All parents, with few meaningful exceptions, love their children unconditionally. But this unconditional love sometimes cloud their judgment.
Once upon a time, I had a nice form class. We had journeyed since Sec 1 to 4.
There were cool and nice kids.
But even cool and nice kids can make mistakes. So once some of them cheated in a test. They had a mathematics test and the teacher left behind an extra test paper in the classroom. They passed it to another class who had not done the paper.
The verdict:: Conduct fair for the whole group. I had the unpleasant task of having to call their parents. A parent pointed out that it was the teacher's fault for having left the test paper in the class.
Yes, but that does not mean the students should have passed the paper to that other class.
I said, "It's just like a bank accidentally left its money open, that doesn't mean it is right to steal it.."
Mother: Why you talk to me about bank?
Me: ............................
There was no debate because the verdict was decided by the school. I was just the messenger. But I was struck by the parent's moral reasoning.
I have no doubt she was a good person in real life, but when their children are affected, people's judgement can also be affected.