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lime rickie wrote:I really do not get these threads discussing JB's personal life. It's none of our business.

We can have discussions about these things, but really, in the end, we are just speculating. We really know nothing about why the Buffetts make the decisions that they do for their kids, and well, they do not owe us any explanations. Whatever works for them, and if in the end they have well rounded kids, who really gives a rat's ass how they do things.

lime rickie wrote:I really do not get these threads discussing JB's personal life. It's none of our business.

You say this but you were interested enough to click on this thread that is titled plainly enough to assume the subject is about his personal life. He wrote a book about his personal life that was on New York Times' best seller list for months, yet we can't wonder about other aspects of his life?
hmm. That makes sense.

attitudes

Why can we not be happy that a child is in better care now and leave it at that?

this should be locked down

As for the kids ages - just check here in BN Personal facts.

Sarah Delaney will be 17 on April 1, and Cameron is two years younger.
So they would both still be in boading high school.

As to why - that is between the family. It's just nice to hear what great kids they are from people who have met them.

I remember in 2007 at the second MSG show. I was listening to that show on RM, and Jimmy did his pre-show interview. He mentioned that the CRB did something special the night before, but he did not go because he went to Delany's volleyball game. I thought that was cool.

Lot's of opinions here. Just to add one. Before retirement I worked for the government. Most of the people in my command were engineers and technicians who traveled 40% - 50% of the time - the nature of the beast. Many of those traveled to places where they were in harms way, and I'm talking about civilians. I was one of the fortunate ones who didn't have to travel much at all. And there are field engineers and sales people all over this country who do the same thing. Many are only home on the weekends. The thing is you just have to make it work as best as possible. Some school functions are missed. Some sporting events are missed. But a good daddy will do his best to make up for it when he's home. That's really all you can do. A career is just that. I know, I know, Jimmy has had enough money for a long time to hang up his guitar, but it's his passion and again, his career. And Jane knew what she was getting into when she married him. That's not being ugly. It's simply a fact. I bet he overwhelms his kids with attention when he's at the house. And I bet he misses them like crazy while he's away.

I took my daughter fishing yesterday. We went to Pelican Island, off of Galveston Bay. We listened to music, had lunch together, dodged the game warden together and had one of the most memorable days ever. Just one of those magical daddy/daughter days that I hope to recreate over and over. Somehow, I feel certain that Jimmy has those kinds of moments with his kids too. It's obvious that he has a deep love for family. All you have to do is read the words to:

The Captain & The Kid (His Grandfather)
False Echoes (His father)
Savannah Fare You Well (daughter)
Creola (his grandma, Papa T, Cousin Mabel, Auntie Mae, other 'old folks')
Life Is Just A Tire Swing (his cousin, Baxter)
Delaney Talks To Statues (his daughter)
Beach House On The Moon (his son)
Little Miss Magic (his daughter)
Bama Breeze (his sister)
Coast of Carolina (his wife)
..more more more

Boarding School? I hardly think that matters. In the face of his obvious adoration for his family (both, his ancestors and his posterity) I don't think the boarding school issue is even remotely noteworthy. It doesn't even make the bottom of page 6. It's ok for us to talk about, I suppose, and I can understand why that's at least interesting to us normal folks. But compared to the mountain of evidence of his close-knit family association, I think the answer to the question about "quality time" and even "quantity of time" with his kids is easily summed up by the expressions of his love and by his kids' continued association with her father, well into adulthood. As far as Savannah goes, Jimmy's written songs about her, he took her to Africa, to the islands, and on numerous family adventures. As an adult, Savannah was the musical production director for the movie, Hoot. She DJ's on Radio Margaritaville and she's instrumental in helping out on tour, etc. Boarding school or not, it's obvious that she and Jimmy are close to one another. Jimmy's written songs about Delaney as well. She even had a small role in the movie, Hoot. I love how Jimmy quotes his kids' singing Bob Marley in A Pirate Looks At 50.. "everything gonna be awwight." You parents know that a kid doesn't go around singing his/her dad's favorite tunes unless they spend lots of time together.

