?Don?t Want to Lose My Son?: Jackie Chan?s Wife Sobbed After Hearing Son?s Career Choice Once

A successful legacy doesn’t always mean a rosy life back home. Jackie Chan had many ups and downs throughout his personal life. From sharing a strained relationship with his son, Jaycee, and having an estranged daughter outside his marriage, it’s been a rocky ride back home. His marriage to Taiwanese actress Joan Lin wasn’t a smooth ride either, with the star having confessed to making many mistakes and hurting Lin in the process. In his memoirs,?Never Grow Up,?Chan admitted to not being a model husband or father, due to his unavailability. It hit him when his wife once cried out loud upon hearing her son’s career choice.

What was this decision, and why did Chan’s wife sob upon hearing it? Let’s find out.

Chan’s acting stint inspired Jaycee

Jaycee Chan is a singer, lyricist, and musician who released his first album in 2004. Just like any other father worried about his son’s future, Chan was concerned about Jaycee’s career. The singer and songwriter wasn’t interested in studies and declared that he wanted to make movies, just like his father. Chan wasn’t satisfied with this answer. Hoping that his son would study hard to get into college, the star expressed his disappointment.

Since Chan strongly believed that an individual couldn’t achieve anything without studying, he told Jayce that he would need to attend college anyway. But that night, Chan saw his wife, Joan Lin, crying. Joan was heartbroken upon hearing about Jaycee’s plans.?When the star asked her the reason?for her disappointment, she confessed,?“The movie business has already taken away my husband. I don’t want to lose my son, too.”?

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Jaycee was stubborn with his wish and declared that he would make movies after completing college. However, he ended up dropping out of college for his first film, Twins Effect II. His parents, although disappointed, made a deal that if the film succeeded, Jaycee could continue trudging his path. But if not, he would have to return to college. With strict rules and a disciplined demeanor, Jackie and Jaycee were always head-to-head and shared a strained relationship.

Jackie Chan refused to back his son with wealth

Chan is infamous for his discipline and strict morals. He has often spoken about his upbringing compared to his son’s and how differently Jaycee perceives his ideals. While he always maintains his love for his son, he refused to pass over the inheritance wealth to him.

Chan is worth over $400 million. Yet, he reasoned that his son should be able to fend for himself. In fact, Chan stated that?he’d rather donate his wealth to charity?than leave it behind for Jaycee. If his son wasn’t able to earn on his own, he would waste the wealth anyway. Jackie Chan has been a strict parent who believes in making his son independent. While his morals and ideals might not match with many, his success and legacy is a proof of how well they worked for him at least.

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