Should We Be Mad At Tiger?

The Woods Family

Last week, the world discovered that Tiger Woods was cheating on his wife Elin Nordegren of five years. The couple is said to have two young children, Sam and Charlie. We really do not know the details of what happened, and may never know. Yet, Woods has issued the following apology from his website (You can check out his website, here):

I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves. I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behavior and personal failings behind closed doors with my family. Those feelings should be shared by us alone.

Although I am a well-known person and have made my career as a professional athlete, I have been dismayed to realize the full extent of what tabloid scrutiny really means. For the last week, my family and I have been hounded to expose intimate details of our personal lives. The stories in particular that physical violence played any role in the car accident were utterly false and malicious. Elin has always done more to support our family and shown more grace than anyone could possibly expect.

But no matter how intense curiosity about public figures can be, there is an important and deep principle at stake which is the right to some simple, human measure of privacy. I realize there are some who don't share my view on that. But for me, the virtue of privacy is one that must be protected in matters that are intimate and within one's own family. Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn't have to mean public confessions.

Whatever regrets I have about letting my family down have been shared with and felt by us alone. I have given this a lot of reflection and thought and I believe that there is a point at which I must stick to that principle even though it's difficult.

I will strive to be a better person and the husband and father that my family deserves. For all of those who have supported me over the years, I offer my profound apology.

"Alleged" Photo Of Tiger's Injury

Should we be upset with Tiger Woods? Honestly, I do not agree with people who cheat on their significant other (Married or not). People have held him highly in a variety of ways, and this entire situation might change the way people look at him. I am entirely surprised that he has not lost his endorsements, but rather received more. I think the fact that he is in the spotlight makes him seem infallible, but every celebrity actually is fallible. No one is perfect, even the 'Godlike' Tiger Woods; we are all human and make mistakes. Besides, what he does is his business and not ours, it just gets blown out of proportion since he is famous! I personally feel people in his position should not be married, and they should just have fun with their lives as they obvious cannot keep it in their pants. Well-off men usually have their wives continue to stand by their side. Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant's wife is a perfect example. He bought her a huge diamond ring, and all is well after the rape allegations years back. I'm not calling these sport players wives, gold diggers. But it does seem that they hover around their husband once money is mentioned after adultery is committed. "Once a cheater, always a cheater" is really how it works. Millions of dollars will not change anything, especially having had that experience with a cheater. You will always feel that you are not good enough and that loss of trust will make the relationship shaky. Advice to anyone who thinks of cheating - don't. If you plan to, just leave the person since things are obviously not working out. That is my advice to Mrs. Woods as well.

One last thing to the media, pick a better story - this is getting old!

What do you think of Tiger's cheating?

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