I like the fact that your post is unbiased which is refreshing! I believe Elon has done more to protect free speech by buying Twitter/X, than anyone else alive. That said, it is obvious he has made some poor personal decisions, his relationship with Amber Heard being one of them. Elon has himself admitted he is on the spectrum/Asperger's and there is no doubt he is. The number of projects he has is unparalleled. I understand his stance about how important it is to have children to sustain the human species, however he has 12 and cannot possibly be a good father to all of them or even present, particularly since they are from different women. He genuinely believes his daughter has a mind virus and she genuinely disagrees. I don't think children should be taking puberty blockers or having surgery before the age of 18. You have to be 18 to get a tattoo. The UK, Sweden, France, Norway and Finland have restricted the use of puberty blockers for minors. IMO, the United States should follow suit and Elon is trying to make that happen sooner rather than later. sabrinalabow.substack.com
Enough said. Plain and simple. This is the case. We are not perfect parents. Nor people. Each child doesn’t receive the same parent either. Parenting is hard.
I once read a very lengthy article a long time ago when he left his first wife. She seemed very forlorn about it all. They were together before PayPal. Ouch. 5 sons she gave him! I do not believe he seen the children often, according to her allegedly. It was a somber read. 🫤
I am sure Elon is fascinating (not to mention extraordinarily wealthy) but I can't imagine why these girls got themselves into such strange arrangements. I get it. Everyone does what they want and feel. But does anyone ever think of what's good for children?
ELON TRULY, & RESPONSIBLY L O V E S HIS CHILDREN. HE KNOWINGLY WANTS TO SPREAD HIS GENES AROUND, ENLARGING HIS CHANCES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH OF MANKIND, AND, I AGREE.
HE IS GENUINELY A GOOD & EXCELLENT MAN, AND, APPARENTLY — FATHER !!! HE CERTAINLY CAN AFFORD IT…!! HE’S LEARNING THAT WEIRD WOMEN CAN BE A “ WEIRD TRIP “, & NOT SUCH GREAT MOTHERS …!!
I have no doubt he loves his kids. He truly beams when he talks about them. However, he’s often not there for each of them. How could he be ? - there are 12 and they live in different places. And he’s a very busy man. But his lack of presence with them weighs heavily - his trans daughter has even mentioned this. Kids do cry for help in various ways.
As AN ELDERLY MOTHER - I CAN COMMENT THAT CHILDREN REALLY EMOTIONALLY NEED BOTH PARENTS, EVEN I F THEY NEVER MEET ONE PARENT..!
AS THEY GET OLDER THEY SUFFER WITHOUT TRULY REALIZING IT. THEY SUFFER IN HIDDEN WAYS.
A SECOND FULLTIME PARENT MIGHT PREVENT SOME OF IT, DEPENDING ON THE PARENTS.., BUT, THE CHILD RATELY REALIZES HIS LOSS, THE PRESENT PARENT DOES THOUGH.
IT TAKES TWO HEALTHY LOVING PARENTS TO DO THEIR BEST FOR THEIR WHOLE FAMILY…!!!
ONE VERY HARD WORKING, LOVING, UNDERSTANDING, TRUSTING , FULL-TIME PARENT MIGHT TO DO A REALLY DECENT JOB.
Are we adult enough to say yeah, he is brilliant and right about many things, especially in the world of business and I suspect probably pretty good at economic patterns and outcomes but also a not what I consider a good man? It kind of goes back to a lot of the 2020 stuff where we throw the baby out with the bathwater. Founding fathers, brilliant men who owned slaves, Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights amazing, don't want to be married to him. The needle of humanity has been moved forward by seriously flawed individuals but does it mean we throw away their work? I think this is kind of a big question we need to be asking ourselves.
Oh this is gooooood. I would not want to “throw Elon out with [his own] bath water.” His growth on these issues and the way he uses his company to express himself is fascinating to experience. We will all be affected as he so chooses. That’s power.
- WE ARE ALL GREATLY REMOVED FROM OUR HISTORIES. WHAT WAS NORMAL 100 YEARS AGO IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE THINK IS “ NORMAL”, OR, COMMON.
UNDERSTANDINGS WERE FROM 200 years AGO WHEN, OUR FOUNDING FATHERS IN AMERICA NORMALLY ENDURED DAILY WHAT NONE OF US COULD ENDURE TODAY…!!!
