Billionaire Elon Musk’s mother knew her son was a prodigy thanks to a sign…
(Dan Tri) – Mrs. Maye Musk – mother of the world’s richest billionaire Elon Musk – said that since her son was 3 years old, she knew her son was a prodigy, but when she said this, everyone did not believe it.

Realizing that her son was a prodigy at the age of 3 because he liked to “reason” with his mother

In a recent television interview, model Maye Musk (74 years old) revealed that she knew her son was a prodigy since Elon Musk was only 3 years old. She remembered that when she registered her son for kindergarten, when she shared with the teacher that her son was a prodigy, the teacher… “wide-eyed” in surprise.

“I knew my son was special from the beginning. When Elon was 3 years old, I sent him to kindergarten and told the teachers at school that my son was a prodigy, everyone was surprised. Elon was quite shy, so people didn’t see the genius side of him back then.

And I was the only person Elon talked to comfortably, so I knew that clearly. Since he was a child, Elon liked to use logic to talk to me and remember everything that happened around him,” Maye recalled.

However, Maye herself never thought that her son could reach the level of success he has today, becoming the world’s richest billionaire and successful in many fields.

At work, Elon Musk often shares his plans with his mother. Previously, the billionaire had confided in his mother about his plans to pursue the development of solar energy technology, electric cars, rockets, spaceships, etc.

Every time her son shared with Mrs. Maye such grand plans, she always advised him to give up and take a break, because she saw that her son was working too hard and might be stressed. But Elon often did not listen to his mother. As a result, we have all seen in the present, Elon Musk has become the richest billionaire in the world.

After all, Mrs. Maye realized: “My son should feel free to pursue everything he wants. I have advised Elon to back out of many plans, and he never listened to me, and we have all seen the results.”

Elon Musk was very shy and reluctant to communicate when he first started his business

Mrs. Maye said that at first, Elon Musk was very shy and had difficulty communicating. This happened even in Elon Musk’s adult years. Maye believes that it was her second son – Kimbal Musk who helped his brother Elon Musk achieve his first successes in the business field.

The two brothers and some partners founded a company specializing in producing computer software in 1995. This company was later sold for 307 million USD in 1999. Elon Musk received 22 million USD for holding 7% of the company’s shares.

According to Maye, because his younger brother Kimbal was by his side, Elon did not have to make an effort to explain his ideas to his colleagues and partners, because Kimbal did that task. Thanks to that, Elon did not need to appear or communicate much.

After achieving some success in the business field, Elon Musk now understood that he could no longer avoid the media and meetings and dialogues.

Elon had to step into the “light” to build his personal image, hoping that this could positively support the future projects that Elon Musk pursues.

“I remember the first time I read an interview with Elon, I was so shocked that I immediately called my son and asked: Hey Elon, did you just do an interview? My son replied: No one would sell me rocket-making equipment because they don’t know who I am, I’ve never appeared in an interview before, Kimbal always did it for me.”

Decided to step out of the marriage with a terrible spouse

Speaking about her broken marriage with Mr. Errol Musk, Mrs. Maye said that she often had to listen to the angry yelling and screaming from her terrible spouse, so she decided to divorce and take her 3 children with her.

Life was very difficult financially at first, but she felt comfortable mentally: “Raising 3 children was not the hardest thing, the hardest thing was having a terrible partner. I found my life better without him. Although at first, I didn’t have enough money to cover my living expenses, I wasn’t scolded by anyone all day.

It wasn’t easy to leave, because I had lived in fear for a long time, I didn’t have confidence in myself, I didn’t know if I could survive, but if I wanted to, I could still go back to that terrible situation, so I left to give myself and my children a choice to have a better life.”

After becoming a single mother, Maye took on many jobs at once to earn money to raise her children: “I did everything, some places were very far from home. I went to work in the cold winter weather, but I didn’t have enough clothes and shoes to keep warm.

I always told myself that life would get better, but first I needed to work.

I had 3 children to support and I was out on the streets all day looking for work opportunities. I also had to accept a lot of rejection, but I kept going to find the next opportunity.”

The secret to raising children successfully without money

Ms. Maye married engineer Errol Musk at the age of 22 in South Africa. The couple has 3 children, billionaire Elon Musk is the eldest son. Her three children all have impressive careers in different fields. In addition to Elon being the richest technology billionaire in the world, her second son – Kimbal Musk founded a chain of restaurants operating on a farm-to-table model.

Her youngest daughter – Toscar Musk is a filmmaker. During her 9 years of marriage to Mr. Errol, Mrs. Maye had to endure abuse. At the age of 31, Mrs. Maye decided to divorce, taking 3 children with her and entering the life of a single mother. Elon Musk is her most famous child, the other two children are also a great source of pride for Mrs. Maye.

After After a few years as a single mother in South Africa, Maye brought her children back to her hometown in Canada. At that time, the four of them lived in a rented apartment in Toronto (Canada).

In the years that followed, Maye Musk herself always tried to pursue her studies, becoming a certified nutritionist, and she also pursued a modeling career.

From when she was a poor single mother to now being the mother of the richest billionaire in the world, Maye has always worked tirelessly.

When asked about the secret to raising her children to be good adults, some of whom even became exceptionally successful like billionaire Elon Musk, Maye said she had no special secret.

Billionaire Elon Musk once said about his mother’s way of raising children: “My mother always gave my brothers and I the freedom to do what we wanted. Even though we sometimes didn’t have enough to eat, she always prioritized our education. My mother rarely complained but always proactively found ways to overcome difficulties. Her attitude towards life was a valuable lesson for my brothers and me.”

As for herself, Maye Musk remembers the way she was raised. Maye’s father was a doctor who opened a private clinic. She started working at her father’s clinic after school hours at the age of 8 as a receptionist. She was paid a serious salary and this was Maye’s monthly allowance.

Maye said that she was always treated as an adult from a young age, she was respected and trusted by her parents, and learned early on the value of labor.

Later, when she became a mother, she also treated her children in the same way, she respected their personalities and their own thoughts, and encouraged them to live responsibly as adults. According to Mrs. Maye, parents need to help their children develop an independent lifestyle early on, knowing how to take responsibility for themselves.

Mrs. Maye affirmed that she always avoids two extremes in raising children, which are either too indulgent or too strict. She also does not force her children to absolutely obey her and they must take responsibility for themselves, she does not check their homework or urge them to study, they are responsible for their own learning results and educational path.

Mrs. Maye once confided: “I had to work very hard to earn enough money to raise my children. Even when they went to university, my family’s life was still very poor. But my children still lived and studied well.

Parents should not spoil their children too much, basically, give them a safe development, and the rest, the children themselves must know how to take responsibility for themselves, find ways to develop themselves. There are parents who overprotect their children, taking care of them from childhood to adulthood, from school to work, but teaching children to have a good attitude in life is what is really important.