Tom Cruise is often slammed for being an absent father to his youngest daughter, Suri Cruise, whom he shares with ex-wife and actress Katie Holmes.
Reliable sources spoke to Page Six and The Daily Mail to explain that Katie Holmes has done an extraordinary job raising Suri Cruise as a single mother.
She had a wonderful childhood and received all the love and support that her mother could have given her. The 17-year-old is happy and well-established in New York with close friends and family.
Holmes has given Suri the freedom and space to be a child and now a young woman. Suri Cruise is often spotted in the streets of New York dressed like an ordinary teenager and doing things that teenagers do — such as chatting on her phone, going to yoga class, or strolling and laughing with her mother or a friend.
The teen is passionate about theater, acting, and fashion. That is the life that Suri Cruise has because she was raised by Katie Holmes.
Ever wondered what would have happened if Tom Cruise had played a relevant role in his teenage daughter, Suri Cruise’s childhood?
Sources claimed that Tom Cruise is more or less the man he plays in the movies — he lives by a very strict lifestyle style, is military-like, is heavily focused on his health, fitness, and religion, and has no room for errors.
According to certain sources who worked with or knew Tom Cruise, this is what his life and routine look like: “Tom runs his household staff with absolute military precision and with the utmost attention paid to security. His Bel Air mansion is divided into zones, meaning that housekeepers and other support staff that work in the kitchen and food preparation area aren’t permitted to go into another area of the house that falls outside their allocated zone.”
According to a nanny, via The Thing: “If [Cruise] went on camera and said how he didn’t have any help raising his children, [we nannies] couldn’t say anything.”
This comment seems to hint that if Suri Cruise lived with Tom Cruise, he would have had a hands-on approach to raising her.
There is a possibility that Tom Cruise’s decision to be estranged from Suri Cruise after divorcing Katie Holmes was a gift in disguise.
Suri has avoided being raised in a disastrous military-like atmosphere that would have included rigid schedules and tough religious rules.
Or maybe, despite Tom Cruise’s unique lifestyle, Suri would still have preferred to have him play a role in her life because he is her father, and they share a passion for the arts.