TIMES CHANGE GREATLY, AND, NOT ALWAYS FOR THE BETTER…!!! HUMANS ARE HUMANS. WE ALL TRY OUR BEST.
I AM 79 NOW, AND, AM WAITING TO GET EYE SURGERY, FOR CATARACTS . ITS HARD ENOUGH TO TRY TO CONTINUE MY LIFE, BUT, .. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE FULLY WITHOUT HELP. I’L BE OK WHEN THEY CAN WORK ME IN FOR SURGERY ..!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SPIRIT. !!!!!! S M I L E ••• ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Enduring hardship doesn't justify immorality. It can give me empathy and space to understand and judge less harshly, but it doesn't make the owning of salves right. I can also (maybe) say that because it was common practice that they didn't know better, still doesn’t make it right. To my early point, people are not all good or all evil. Acknowledging the evil doesn't take away the accomplishment. I think this is exactly why Trump is so popular. I know a ton of people voting for him who didn't think he was a good person, but he accomplished what they were looking for in a president.
Brianna's article is just another reminder of a couple of things: No matter how successful someone appears, they can have a very complicated personal/family life which will collide with their success - and - Absent parents cannot claim they were fooled into things when they aren't paying full attention. Musk's use of the term "woke mind virus" makes me laugh. Perhaps if he was paying attention to his children, he wouldn't have to lay blame elsewhere for a situation he does not fully agree with or understand. To act like he's fighting an agenda when he's really just upset with a private family matter does not actually help other families. It just makes more of a circus of his own. The "because of XYZ, I'm finally leaving" is comical. I wish him good luck on not having to utilize any California labor or infrastructure for any aspect of his businesses.
*Isn't there a video interview or an article somewhere in which Musk stated he very specifically prefers not to spend time with his children when they are young because he cannot relate to them, but prefers to travel with them when they are older to give them experiences in the world? I can't find it.
*Btw, Jessica, I really respect that you are including contributing writers. You are giving them a chance to be seen. When you grow, they grow.
100% agree, if he was paying attention to his children he wouldn’t have to lay blame elsewhere. If you have neglected to pay attention or to foster connection with a child you really have no one to blame but yourself. Elon is not doing the world any favours by populating the world… Congratulations on populating the world with kids who have holes in their hearts from lack of parental connection. Though I do suspect that Elon really does what’s best for Elon not the world. I don’t know what to believe about Elon, good guy or bad guy… maybe just complicated guy. Though I’ll admit he is giving villain vibes.
Whilst I do agree with you - and I am inclined to believe that Elon is using the example of his daughter to push his own agenda on this issue and in doing so, muddying the facts - there are numerous elements of gender transition which children are allowed to undergo without parents being notified. The UK has now stopped this and schools have to inform parents of any mention of a child wanting to change gender or name at school but prior to this they were able to essentially socially transition a child with no obligation to inform their parents. This puts children on the path to transitioning with very little critical questioning or resistance from the adults around them. Add to this the amount of young people who are effectively being groomed and separated by families by a very effective online community and much of the desire (soon becoming a need) to transition has already come about before the parents have any clue what’s happening. So, all of this to say that I don’t think “being absent” is fair in the majority of cases or that if a parent objects they have themselves to blame, as often parents are unaware and powerless in every way. I imagine that this is partly true for Elon - that a lot of the social transitioning happened without his knowledge by which point it would have been too late to do anything anyway. But, absent or not, I think this is very common even with loving and attentive parents. I personally think that Elon drawing attention to Gavin’s new law, and trying to thwart it in the most effective way he knows how, is a good thing. This is a huge shift in the family dynamic and essentially removes parents from the decision making in the most important issue affecting youths today. But I do agree that the means to get there from Elon are questionable. He is clearly using his daughter to further his own agenda but unfortunately I happen to agree with his agenda.
— YOUR ARGUMENT GOES A LOT DEEPER THAN YOU STATED. A PARTIALLY ABANDONED CHILD C A N
BELIEVE THAT HIS ABSENT PARENT HATES HIM, E MOS … !!
A “HATED” CHILD CARRIES MUCH MORE BURDEN. SATAN PLYS HIM TO BELIEVE THAT H E H A S A HOLE IN HIMSELF …!!!
BAD BEHAVIOR CAN START!!! THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED, AND, ADDRESSED WITH GREAT LOVE, PREFERABLY BY THE ABSENT PARENT…! !
