If I found that in the house, it would be exiting the premises upside-down through an upstairs window.
There are certainly other options but my ex’s only response ever is “he wants to do it and it keeps him out of trouble”. Of course he wants to do it. He also wants to eat candy for dinner but that’s not happening either. I’m gonna end up looking bad because she lets him do what he wants and will talk bad about me for trying to make him more well rounded. Oh well, such is life. Parenting isn’t about letting kids do whatever they want to, despite what my ex says. She even told me she’s gonna dress him up in his uniform the day I get him so I can let him down. Lovely. I won’t stoop to her level and I’ll never badmouth her. It’s the higher ground.
He can still do it just for a different outfit that is not so intense. That's the same thing my parents said about keeping me out of trouble. I suppose it was true to an extent. Have you asked him? Has she? He's old enough to get it and have an opinion. That doesn't mean yours (or hers) will change with his answer but maybe it's a start.
Yeah I have. He says he wants it then he’ll start crying at times when practice comes and he asks. The whole point of travel ball is the intensity. He plays other leagues throughout the year. This is the only one I have problems with.
I have to disagree with you on his decisions. Kids wanna do all sorts of things they’re not supposed to do at his age. Parents are supposed to set boundaries, especially with passions.
Isn’t that one in the same at his age? Kids aren’t able to decipher what’s fun vs what’s appropriate at that age.
Parenting is one of the hardest jobs out there so I wish you luck with the Ex and working it all out for your Son.
No kidding. This sounds like one of those things where there is no "right" answer. With kiddos, you just try to do the best you can while balancing what you think/hope they want and need, against what you believe to be the best for them. I can't even imagine trying to co-parent with an ex. It's difficult enough when you and your wife are (usually) on the same page.
My 17 year old just asked me, “hey have you ever heard of the band ‘Cake’?” Y’all. Parenting fucking sucks.
Added another Mantle to the collection.... Spoiler How this only graded a 2 is beyond me, but for $225 I was all over it,
I have a two and a half year old. By the time she starts asking me if I've heard about a band, it's going to be about some bullshit group that's popular today who I've completely ignored. Also Cake is amazing. You've raised a good kid if they're asking about them instead of camping out in Central Park to see the Jonas Brothers.
Yesterday my 5 year old asked my wife “mommy, why do you look so sexy?” Then he said he learned that from his cousin.
I went to the local music festival in downtown Cincinnati last weekend. All hipster soft rock. Shit was bad. Run the Jewels was banging. I love Cake went and saw them with Ben Folds not to long ago.
Going to see Cake in a few months but if you're a Trump supporter and you let peoples politics sway you, don't check out Cake's FB page. Yeesh.
I am headed to Bakersfield in August to see Ghost with one of the twins. I would never have heard of them if he had not had me listen to them. Keeping up with the current music, movie, book trends I think is one the best side benefits to having kids. So many of my contemporaries think that music peaked somewhere in the late 70s or early 80s. I think there are some great artists now just as there are some crap. Trust me, the 60s, 70s and 80s all had its share of crap.
Having just seen ghost a few weeks ago at Sonic Temple I can tell you they don’t equal a 70s band. Not bad but not good. Kinda Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids light.