Nicole Kidman, 57, celebrated Mother\u2019s Day 2025 with a sweet Instagram post featuring her two daughters with Keith Urban\u2014Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret. The photo, showing the singer and actress smiling beside her girls, received thousands of likes and loving comments.<\/p>\n
But beneath the surface, controversy brewed.<\/p>\n
Fans quickly noticed that both <\/em>of her adopted children with Tom Cruise\u2014Bella <\/strong>, now 31, and Connor <\/strong>, 29\u2014were completely absent from the tribute.<\/p>\n \u201cWhere are Bella and Connor?\u201d one commenter wrote. The backlash came fast and hard.<\/p>\n Some accused her of erasing her past, while others defended her, saying her relationship with Bella and Connor had grown distant over the years\u2014especially after she and Tom left Scientology, which the two chose to remain part of.<\/p>\n One fan pointed out:<\/p>\n \u201cShe raised them like her own. They were her kids for 14 years. Doesn\u2019t that matter?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Others countered:<\/p>\n \u201cThey chose their path. And she chose hers\u2014with Keith.\u201d Still, the criticism didn\u2019t stop.<\/p>\n Kidman has been open in the past about how painful it was when her older children distanced themselves from her and Urban after her divorce from Cruise in 2008.<\/p>\n In an interview, she once said:<\/p>\n \u201cIt broke my heart. I never stopped being their mother. But they made their choice\u2014and I had to respect it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n And yet, many felt that as a public figure, she owed the world more than silence.<\/p>\n Her team later explained that the post was meant to highlight her current family life\u2014not erase the past\u2014but the damage had already been done.<\/p>\n Social media continued to debate:<\/p>\n \u201cIf you don\u2019t want to be reminded of your ex-husband, don\u2019t post at all.\u201d For now, Kidman hasn\u2019t responded publicly.<\/p>\n But behind closed doors, sources say the topic still brings up old wounds.<\/p>\n Because sometimes, love doesn\u2019t end with death.<\/p>\n Sometimes, it ends with distance.<\/p>\n And no amount of social media can fix what time and choices have pulled apart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n\u201cShe only celebrates the kids she wants to,\u201d another added bitterly.
\n\u201cThey\u2019re still her children. She should acknowledge them.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n\u201cYou can\u2019t force love where it doesn\u2019t exist anymore.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n\u201cShe\u2019s allowed to celebrate who she wants.\u201d
\n\u201cAll mothers deserve love\u2014even those with broken bonds.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n