Colton Underwood shared an Instagram post showing himself with his husband, Jordan, and their young son, Bishop, and received both supportive and critical messages. One critical reply came from Zack Boughton, a hunting-focused social media and YouTube creator, who wrote, “I feel bad for that kid.” Underwood posted the message and responded through Instagram slides, asking what the comment meant and arguing that Bishop is loved, supported, and celebrated. Underwood said children need protection from disapproving adults who use vague, loaded remarks, because such words can teach shame. Underwood concluded that the family is great and thanked the commenter for the reminder that the work still matters. Underwood also referenced DEAR BISHOP, a new Audible book about fatherhood.
"“Hey Zach - genuinely curious what you meant by this. Because if you 'feel bad' for Bishop, I'd love to understand why. He's loved, supported, celebrated, Happy and surrounded by people who show up for him every single day,” said Underwood."
"“What a child actually needs protection from isn't a loving family. It's 'adults' who use vague, loaded comments to express disapproval they don't have the courage to say out loud.” “Words like yours, ambiguous enough to deny, pointed enough to wound, are exactly how kids learn that who they are is something to be ashamed of. That's the thing worth feeling bad about.”"
"“Bishop is great. We're great. But thank you for the reminder that this work still matters,” Underwood concluded."
"In a caption accompanying the slides, Underwood said, “Comments like this are something I write about a lot in DEAR BISHOP.” That's the name of the new audible book Underwood just published about fatherhood."
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