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Billy Ray & Tish Cyrus - Are They Good Role Models For Miley?

Posted by Sassy Smith

 

 

Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus are parents to teen queen Miley Cyrus and the question is - are they good role models for their daughter?

The Hannah Montana star is 15, yet at times she seems to be "out there" way too much for such a young girl.  And based on other young celebs who've gotten into trouble, it's not a stretch to think it could happen to Miley.  Are her parents doing their job?

There have been reports of Miley's diva-like behavior and suggestive photos have circulated the internet.  Billy Ray and Tish have vowed to keep their girl on the right path - but Star magazine has given a timeline of some "soap-opera" like circumstances that Billy Ray and Tish have gone through during the 80's and 90's.

Here's a brief breakdown:

 

1986: Billy marries a sales rep with tobacco company Philip Morris named Cindy. While they were together, Cindy threw Billy Ray's possessions on the front lawn of their home, inspiring his hit song "Where'm I Gonna Live?"


1987: 19-year-old Tish, who was called a "rock 'n' roll groupie" by a former friend, got pregnant by a local drummer in Ashland, Ky. and had daughter Brandi.


1988: Billy Ray is interviewed by Kari Reeves and they started an affair, which included sex in the Cyrus marital bed.


1989: Tish gives birth to a son named Neal. She was briefly engaged to his father, Baxter Helson, but they call it off.


1991: The same month that Billy Ray files for divorce from Cindy, a 22-year-old waitress he was seeing becomes pregnant.
His son Christopher was born the next year and a DNA test proved he was Billy Ray's son.


1992: After meeting Billy Ray in fall 1991, Tish becomes pregnant with Destiny Hope Cyrus (a.k.a. Miley).


1993: The same year they have son Braison, Billy Ray and Tish get hitched in a quickie ceremony in Tennessee.


2000: Tish gives birth to a daughter Noah.

Okay sure, their lives might seem a bit "racy," but hey, don't we all have skeletons in our closet?  Obviously Miley's parents need to keep on top of what she's doing and who's she's with etc, but do mistakes that we make as younger people, make us bad parents later on?  

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Comments

 

Holy Schmidt! said:

Wow, and yet they've done nothing horrible to her as parent, but their previous actions are being judged.  What he did when he was young and stupid is completely different, and has nothing to do with the way they raise Miley.  

They have been together since her birth, that should speak for something.  They're also not letting her romp around town looking like a 2 dollar whore like The Spears or The Lohans.

She's a good girl from a good family.  Stop trying to tarnish her image!

March 17, 2008 9:11 AM
 

Cassie said:

Skeletons?  A half dozen kids with people you are not married to? Four kids for her by "boyfriends" and drunken brawls, unprotected sex with musicians (aka Herpes/Genetal warts transmission). Not a bit racy but down right trashy and I would not doubt it if not drug and alcohol fueled.  Rednecks do this kind of stuff all of the time.  Cracker Ghetto behavior.   I htink it is caused by the toxic fumes emitted by the trailors they live in.  They throw the Christmas tree in the front yard every year during drunken brawls.  Sometimes it is the TV instead.  I bet they all smoke and none have a GED or degree of any kind.  So Destiny has a hooker mom, several half siblings, a sister with a man's name and her parents are retards one of whom cannot shave completely and has chunky 90's highlights.  I bet he swims in his blue jeans so we wont see his birdy legs.  All rednecks do that.  My prediction: pregnant in the next 2 years, DUI in the next 3 years, rehab in the next 3 years and conviction for being the unfortunate recepient of crappy DNA in the next 10 years.

March 17, 2008 10:34 AM
 

Sassy Smith said:

Racy - trashy - I get them confused sometimes...hahahaha

March 17, 2008 11:14 AM
 

Megan said:

I agree that Miley's parents experienced some less than savier escapades as they started forming their family.  However Miley does have some respectable family members in her family tree to help offset the rebellious DNA she garners from her parents.  To top it off Billy Ray and Tish show signs of cleaning up their act and providing a wholesome, supportive environment for all of their children.  You can read more about the Miley Cyrus' Family Tree story at : www.makemyfamilytree.com/.../miley_cyrus_family_tree_story.html .

March 25, 2008 11:39 AM

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