older being carried or pushed around in strollers at WDW.

Good point! I hope these people who complain that a 6 year old is being carried, don't in turn put their 6 yr, 7 yr and 8 yr olds in strollers.

 

[mefordis]

KITTYCRUIZE- I agree with you 100%. I never took my kids pacifiers or bottles away from them before they wanted. Now a days, parent's get all uptight about their kids having blankies, bottles or pacifiers. These things soothe them, why take them away? My son, who is almost 3, still has a binkie (at times) and it really comforts him. He also still has a milk bottle in the morning and before he goes to bed. I love holding and cuddling him when he has his bottles and he will just let me hold him for a while after he has his bottles, he loves being cuddled. I am in no rush to take away the things that make my children feel comforted. My 2 older 9 year olds, gave up their pacifiers and bottles when they were almost 4, and it did them no harm.

You sound like a great mom. No need to justify to anyone.

 

[bytheblood]

Really??? I find this annoying. Sure, they're "famous" but I hate to see that type of special treatment. I can understand if they usher famous people around to avoid crowds flocking to them, but roping off an area like that is absurd.

Does anyone else think that all of these public sightings (Tom and Suri in WDW and Katie and Suri in NYC) are just PR ploys to make them look like "average people" trying to spend time with their daughter? I know I'm a mere commoner, but I just don't understand the PR crap. I think if they just acted like normal people, the PR people wouldn't have to work so hard.

I have to agree on both of your paragraphs.

 

[ttintagel]

Also, anyone with the (admittedly very large amount of) cash can pay for a VIP tour guide and access; it isn't just because they're celebrities. There was a thread on this board not long ago from a family who did it.

 

[PeanutButterMom]

PB is almost the exact same age as Suri, and similar in stature (i.e. tiny). I carry her. Not all over the place, but across a parking lot or after gym practice (which is stinky) or whatever. So if someone was taking random pictures of me, they might think, "why is that long-legged kid being carried?" if I was constantly being followed by paparazzi, for sure I would carry her from a store to a car, or point A to B, or whatever.

Last year, Tom (and Katie at the time) and Suri were in my fair city while he shot a movie. They were seen all over the place: skating, local malls, etc. they had body guards but the paparazzi was fairly low key and they were pretty much left alone. :shrug:

 

[Ariel2983]

Hope they are having a great time, but does this child ever walk!?! I swear in almost every picture I see, she's being carried. She's 6... put her down!!

agreed...atleast she isnt in high heels like they put her in when she first started walking

 

[Scotico]

Nothing wrong with carrying a 6year old. At least she does not have one of those stupid dog leashes strapped to her back.

 

[kandb]

I do find it strange that Tom is in jeans and a long sleeve shirt when it is summer in Florida. Isn't it hot and humid down there? I am not a Tom Cruise fan (at all), personally I think he is a control freak, thought it was outrageous that he put down Brooke Shield for taking medication for post-partum depression (I am sure she did not want to go into a depression and have to be medicated for it) and the whole scientology thing I find abnormal (don't want to put down anyone's "religious" beliefs, so I will just leave it at that). However, he still might be a good father.

 

[GeneralTso]

That little girl has never been able to go outside a day in her life without paparazzi pointing cameras at her and flashes popping. I think both her parents try to shield her from that. She's always got a blankie with her too, even at this age. She has grown up knowing how to look down and avoid the photographers.

I'm glad they take them through the back. Can you imagine the riot that would ensue if they were just standing in line at Peter Pan trying to mind their own business. Impossible.

 

[kandb]

Even with all the money little Suri will be raised with and she will not want for anything, I still feel sorry for her. She never seems to have a smile on her face and doesn't have a "normal" life. Sad.

 

[Violet Parr]

Were they in WDW only one day?

If so, how many outfit did she have on? Because so far, I've seen her in two different outfits.

Also - put that kid down and rent stroller!

Edited to delete my comment. Don't want to get into the stroller debate!


VP

 

[OhMari]

Yep! The pic I saw was of them walking down a sidewalk in the park. I think they do use the backstage access most of the time, but make sure they are photographed in the parks to get the articles written about the trip so the world will know what a "great" Dad he is.

