Nha Nek Ketsaepasawat Palakawong na Ayutthaya He admitted that he has two children and is divorced from his wife but has taken good care of them. His youngest child graduated on 18 January. He does not hide this in real life but avoids revealing it in the media to protect his children's privacy. His parenting principle is to center the children, so they do not have to carry the father's fame.
The Facebook page Lesson B posted an interview clip with Nha Nek, captioned, “The truth from Nha Nek himself... I have edited parts of the full episode, which was originally planned for March release. But due to recent news, I believe this conversation will help many understand parts of his life.”
The video clip was introduced as “This is an unaired segment from the Life Lesson program, 'Life Lessons That Change Lives,' with Toto interviewing Nha Nek.” In the clip, Nha Nek was asked about his thoughts on having children and whether his children were reincarnations.
Nha Nek revealed, “Actually, I have children, and I have never seriously spoken about it anywhere. Today, I still won't talk about it seriously. The reason is,”
“I don’t want anyone to interfere with my children, and I don’t want them to grow up being labeled as ‘Nha Nek’s children.’”
“Because if they achieve something great on their own, people would say, ‘Oh, you’re just Nha Nek’s child.’ But if they make mistakes, they will be harshly criticized for ‘being Nha Nek’s child.’ I don’t want them to carry the burden of being someone’s child. I have taken good care of them. And… okay, I am divorced, but I have cared for them well.”
On 18 January, I attended my child’s graduation ceremony. I understand the feelings of parents seeing their children graduate. It was a bachelor's degree. This is my youngest child. I have two children. People close to me—friends of my children from kindergarten, primary, secondary, and university—know they are my children. I do not hide or conceal it, but I don’t parade my children in the media or explicitly point out they are mine. I don’t want them to be labeled.
Every child of a famous person struggles with carrying their parent’s reputation. People tend to judge, saying, ‘You’re a child of a celebrity, so you have to bear this responsibility.’ I don’t believe in that. I feel they can be separate. The only advantage of being my child is, okay, I have money to support and provide for them—but you don’t have to be a celebrity’s child to get that. Anyone can raise their children. But they don’t have to carry this burden. They need to live their own lives. Both of them appreciate this and understand. They intern and do things on their own. They like not having privileges or red carpets. They get called by their own names, not as Nha Nek’s children.
I raise them as I was raised—whatever it is, starting with them. I want them to be truly themselves. If they feel nothing is broken, I don’t fix it. If they don’t want advice, I don’t give it. If they want guidance, they know I am always there. I put the children at the center.
In a father’s eyes, they are still five-year-old children all day long, wanting to be held and played with. I treat them as five-year-olds all the time—holding hands, doing things for them, opening doors, getting them food. I don’t have to do that, but I feel they are still little kids, and I like that feeling very much. The children also like that feeling.
Many times when people don’t know I have children, and I answer questions in my content, there are comments like, ‘You should have children first before you act like you know everything.’ I don’t read or respond to those because I feel when people criticize us without truly knowing us, it’s not only foolish but also quite amusing.