Do you have a 12+ year old boy?

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Dec 5, 2019
12:28:49am

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Division Bell

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my son doesn’t want to go to school tomorrow - what should I do?

aaronmania

12/4/19 9:59pm

Take the day off and go have fun with your son.

rocker

12/4/19 10:01pm

That’s what you do when he’s 8. At 12, he probably should learn to handle it.

dchandle15

12/4/19 11:57pm

Do you have a 12+ year old boy?

Division Bell

12/5/19 12:28am

I don’t. But I’ve worked at DCFS and in adolescent psych units.

dchandle15

12/5/19 12:44am

That's good. Sincerely.

Division Bell

12/5/19 1:00am

Until the official "How to be a parent" manual comes out, I don't mind advice.

Breaded Hamster

12/5/19 1:05am

IOW, every child is unique.

Division Bell

12/5/19 1:08am

I believe we adapt correct principles with each child but that shouldn't mean we abandon the principle.

Soupie

12/5/19 11:07am

I completely agree. I took issue with his original assertion to just send the

Division Bell

12/5/19 12:13pm

Not the same at all

LDTemplar

12/5/19 10:59am

Whaaaaat? “Why did Jimmy miss school today?” “Well BYU lost so...”

The Dude Abides

12/5/19 9:22am

He went to school with his Y sweatshirt. Read below...

Benfica1

12/5/19 10:13am

I replied to rocker saying he should keep his kid out of school.

The Dude Abides

12/5/19 11:03am

🙂

Benfica1

12/5/19 11:46am

Where do you live? I have nieces and nephews that have been in tears

SaintGeorgeYFan

12/4/19 10:01pm

Toughen him up and get him started on making more money than those bullies.

Q-grr

12/4/19 10:03pm

Salt Lake Valley

aaronmania

12/4/19 10:07pm

Unfortunately I watched as my Ute friends ridiculed BYU kids. Part of my change.

DraperCoug22

12/4/19 10:38pm

This is one reason I don't even think about uu sports.

Benfica1

12/4/19 11:09pm

This is something a yewt fan would post

franklyvulgar

12/4/19 10:01pm

Not true. This really happens and many of these kids haven't seen

SaintGeorgeYFan

12/4/19 10:02pm

That is so sad to think about. Some of these kids in elementary school have no

westsidecoug

12/4/19 10:04pm

Exactly my point.

SaintGeorgeYFan

12/4/19 10:06pm

And most shouldn't care. My kids don't care. But, if parents make a big deal

Benfica1

12/4/19 11:11pm

Well put

MatthiasPhunkHausen

12/5/19 5:14am

Wrong

puntersarepeople

12/5/19 7:20am

Go fishing and talk about overcoming adversity.

rtNelson

12/4/19 10:02pm

Go out and find an Oregon jersey

BYUBandfan

12/4/19 10:04pm

or USC

BYUBandfan

12/4/19 10:05pm

I will pray for your son by praying for a fall win in football.

Heath Squashwell

12/4/19 10:05pm

Is it to cold to go fishing?

lightmann

12/4/19 10:12pm

Sad--I feel for you and your son.

Goliath

12/4/19 10:12pm

Stay home and watch the 2006, 2007, and 2009 football dvd.

RalphWiggam

12/4/19 10:14pm

my 11 year old says the same thing. but we talked about being strong through adversity. I feel for him. I was the

Bob Vance

12/4/19 10:15pm

He needs to go. He needs to learn it doesn’t get any better.

Zaphod

12/4/19 10:18pm

I’d arm him with great insults for Utah fans

cougarblue

12/4/19 10:26pm

This is the right answer or teach him to ignore bullies. The best thing a kid can learn is to not let the actions

Soupie

12/4/19 10:31pm

Let him take the day off, I don’t blame him for wanting to avoid day 1 afterward

doubled1981

12/4/19 10:36pm

I don't blame the son for wanting to but I would blame a parent for letting him.

Soupie

12/4/19 10:37pm

Take him to a private gym and have him run wind sprints for an hour then work on

ArcticKat

12/4/19 10:40pm

Yuck! I’m so glad I don’t live in Utah.

IntelCougar

12/4/19 10:49pm

Make him go and then pick him up after 3 hours or so and go see a movie or

Cougforgood

12/4/19 10:56pm

I like that. Seems like you’re getting the

D.T. Survivor

12/5/19 1:55pm

My kids feel it a badge of honor to get razzed. Unfortunately, uu is winning too

Benfica1

12/4/19 11:07pm

Let him face life since he doesn’t have a choice. I’d say to my son keep telling

UownsBYU

12/4/19 11:24pm

You lost me with your Icon and name. You could start there if you

SaintGeorgeYFan

12/5/19 12:13am

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MatthiasPhunkHausen

12/5/19 4:29am

Let’s test your theory (given your board name): CONGRATULATIONS!!! (this is the

BoiseBlueCoug

12/5/19 7:17am

Kids will never handle adversity better than the parent. You set the bar so blow it off and

Soupie

12/4/19 11:25pm

Yep, ideal teaching moment

MatthiasPhunkHausen

12/5/19 5:11am

Move away from Utah, sounds terrible, nothing like that has happened to me.

TAMUCoug

12/5/19 3:56am

Just own it. Find a crappy piece of Ute gear and wear it in honor of a crappy

SalemBlue

12/5/19 4:39am

It's good for him to face some adversity.

a priori

12/5/19 6:02am

I feel like calling child protective services for raising your kid as a BYU fan

Backcountry

12/5/19 7:04am

Sometimes I feel like I’m doing my kids a disservice raising them as BYU, Utah

Nuke

12/5/19 8:05am

I put on my BYU tie this morning. That's my team through thick & thin. Even if too many games against Utah are the thin.

SpiffCoug

12/5/19 7:10am

Tell him, welcome to life. Deal with it. The more you show if bugs you, the worse it is. So sack up and go to school

macaroni

12/5/19 7:23am

You guys are really getting pathetic. It’s a

RedUte

12/5/19 7:27am

The Ute fans who yelled vile things at the BYU players need to hear this, too.

DraperCoug22

12/5/19 10:34am

Utah fans would never be vile

RedUte

12/5/19 12:15pm

This is a good way to teach your kids to have friends instead of enemies...

superdoo

12/5/19 7:41am

Yep. Just have him respond with, “yeah, that was a bummer. Utes have a good

Super Chicken

12/5/19 7:47am

I’ve had unm fans in the pit get in my face and were totally disarmed when I

LaserCoug

12/5/19 7:48am

Happy to report that he went to school with his BYU hoodie on!

aaronmania

12/5/19 8:22am

Good work Dad!

stoils

12/5/19 9:00am

Awesome!

ThomasQKelly

12/5/19 9:16am

Well done. Well done indeed.

MatthiasPhunkHausen

12/5/19 10:31am

Boom. If we dont endure the crap we wont appreciate the good times.

rad dawg

12/5/19 10:48am

I didn't want to come to work today...

CougarBuddy

12/5/19 9:09am

A kid in my son's (6) class was crying because he wore a BYU football uniform

Bluedarts

12/5/19 10:04am

Move from Utah.

HenderCoug

12/5/19 11:28am

I was a utah fan once...a long time ago

spit_76

12/5/19 1:25pm

Ute fans suck

BountifulCoug5

12/5/19 4:37pm

RE: Ute fans suck

longtimeYfan

12/5/19 6:03pm

“They had no use for Utah fans”

puntersarepeople

12/5/19 6:24pm

you tell em!

spit_76

12/5/19 8:08pm

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