Tom took Suri last fall to DisneyLand, and over a year ago they were there the day before Daytona 500.

So this looks like the Tiki Room? That fits with what people said about their being in Adventureland.
Anyone know, who are the people with them? The lady is Tom's sisterDisney CMs? Their own entourage?Anyone can pay for VIP CM's. Usually the VIP CM has on blue pants a white shirt and a checkered vest.

Do celebrities like them pay extra for the VIP treatment they get?

Nope, but you can pay for more hours, or more services. We had a conference in Orlando at the Ritz, and I saw a VIP CM pick up a family and she took a limo with the family to the parks. When we stayed at the Yacht Club last year, we saw some CM's again picking up a family. Most meet their tour guide CM's in the park.

 

[minnierocks]

We were given VIP treatment on our trip that we won in 2006 to kick off The Year of a Million dreams. It is normally a service that is paid for by whoever is touring. While most people could not or would not pay that kind of money for a guide, some people who can pay for the service do. I don't see a big deal here. Tom Cruise would never be able to tour as many of us do with his daughter given the fact that he would be mobbed by people wanting pictures and autographs. The VIP service is phenomenal and allows Suri Cruise to enjoy a day at WDW with her dad. That's really what it boils down to...a kid and her dad. It was not by her choice that she has famous and wealthy parents. I would like to believe that a six year old would be "off limits" for comments. Regardless of what anyone thinks of Tom and his religion, I do believe that he loves his child and wanted to take her to a place that every kid wants to visit. If the VIP service allows him to do that so that she can have some fun...then good for him.
As for if using the service is "fair" for everyone else...life isn't fair. To me it is no different than someone being able to afford a summer vacation in Europe every year...or sailing on a luxury yacht. Their income allows them to do that...mine does not. As someone who has toured WDW with a VIP tour guide...if I could afford it, I would definitely use it. As anything else at Disney...the service is top notch!

 

[keishashadow]

...Since I know a child of a now-late famous person, and KNOW how messed up his and his sister's (and their much older half-siblings') lives were *despite all that money*, I know how wrong you are, that having money can somehow make things better when your life has been ripped apart by parents separating. When his dad died, people actually said "well at least you have an inheritance". Because, you know, money means you don't miss your father.

This IS her normal life. At least her parents don't hide her from the world, carry her under a blanket, etc etc...they take her out in the world like normal people do, she gets vacations, she gets to see and do fun things... This IS normal for a child of very famous parents...
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one kid's experience you know of famous/wealthy parents doesn't make it a universal truth

my town is next to one of the wealthiest enclaves in PA. Full of famous people of the business and sports world. People are people, we all go through the same sort of life experiences (including separation, divorce, death, etc.) but imo having financial security and privledge is one less worry in life. btw, most of the wealthy kids i knew growing up didn't have the proverbial silver spoon inserted firmly. Many had part-time jobs and lived the low-key, non-ostentatious lifestyle of 'old money'.

Celebrities sign on for fame knowing full well that intrusive media coverage is part and parcel, it's a tradeoff they've made for themselves and their families. In such a high profile divorce it just seems prudent for all to lay low for a few months unless they desire attention for whatever reasons yet that's their call as parents.

 

[Belleandtinker]

Just rent a stoller. They both would enjoy the experience even more.

 

[tallen429]

That little girl has never been able to go outside a day in her life without paparazzi pointing cameras at her and flashes popping. I think both her parents try to shield her from that. She's always got a blankie with her too, even at this age. She has grown up knowing how to look down and avoid the photographers.

I'm glad they take them through the back. Can you imagine the riot that would ensue if they were just standing in line at Peter Pan trying to mind their own business. Impossible.

I disagree. Seriously, how often do you really look at a person in a crowd at WDW or anywhere else that large? If TC had a cap and sunglasses on with a little girl in a ponytail it wouldn't even cross my mind that he was "anyone" if he were just standing in line for the teacups. I think most of these celebs bring it on themselves with these big "Look at Meeeee!" entourages.