“LOVE” - REALLY NEEDS TO BECOME THE CENTRAL SUBJECT FOR THAT CHILD, FILLING THE “ HOLE” OF “HATE”. THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO TEACH “LOVE” … BUT, IT SIMPLY MUST BE TAUGHT …!!! EXAMPLES ARE A GOOD START.
STAY FAR AWAY FROM ANY REFERENCE, OR, ACCUSATION OF “ HATE “ . THEY BELIEVE IT, BUT, FEEL QUALIFIED TO BELIEVE IT.
LOVE I S THE REAL SUBJECT . IT FILLS HATE UP. BUT, LOVE HAS TO BE TAUGHT…!!!
It all feels gross. The whole world feels gross. The alternative public school community is growing because our kids aren’t safe in school being exposed to all this weirdness. Especially here in California. Heck we can’t even watch Olympic sports without the weirdness. And as far as Elon goes, I don’t trust anyone with that much money and power. Good people rarely become powerhouses.
Rarely, being the operative word. Money doesn't corrupt human beings. They've got baggage like the rest of us, and money gives 'em the freedom and power to temporarily drink it away, fuck it away or gamble it away, and ignites their appetite for hyper-stimulation and more intensity-filled perks. It happened to Hugh Hefner (whadda freaky dude!) and I'd always admired him, till I watched "Secrets of Playboy" on one of my streaming services (mighta been Hulu, but I can't quite remember). We all have dirty laundry. When ya run for public office or you're a celeb, it all somehow floats to the surface of the pond.
Go watch it. It's worth it. Former GF's and bunnies tell all. Hefner got kinkier and kinkier in his sexual escapade. NOTHING was off limits as far as he was concerned. The more bizarre his fetishes were, the more he pushed the envelope. I always admired the guy for the empire he'd built, but he was a sexual deviant.
- E L O N APPEARS TO BE “GOOD PEOPLE” … REAL ….!! HAVE YOU SEEN HIM WORKING WITH HIS OLDEST FRIEND, AND TRUSTEE IN HIS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT DEPT., VERY MUCH LIKE A GRANDFATHER & TOP EXPERT…SUCH HONOR & RESPECT- OPENNESS, & MUTUAL RESPECT ?? … REALLY LIKE A TOP RESPECTED GRANDSON, AND, G.FATHER …!!!
Wow. I didn't like reading this, though it's brilliant. I have a hard time listening to Elon speak, and have hypothesized for years, he has ADHD traits. Amber Heard is in my view, a Borderline Personality Disordered female, so NOBODY can construct a solid relationship bond with that female.
I think it's gotta be heartbreaking for a man to have to surrender his son to transgender surgery AND ideologic conversion. For guy like Elon, work will always be his primary lover, and any female who thinks she's gonna change that, still believes unicorns exist. When ya marry a mega-mogul, there are gonna be dramatic consequences AND compromises. This isn't a Cinderella story, that's for damned sure!
As for Musk, he is extraordinary. But all humans have light AND dark aspects, and our Heroes too quickly topple off their pedestals, when we discover through whatever means, that they are after all, mere mortals with just as many foibles, flaws and vulnerabilities as the rest of us, who've never even dreamed of accomplishing what they have, within one generational cycle.
I'm sad to read some of this about Musk, even though it seems quite plausible. Some of the most brilliant minds I personally know (including friends and colleagues, both current and past) are supremely narcissistic, and their children have been gravely wounded by this feature in their parent. The kids who've suffered the most, had to grow up with a 'therapist' mother who was both pathologically Codependent AND Borderline Personality Disordered. No need to name names, but I can tell ya, personality disorder traits are EXTREMELY prevalent in the psychotherapeutic community, which far-surpasses any other professional arena... the legal profession is a close runner up in this regard.
Oh well, I often think to myself, there's a reason it's said that "ignorance is bliss." Frankly, there's a part of me that wishes I didn't know all of what I now know~ particularly, after being awakened from a lifelong deep political slumber, by Donald Trump. I think the bottom line is, no matter WHO you admire, if you look hard enough, you'll find frailties and flaws to justify changing your mind about 'em.
Well I didn’t know about much of this with Elon! That’s a lot of kids. I know he thinks population is declining so theirs that but to have children and not pay attention to them…that’s what is wrong with many children in America. The presence of both parents is critical for healthy child development. I do not agree with Newsome governing that schools do not need to inform parents of gender changing. This all makes me sick.
