Tom Brady Makes a Bold Admission About How He 'Screwed Up' as a Parent

Raising kids is a tough gig, even for rich and famous celebrities.

Tom Brady opened up about the challenges he's faced as a parent while speaking on a panel at the 2024 Fortune Global Forum in New York City, as TMZ reported.

"All of the parents of the room know that being a parent is probably the hardest job all of us have," the former New England Patriots quarterback said. "And we screw up a lot."

"And I've screwed up a lot as a parent," he continued.

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Brady, who shares son Jack, 17, with ex Bridget Moynahan, as well as son Benjamin, 14, and daughter Vivian, 11, with ex-wife Gisele Bündchen, says he strives to be as  "consistent and dependable" as possible in the lives of his children. To that end, he looks to his own mom and dad as inspiration.

"The blessing my parents gave me was when I was that longshot as a kid who was a backup quarterback on a freshman team, they never said, 'Man, don't do that. It's going to be too hard. Let's do something different. Let's think about another backup plan.' They kind of said, 'You know what? Go for it,'" he said.

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"And that's probably my parenting style," the athlete admitted, adding that he wants his son Jack—who has dreams of playing for the NBA—to "know that his dad's got his back."

Brady also said that he knows his kids will have to deal with certain struggles because he's their dad, but he'll "be there to support them."

"And I'll be learning along the way right there with them," he said.

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