Let Michael Jackson’s Children Mourn

The untimely death of Michael Jackson has left the world in mourning. As to be expected from a celebrity’s death, there is also the controversy. Becoming a celebrity brings with it a loss of privacy as well as constant criticism into the person’s life. The true price is not the celebrity’s loss of privacy, but the loss of the family’s privacy as well. The dearest cost is the loss of the children’s privacy.

Michael Jackson tried very hard to keep his children out of the spotlight. He even took the controversial step of making his children wear masks in public. There were many gasps and incredulous looks on the faces of the public. Many said “How could he do such a thing?”. Then others made the logical comment of, “It’s Michael Jackson. What do you expect?”. Yes, it was something you would expect of Michael Jackson, but what was it doing to the children mentally.

I do not hold a psychology degree, but I would think this would harm them in some way. Michael Jackson, like anyone-else, had his faults. He was a very talented individual who introduced the world to styles of dance that we had never thought of. I can remember seeing “Thriller” when it came out. My friends and I watched it in awe. It was the most wonderful thing. Next, of course, we all tried to mimic the dance moves. There is no question of his talent. No matter how strange his actions seemed, I do applaud him for trying to protect his children. Though, the requirement of wearing a mask in public was extreme.

I do have to stop and ask the world one question. If everyone mourns his death as much as we say we do, why are we attacking his children. Yes, I said “attacking”. That is exactly what we are doing. His children are the legacy of the “Pop King” that we are supposedly mourning. If he is mourned and respected, as much as the flowers and gifts that everyone is leaving at the Jackson Estate say he is, why do we slap him in the face? Why do we attack the three people he tried so hard to protect?

A report on TMZ.com states that Debbie Rowe is not the biological mother of Prince Michael and Paris. TMZ.com also states that Michael Jackson was not the sperm donor. It also states that Michael Jackson never adopted any of his three children.

A report on Perezhilton.com claims that Arnold Klein, Michael Jackson’s dermatologist is the father. There are no reports yet regarding Prince Michael II, tenderly known as “Blanket”.

The children are mourning the loss of their father. They are dealing with many unfamiliar emotions right now. They do not need this type of ridicule right now. It only puts more salt on an already deep wound. It is by the grace of God, that they are with their Paternal-Grandmother, Katherine Jackson. She is someone they are familiar and comfortable with. They are able to play with other children, something they have very rarely been able to do. Let them be comforted by the loving arms of their family at the Jackson compound. Allow their wounds to heal. The press should not try to disrupt their lives this way but instead encourage their healing as well as the family.