It’s difficult to witness a challenging family dynamic, especially one affected by politics and power. Newsome is radical! Compassion to all families in the seasons of life.
I have a hard time with this story. For many reasons. Elon Musk has attempted to move to the Conservative side of things while not living the lifestyle of a Conservative. He has used his platform to rail against transgender people, including his own child. While I don't agree with what is happening out in California regarding the bill that Gavin Newsom rammed through, abandoning your child on social media seems cruel.
His disregard for his own child's privacy is sad. I hope they will get to speak together one day.
So So true . I was thinking the same thing. He will put the left on blast for social things and appeal to conservatives for that. But my question is, was this move already planned and he was just waiting to pull the trigger so it was an easy way out to move it anyways? Would his relationship with his child be different if they didn't transition?
I struggle with how to respond to this..I think it is because I feel so strongly that this trans/gender whatever warfare is extremely dangerous and must be stopped…but I really enjoyed reading this
Elon actually had six children with his first wife. His first child died from SIDS. That’s why people say he is a father of twelve children. They are counting his first child that passed away not Amber’s daughter.
When there's a new article on substack from HIH, I require complete silence until I'm done reading. My husband will back off and say, "you must be reading a HIH piece." Back away slowly. Let me be. 🤍
This may be an unpopular opinion but I did not perceive an unbiased piece but an article slanted against Elon. An unbiased article would acknowledge or at least identify that Vivian was Elon's son now transitioned to daughter. If the reader does not know the facts, it is unclear.
It is almost as though no one has ever had a type A, workaholic father, let alone one who has created a successful space program, the most successful electric vehicle company, commandeered one of the largest social media companies in the world to save it from censorship, and launched a universal pay system that revolutionized how we shop online. Personality quirks aside, many men have the capacity to devote their complete attention and focus to one thing (although probably just as many can balance work and home life). In my experience, it has been work OR family. In my father's case, I was lucky enough to become best friends with him after he retired. In my husband's case, he became closer to his children after he lost his executive job since it had required he travel 5 days a week. In neither case did they not love their children immensely. Both were driven as providers. As a mother who felt constantly pulled in different directions while trying to have a career and raise my children, I fully prioritized my children, let go of some career aspirants, and drove my adrenals and immune system into the ground over the past 20 years in the process. That is a whole other topic. But the gender, nurture, and focus triad is outside this scope.
Until you have experienced what it is like to almost lose or lose your child to transgenderism, you cannot fathom the emotion and, yes, grief you must process at the thought or experience of losing the little boy or girl you watched grow up (whether you have a relationship with the transitioned child afterwards or not). Or the absolute cognitive dissonance at suddenly being in an emotional tsunami with a teen you no longer know, recognize, or understand who fights against you and rejects your love and acceptance in some strange mind f*ck attempt for either your attention or that of others. Or how it feels when virtually overnight, this idea takes root in secrecy at home but overtly at school until a random teacher accidently alerts you to the birth of your new son or daughter. (Does that sound specific enough?) You can judge all you want at what that implies about you as a parent but you should really be incredibly grateful you haven't had to endure the experience.
In terms of Elon making his personal life public...we do that for him quite well already, case in point.
Great points made, especially around what it must feel like to experience your child transitioning and everything that comes with that.
I think maybe the clincher here is the casual family set ups… when you have a hard working providing Father but a two parent home.. and hopefully available mother, that is a very different thing to Elon’s unconventional familial situations that leave the kids in no man’s land… seemingly. I don’t know how his family situations came to be, but the kids wellbeing and needs (for a stable home) don’t seem to be the priority.
I like the fact that your post is unbiased which is refreshing! I believe Elon has done more to protect free speech by buying Twitter/X, than anyone else alive. That said, it is obvious he has made some poor personal decisions, his relationship with Amber Heard being one of them. Elon has himself admitted he is on the spectrum/Asperger's and there is no doubt he is. The number of projects he has is unparalleled. I understand his stance about how important it is to have children to sustain the human species, however he has 12 and cannot possibly be a good father to all of them or even present, particularly since they are from different women. He genuinely believes his daughter has a mind virus and she genuinely disagrees. I don't think children should be taking puberty blockers or having surgery before the age of 18. You have to be 18 to get a tattoo. The UK, Sweden, France, Norway and Finland have restricted the use of puberty blockers for minors. IMO, the United States should follow suit and Elon is trying to make that happen sooner rather than later. sabrinalabow.substack.com
— GOD TRULY AND FOREVER GREATLY LEAD, GUIDE, AND, B L E S S THAT GENUINELY BLESSED MAN …!!!
