At 72-years-old, Jeff Goldblum is a father to a 9-year-old and 7-year-old son. He waited a long time to have children, but while waiting, he was collecting parenting advice.
During a recent interview with PEOPLE, the ‘Wicked‘ actor revealed the best advice he ever received came when his wife, Emilie, was pregnant with their first-born.
Somebody said — and I forget who I had this conversation with, sometimes that happens — but they said, ‘Hey, here’s the most important thing about parenting: Don’t forget that your kids are hilarious.’ The kids can drive you nuts from one moment to another, or you can have all sorts of drama. But if you can keep finding the humor in it, that’s not a bad rule.
That’s not the typical parenting advice people look for, but if you think about it, it’s actually a pretty great thing to remind yourself of.
Goldblum also credits his family (even the family dog) for keeping him grounded…
He doesn’t care that I’m in any movies, of course, and the kids don’t either. And neither does Emilie, really. I mean, they like it, but more important things are going on with them, and who I am seems to be more important when I’m around them.
Yep! They just want their dad! That’s enough for them.
