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Mar 22, 2021
8:19:26am

sanitarium Playmaker

but then love him just the way he is and support him in doing what he enjoys as long as he isn't hurting himself or anyone else (from an objective, earthly point of view).

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sanitarium

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How would you handle this situation: 16 yr old son wants to go to HIVE Festival

hedgiecoug

3/21/21 3:27pm

Up to you man but I grew up listening to a lot of Rammstein and rob zombie type stuff and I’m just about the most mild

Slim

3/21/21 3:29pm

What about the kinds of people that he’ll be around and kinds of things that

hedgiecoug

3/21/21 3:31pm

You don’t trust his friend’s dad?

Slim

3/21/21 3:33pm

I don’t know him. The friend lives with his mom and the dad only sees him about

hedgiecoug

3/21/21 3:34pm

Tough call. I know my own teen is pretty chill and unlikely to make poor choices despite what the others around him are

Slim

3/21/21 3:36pm

Not even knowing the dad (the chaperone) almost seems like a deal-breaker to me.

garyfan

3/21/21 3:56pm

I agree with this. This is one of our issues with the situation.

hedgiecoug

3/21/21 3:58pm

Maybe come up with a compromise solution that he would enjoy (and that you and

garyfan

3/21/21 4:01pm

I’m giving about a 10% chance the ‘father chaperone’ is even going. Lol

kotacoug

3/21/21 4:17pm

This is the main reason I wouldn’t be down with it. I wouldn’t even have to...

Zastava

3/21/21 4:47pm

I think you should offer to go as chaperone

Powerbait DPM

3/21/21 5:43pm

I listened to 2Pac, Biggie, Westside Connection, Bone Thugs, etc. and grew out

delux_247

3/21/21 3:42pm

My mom didn’t want me going to a Yellowcard concert a week before I left for my mission but said I could go to

IceBlueCoug

3/21/21 3:31pm

Haha. Swing and a miss. Yellow card is super tame

Hoax

3/21/21 3:31pm

I took my brother to the warped tour and my parents freaked out when they learned the heated up Billy Idol’s corpse to

shimmy

3/21/21 3:37pm

Sounds like your mom just had good taste in music and wanted you to pick the

pink22

3/21/21 3:40pm

I’d be ok with it, especially if the other dad is going. It’s not like he doesn’t listen to the music already anyway.

Virginia Ute

3/21/21 3:32pm

Let him decide. you got to let them live with consequences. I remember the

homegrown

3/21/21 3:33pm

I imagine the more you push against it, the stronger his desire to go will be.

BYUtka

3/21/21 3:33pm

Volunteer to go too. Start listening to the music with him as well. Blast it in

Ojiisan

3/21/21 3:35pm

For real, he will hate that music in no time

Heath Squashwell

3/21/21 3:41pm

Does he like to do anything else? Maybe offer to go on a fishing trip at the

Chefcurry

3/21/21 3:36pm

I think you would like this movie..

GhostRider

3/22/21 1:58pm

Who benefits from you not letting him go? He’ll still like the music. You

Memmo

3/21/21 3:36pm

Hard to say, but your description of your son sounds exactly like a description

Byron McNertney

3/21/21 3:38pm

Growing up. All my rebellious friends had the strictest parents.

Powerbait DPM

3/21/21 5:46pm

Horrible atmosphere and environment with an adult you don't know. What could

Iman23

3/21/21 3:38pm

I don’t think it is worth the fight

Remigius

3/21/21 3:38pm

Show him the MormonAd with the cockroach in the sundae and ask him if he still

DieHarder

3/21/21 3:38pm

I think you volunteer to go with the crew. Yes you’ll hear some cringy stuff but

4mack

3/21/21 3:39pm

The tickets are $450...I just struggle to justify spending that much for

hedgiecoug

3/21/21 3:42pm

Seems like this is more about you than your son.

