Doubtless, you've seen the random moments where Elon Musk is in an important place, saying important things, and talking to important people. It's pretty much his day-to-day, however from time to time, you'll see his little son, X Æ A-Xii, more commonly known as "X," right alongside him. Not only is Musk keeping him around during these important moments, he sometimes allows X to take part at the moment, giving him the microphone to be cute.

X can be seen being carried around on Musk's shoulders, or playing nearby as Musk speaks. The last clip of this happening took place in the Oval Office itself.

As Bonchie noted in an article, X stole the show as Musk was discussing battle plans with the press while Donald Trump sat at the Resolute Desk. It was a highly official moment, but X playing quietly right next to Musk as he spoke was the thing people were most impacted by. //

Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok
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Children are a blessing. The most powerful people in the world are normalizing children in public.

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3:05 AM · Feb 12, 2025. //

I try to take my son where I can. I don't just do this because I want to introduce him to various environments where he can watch me do things and learn, I do it because I think he belongs there. He's not taking up space, he's a person, and while he's just a toddler who will do toddler things, his little-kid mannerisms shouldn't be something we feel embarrassed about.

I believe there's a stigma about children in public, and that when they act like children in front of others, we feel apologetic or that we've done wrong by disturbing the peace with childlike antics. I think that's wrong.

While I don't think parents should let kids run wild and be nuisances, I think children being in public is a beautiful thing. I don't think we should ever feel guilty about the noise and disturbances they make to the extent we do. I don't think the public should see it as a negative event, either.

Being alive is a family affair, and healthy families oftentimes have little ones. We should consider them a blessing, not a burden. They should be brought out into the open and included in society, and not just in the everyday moments, but the important ones too, just like Musk is doing. This should be normalized, and have the message sent to everyone that children aren't just welcome, they're also fun little inclusions.

But it's not just about the kid, it's about the parent. We're normalizing, and elevating parenting in public. These moments where Musk has X nearby or on his shoulders sends a clear message that I think is often absent from the public consciousness.

He's a very powerful, influential, man... but he's a dad first. //

We have this idea in our head that we can't be a parent and a career-based individual, but Musk is disproving that consistently. He's worth more than anyone on the planet, and he has the ear of the most powerful man on the planet, but his son is his real priority. He conducts the business of the world, his decisions having national and global impact... and X is playing nearby while he does it.

We're not just normalizing children in public, we're normalizing parenting during critical moments and big decisions. Trump seems to have also had this strategy going, as his children are all successful business-minded people like him. Being included, even from a young age, helped pave the way for their own successes. //

Mike Ford
8 hours ago
Her Majesty [wife] shared something with me one day in church, when a little kid was being...well...a little kid.

She said, "The best sign of a healthy, growing church, is crying babies."