Less is more, honey.
— PLEASE KEEP YOUR HONEY .
Enough said. Plain and simple. This is the case. We are not perfect parents. Nor people. Each child doesn’t receive the same parent either. Parenting is hard.
I once read a very lengthy article a long time ago when he left his first wife. She seemed very forlorn about it all. They were together before PayPal. Ouch. 5 sons she gave him! I do not believe he seen the children often, according to her allegedly. It was a somber read. 🫤
I am sure Elon is fascinating (not to mention extraordinarily wealthy) but I can't imagine why these girls got themselves into such strange arrangements. I get it. Everyone does what they want and feel. But does anyone ever think of what's good for children?
Yes. Having children for positions in companies, for money, for power...that's messed up in so many ways.
— ELON HAS GREAT CHARM.
ELON TRULY, & RESPONSIBLY L O V E S HIS CHILDREN. HE KNOWINGLY WANTS TO SPREAD HIS GENES AROUND, ENLARGING HIS CHANCES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH OF MANKIND, AND, I AGREE.
HE IS GENUINELY A GOOD & EXCELLENT MAN, AND, APPARENTLY — FATHER !!! HE CERTAINLY CAN AFFORD IT…!! HE’S LEARNING THAT WEIRD WOMEN CAN BE A “ WEIRD TRIP “, & NOT SUCH GREAT MOTHERS …!!
I have no doubt he loves his kids. He truly beams when he talks about them. However, he’s often not there for each of them. How could he be ? - there are 12 and they live in different places. And he’s a very busy man. But his lack of presence with them weighs heavily - his trans daughter has even mentioned this. Kids do cry for help in various ways.
The same could be said about Nick Cannon.
As AN ELDERLY MOTHER - I CAN COMMENT THAT CHILDREN REALLY EMOTIONALLY NEED BOTH PARENTS, EVEN I F THEY NEVER MEET ONE PARENT..!
AS THEY GET OLDER THEY SUFFER WITHOUT TRULY REALIZING IT. THEY SUFFER IN HIDDEN WAYS.
A SECOND FULLTIME PARENT MIGHT PREVENT SOME OF IT, DEPENDING ON THE PARENTS.., BUT, THE CHILD RATELY REALIZES HIS LOSS, THE PRESENT PARENT DOES THOUGH.
IT TAKES TWO HEALTHY LOVING PARENTS TO DO THEIR BEST FOR THEIR WHOLE FAMILY…!!!
ONE VERY HARD WORKING, LOVING, UNDERSTANDING, TRUSTING , FULL-TIME PARENT MIGHT TO DO A REALLY DECENT JOB.
“ ONLY GOD IS GOOD.”
I'm gonna bet there's more than 12. It's impossible to be an attentive father working multiple companies, and traveling as much as he does.
Elon, is that you?
Are we adult enough to say yeah, he is brilliant and right about many things, especially in the world of business and I suspect probably pretty good at economic patterns and outcomes but also a not what I consider a good man? It kind of goes back to a lot of the 2020 stuff where we throw the baby out with the bathwater. Founding fathers, brilliant men who owned slaves, Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights amazing, don't want to be married to him. The needle of humanity has been moved forward by seriously flawed individuals but does it mean we throw away their work? I think this is kind of a big question we need to be asking ourselves.
Oh this is gooooood. I would not want to “throw Elon out with [his own] bath water.” His growth on these issues and the way he uses his company to express himself is fascinating to experience. We will all be affected as he so chooses. That’s power.
Solid argument
- WE ARE ALL GREATLY REMOVED FROM OUR HISTORIES. WHAT WAS NORMAL 100 YEARS AGO IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE THINK IS “ NORMAL”, OR, COMMON.
UNDERSTANDINGS WERE FROM 200 years AGO WHEN, OUR FOUNDING FATHERS IN AMERICA NORMALLY ENDURED DAILY WHAT NONE OF US COULD ENDURE TODAY…!!!
TIMES CHANGE GREATLY, AND, NOT ALWAYS FOR THE BETTER…!!! HUMANS ARE HUMANS. WE ALL TRY OUR BEST.
Why do you feel the need to write in all caps?
