Some Things I Wanted My Kids to Know Before Dating
So for several years now, guys keep telling my son, you’re doing awesome in your sport and have a lot of potential, now just make sure you stay away from girls and you could be great. Many have taken it farther and have given him personal examples of how they feel a girl derailed their dreams in high school, or college, and subsequently “ruined” their life – so the moral of their story is again, stay away from girls!
For the longest time, I’ll admit, when he’d retell the stories, I’d just kind of nod my head and unthinkingly agree, yep, stay away from girls… sounds about right. But when he recently brought it up again, I was like, woah, hold on! Do I really want this ingrained in his head?
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