How Angelina Jolie’s Kids Are Helping Her Cope With Zahara, 17, Moving Out

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Angelina Jolie47 years old, returned to Los Angeles after helping Zahara17 years old, settled at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA and sources say HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVE that her children – Maddox21, Pax18, Shiloh16 years old and twins Vivienne and Knox, 14, – is “stepping up” to help her cope with the big change. An insider said: ‘Getting Zahara into college was tough for Angelina, but thankfully her kids are on their toes to make sure she’s not too upset about it. “They’re all teenagers now, but they’re still getting along really well with their mom, they know when she needs some extra TLC. They cooked dinner for her and stayed home in the evening to watch movies, they were all very attentive. Angelina says she feels she is the luckiest mother to have such wonderful children.”

Although Zahara is busy adjusting to life on campus, our source says she still shows a lot of love to her family. “She’s still in regular contact with all of them, they have a family text string so she sends updates and checks, she’s very attached,” the source added. “The great thing is that Atlanta is not far away so they plan to visit a lot of places, Angelina is even looking to rent a place near Spelman to make it easier to visit family.”

And it’s not just Angelina who is missing Zahara, a second source said the whole family will visit her as often as possible. “The whole family really gathered around Zahara when she went to college. Everyone knows how close Angie and Zahara are and they really wanted to let her know how excited they were for her before she left. Maddox even spent his birthday weekend helping his sister pack and move to Atlanta. It meant a lot to him seeing his first sister off to college. They are all incredibly proud of her but they know she will always stay in touch. There are so many opportunities to visit that they are sure to do as often as possible. “

Despite her mixed feelings about sending Zahara to college, Angelina is “proud” and even took to Instagram to congratulate her daughter’s new alma mater. Angelina revealed Zahara’s journey at Spelman by sharing a snap to her social media page on July 31. In the caption, which can be seen above, the Oscar winner wrote. : “Zahara with her Spelman sisters! Congratulations to all the new students starting this year. A very special place and it is an honor to have a family member who is a new Spelman girl. “