- THANK YOU FOR ASKING•••
I AM 79 NOW, AND, AM WAITING TO GET EYE SURGERY, FOR CATARACTS . ITS HARD ENOUGH TO TRY TO CONTINUE MY LIFE, BUT, .. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE FULLY WITHOUT HELP. I’L BE OK WHEN THEY CAN WORK ME IN FOR SURGERY ..!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SPIRIT. !!!!!! S M I L E ••• ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Cos it’s Elon
I think it could be one of his bots 🤖🦾
Enduring hardship doesn't justify immorality. It can give me empathy and space to understand and judge less harshly, but it doesn't make the owning of salves right. I can also (maybe) say that because it was common practice that they didn't know better, still doesn’t make it right. To my early point, people are not all good or all evil. Acknowledging the evil doesn't take away the accomplishment. I think this is exactly why Trump is so popular. I know a ton of people voting for him who didn't think he was a good person, but he accomplished what they were looking for in a president.
The Kennedy men. Good leaders and businessmen but lacking a moral compass.
Brianna's article is just another reminder of a couple of things: No matter how successful someone appears, they can have a very complicated personal/family life which will collide with their success - and - Absent parents cannot claim they were fooled into things when they aren't paying full attention. Musk's use of the term "woke mind virus" makes me laugh. Perhaps if he was paying attention to his children, he wouldn't have to lay blame elsewhere for a situation he does not fully agree with or understand. To act like he's fighting an agenda when he's really just upset with a private family matter does not actually help other families. It just makes more of a circus of his own. The "because of XYZ, I'm finally leaving" is comical. I wish him good luck on not having to utilize any California labor or infrastructure for any aspect of his businesses.
*Isn't there a video interview or an article somewhere in which Musk stated he very specifically prefers not to spend time with his children when they are young because he cannot relate to them, but prefers to travel with them when they are older to give them experiences in the world? I can't find it.
*Btw, Jessica, I really respect that you are including contributing writers. You are giving them a chance to be seen. When you grow, they grow.
Thank you, Robin. I'm glad most people see it that way. I love including and promoting other talents in this space.
100% agree, if he was paying attention to his children he wouldn’t have to lay blame elsewhere. If you have neglected to pay attention or to foster connection with a child you really have no one to blame but yourself. Elon is not doing the world any favours by populating the world… Congratulations on populating the world with kids who have holes in their hearts from lack of parental connection. Though I do suspect that Elon really does what’s best for Elon not the world. I don’t know what to believe about Elon, good guy or bad guy… maybe just complicated guy. Though I’ll admit he is giving villain vibes.
Whilst I do agree with you - and I am inclined to believe that Elon is using the example of his daughter to push his own agenda on this issue and in doing so, muddying the facts - there are numerous elements of gender transition which children are allowed to undergo without parents being notified. The UK has now stopped this and schools have to inform parents of any mention of a child wanting to change gender or name at school but prior to this they were able to essentially socially transition a child with no obligation to inform their parents. This puts children on the path to transitioning with very little critical questioning or resistance from the adults around them. Add to this the amount of young people who are effectively being groomed and separated by families by a very effective online community and much of the desire (soon becoming a need) to transition has already come about before the parents have any clue what’s happening. So, all of this to say that I don’t think “being absent” is fair in the majority of cases or that if a parent objects they have themselves to blame, as often parents are unaware and powerless in every way. I imagine that this is partly true for Elon - that a lot of the social transitioning happened without his knowledge by which point it would have been too late to do anything anyway. But, absent or not, I think this is very common even with loving and attentive parents. I personally think that Elon drawing attention to Gavin’s new law, and trying to thwart it in the most effective way he knows how, is a good thing. This is a huge shift in the family dynamic and essentially removes parents from the decision making in the most important issue affecting youths today. But I do agree that the means to get there from Elon are questionable. He is clearly using his daughter to further his own agenda but unfortunately I happen to agree with his agenda.
— YOUR ARGUMENT GOES A LOT DEEPER THAN YOU STATED. A PARTIALLY ABANDONED CHILD C A N
BELIEVE THAT HIS ABSENT PARENT HATES HIM, E MOS … !!
A “HATED” CHILD CARRIES MUCH MORE BURDEN. SATAN PLYS HIM TO BELIEVE THAT H E H A S A HOLE IN HIMSELF …!!!
BAD BEHAVIOR CAN START!!! THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED, AND, ADDRESSED WITH GREAT LOVE, PREFERABLY BY THE ABSENT PARENT…! !
