The couple has strict guidelines for keeping their kids humble. This even means no trust funds and, rather controversially, no Christmas gifts.
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher want to donate to charity instead of spoiling their kids.
In 2017, Kunis revealed that she does not give her daughter Wyatt or son Dimitri gifts at Christmas. Later that same year, the “Bad Moms” star clarified that she isn’t anti-gifts, she just doesn’t want spoiled children. RELATED: 10 Strict Rules Mila Kunis & Ashton Kutcher’s Kids Follow “I give them presents, I’m not like anti-gifts,” Kunis said. “It’s just that they get so many wonderful gifts from my family and my husband’s family, that he and I literally give them one present.” RELATED: Fans Think Amber Heard Named Her Daughter After Movie That Inspired Johnny Depp’s Kids’ Names To Be ‘Connected’ To Him She has also mentioned that the couple wants to raise respectful and humble children. As a result, they even made it a tradition to give one gift each year and donate any others to charity. “We’ve told our parents, ‘We’re begging you — if you have to give her something, pick one gift,” Kunis said. “Otherwise, we’d like to take a charitable donation, to the Children’s Hospital or a pet [or] whatever you want.’ That’s our new tradition.”
Ashton Kutcher says he doesn’t plan on leaving money to his kids.
In a 2018 episode of Dax Shepard’s podcast, “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard”, Kutcher talked about his kids and how he won’t be leaving any money for them in their wills. “I’m not setting up a trust for them. We’ll end up giving our money away to charity and to various things,” he said. Kutcher mentioned that he wants his kids to be self-reliant when they grow up. He also takes his kids on camping trips so they can learn to fend for themselves. “I want them to be really resourceful,” he said. “Hopefully they’ll be motivated to have what they had, or some version of what they had.” He has the hope that his kids will become independent enough to earn their own money when they are old enough. RELATED: Inside The Theory That Lea Michele Can’t Read — Why Fans Think She’s Secretly Illiterate That being said, Kutcher has mentioned that he is more than willing to help his kids out when they need it. “If my kids want to start a business, and they have a good business plan, I’ll invest in it,” he said. As both Kunis and Kutcher grew up in lower-middle class families, they are aware of real-life struggles. Kutcher mentioned that he had issues within his family while growing up as his parents got divorced when he was young, so he didn’t have a father figure. “I don’t have a male figure that I know and look up to that took on this role,” he said. “I’m inventing the role as I go.” The couple knows that being a celebrity has its privileges and they just want to do their best for their kids by raising them to be good people. RELATED: Why Khloe Kardashian’s Choice To Have Another Baby With Tristan Thompson Is Perfectly ‘Logical,’ According To Fans Sanika Nalgirkar is a News & Entertainment Writer based in Seattle. She has a master’s degree in Creative Writing. See more of her writing on her website.