Boarding school or not... it's obvious the guy's doing something right. I only hope my my own children still want to hang out with me as much after they're grown.

You said it just right, Mr. Twain, I agree completely.

And I am lucky enough to have grown up kids who like to hang out with their folks, so I can tell you it is one of the most amazing and heartwarming rewards for having made it though their childhood and adolescence!

MrTwain wrote:It's obvious that he has a deep love for family. All you have to do is read the words to:

Savannah Fare You Well (daughter)

Jimmy didn't write Savannah Fare You Well. I think it's about the city of Savannah, not his daughter.

LIPH wrote:

MrTwain wrote:It's obvious that he has a deep love for family. All you have to do is read the words to:

Savannah Fare You Well (daughter)

Jimmy didn't write Savannah Fare You Well. I think it's about the city of Savannah, not his daughter.

Well SH1T

I hate it when that happens! But still, such a beautiful song!

MrTwain wrote:

LIPH wrote:

MrTwain wrote:It's obvious that he has a deep love for family. All you have to do is read the words to:

Savannah Fare You Well (daughter)

Jimmy didn't write Savannah Fare You Well. I think it's about the city of Savannah, not his daughter.

Well SH1T

No biggie Mr Twain. You're right on. Right sentiment, wrong song is all:

http://www.buffettnews.com/resources/songs/?song=81

Little Miss Magic
Written by: Jimmy Buffett
Performed by: Jimmy Buffett

Originally from the Album: Coconut Telegraph (1981)
Additional Discography:
Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads (1992)
The Parakeet Album: Songs of Jimmy Buffett (1995)

Jimmy’s Notes:
When Savannah Jane was born, my world was definitely altered. Once, when she was very small, she pointed to a spot on the globe and told me she had been a princess in China. Before she could speak I would watch her follow the blades of the ceiling fan with her big brown eyes, and I couldn’t help but to be a proud father. Besides, if you don’t write a song about your daughter, you will go to hell.

Lyrics:
She's constantly amazed by the blades of
the fan on the ceiling
And the funny little faces she makes
can't help but be appealing
She loves to ride through the town with the top down
Feel the warm breeze on her gentle skin
She is my next of kin

Chorus
I see a little more of me everyday
I catch a little more moustache turning grey
Your mother is the only other woman for me
Little Miss Magic what you gonna be?

Sometimes I catch her dreaming and wonder
where that little mind meanders
Is she down along the shore or
strolling cross the broad Savannah's
I know in time she'll learn to make up her own mind
In time she's gonna learn to fly
Oh that I won't deny

palmettopirate wrote:Lot's of opinions here. Just to add one. Before retirement I worked for the government. Most of the people in my command were engineers and technicians who traveled 40% - 50% of the time - the nature of the beast. Many of those traveled to places where they were in harms way, and I'm talking about civilians. I was one of the fortunate ones who didn't have to travel much at all. And there are field engineers and sales people all over this country who do the same thing. Many are only home on the weekends. The thing is you just have to make it work as best as possible. Some school functions are missed. Some sporting events are missed. But a good daddy will do his best to make up for it when he's home. That's really all you can do. A career is just that. I know, I know, Jimmy has had enough money for a long time to hang up his guitar, but it's his passion and again, his career. And Jane knew what she was getting into when she married him. That's not being ugly. It's simply a fact. I bet he overwhelms his kids with attention when he's at the house. And I bet he misses them like crazy while he's away.

I worked for a family medicine residency program for many years. The physicians there also missed many games, school plays, etc because they were responsible for caring for patients. I didn't get to be at all the things my kids were invovled in because I was a single parent, working a couple of jobs. We all made a special effort to have quality and to make the most of whatever time we could spend with our kids. Had lots of great discussions in the car on the way to school, at bedtime, etc. I think the Buffetts have likely done a great job with their kids. Jimmy has always seemed to be the kind of guy who would hang with his kids and do fun stuff.

It's also very, very easy to live in the same house as your children for eighteen years and not be close to them, trust me on that! I'd have also jumped at the chance to go to boarding school if my parents could afford it. Honestly, it's never even occurred to me that JB was not close to all three of his kids.