Tom Brady Says It’s ‘Fucking’ Being His Son, Admits ‘I’ve Done A Lot’

Tom Brady opens up about the challenges of raising children.

The seven-time Super Bowl champion, 47, admitted it’s “nice” to be his son because his children will be measured against him and his great NFL legacy when they grow up.

“Being a boy, [it] It’s great to be Tom Brady’s son in so many ways,” Brady said during an appearance at the Fortune Global Forum in New York City on Tuesday, November 12, via a video published by TMZ. “I faced many challenges as a child … my children will naturally face their own challenges, and they have to figure out how to overcome them. I will be supporting them and I will be learning from them along the way.”

Brady shares his son Jack, 17, with ex Bridget Moynahan and son Benjamin, 14, and his ex-wife, Gisele Bündchen. Brady and Bündchen are also parents to daughter Vivian, 11.

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The former NFL quarterback said Jack wanted to be a basketball player but laughed and said “unfortunately, he jumps as high as I do.”

But that didn’t stop Brady from encouraging his son to pursue his passion, just like his parents did for him.

“Whatever our children choose … we need support [them],” Brady said. “The blessings my parents gave me was when I was a kid who was a linebacker on a freshman team … they never said, ‘Man, don’t do that.’ It will be very difficult. Let’s do something different. Let’s think of another backup plan.’ They said, ‘You know what, go. Whatever you want to be, do it.’ And that’s probably my parenting style.”

He continued, “I’m telling you [Jack]’Dude, you will be a student.’ I said, ‘Wait until you reach your growth spurt, you’ll be jumping up, you’ll be dunking.’ Whether you do it or not, who cares? But I want him to know that his father has a back.”

Brady also said he’s “grown a lot as a parent” over the years, but he tries to “be honest and consistent” with his “three amazing kids.”

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The source is only told Us Weekly last month that Brady knew about his ex-wife’s pregnancy before it became public.

“When Gisele told the kids about her pregnancy, she made sure to let Tom know,” said an insider close to Brady. Us. “This happened a few months ago. He wanted to give her that humility and knew that the children would tell him anyway. “

According to an inside source, Brady is “shocked” by the news of his ex-wife’s pregnancy but is “ultimately happy” for her. “It was hard to digest at first,” the source added. “You know that Gisele is a good mother and she was destined to be a mother.