“LOVE” - REALLY NEEDS TO BECOME THE CENTRAL SUBJECT FOR THAT CHILD, FILLING THE “ HOLE” OF “HATE”. THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO TEACH “LOVE” … BUT, IT SIMPLY MUST BE TAUGHT …!!! EXAMPLES ARE A GOOD START.
STAY FAR AWAY FROM ANY REFERENCE, OR, ACCUSATION OF “ HATE “ . THEY BELIEVE IT, BUT, FEEL QUALIFIED TO BELIEVE IT.
LOVE I S THE REAL SUBJECT . IT FILLS HATE UP. BUT, LOVE HAS TO BE TAUGHT…!!!
It all feels gross. The whole world feels gross. The alternative public school community is growing because our kids aren’t safe in school being exposed to all this weirdness. Especially here in California. Heck we can’t even watch Olympic sports without the weirdness. And as far as Elon goes, I don’t trust anyone with that much money and power. Good people rarely become powerhouses.
Rarely, being the operative word. Money doesn't corrupt human beings. They've got baggage like the rest of us, and money gives 'em the freedom and power to temporarily drink it away, fuck it away or gamble it away, and ignites their appetite for hyper-stimulation and more intensity-filled perks. It happened to Hugh Hefner (whadda freaky dude!) and I'd always admired him, till I watched "Secrets of Playboy" on one of my streaming services (mighta been Hulu, but I can't quite remember). We all have dirty laundry. When ya run for public office or you're a celeb, it all somehow floats to the surface of the pond.
— AND, GOD I S GOOD .
ALL THE TIME.
What was shared in the playboy documentary? Please spill the tea 🫖
He was caught attempting to do something to his girlfriend’s wee dog. He was a sicko.
VERY, sadly.
Go watch it. It's worth it. Former GF's and bunnies tell all. Hefner got kinkier and kinkier in his sexual escapade. NOTHING was off limits as far as he was concerned. The more bizarre his fetishes were, the more he pushed the envelope. I always admired the guy for the empire he'd built, but he was a sexual deviant.
You described perfectly how I'm feeling about the world lately. Everything feels gross. :(
- E L O N APPEARS TO BE “GOOD PEOPLE” … REAL ….!! HAVE YOU SEEN HIM WORKING WITH HIS OLDEST FRIEND, AND TRUSTEE IN HIS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT DEPT., VERY MUCH LIKE A GRANDFATHER & TOP EXPERT…SUCH HONOR & RESPECT- OPENNESS, & MUTUAL RESPECT ?? … REALLY LIKE A TOP RESPECTED GRANDSON, AND, G.FATHER …!!!
Wow. I didn't like reading this, though it's brilliant. I have a hard time listening to Elon speak, and have hypothesized for years, he has ADHD traits. Amber Heard is in my view, a Borderline Personality Disordered female, so NOBODY can construct a solid relationship bond with that female.
I think it's gotta be heartbreaking for a man to have to surrender his son to transgender surgery AND ideologic conversion. For guy like Elon, work will always be his primary lover, and any female who thinks she's gonna change that, still believes unicorns exist. When ya marry a mega-mogul, there are gonna be dramatic consequences AND compromises. This isn't a Cinderella story, that's for damned sure!
As for Musk, he is extraordinary. But all humans have light AND dark aspects, and our Heroes too quickly topple off their pedestals, when we discover through whatever means, that they are after all, mere mortals with just as many foibles, flaws and vulnerabilities as the rest of us, who've never even dreamed of accomplishing what they have, within one generational cycle.
I'm sad to read some of this about Musk, even though it seems quite plausible. Some of the most brilliant minds I personally know (including friends and colleagues, both current and past) are supremely narcissistic, and their children have been gravely wounded by this feature in their parent. The kids who've suffered the most, had to grow up with a 'therapist' mother who was both pathologically Codependent AND Borderline Personality Disordered. No need to name names, but I can tell ya, personality disorder traits are EXTREMELY prevalent in the psychotherapeutic community, which far-surpasses any other professional arena... the legal profession is a close runner up in this regard.
Oh well, I often think to myself, there's a reason it's said that "ignorance is bliss." Frankly, there's a part of me that wishes I didn't know all of what I now know~ particularly, after being awakened from a lifelong deep political slumber, by Donald Trump. I think the bottom line is, no matter WHO you admire, if you look hard enough, you'll find frailties and flaws to justify changing your mind about 'em.
Brilliant Shari👏🏻
Thank you!
