I feel sorry for every child who can’t be free. Regardless whether this is because their parents are wealthy or because the environment they live in is so dangerous their parents can’t let them play outside.

But I never meant to promote pity for Depp’s kids. I totally agree with your last comment.

Generally speaking I don’t “feel sorry” for people.My daughter has been through a lot in her young life,including the loss of a parent,and I don’t want anyone to “feel sorry” for her.I only feel sorry for people who are proudly ignorant and cannot enjoy life.I highly doubt these two children, privileged or not,will grow to be this type of people.We can’t give everything to our kids, some of us can’t give them a trip to Disneyland because we don’t make enough money to afford it and some other can’t because they are famous and money doesn’t buy privacy, so what? Is this somehow going to ruin their adult life? Both my kid and the Depp children cannot have all the privileges and luck in the world… and this is no reason to feel sorry for anyone.

I know for a fact there are many kids born in money and luxury who are not given love and support,who are ignored by their parents or worse,and of course this is not the way a child should be raised.Do I feel pity?no,but I wish there was something I could do to ease their burden.However,Johnny Depp and his partner seem to be good parents,making time and decisions to raise their kids safely and with love,so where’s the big loss?I’m sure they are actually happy and thriving despite their father’s fame and money.

It’s not a greek tragedy to be famous,I’m sure fame and celebrity bring specific challenges as all other professions one can think of, but it’s not the profession or the status which makes things sad or too complex to cope,but a person’s attitude.Johnny Depp appears to handle himself just fine. And do not go around assuming that people who disgree with some of you take things for granted.My daugther and I could say the same thing to many people who take other aspects of life for granted from our point of view.

gaia’s mommadukes – Why is he unwarranting of pity? He’s just a man. Yes, he has a private island but if he misses living a regular life with his children sometimes, who are you to tell him otherwise? Can’t he be allowed to have his own dreams and wishes?

What I mean is that when a famous and/or wealthy person expresses feelings like the ones Johnny is expressing now, the usual response seem to be pretty much boil down to the same: money. “He has money and this and that so he should shut up.” Basically.

People who are not famous take a lot of things for granted. Being able to walk down the street without the risk being recognized and almost jumped is not something this man can take for granted. I don’t think many people realize the freedom and space that they actually have when they do just that.

Eva – They are missing out on a normal life with daddy. A saturday night junk food shopping spree at the local grocery store and then going to the movies, for example. Disneyland is just an example.