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Jeff Goldblum has no plans to financially support his sons when they grow up, but wants them to ‘row their own boat’
Jeff Goldblum admitted that he has no plans to financially support his children as they grow up because he wants them to learn how to be independent. RadarOnline.com can reveal.
The 71-year-old actor and his wife, the 41-year-old Canadian dancer Emilie Livingstonhave two sons: Charlie, 8, and River, 7.
Goldblum was a guest Tuesday’s episode of the podcast Table for two with Bruce Bozzi and said he felt self-sufficiency was “an important thing to teach children.”
“Hey, you know, you gotta row your own boat,” said the Jurassic Park actor recalled telling his boys, adding, “I’m not going to do it for you.” And you don’t want me to do it for you.”
“You have to figure out how to figure out what you want and need and where that intersects with your love and passion and what you can do. And even if you don’t, maybe you should anyway,” he continued.
The independence Day star became a father for the first time on July 4, 2015, less than a year after marrying Livingston.
In 2018, he spoke to the British outlet iNews about being an older father and saying, “I’m glad I waited.”
“It feels great to do it now, because all the things I’m considering fit perfectly with the big questions and challenges of having children, and what you want to expose them to,” Goldblum said at the time. want to leave behind, what life is and what kind of life you contribute to them.”
He also said, “I keep doing the math and extrapolating where they’re going to be, and where I’m going to be. And when I buy a watch, I wonder who’s going to get it.”
Goldblum’s latest comments came as other high-profile figures grapple with the logistics of family finances, such as music icon Cher and the Royal family.
