“They don’t even call me mother anymore.” how Nicole Kidman became a complete stranger in the eyes of her children.

34-year-old Nicole Kidman has returned to live in Australia, her country of origin, after announcing her separation from Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise now single-handedly cares for their two children, 9-year-old Isabella and 6-year-old Connor, and although the court decided on joint custody, the latter has definitely made the choice to stay with his father. A painful decision for Nicole Kidman, who saw her children leave her and grow up under the precepts of Scientology, driven by her ex-husband Tom Cruise’s beliefs.

Scientology education

When Tom Cruise regains custody of Connor and Isabella, they no longer go to school. It is Cass, one of Tom Cruise’s three sisters, who takes charge of their education and ensures that they learn what is considered religion in the United States.

According to Marty Rafman, who was Tom Cruise’s long-time auditor (a Scientologist who accepts another Scientologist for recurring meetings) in Scientology, the actor was brought closer to the movement during his break with Nicole Kidman. In It’s a simple purchaseThe film, which tells the story of Scientology’s beliefs, Marty Ruffman also explains that Tommy Davis, another very involved Scientologist, actively tried to convince the actor’s children that their mother, Nicole Kidman, was an “oppressive person” – that is, some one. pernicious, insidious, capable of attacking the well-being of those around him, and therefore to be absolutely avoided.

Parental Relationships Severed by Scientology

After the divorce, Nicole Kidman practically has nothing to do with her two children. Guest on the set of the show Good morning Britain! In 2007, he sighed with regret. “They don’t call me mom anymore, they call me Nicole and I hate it.”

In his book Troublemaker. surviving Hollywood and ScientologyLeah Remini, a former Scientologist, remembers asking Isabella, the eldest child of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, if she saw her mother often. Isabella replied. “Only if they make me.” Our mother is a solid SP (suppressive personality, editor’s note).”

Since then, the relationship between Nicole Kidman and her children has remained very tense. Despite many reconciliation attempts initiated by the actress, Isabella and Connor seem to want to keep their distance.