Lions RB Reggie Bush was a guest on CBS New Yorkโs Boomer and Carton Show discussing Adrian Peterson beating the hell out of his four-year old and the latest black eye for the NFL. However, instead of initially outright condemning Petersonโs action though, Bush dug himself a hole pretty quick:
I most definitely discipline my daughter. I have a 1-year-old daughter, and I discipline her. Obviously, every person is different, and I definitely will use my best judgement to discipline her depending on the situation and what happens. I definitely will try to obviously not leave bruises or anything like that on her, but I definitely will discipline her, harshly, depending on what the situation is.
Bush however quickly backtracked on those initial comments according to ESPN:
โObviously Iโm not going to be spanking a 1-year-old girl,โ Bush said. โWe do discipline her a little bit because she does this thing now where if she doesnโt like something of if you say something to her she doesnโt like, she kind of swings at you.
โSo weโre already starting to implement little things like talking to her and saying thatโs not OK. I think obviously people took it too far and [said] I was doing much worse and thatโs not the case.โ
My questionโฆ how do you discipline a one-year old? A four-year old in Petersonโs case really has no cognitive realization of right and wrong while a one-year old is still crapping their pants and still learning how to walk. Furthermore thereโs a few troubling keywords within Bushโs initial statements and those given to ESPN. First, Bush will โtry not to leave bruisesโ? Or how about when Bush was trying to dig himself out of his grave he goes and becomes Harry Wong saying he talks to his daughter saying certain things she does arenโt ok? What exactly is she doing? Wetting her diaper? Throwing her food on the ground? Crying when sheโs tired?
Reggie, just quit talking.