My son and school

[tooblue]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

He sounds exactly like my son, only a few years older.

We had a rule growing up in my home -- you finished what you started, especially sports. We were not permitted to quit. A lot of that had to do with the fact that my parents made sacrifices to pay for the sports but it was also to teach us about life.

Early in our marriage my wife did not agree with that philosophy. I insisted and it's one of the few battles I have won My children are not permitted to quit, even if I have to drag them kicking and screaming.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by tooblue

We had a rule growing up in my home -- you finished what you started, especially sports. We were not permitted to quit. A lot of that had to do with the fact that my parents made sacrifices to pay for the sports but it was also to teach us about life.

Early in our marriage my wife did not agree with that philosophy. I insisted and it's one of the few battles I have won My children are not permitted to quit, even if I have to drag them kicking and screaming.

I agree with this approach. Much of what we do in life is going to suck....seeing things through builds character.

I do find it funny that your wife argued against teaching your kids not to quit...and then, true to form, she eventually quit! I am sure she is a hard worker, but the mental image was very simpsons-esque.

[Mormon Red Death]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

I agree with this approach. Much of what we do in life is going to suck....seeing things through builds character.

I do find it funny that your wife argued against teaching your kids not to quit...and then, true to form, she eventually quit! I am sure she is a hard worker, but the mental image was very simpsons-esque.

What do you expect tooblue... she's canadian

[tooblue]

Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

What do you expect tooblue... she's canadian

She had a different philosophy that's all.

[marsupial]

Originally Posted by tooblue

We had a rule growing up in my home -- you finished what you started, especially sports. We were not permitted to quit. A lot of that had to do with the fact that my parents made sacrifices to pay for the sports but it was also to teach us about life.

Early in our marriage my wife did not agree with that philosophy. I insisted and it's one of the few battles I have won My children are not permitted to quit, even if I have to drag them kicking and screaming.

That's our rule too. Saturday is my son's last soccer game for the season (and probably for life). He would have quit 2 months ago.

[Surfah]

Originally Posted by marsupial

That's our rule too. Saturday is my son's last soccer game for the season (and probably for life). He would have quit 2 months ago.

You don't sound grateful.

[marsupial]

Originally Posted by Surfah

You don't sound grateful.

As much of a pain as it is to get him to the games on Saturdays, it is worth getting him outside playing with kids and getting exercise. He gets bored with soccer. He'd rather build something or take something apart and figure out how it works than run around and kick a stupid ball.

[Surfah]

Originally Posted by marsupial

As much of a pain as it is to get him to the games on Saturdays, it is worth getting him outside playing with kids and getting exercise. He gets bored with soccer. He'd rather build something or take something apart and figure out how it works than run around and kick a stupid ball.

Buy him a tool set and calculator for Christmas. You have an engineer on your hands.

[RC Vikings]

Originally Posted by tooblue

We had a rule growing up in my home -- you finished what you started, especially sports.

We never let him quit during the season and he never asked to. He just wouldn't go out for the team the next year. He told me last night that he has always chosen the path of least resistance so it's part laziness and part not being able to settle into anything.

[Mormon Red Death]

Originally Posted by RC Vikings

We never let him quit during the season and he never asked to. He just wouldn't go out for the team the next year. He told me last night that he has always chosen the path of least resistance so it's part laziness and part not being able to settle into anything.

Since he wants to be chef why not get him into cooking class or maybe a cooking competition? Maybe get him a job at a local bakery. Its not sports but it might be somehing he could settle into.