RE: Not My Lover
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I remember when Thriller came out. All the well to do kids had jackets like him. Break dancing was all the craze. Everyone was moon walking. It was nuts.
As far as the theory about the asshole parent and supportive parent. I think there may be something to that. I mean, although my father was a deadbeat dad and never around, it was a driving force for me to be better. To not be like his worthless drunk ass. I had a very supportive mother and uncles who kept me steered right until I was old enough to get out on my own. But like you said, there is some baggage that comes with that too. Some of it I still carry. But most has been dealt with. Some spilt over onto my oldest son when I was younger, regretfully. We have talked about it and think we have worked through it. We talk almost daily and have a great relationship now. He has also turned out well and is a DC. So this asshole did his job I guess.
I watched Thriller released and I was about three! I remember the evening still, and being able to stay up late.
And this is probably some of the issue with a lot of the stars. They have that baggage, and then means and access to all kinds of "coping strategies" to deal with it.
It is enough, isn't it? I wonder if there is such a thing as a perfect parent who does no damage.
Not sure if there is a perfect parent. We try the best with the tools we have. At least the good ones do I guess.