As the father of four, and the grandfather of eight, I guaran-d*mn-tee that good parents have children who make serious and foolish mistakes, and even bad parents are sometimes blessed with children who do everything right and progress well in life without serious mistakes. If your experience is different from that, count yourself very lucky, and stop lecturing others about a real world you don't live in.
Congressman Billybob
Tenth in the ten-part series, "The Owner's Manual (Part 10) -- The Remaining Amendments"
You know, when those kids in Central Park raped and left for dead a jogger, I heard the thugs parents go on and on about how they were good kids who made a foolish mistake, about how they were good responsible parents, I think they would be comforted by the fact that you support them.