Excellent reply to them.
“Are we also to love but not judge our children? To tolerate any behavior they might choose? Is that good or not good parenting? Why?”
My pops died when i was young but he certainly loved me and taught me a lot in 15 years.
He watched me cheat at swim practice by cutting laps to keep up.
Boy was he mad. He basically said play fair and get cut if it happens. Dont cheat. Ever.
Except in Italian it was a lot scarier, and he didn’t say it once.
What integrity.
I lack that a little. I would tell my nephew he shouldn’t do it because defeats the purpose or practice. Not so noble a stand as my pops took.