Dwyane Wade Talks Fatherhood, Ex-Wife

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade’s ongoing battles with his ex-wife are well documented. It’s been six-years now since the couple separated and Wade subsequently gained sole custody of their two young sons.

But the 31-year-old, two-time NBA champ still holds out hope that he and Siovaughn Funches can one day again be civil to one another.

In a far-ranging Jet Magazine interview, Wade reflected: “I didn’t set out to get full custody, but I wasn’t able to see my kids the way I wanted and I’m not a parent who’s going to run away from responsibilities. I was probably a terrible husband, but I pride myself on being a good dad… hopefully she and I can get to the point where it’s a lot easier to co-parent.”

Wade long ago admitted he couldn’t do it all without the help of his family, particularly mom Jolinda, who during the interview expressed some keen thoughts of her own about what makes her son such a caring dad.

“Dwyane came up not having a father around,” she told Jet. “So, he didn’t think he was missing anything. But having his father take over the key role in parenting was very impactful. That was the first view he got as a young man to see what to do and what not to do.”

Wade, who in addition to 11-year-old Zaire and 5-year-old Zion also has legal guardianship of his 11-year-old nephew Morris, also told Jet: “I’m the kind of parent who asks my kids questions like what would be your ideal thing to do in the summer? Even though I make the final decision, I want them to feel involved, not only in vacations, but other things as well.”

For those of you wondering, Wade told the magazine, “its Disney World this summer.”

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