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Posted on Aug 11, 2023

Grimes Gave Rare Insight Into Her "Family Culture" With Father Of 10 Elon Musk

"Being Elon's kid is not the same as being anyone's kid," she said. "In my house, at least, I want it to be more of a crazy warehouse situation and a cool art space."

by Chelsea Stewart

BuzzFeed Staff

Grimes talked about her kids with Elon Musk.

She and the Tesla CEO have two children: son X Æ A-XII, three, and daughter Y, one. Elon also has eight other children from past relationships.

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"Being Elon's kid is not the same as being anyone's kid," Grimes told Wired, admitting she thinks their lives might be "pretty intense" with a billionaire CEO as their father. "In my house, at least, I want it to be more of a crazy warehouse situation and a cool art space."

Grimes said that X already "knows a lot about rockets" and has generally developed an interest in space, like his father. "It's crazy. He knows more about rockets than me."

She said X doesn't even play with toys "because if they're not anatomically correct, he gets upset."

"He's a little engineer, for sure," Grimes continued. "But his obsession with space is bordering on, 'Is this healthy?'"

She explained how, in April, X had a full-on "meltdown" over the explosion of Starship, the rocket launched by Elon's SpaceX company. "When X saw Starship blow up, he had, like, a three-day PTSD meltdown," she shared. "Every hour, he was waking up and going, 'Starship …' and I had to rub his back.'"

The same thing goes for her and Elon's daughter, Y. "She’s a little engineer too," Grimes said. "She likes industrial shipping. She’s very strange."

Asked about her plans for their education, Grimes said she's currently "trying to find a great peer group" with "other parents who are sort of like us and share similar values."

"I really care about having a very good relationship with my kids," she explained. "I think I understand how to be a good parent to them. Both enforcing discipline and being their friend. Who knows, maybe they’ll resent me and reject family culture, but I feel like they will not."

Grimes said she's also tried to teach things to Elon — like how to have "more fun."

"I try to soften him up, to build family culture," she said. "And he steals a lot of my memes."

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Grimes Gave Rare Insight Into Her "Family Culture" With Father Of 10 Elon Musk

Grimes talked about her kids with Elon Musk.

She and the Tesla CEO have two children: son X Æ A-XII, three, and daughter Y, one. Elon also has eight other children from past relationships.

"Being Elon's kid is not the same as being anyone's kid," Grimes told Wired, admitting she thinks their lives might be "pretty intense" with a billionaire CEO as their father. "In my house, at least, I want it to be more of a crazy warehouse situation and a cool art space."

Grimes said that X already "knows a lot about rockets" and has generally developed an interest in space, like his father. "It's crazy. He knows more about rockets than me."

She said X doesn't even play with toys "because if they're not anatomically correct, he gets upset."

"He's a little engineer, for sure," Grimes continued. "But his obsession with space is bordering on, 'Is this healthy?'"

The same thing goes for her and Elon's daughter, Y. "She’s a little engineer too," Grimes said. "She likes industrial shipping. She’s very strange."

Asked about her plans for their education, Grimes said she's currently "trying to find a great peer group" with "other parents who are sort of like us and share similar values."

"I really care about having a very good relationship with my kids," she explained. "I think I understand how to be a good parent to them. Both enforcing discipline and being their friend. Who knows, maybe they’ll resent me and reject family culture, but I feel like they will not."

Grimes said she's also tried to teach things to Elon — like how to have "more fun."

"I try to soften him up, to build family culture," she said. "And he steals a lot of my memes."

You can read the rest of what Grimes had to say here.

Grimes Gave Rare Insight Into Her "Family Culture" With Father Of 10 Elon Musk

Grimes talked about her kids with Elon Musk.

She and the Tesla CEO have two children: son X Æ A-XII, three, and daughter Y, one. Elon also has eight other children from past relationships.

"Being Elon's kid is not the same as being anyone's kid," Grimes told Wired, admitting she thinks their lives might be "pretty intense" with a billionaire CEO as their father. "In my house, at least, I want it to be more of a crazy warehouse situation and a cool art space."

Grimes said that X already "knows a lot about rockets" and has generally developed an interest in space, like his father. "It's crazy. He knows more about rockets than me."

She said X doesn't even play with toys "because if they're not anatomically correct, he gets upset."

"He's a little engineer, for sure," Grimes continued. "But his obsession with space is bordering on, 'Is this healthy?'"

The same thing goes for her and Elon's daughter, Y. "She’s a little engineer too," Grimes said. "She likes industrial shipping. She’s very strange."

Asked about her plans for their education, Grimes said she's currently "trying to find a great peer group" with "other parents who are sort of like us and share similar values."

"I really care about having a very good relationship with my kids," she explained. "I think I understand how to be a good parent to them. Both enforcing discipline and being their friend. Who knows, maybe they’ll resent me and reject family culture, but I feel like they will not."

Grimes said she's also tried to teach things to Elon — like how to have "more fun."

"I try to soften him up, to build family culture," she said. "And he steals a lot of my memes."

You can read the rest of what Grimes had to say here.

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