The parts I feel bad about is all the Jacksons at one time or another have come forth with emotional/mental issues. Where does that usually lead? Back to the family life. It's pretty common knowledge at this point Joe Jackson screwed up that entire family.

It doesn't take a genius to see that Michael did NOT want to look like himself any more. According to the family, Joe had teased him mercilessly on his looks, whenever the kid got a pimple, etc. I mean...I can't imagine my family ever doing that to me. Siblings, okay, but a parent? At young ages, what your family, especially a parent, conveys to you about their opinion of you means a LOT. It helps teach you how to see yourself. That's why it's so incredibly important to instill self-confidence and self-esteem in children. Just my opinion, but I think it hurt Michael the worst.

For other issues, I can't even imagine being held upside down by my Dad and get whacked because I didn't do good enough at a recording session.

I feel bad Michael just get help with what was happening to him emotionally and mentally. To me he seemed like a man desperate to hurt himself, or change himself so drastically - yet never able to be good enough for fans. Always trying harder and harder and harder, but never quite good enough. It's a shame he didn't get the mental and emotional help he needed to gain that strength.

Add all of that to the intensity of not only being in the public eye, but to a level of popularity that was beyond imagination.

All that certainly has nothing to do with his death, but most definately his life.

As far as child molestation charges go, it IS easy to believe because he's so odd, but yet nothing came of it. I've read in the past the Mother of the first child strongly denied that Michael did anything wrong, but you know, what that accusation is put out there, it's OUT there. It doesn't matter if it's true or not. It's been stated and that's that. For some people, an accusation is all it takes. For some people, a child would NEVER tell a lie about something like that! And if the accusation is against someone who is a bit odd, or looks weird? Then it definately must be true!

Sad, all around.

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