... H-hey... Some people just don't know how to look after a kid. Or they can't afford to. Or.. well, I guess I probably couldn't, either, but...

[Ah. What good is it to try to defend them? He shouldn't keep talking as he follows. ... But he can't help it.]

I bet that kid was really just jealous. 'Cause you had someone as cool as me, and he didn't.