Reflections on OUR [“ the fans”] behavior regarding Michael’s children.

The recent and tragic episode involving Paris drove me to evaluate and think about the OUR reactions and behavior.

I have seen “fans” reactions to it, I have read the so called Michael’s friends reactions and it just made me to question myself :do WE have any right to react in the way WE do?

I see fans blaming Mrs Jackson for “lack” of guidance for the children, I see fans blaming the family for not being there I see “fans” blaming Debbie for getting close now, saying is just about money, I see fans buying every single word written in the media about the episode as the truth.
Today, I read an article, where a so called Michael’s friend is blaming Michael for it: his miscalculations.
In my view, Michael’s friends are those who are not talking at all. The others are just acquaintances, who Michael gave the honor to call friends, but they were/are not really his friends and don’t know a thing about the real Michael. His real friends respect Michael and don’t talk to the media giving judgment about his and his children actions.

However, watching all of it, lately, I have to agree that Michael miscalculated, yeah he did.
What MICHAEL really MISCALCULATED was how much he could trust his “fans”.

WE, the fans, are ready to blame everybody for what happens to Michael’s children when WE should look at ourselves and realize WE ARE THE ONES TO TAKE SOME BLAME, FIRST.

WE, the fans, are as guiltier as the ones WE are ready to blame since WE contribute to add an extra burden on the shoulders of 3 beautiful children just for being the offspring of a loved celebrity.

WE criticize the tabloids and media in general, but WE believe in what is written about them if it fits OUR conception for blaming.

WE criticize the exposure of Michael’s children, but WE ask and seek for any possible information about them bottom line: WE stalk them.

A clear example is Debbie. No media had interest on Debbie’s ranch or house, until WE the fans asked for more information about Paris “bounding” with her mother. WE, the fans, want to know every single move of Michael’s children so the media PROVIDE US the BREAKING NEWS stalking them for US.
They search their social media accounts, their moves at school, at stores, everywhere. Now papparazzis are camping outside Debbie’s ranch, to see if they get an EXCLUSIVE, will Paris leave the hospital and go to her mother ranch? Will Katherine lose the guardianship? The fans “want” to know.
WE criticize their up bring, even not knowing really anything about them. WE DEMAND them to be PERFECT just because they are Michael’s children, WE want them to be Michael.
WE take out their right of being TEENAGERS forgetting WE went through it ourselves in the past and WE DID a lot of wrongdoing growing up, the difference is WE are not famous.

Do you remember how tough was high school? I DO, I WENT THROUGH HELL. I had to fight for acceptance; I had to behave according to the “rules”, boys, to get a boyfriend, to have or not have sex without marriage, going through hormonal changes which drove me crazy, questioning the values that I had been taught still being the loving little mom’s girl. Did I think of running away? I DID; Did I think to kill myself? OH YEAH, a lot and almost did.
The difference was I didn’t have millions of people demanding a certain behavior or putting their standard high UP for me.

We don’t know how life was for those children when they were unmasked and without Michael being around (before 2009). They could have attended to school as children from some Mark Jones guy without a huge bodyguard entourage and no one would know, they could have visited their mother, siblings, have friends as any of us but WE wouldn’t know. The papparazis didn’t know their faces to crazily chase them in the hope to give US the BREAKING NEWS.

However, WE are ready to criticize saying Michael’s wishes were to keep them isolated from the world, alienated and now his family is not respecting his wishes. Who are WE to know what Michael’s wishes are/were?
To be a teenager is not easy and WE add to Michael’s children the burden of being The Perfection, WE don’t give them freedom to be whatever they want to.
If they use the social media, what every teenager does WE criticize them and the family. “The family shouldn’t allow them to have access to the internet”, “oh Paris shouldn’t post pictures of herself”, “Paris shouldn’t say this and that on twitter”, “look at Paris room, she took out Michael’s pictures she doesn’t love him anymore”, “Paris likes heavy metal, oh she is hurting Michael’s legacy” and so on. WE criticize to whom they are “friends” to on the social media. Nothing escapes the critical fan eyes.

Yes, Paris is famous and there is danger in the internet, but she is also a teenager like so many others, which WE are not watching. How many teenagers are posting pictures at social media? How many teenagers like heavy metal? How many teenagers show their bedroom on twitter? How many teenagers talk to their friends on social media? Why are WE not watching those but “stalking” Michael’s children?

For sure the internet might be a danger to children and teenagers, but this danger is out there to any teenager not only for Michael’s children.

Of course the media is watching what Michael's children do, not the other teenagers, but the media is watching US too, looking for what WE want the most, to know more about Michael’s children lives.

WE think we have the right to raise them, according with OUR beliefs. WE scrutinize every post, every picture posted about them on the media. WE look for scars, marks, color, nails anything and everything about them. WE question Michael’s paternity, yes, WE do. If they get a car WE question if it is age appropriate,if they are in a movie WE question their right to be there, if they go to a show WE watch the clothes the behavior. If they don’t go to a show or tribute to their father WE question their love for him.

WE are putting heavy BURDEN on Michael’s teenager children which is to be PERFECT.

This tragic episode involving Paris could have happenned with Michael being around or not and it is not OUR job to criticize her or anyone.

WE need to look in the MIRROR and realize that before blaming or criticize anyone WE are the first ONES to look at.

OUR job is to give LOVE and SUPPORT to Michael’s children and family and PRAY for them to find a path in life which will bring them the HAPPINESS they deserve. LIFE is tough and leaves scars, no parents, no one not even Michael would be able to prevent life to take its strike on them, but WHE can PRAY to the UNIVERSE to give his children the strength to surpass the rocks and bumps in their way in life and be the best they can be.

Let's take a moment to look at OURSELVES, I AM.

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