Well I didn’t know about much of this with Elon! That’s a lot of kids. I know he thinks population is declining so theirs that but to have children and not pay attention to them…that’s what is wrong with many children in America. The presence of both parents is critical for healthy child development. I do not agree with Newsome governing that schools do not need to inform parents of gender changing. This all makes me sick.
It’s difficult to witness a challenging family dynamic, especially one affected by politics and power. Newsome is radical! Compassion to all families in the seasons of life.
I have a hard time with this story. For many reasons. Elon Musk has attempted to move to the Conservative side of things while not living the lifestyle of a Conservative. He has used his platform to rail against transgender people, including his own child. While I don't agree with what is happening out in California regarding the bill that Gavin Newsom rammed through, abandoning your child on social media seems cruel.
His disregard for his own child's privacy is sad. I hope they will get to speak together one day.
So So true . I was thinking the same thing. He will put the left on blast for social things and appeal to conservatives for that. But my question is, was this move already planned and he was just waiting to pull the trigger so it was an easy way out to move it anyways? Would his relationship with his child be different if they didn't transition?
I'm guessing he was already headed out of California. To high of rent? That he has warmed up to Trump in such a short amount of time is curious.
This. Texas is much friendlier for corporations to operate than California. His “last stand” is performative at best.
I struggle with how to respond to this..I think it is because I feel so strongly that this trans/gender whatever warfare is extremely dangerous and must be stopped…but I really enjoyed reading this
Elon actually had six children with his first wife. His first child died from SIDS. That’s why people say he is a father of twelve children. They are counting his first child that passed away not Amber’s daughter.
I feel like Jessica (HIH) is recruiting the best journalist!
Omg wow thank you 🥹
Trying! ♥️
When there's a new article on substack from HIH, I require complete silence until I'm done reading. My husband will back off and say, "you must be reading a HIH piece." Back away slowly. Let me be. 🤍
Very well written Bri 👏🏻
WOW!
What a read!
This may be an unpopular opinion but I did not perceive an unbiased piece but an article slanted against Elon. An unbiased article would acknowledge or at least identify that Vivian was Elon's son now transitioned to daughter. If the reader does not know the facts, it is unclear.
It is almost as though no one has ever had a type A, workaholic father, let alone one who has created a successful space program, the most successful electric vehicle company, commandeered one of the largest social media companies in the world to save it from censorship, and launched a universal pay system that revolutionized how we shop online. Personality quirks aside, many men have the capacity to devote their complete attention and focus to one thing (although probably just as many can balance work and home life). In my experience, it has been work OR family. In my father's case, I was lucky enough to become best friends with him after he retired. In my husband's case, he became closer to his children after he lost his executive job since it had required he travel 5 days a week. In neither case did they not love their children immensely. Both were driven as providers. As a mother who felt constantly pulled in different directions while trying to have a career and raise my children, I fully prioritized my children, let go of some career aspirants, and drove my adrenals and immune system into the ground over the past 20 years in the process. That is a whole other topic. But the gender, nurture, and focus triad is outside this scope.
Until you have experienced what it is like to almost lose or lose your child to transgenderism, you cannot fathom the emotion and, yes, grief you must process at the thought or experience of losing the little boy or girl you watched grow up (whether you have a relationship with the transitioned child afterwards or not). Or the absolute cognitive dissonance at suddenly being in an emotional tsunami with a teen you no longer know, recognize, or understand who fights against you and rejects your love and acceptance in some strange mind f*ck attempt for either your attention or that of others. Or how it feels when virtually overnight, this idea takes root in secrecy at home but overtly at school until a random teacher accidently alerts you to the birth of your new son or daughter. (Does that sound specific enough?) You can judge all you want at what that implies about you as a parent but you should really be incredibly grateful you haven't had to endure the experience.
In terms of Elon making his personal life public...we do that for him quite well already, case in point.
Great points made, especially around what it must feel like to experience your child transitioning and everything that comes with that.
I think maybe the clincher here is the casual family set ups… when you have a hard working providing Father but a two parent home.. and hopefully available mother, that is a very different thing to Elon’s unconventional familial situations that leave the kids in no man’s land… seemingly. I don’t know how his family situations came to be, but the kids wellbeing and needs (for a stable home) don’t seem to be the priority.
Thank you! You are right - definitely a different dynamic in their situation.
Great read Bri!
Thank you!
A blight upon mankind he is.