"I never felt like I was sacrificing anything" — Maye Musk urges people to have children after Elon Musk posts about declining birth rate

Dietician Maye Musk, who is also Tesla CEO Elon Musk's mother recently took to X on Friday, December 6. Maye responded to a previous tweet that Elon uploaded a day before. In Elon's tweet, he shared his thoughts about declining birthrate.

He tweeted:

"People have been brainwashed into civilizational suicide."

The remark by Elon Musk was in response to another tweet shared by a user with the username (@IterIntellectus). The user wrote that the reason behind reduced birth rate was not financial and more cultural in nature. They claimed that the society had apparently instilled the idea of parenthood being a burden in young people.

Soon, Maye Musk entered the conversation and put forth her views. According to Maye, having a child could be the "greatest gift" in someone's life. She went on to give insights about the time when Elon and his siblings were born. The tweet read:

"When Elon was born, we were in a small two bedroom apartment overlooking a garage. When Kimbal was born, we moved to a two bedroom apartment with a view. When Tosca was born, we moved to a two bedroom house. All in the same area."

Maye added that with her former husband's professional improvements, they evolved into better lifestyles. Addressing children as the "greatest joy" in life, Maye Musk added:

"I never felt like I was sacrificing anything."

The dietician then stated that while her career was put on hold temporarily, when she had her babies, she found it worthwhile. In the end, Maye suggested that people have babies.

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Everything to know about Elon Musk's mother, Maye Musk

Amid her remarks about declining birthrates and promoting having children, it is worth knowing more about Maye, who is a dietician and also has been a model for about 50 years. Over time, she had appeared on covers of several magazines including Time Magazine, Women's Day, and Vogue.

Born in April 1948, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Maye's family moved to South Africa two years later. As reported by The New York Times in 2016, Maye had made appearance in Revlon ads and could also be seen on the boxes of the Special K cereal.

Elon Musk's mum reportedly grew up in an adventurous family. She along with her family spent about a decade in the Kalahari desert looking for the fabled Lost City of the Kalahari. She started working at a very young age, and one of her first jobs was as a receptionist at only 12 years of age. Maye Musk had then been working alongside her dad and twin sister.

In 1970, Maye got married to Errol Musk, and their relationship lasted till 1979. She had three children with Errol- Elon, Kimbal, and Tosca. Maye Musk later earned her master's degree in dietetics from the University of the Orange Free State. She received another master's degree in nutritional science from the University of Toronto.

In a recent Fox Business interview last month, Maye spoke about the bond between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. She described that the duo have fun together and that Elon is very respectful towards to President-elect.