If anyone on this board thinks that their child is above making a life-altering mistake such as those being discussed here, please pause before passing judgment. We raise our children to make good choices, but do they do it all the time? NO. Did we all make all the right choices growing up? NO.
As a parent I have seen more children make some stupid choices. Let’s talk about the boys on the Wando Football team. Those kids are from good families who entrusted their kids to make the right choices. The coaches were building a great core of guys to grow their program around. But what did these kids do? Armed robbery Food Lion, Subway, steal a car - even though all weren’t holding a gun they still participated by being lookouts. Many didn’t even think they were doing anything “that” wrong. Talk about a life changing decision.
Anyway how you look at it, our kids will make mistakes. All we can do as parents and members of our community is to not throw stones, but to discuss these events WITH OUR KIDS and not gossip as to outcomes. The kids made a grievous error in judgment but they will face the consequences as stipulated by the courts. If these Bridge boys were shoplifting and were caught, I am sure their actions have been addressed by their parents, club, courts, etc. To stand on the sidelines and throw accusatory slurs at the parents and the club’s inaction or action without knowing the full facts is just plain wrong.
