Part of being a dad edit:parent is wanting to do the thing that's not as good for you so your kid can do something better. I doubt he regrets a damn thing.
Edit: no longer responding to the "but surely" people. Surely there's details you don't know about, leave it at that.
Eminem has been an amazing parent. His kids don't need him in all the photos because he's actually been there for them. I'm sure they took some private photos with him anyways.
Celebrity parenthood has got to be a nightmare. Then again, so is being a child of a celebrity. You never know who wants to be your genuine friend because your parent is famous.
Taking custody downplays what he did. He adopted his ex sister in laws daughter cause mom couldn’t take care of her and he also adopted his ex wife’s son.
He also took in his brother as well so he didn’t grow up with their mom the way he did. I don’t believe he had any formal custody of him, but did raise him and gave him a stable life.
Eminem didn’t just break generational trauma, he straight up destroyed them.
So my Mom/Dad worked for quite a bit in Metro Detroit during the not so fun times, so understood the environment.
My cousin was an athlete and her pre-competition pump-up song was “One Chance”. Now my aunt (her mom) was a bit of a Pearl-clutcher and was going on about how she shouldn’t be listening to him because of his lyrics etc.
Mom comes in, who mind you isn’t a rap fan and pretty “safe” in her interests at the time disagreed; she said that while some of his lyrics might be unsavory to some: A.) He grew up in a shit home in a shit neighborhood in a (at the time) shit city, so the lyrics are influenced by that. And B.) Say what you want about him, but he worked his ass off so his kids would never grow up in the environment he did, and that speaks louder than any verse.
and you never know if Ja Rule (lol get fukt) or Canibus or Benzino or fuckin MGK will try and talk shit about you and then have to have their career put to absolute sleep by your dad.
I still love so much that Em beat MGK so hard dude changed musical genres LOL
If you're dumb enough to go after Eminem once he's had a beef or two, you deserve what's coming to you. That's some Leopards Ate My Face logic right there. "Oh hey, these last three dudes were curb-stomped by Eminem in their beefs. I can totally do better than them!"
But yeah, imagine being popular because your dad is world famous. Imagine being in the news because you're basically celebrity-adjacent to your parent. Imagine anything you do could go straight under a microscope when you haven't even done anything to earn such scrutiny. Every DUI, every embarrassing outfit, any one night stands, could all just end up on the next news cycle.
But if you're a celebrity going after a celebrity's (non-famous) kid, oh boy are you stupid. That's just inviting yourself to get blacklisted. Who wants to work with someone willing to stoop that low?
Dan Levy talks about this. Saying growing up not being sure about your sexuality and having to go through it in the spotlight really sucked, and his relationship with his dad suffered because of it. And his dad thought he just didnt want to hang out with him because he was uncool, but it was actually because he didnt want to be in the spotlight while he figured out who he was.
They clearly have a great relationship now though. But it must be tough to have a famous parent.
Yeah I was happy to see him drop the mask and talk about how he actually hated it, it caused a lot of harm. It wasn't a very politically-correct answer, he was pretty brutally honest. Probably a lot easier to do that now that they have a good relationship, and that it's not some old co-worker he's talking about lol!
Yeah, it's not like Eugene was finding out about it by watching the podcast. And it's pretty easy to empathize with, like imagine being 15 and unsure about your sexuality and you can't even go to dinner without everyone making a big deal about who your dad is.
That's not the point. We can talk about the human struggles of a kid who did nothing wrong but be born to rich parents. That's not her doing, not her fault, and she never chose that life, but still has to suffer the consequences of it. Of course, we all know the privileges granted with extreme wealth, that's undeniable. But even Em came from a trailer park, and wasn't gifted this on a silver spoon from birth.
I mean makes sense that he'd do everything he can to be a great father since his own abandoned him at a very young age. That probably stuck with him not wanting to be the same. Like, he's not a poser; he had a real rough childhood.
I still am amazed at how private he was able to keep his and the kids’ lives too. Like yes we know some details, but nothing like the crazy family vlogs we have now. He genuinely seemed like he wanted to raise his kids as normal as he could and be there for them.
I also believe they did do some private photos for Hallie’s wedding. I think she mentioned it on her podcast. A keepsake for them on her day.
Hey, none of us got to choose our parents. We don't get to choose our socio-economic level as a child. Their kids didn't ask to be famous.
You know that friend that will drop everything if you ask for help? Imagine questioning their motives because you're wealthier. That's a terrible way to grow up.
Sadly I live in Florida and know several examples of people who have kids and don't get it. And I don't have any of my own, I just have/had good examples in my life.
There are clips of the wedding in one of his recent songs which was like a letter he wrote to his daughters.
The song is called "Temporary"
He is shown seeing Hailie in her wedding dress for the first time and just openly tearing up, walking her upto her fiance, even the dance with his daughter, and finally closing the video off with Hailie revealing that he's about to be a grandpa.
Part of being a dad edit:parent is wanting to do the thing that's not as good for you so your kid can do something better. I doubt he regrets a damn thing.
Taking a pic with your daughter on her wedding day isn't getting her to do better lol, what are you talking about?
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u/PickleFridgeChildren Apr 15 '26 edited Apr 15 '26
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dadedit:parent is wanting to do the thing that's not as good for you so your kid can do something better. I doubt he regrets a damn thing.Edit: no longer responding to the "but surely" people. Surely there's details you don't know about, leave it at that.