After going viral on social media during the recent Loy Krathong festival, many praised the daughter of "Lift Supoj Janjaroen". Recently, he appeared on the TalkZapp Show on One31 channel with "Nong Prao," his 15-year-old daughter, sharing about their father-daughter relationship, why he doesn’t want her to enter showbiz, addressing rumors of marital separation with his wife Ying Narawan, and finally explaining in detail the issue of being scammed by someone close after he posted about it.
Recently, the photo of you two during Loy Krathong was widely shared?
Lift: "There were both compliments and criticism. People said my daughter is cute and growing up just like me. They said I should grow a beard since I carry a gun."
But you don’t like people complimenting your daughter’s looks?
Lift: "I don’t want her to get a big head. When people suddenly praise her a lot, she might lose awareness. That’s the perspective I see it from."
Prao: "But we’re not like that."
Lift: "How do I teach my daughter? Praise is encouragement, but when negative comments come, it builds her resilience. In real life, there are two sides to everything, positive and negative. Sometimes she encounters unpleasant things, which gives her experience and immunity. On the negative side, people might comment, 'Why isn’t your daughter as beautiful as her father?' or 'Not like her parents at all.' We teach her to accept life because some will like us, and some won’t. We tell her to ignore those who dislike her. It’s experience—no one is liked or disliked 100%."
Prao: "When we see comments like that, we just let them go and don’t pay much attention because we’re still young."
Lift: "I teach her this because I’ve experienced it. It wasn’t as much before because there were no comments. Nowadays, we see everything online, and the more you respond or care, the more it affects you."
Have any comments been too harsh for you as a father to accept?
Lift: "Not yet. If it happens, I just block them. I haven’t taken legal action yet."
But there are comments saying she isn’t as good-looking as you?
Lift: "Of course, dad looks better than the daughter."
Prao: "(Hits dad’s stomach) I’m mad at you."
Lift: "She often teases me, saying why dad looks old or fat."
Prao, does your dad get protective?
Prao: "Yes, very protective. If I go out with friends, I have to report where I am. Dad doesn’t want me to ride alone because it’s dangerous."
Lift: "Usually, I drive her to and from places. But now she’s 15 and will soon enter university. She needs to travel and live independently. If we don’t let her learn now, her future will be difficult. So, I’m trying to open up and let her travel alone."
What about boys? Any suitors?
Lift: "It’s normal. She’s 15. When I was her age, it was the same. It’s normal teenage behavior. We screen them more. If someone flirts, they stay just friends."
Prao: (Shakes head with a smile)
Lift: "It’s just typical for kids this age."
Prao: "Dad usually tells me if I’m not serious about someone, I shouldn’t talk about personal matters with them."
Lift: "If you’re unsure, just stay friends. Mom and I started dating at 28."
Any boys currently trying to date you?
Prao: (Smiles) "A few, but not many, and we don’t talk much. Mostly, I discuss these things with mom, but sometimes with dad."
Actually, you don’t want your daughter to enter showbiz?
Lift: "I’ve been in the entertainment industry a long time. I was there during its heyday. Now it’s very different, and the future is uncertain. I want her to live a normal life; other paths might be better. But I’m not closed off. If she truly likes it or dreams of it, she can try, but it must come from her, not me pushing her."
Prao: "Sometimes I want to try, but what dad says makes sense. I want to find something good that I truly like first."
Lift: "If in the future she wants to, I’ll let her try and fully support her, whatever career she chooses. But it must be from her true self, not just following trends. Eventually, she’ll find what she loves."
Who do you fear more, dad or mom?
Prao: "Dad, because when he’s angry, he’s very serious. Normally, he doesn’t let me go out, but if he’s upset, I have to stay home."
There was a time you didn’t talk to your mom for a week?
Prao: "I don’t know why I was angry."
Lift: "I don’t know either. It was a small issue; mom and daughter just saw things differently and ended up sulking at each other. They went places together but didn’t talk. They still lived together. I was the middleman. We waited for them to calm down and told her to apologize to mom. Eventually, they did because they’re alike."
About the recent rumor that you’re sleeping in separate rooms?
Lift: "I was kicked out of the bedroom. We had a problem because she kept nudging me all night; I couldn’t take it. Normally, we sleep as three—mom, dad, daughter. I snore, and after I fall asleep, they have to wake up in the middle of the night. My daughter has school early, and my wife didn’t sleep all night because of the nudging. Since my snoring didn’t improve, I moved to the guest room, then to the walk-in closet, and stayed there about half a year. Now it’s treated like a bedroom."
Prao: "I want dad to get checked, but he refuses."
Lift: "I’ve seen people who got checked; everyone ends up with a machine to wear. I like sleeping on my side, but the machine is uncomfortable. I try to snore less."
What about your recent post saying you were hurt by someone close?
Lift: "As I said, being hurt by someone close hurts the most. I thought they’d do it to anyone but not to me. But it happened to me, someone who’s cared for me since I was a child, whom I’ve always helped. I’d heard they’d been in trouble before. I didn’t expect it from them."
At one concert, Lift, Oi James, played at P’Sangk’s venue. They collected all the money but never transferred it to me. At first, I thought about not performing, but it was P’Sangk’s event, and fans had bought tickets. So, I paid out of pocket to hire my own band to play."
In the end, I still didn’t get the money back, nearly 300,000 baht total, only 10,000 baht returned. I shouldn’t have given the person a chance. I insist on teaching them a lesson to take responsibility. We’re pursuing legal action and have sent a notice. Am I angry? I’m more hurt and disappointed. I understand they may have reasons, but why do it to me when I’ve always helped them?"
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