Jet Li admits he didn't know how to be a father

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Martial arts star Jet Li recently rarely shared about his journey to face his daughter Jada's mental health problems.

The actor revealed that Jada began to show abnormal emotional expressions from the age of 7. At that time, she often cried for no reason, curled up and did not want to communicate with family members.

However, because at that time the family did not have enough understanding of psychological health issues, they did not realize that their daughter might have psychological problems, and even thought it was just normal emotional changes of young children.

Over time, Jada's condition gradually became more serious. When entering adolescence, she fell into a situation of risking self-harm, even leaving lines that shocked her father.

This made Jet Li truly realize that the pain his daughter was suffering was much more serious than the family imagined.

Recalling the most difficult period of his daughter, the actor frankly admitted that he once did not know how to communicate with his daughter, and could not only rely on the strength of the family to solve problems.

Despite possessing fame and finance that many admire, when facing mental health problems, he still feels helpless.

After her daughter's condition became serious, the family could only seek medical support, hoping through professional methods to help her stabilize her condition.

During this process, the star of "Hoang Phi Hong" gradually realized that the issue of mental health is not about "money can solve it", but also needs understanding, companionship and professional treatment.

Lý Liên Kiệt thường xuyên xuất hiện cùng 2 cô con gái chung với vợ hiện tại là Lợi Trí. Ảnh: Xinhua
Jet Li often appears with his 2 daughters with his current wife Loi Tri. Photo: Xinhua

Facing the prolonged psychological difficulties of his daughter, Jet Li also looked back at how he interacted with his daughter. He confessed that in his youth he did not know how to be a father; at the same time, because of work and life, he did not really understand the emotions in his daughter's heart.

After that, Jet Li chose to give up his traditional fatherhood, trying to communicate with his daughter in a more equal way. He no longer only plays the role of "teaching children", but puts himself in the position of a friend; even like a classmate, to learn how to listen and understand his daughter's thoughts.

As Jada gradually learned more about her psychological condition, she also actively approached knowledge related to psychology, even explaining to her father the difference between anxiety, depression and other emotional and psychological problems.

Jet Li revealed that this process helps him have a new awareness of mental health, and at the same time understand that the real support that family can give to a person is not only comfort, but also willingness to spend time understanding what they are going through.

In the process of seeking healing methods, Jada then came into contact with Tibetan Buddhism, hoping to see her inner self from a different perspective. Jet Li chose to accompany his daughter to learn together, thanks to which the two fathers and daughters also had more time together and talked, rebuilding the bond.

Through this, Jet Li believes that true companionship is not necessarily about replacing children to solve all problems, but about being willing to be by their side and face difficulties with their children.

Jada is 23 years old this year. After a long period of adjustment and learning, she gradually overcame the gloomy periods of the past and continued to pursue psychology, hoping to turn her own experiences into a source of strength to help others.

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