Maybe she's just trying to talk like the people around her. Maybe she really does admire her little brother. Sheesh, she's only nine years old, give her a break.
I gave way more embarrassing and dorky speeches at that age every now and then.

I get the feeling that this little girl is not really ever around kids her own age. I know she lives at the zoo with her mom. I'm assuming she's home schooled. That has to be a weird life.

I'm quite sure she sounds like a "regular kid" when she's with her family & friends. But I am glad that she sounds more articulate than most of the 20-something celebutards that populate HOllywood.

i can punch bindi for you if you'd like whitney; that's just the kind of girl i am.

She can't help it… she's *exactly* like her father.

It's easy to picture a scenario in which Bindi misses her father, and someone tries to help her find a little comfort by talking about her little bro like that.

That said.

From now on, "playing with your chickens" is the new word for carefree people. ex.: "McConaughey's kid will grow up playing with his chickens and living the good life."

I'm very confused about this girl. Are they scientologists, because she seems way ahead of her years, just like that amazing woman Suri Cruise. Seriously, when Bindi gave a speech at her father's funeral, I was taken aback by her poise and grace. But now I'm wondering if her mullet-headed mother isn't just milking the cash cow so she can continue to wear those ridiculous khaki uniforms and knee socks without raising the ire of those around her.

p.s. If it's "what happens today that counts," then why is this little thing being whored out to every marketing opportunity that arises? Shouldn't she be allowed to take a day off to eat a peanut butter, chocolate chip and marshmallow cream sandwich, watch reruns of "Full House," and prank call boys or something?

she just wants to be like her dad. i can't bag on terri because every time i try to i remember that barbara walters interview they did right after steve died where she bawling her eyes out and saying "i lost my prince"…it made me feel really bad for her. i think bindi has a little to much spotlight right now but she seems like she really enjoys what she does. i don't know…maybe i'm getting soft or something.

I'm sick of this kid being everywhere. I think she's being exploited.

She'll probably cringe when she reads these interviews as an adult.

Oh Lale I couldn't agree more. I respect Ms. Suri Cruise so much. And though I've never met her, I consider her my mentor.

I bought Bindi's workout tapes for my very lazy cousins last Christmas. Luckily, they have Wii Fit or whatever now.

Some kids act more grown up than they are. I don't think her mom is pulling any strings. S–t. Her mom doesn't even talk like that and there's nothing particularly cute about a 9 year old child who talks like a 60 year old child child psychiatrist.

"She’ll probably cringe when she reads these interviews as an adult"

No, she'll probably slap her mama.

SAR, you crack me up. I am looking to become a mentee, and am trying to decide between Apple Martin and Lilac (?) Affleck. I don't like people with giant dimples, but I also don't like self-righteous bitches. That Violet kid (that's her name! I knew it wasn't Lilac, but I'm not going to take the time to backspace my way through it) looks like she might be a tad bit uppity, but Apple might have learned some nasty hitting and spitting nonsense from her short-tempered father. I will update you once I have found my mentor. And suggestions are welcome, by the way.

I fucking hate Suri just for that comment from Katie. Look, my daughter is 4 going on 13, and I still don't call her "an amazing woman." More often than not, she's "my damn kid." And I couldn't be prouder. So that idiotic language from Katie must be stopped. Especially when the kid uses a bottle. I might know women who drink from bottles, but they don't qualify as "amazing."

i don't know if i'm about to get tomatoes thrown at me or what…but…i was that kind of kid. always talking like i was a grown up. i was a total idealist world-changey type who wanted to call out injustices and think on a deeper level. maybe her traumatic experience and the subsequent flood of well-meaning adults offering cliches brought this out in her, but it's not unheard for kids to just be like that and really feel passionate about certain things… maybe she really does enjoy all that work she does.

was that too much…

Bindi has workout tapes? Someone get this kid into foster care, stat. That's absurd. Nothing says, "Hey little girl, let's get you started on the path to womanhood with a strong self image" like a workout tape.

SAR, there's one thing to be interested in the bigger picture. That's admirable, in my book. And impressive. But did you talk like you were a well-rehearsed robot? Jesus- did anyone see this kid shed a tear during any of the millions of interviews she gave after her dad died? I bet you still picked boogers at night and wiped them on the wall by your bed. This kid looks like she's being groomed, and that's not good.

Hahaha Lale… that's the part I've got down pat. Drinking from bottles. :)

Sometimes I will hear a sound byte of Madame Suri, whether it's her wise googooing or her inspirational gagaing. and I'll be so moved, I'll just think… wow. awesome speech, your holiness.

As a friend of mine once said, I laughed so hard at that, my lungs came out my mouth, and then I laughed some more. Thanks for the compliment but yes, I'm sure that I did NOT sound like a robot, and until I went through my germophobe phase, the were definitely boogers on the wall. Thanks I feel better.

I would have loved to have at least ONE prodigy child.

Take this little eloquent child, I would "stage mother negotiate" her into a book deal or two and many speaking engagements, while she's still young and cute.

Keep writing baby, momma needs another keg!

(I am a grown woman, and English is my first language. I can't express myself as well as this 9 year old. I am jealous.)

What 10 year old even knows what the word "revels" means? I have never even used that word.

i think her mother gave her a fifty cent increase in her weekly allowance for substituting the word "chickens" for "balls."

bull shit she said that "revels"????? no, everyone knows aussie's are stooopid.

/jk my kangaroo friends

Christ this little girl is obnoxious. She probably smacks her little brother around like other 9 year olds. That quote HAD to be fed to her by her mom. Her little bro revels in the moment instead of worrying about the future? Good god, no 9 year old is going to say that.

Especially no 9 year-old whose mom sports an updated version of the lady mullet. I can't get past that. I'm sorry. Sweep the bangs to the side, Terry. To the side.

children who lose a parent at such a young age feel its their duty to become and act more mature for their age. I speak from experience. Leave Bindi alone!

My son is 6 and there are kids at his school that speak like this. I have always loved Steve Irwin and when he was alive, Bindi was always with him. She's just smart. Whitney please tell us one kid you do like in the media.

She is talking very much in the same vein as her father, the passion and zest for life is spot on. I'm not so sure that she is being "pimped". She had things in the works BEFORE her father died. IF she doesn't cry you know there will be a crash and burn point in her life. I hope it comes sooner rather than latter.
Aside from that, I just think she grew up being a happy kid and took to wildlife like a duck in water.

Her workout tapes are good and kid appropriate. There are dancing crocodiles. If you see the class pictures of my younger cousins who are all in some gym and recess-free private school, you'd be advocating sending kids to Bally's on taxpayer dollars. This has nothing to do with body image and everything to do with health. Children who sit in class all day and then at most have an hour of physical activity every few days from Karate or ballet are going to be unhealthy. If having workout tapes helps them get healthier, that's grand.