Amidst all the controversy and chaos surrounding Michael Jackson‘s death, it seems that sometimes people forget he was a father to 3 young children who must miss him terribly.
Sister LaToya Jackson has revealed that Michael’s kids, Prince, Paris and Blanket, are all in therapy to help them cope with their father’s death.
LaToya says that Prince “just doesn’t want to speak about it” while Paris “thinks and talks about her father all the time. She’s doing very well, writes a lot and she wears his shirts every day. They still smell of him and it helps her feel close to him.”
That makes our heart break!
And what about little Blanket?
“[He] is just a very sad, shy little boy. He cries — he really does cry. It’s so painful for him. No one can bring his daddy back and it hurts so much.”
The rest of the Jackson family are all helping to raise the kids as Michael would want them to be raised allowing only 2 hours of either the Disney Channel or Nickelodeon a day and planning a big traditional Christmas celebration like they ones shared with their father.
But LaToya speaks brightly about their future:
“Paris doesn’t know it but she has all the makings of a star. If she wants to go into showbiz I can see that happening. The boys like the idea of directing, which is what Michael wanted to do. Kids are resilient. He gave them so much love and that is helping them.├óΓé¼┬¥
We hope the kiddies are just taking it one day at a time. Losing a parent is incredibly difficult to overcome, but it sounds like they have a great support system.
Just keep them away from Grandpa Joe!
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