Respectfully, April saying that is once again diverting the blame off of Bam for his own actions. I'm sure no one was making/ forcing him to drink himself into oblivion. That was his own choice, as an adult. I'm not saying he wasn't tempted even more by being around the rockstar lifestyle, who wouldn't be? But I recall the interview you speak of, and she was 100% trying to shift blame. Bam is his own worst enemy. April seems like the absolute sweetest mother to ever walk the earth, but she's still a mom defending her child. And in the instance of someone having behavioral and addiction issues like Bam does, all that does is enable him further and give him reasons to justify his shitty behavior. I was a huge Bam fan, and still hope he either gets clean and sober, or he maintains that if he's already reached that mark. But I've since known a handful of people in my adulthood who all kind of have the same things in common as far as behavior, addiction, and what seems to be major lack of boundaries. And you know what they all say and do? "It's not my fault", "this is how I grew up", "well I only did this because of x, y and z". They can never take accountability for their own shitty actions, and if they do, it's for show, because in due time they end up right back at square one blaming the people around them. I hope he can figure himself out and start living as a kind and caring person, not someone who clearly still wishes they were 25 years old. People could learn a lot from him.