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Billy Ray Cyrus blames himself: Should he have spanked his kids?
Billy Ray Cyrus seems to be taking much of the blame when he appeared on Friday's (March 18) "The View" after previously canceling when his GQ interview surfaced in which he states that Disney's "Hannah Montana" tore his family apart.
And it appears that while he now denies that the show is the cause of their problems, he has called off the divorce and his family is "the best it's ever been," he's carrying a lot of guilt.
"I did that interview in December and I was out of control," he says on the show. "It was a dark mess, a storm like you've never seen in your life. Going into Christmas, alone in Tennessee, looking at the lawyers and divorce papers and my family falling apart and all this stuff. And here's GQ knocking on the door with a film crew."
He then adds, "I did learn this. Doing an interview when you're mad and scared is a whole lot like going to the grocery store when you're hungry. It's not a good idea."
We actually started feeling bad for the poor guy. He's really beating himself up over how out of control his daughter, Miley Cyrus, has gotten.
"I did try to be a friend," he admits. "I tried to be a dad, too. I look back on it and say, dang, I sure ain't perfect, I wish there were a manual on how to be the perfect dad, but I think that what's most obvious if there is, I didn't read it, because I've made a lot of mistakes."
If there were a manual, Cyrus would probably go to the chapter on corporal punishment. "I could never spank my kids," he wonders aloud. "I couldn't hit my kids. I look back at it and think, maybe I should... I don't know."
The co-hosts assured him that it's good that he didn't spank his children, but we wonder what form of discipline, if any, he did give his kids? Do you think he should be so hard on himself?
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I think people got some nerve questioning this guy's parenting skills. I was spanked when I was younger, and so were ALL MY FRIENDS. We grew up in the 80's so that was ok then. Bottom line, some of my friends are still screw-ups, and some are doing well. BUT FOR ANYONE TO QUESTION THIS GUY IS ABSURD. He wasn't a bad father, I KNOW BAD FATHERS, and he is no bad father. Miley Cyrus may be obnxious, but WHAT 18 YEAR OLD MILLIONAIRE ISN'T???? It's not like she is a bad kid. People just like to throw stones, so does the media. And Joy Behar??????????? She is a joke to the industry.
I appreciate how humble Billy Ray is. I know he's a good guy. He's not perfect, but he has a good heart. When he cancels his filing for divorce you know that he means what he says when he cares about his family.
Billy Ray might have a fighting chance with things if he wasn't such a POSER.
In the state of confusion he is right now, he has made the right decision so far, not spanking the kids and withdrawing his divorce, unconsiuosly his knows what is important is still his family and he is doing the right thing.
He is being too hard on himself, second guessing when its too late. Letting Miley be in the spotlight has nothing to do with their relationship going south, The divorce isn't doing it either. It's all about her growing up and making her own choices and moving on. Daddy can't be the center of her worl her entire live. She is growing up and he is struggling with that fact, plain and simple.
We have 1 child, who we had a similar relationship with, very close knit and now at 23 acts like we are the plague and she isn't even famous. They all break away but do come back after they grow up. right now its all about her and what she feels is right for her.