I am proud of my children when I have reason to be. I am not proud of them when they make very bad mistakes. Of course I still love them unconditionally.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This incident has been grossly mischaracterized.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think, ultimately, kids have the responsibility and accountability. Student athletes have to be responsible and accountable for their behavior.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is not and has not been charged as a bias- related allegation. I want to make that clear.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The fact is, only two of them now are the ones that are charged, and all 46 have been sort of colored, as if all of them had, in one way or another, been engaged in this kind of activity, whether or not some of them might have been at the place or not. I`m just troubled by that.
I guess that's the difference between us. I'm proud of my children every second of every day. Do I think they never make mistakes? Of course not! They're as human as I am. My challenge is to help them recognize mistakes and as my children become adults, they help me as well. I am blessed.
Right. Yet you describe them as the "good" one and the "bad" one?
Suppose their very bad mistake was engaging in a vice, but resulted in being falsely charged with a serious crime. Your priority would be to keep them out of prison, not dwell on their bad behavior. Plenty of time for that later.
Nor would you take kindly to finger-pointing jerks while they were in danger.