In an interview with Variety,Wade finally broke his silence about Zion, the Pride parade backlash, and parenting. In a nutshell, he loves his kid and he wants absolutely no praise for doing what he feels he should do as a father:
“I don’t really talk about it much because it’s Zion’s story to tell,” Wade said to Variety during an interview at Cannes Lions, the annual advertising conference in the South of France. “I think as a family, we should support each other. That’s our job. And my job as a father is to facilitate their lives and to support them and be behind them in whatever they want to do.”
Wade went on to say that parents need to get to know their children. It’s not their job to make them who they want them to be. It’s their job to love them for who they are:
“I’m very uneasy about accolades that come from supporting my kids or the negativity that comes from it. I’m doing what every parent has to do. Once you bring kids into this world, you become unselfish. It’s my job to be their role model, to be their voice in my kids’ lives, to let them know you can conquer the world. So, go and be your amazing self and we’re going to sit back and just love you.”
A beautiful message from a brotha who simply wants the best for his children. And that’s an admirable trait in any parent- famous or not- who chooses to love unconditionally. Check out Dwyane’s entire interview here.
