Michael Jackson: Dad Of The Year?

Really? An "idiot'"? Far from it actually "Christine" :

"Tony Buzan an international author, lecturer and education adviser became close friends with the King of Pop after spending a week with him and his three children.

The writer said he wanted to set the record straight and put across an alternative view of the entertainment legend following his recent death, which has been shrouded in rumours of drug addiction and claims about his personal life and children.

Mr Buzan, whose office is based at the Harleyford Estate in Marlow, is renowned for developing mind maps, an alternative form of note taking using diagrams and images to connect themes.

“It was like meeting an old friend, he was very natural, very relaxed and very intent on learning he was a very good student – one of the best I've ever had,” Mr Buzan said.

“He had marked nearly every page of my book, it was battered, which was nice to see.

"He was really interested in all forms of thinking and learning.”

Jackson created a mind map combining themes of happiness, himself and what he was working on at the time.

The pop icon was widely read and had a huge library of intellectual works.

He loved reading the Greek classics and works by other great minds such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Mr Buzan said.

“He was totally enthralled with the nature and pursuit of genius.

"He was very modest but thought that genius could be nurtured and he worked very hard on developing his own.”

His relationship with his children – Prince Michael, Paris and Prince Michael II – was “wonderful, loving, respectful and playful” and he was a “devoted father” according to Mr Buzan."

As far as those kids not being his biological kids: A) so what if they are not? Millions of kids are conceived using alternate methods for varying reasons. Maybe Michael was afraid of passing on Lupus & Vitiligo (both of which are hereditary. B) the kids mights actually be his biological kids. Have you ever seen mixed race kids? Check out photos of Rashida Jones (Father Quincy Jones: black, Mother Peggy Lipton: white) C)They were Michael Jackson's kids either way. They loved & adored him and vice versa.

Michael did the right thing! Suppose he learned from his own life. When he was a child and teenager his people/family gave him waste amounts of money. Michael said himself that he got all that money, just like that, in his hand, and all he could think about was that he wanted to buy sweets (mind you, it was HUGE amounts, and he was just a little kid)! It was always about the money, he learned that money and fame were the most important values in life. This was, of course, a major lack of responsibility from the adults around him. Michael didn't learn how to handle money, there was always much more than enough. I believe he didn't want his kids to have the same relationship to money and fame as he had, he protected them against the media/public and as it seems, wished to make them understand that money isn't the most important thing in life, and that they have to work in order to earn and deserve it. We all know about his financial problems during the last years of his life. He wasn't stupid, he understood (some of) the reasons for his troubles, and he didn't want his children to get the same problems as himself. Because of Michael's trust they hopefully will learn how to deal with money, because the access is limited. They'll be safer, because the danger of extortion and people using them is much smaller (Michael had his share of that, and more, as we all know). His kids haven't got access to large amounts when they're young and still learning and making mistakes. They have to (?) get an education and work for their living, and won't be like some other celebrity-kids who don't have to work and just live on their parents' money, partying, drinking, taking drugs... When MJ's kids are older, and have learned to live responsible, normal lives, they get more of Michael's money, and hopefully use them like they ought to. Michael did what he could, now it's up to us and the media to show responsibility when it comes to his kids. I hope they get good, happy, normal lives! We must make that happen!

He was obviously a great father. One just has to look at those kids and hear them speak to realize how much Michael gave them, aside from any $$$. Anyone who would criticize Michael should just look around and see how their own kids would fair when matched against the poise, intelligence, manners and compassion of Prince, Paris & Blanket.

On a side note. The author references Michael spending $$$ on "oxygen chambers, excessive plastic surgery or Elephant Man remains". The facts are: the oxygen chamber was at a burn center that Michael funded, he got in it and had his photo taken. He didn't actually own one of his own. He never bought the "elephant mans" bones, that was a rumor based on the fact that he loved that book & movie.
He did have some plastic surgery (just like a lot of people) but it wasn't as much a people speculate and wasn't all for the reasons that most people assume. I saw an interview with a doctor who examined Michael after he had passed and his feeling was that some of the surgeries were to mitigate damage caused by his suffering from Lupus. It badly damages the cartilage (ie. his nose) and can cause nasal passages to collapse.

Maybe he didn't have a lot of money when he died because A) he donated over $300 million to charities just while he was alive, B) Unscrupulous people charging him with bogus crimes and bilking him for millions C) a gullible public who wanted to believe the worst in this man and who turned their backs on him thus making it impossible for him to continue with his career for the past 13 years or so. Just a thought....

Of course they have. In their eyes they think pointing out stuff like this makes Michael into a better person. I would agree with Nellieo's position on this. As Michael suffered from Lupus. There are always physcological reasons to why we do what we do. In Michael's case he grew up feeling he had to always get his father's approval.
As you know he also has a history of child abuse as well.This unfortunately was not prevented in Michael's case. I feel for him. However for those who have noted the differences in the pictures shown above. It would appear Michael tryed to become Healthy again. This i do applaud. Being Healthy is a good thing.
Michael was and always will be talented. His next concert assuming it actually happend...would have been sold out. He was busy not just getting ready for a concert but perhaps a time where he could retire from being a pop star and becoming a Dad. Those who are Dads know this is a big responsibility. I see it everytime i visit my brother.
There is really no need to comment on his looks. His Dad knew this and in my heart of hearts i have a feeling The Jackson Five was nothing without Michael.
This young boy in the beganing became a star. A really big star noone expected him to be. That takes work and persaverance. This man behind the mirrior changed all of us...good or bad...he made us think of others before thinking of ourselves.
However one thing i would agree with the Michael Jackson fan club is he was a hell of a entertainer. From his famous 80's to current date. This man made us think more of others far across the sea then any President we have had thus far.
This man changed when the lights was on him. He was in his groove deal...i still love listening to him today on the radio. He earned more music awards then any music star alive today. His looks are not all there is to Michael Jackson. The media would have you believe whatever they chose to have you believe...but know this there is more to Michael Jackson then the work that he had done on his face. He is truelly a legend. Those who would try to rape that image of him are only going to hurt themselves. Thank you.