Last night I watched Michael Jackson's father, Joe, on TV being interviewed for his first "exclusive" interview since Michael's death and I could only stand to watch it for about 15 minutes. When he started talking about how much he "put into" Michael, and then later when he commented on how he felt Michael's kids could be talented as well, I felt sick to my stomach. The man literally seemed to have dollar signs in his eyes as he talked about the kids.
I've heard parents refer to raising their kids as if they were "investing" something into their kids -- like at some point they deserve some kind of pay back for being parents. I just don't understand that mentality at all. In Joe Jackson's case, according to past interviews of Michael, he was apparently an abusive father. I think it would be really sad if Michael's kids ended up with him and I'm really surprised that Michael didn't plan something better for them.
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Apparently Joe Jackson does not live with the family; his home is in Las Vegas. Though he does stay with the family when he is in Los Angeles.
He is outrageous. I was astonished over how quickly even the loss of his son seemed to be replaced by thoughts of money. It's like he has no real emotion.
Watching MJ's funeral, however, it was clear that the family is a close family unit, and that the children feel very close to their grandmother and Aunt Janet. They were surrounded by uncles and cousins as well. I can only hope that all those now-adults who grew up with Joe Jackson as their father will make sure the same thing doesn't happen to these three. They looked to be beloved kids in that family, which is good, because they will have more to go through than most kids as they get older. Just thinking of them having to get through through any possible custody battles or fights over the will makes me a little ill. They've lost their dad and they didn't have a mom. It's got to be the scariest thing in the world.
July 20, 2009 - 8:32amThis Comment
I agree that there is something really wrong with Joe Jackson. I have watched the past interviews about him and he really does only see dollar signs. Michael’s children should not be with the grandparents but who knows what will happen to them.
July 18, 2009 - 10:27amOne would assume that he had children in order to make money off of them and indeed he did. Janet and Michael were multi-millionaires and phenomenal entertainers. They were certainly two of the entertainers that have really made names for themselves.
I can only pray for Michael’s children. Hopefully their childhoods will not be stolen from them.
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