There are millions of children out there exposed to the same availability of drugs that Jack is exposed to and they will not become addicts. They know there are limits in the the world. They have had loving parents who take responsibility for their kids and will set limits. Ozzy and Sharon have shirked their responsibility towards their children. Now they are blaiming something else other than themselves -- "it's the drugs." Here's the secret: and it's not the drugs, it's the parents.
Ozzy: I Should Have Been Stricter With Jack
July 5, 2003
Wildman rocker Ozzy Osbourne has blamed his and wife Sharon's parenting skills for their son Jack's drug addiction problem, which saw him undergo rehabilitation earlier this year. The former Black Sabbath frontman - who's eccentric family became worldwide stars in reality TV show The Osbournes - believes his and Sharon's failure to be a stricter parent is to blame for his teenage son's problems. He says, "The mistake that Sharon and I both made, and we both agree on this, is we never set any boundaries. "We never said, 'You must be in the house by a certain time ..."