Visiting Elon Musk’s home, the man was surprised by how the world’s richest man teaches his children: It turns out they’re just like us.

It wasn’t the expensive supercars or cutting-edge technology that surprised this guest most upon entering billionaire Elon Musk’s home, but rather the incredibly familiar scene of families with young children.

What’s inside the house of the world’s richest man?

In the public eye, the world’s richest billionaire, Elon Musk, is often associated with the image of a powerful entrepreneur who simultaneously runs multiple major technology companies and constantly pursues ambitious projects aimed at changing the future.

However, according to Kaizen D. Asiedu, a Harvard-graduated journalist and Emmy Award winner, life behind Musk’s doors is quite different from what most people imagine.

During Asiedu’s visit to Elon Musk’s home, what caught her attention wasn’t the extravagance, the luxury of supercars and expensive designer goods, but rather the feeling that it truly felt like a living space for a family with young children.

According to him, toys are everywhere in the house. Small tables, chairs, and children’s drawings make the space feel more like an everyday home than one decorated to showcase the status of a billionaire.

“It doesn’t look like a house prepared to impress guests,” Asiedu shared. “Everything feels like this is a place where children actually live and go about their daily lives.”

This is noteworthy because the homeowner is the person behind many globally influential technology companies such as Tesla and SpaceX. However, according to Asiedu’s observations, the focus of the living space is on children, not the image of a tech billionaire.

Asiedu reported that when Elon Musk appeared, some children immediately ran to hug their father and initiated conversations. Musk also reacted very naturally, embracing the children, bending down to talk to them, playing with them, and participating in the family’s shared atmosphere.

Elon Musk’s parenting style has given many people pause for thought.

Based on what they have observed, Asiedu suggests that Elon Musk builds a close relationship with his children by being directly present in their daily lives.

The world’s richest man doesn’t give the impression of being an overly strict or distant father. Instead, Musk frequently interacts directly with his young children, participating in conversations and spending time with them during ordinary family moments.

Billionaire Elon Musk currently has around 14 children with various women.

One detail that Asiedu remembers most is a conversation about Thanksgiving and gratitude. When asked what she was most grateful for, Musk’s daughter replied that it was “Dad.” According to Asiedu, everything happened completely naturally, without any prior preparation or planning.

Through the story shared by Asiedu, Elon Musk appears quite different from the familiar image many people have of a cold, distant tech billionaire like those in movies, the kind of person always consumed by work and power.

Instead, he appears more as a father trying to spend time with his children amidst a busy schedule. From the way he talks and jokes to participating in very ordinary family moments, Musk in this story isn’t too different from many dads out there.

Perhaps that’s also what made the story so quickly attract attention. The public has long assumed that ultra-wealthy families raise their children in a rather separate manner, with most of the childcare time entrusted to nannies or support staff.

But from what Asiedu witnessed, Elon Musk presented a much more relatable image than the common perception of tech billionaires.