Memmo

3/21/21 3:44pm

I don’t think that’s true. I can see why you might think that, but I would

hedgiecoug

3/21/21 4:00pm

You wouldn’t be paying $450 for a ticket to a concert.

garyfan

3/21/21 4:09pm

Exactly right. I’d bite the bullet and spend the money to tag along.

klay

3/21/21 4:15pm

Terrible take in my opinion.

Bin01015

3/21/21 5:07pm

You are buying the ticket?

Backcountry

3/21/21 3:45pm

No, this is if I were to go with him.

hedgiecoug

3/21/21 4:00pm

Allowing him to go and purchasing the ticket are two separate issues

Remigius

3/21/21 3:55pm

He is probably exposed to worse language and conversations in the hallway at

slowhiteguy

3/21/21 3:41pm

They are exposed to that, but definitely not the same thing. Not at all.

OmahaThunderCoug

3/21/21 3:56pm

He hears worse things at school

Princepete

3/21/21 3:41pm

Let him go but make fun of him for his atrocious taste in music.

Backcountry

3/21/21 3:43pm

Thanks everyone. This is all really helpful and appreciated.

hedgiecoug

3/21/21 3:44pm

Tell him it's ok as long as Grandma goes with

mwcoug

3/21/21 3:44pm

It will just get more difficult as he gets older because he will make dumb

pink22

3/21/21 3:45pm

He'll be fine. My son actually asked if I would fly out with him and a buddy

ordinary tri guy

3/21/21 3:45pm

Well if he's already listening to that music, hearing it live isn't gonna change a lot.

Jimo Dashen

3/21/21 3:46pm

Let him make this bad decision himself. He will go and either realize he made a mistake or he will love it and it was

supertux

3/21/21 3:48pm

I'd be curious to find out more about why it's so important to him.

Eddie

3/21/21 3:48pm

"how much he connects to these artists, etc etc."

supertux

3/21/21 3:49pm

Connects how? On what level?

Eddie

3/21/21 3:52pm

I think at some point you have to let them make their own decisions and figure some stuff out on their own. I went to

Nuke

3/21/21 3:50pm

RE: I think at some point you have to let them make their own decisions and

Eddie

3/21/21 3:53pm

I guess me turning out fine is debatable, but I like to think I did.

Nuke

3/21/21 4:00pm

Sounds like a good experience for him to have as a teenager.

YNWA

3/21/21 3:53pm

Offer an alternative - one where you foot the bill for food/fun in your home.

Division Bell

3/21/21 3:55pm

LOL at "how much he connects to these artists" teenage nonsense

Gustav

3/21/21 3:56pm

Was just talking about this the other day. The way teenagers view music is

IceCreamButt

3/21/21 4:10pm

Agree... I used to think music was so insightful. I listen to lyrics now and

Cougphysio

3/21/21 8:27pm

I bought my son tickets yesterday for a 16th birthday.

Plato

3/21/21 3:56pm

My 17 year old daughter is going. Wish she wasn't, but we let her choose

ICBlue

3/21/21 3:59pm

time to play CougarBoard matchmaker!

mottman

3/21/21 4:10pm

Fighting over your kid's music is almost certainly unproductive.

ReyOso

3/21/21 4:01pm

I feel the same way about my kids liking country music.

Probable Sacko

3/21/21 4:05pm

Pretty confident the message in country is about 99% more positive than rap

ordinary tri guy

3/21/21 4:29pm

I absolutely agree. Which is why it’s too bad the music is just terrible.

Probable Sacko

3/21/21 4:52pm

Let him go, what parent likes what their kid listens to? I went to a lot of

IceCreamButt

3/21/21 4:06pm

Give him a WWJD bracelet and tell him it’s his choice.....

kotacoug

3/21/21 4:06pm

Get a ticket and go along with them

USMCdad

3/21/21 4:23pm

Our oldest son really fought going to church for several months. He was going to

Q-grr

3/21/21 8:02pm

That bishop sounds like the type who would want to be consulted on a vasectomy.

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