Good piece about raising strong boys

[hollohas]

http://thefederalist.com/2018/03/19/good-father-prepares-sons-war/

[Irving]

Jesus, that article he references is painful. Is that from the guy that tried to shoot an AR on CNN?

[Mazin]

Damn good read and spot on!

[hollohas]

Jesus, that article he references is painful. Is that from the guy that tried to shoot an AR on CNN?Hahaha. Maybe. I didn't bother to try to find it to read it in it's entirety.

[wctriumph]

Interesting read. I don't have a son but I raised my daughter to be herself, stand forth for herself, tell the truth and to not be afraid of the truth, shoot a gun well, throw a baseball and not let a man or woman disrespect her. She has no filter. Mess with her at your peril.

We used to argue in her teen years but no my wife says that she says that Dad was right. On this last monday I was able to get her to sit still long enough to watch "The Maltese Falcon" with us. Later on she agreed with my wife that, yes, it was a good movie (she doesn't like black & white movies).

If we had had a son, I don't think that I would have raised him any different than I raised her. Maybe teach him to spin a wrench and cut steel with fire, she did not care for it but I tried.

It is a shame what American boys are being turned into by the social engineers that are doing nothing more than pushing their own insecurities and narcissism into society. There are no role models anymore because parents have forsaken the raising of their children for their own selfishness and material wants. Sad.

[kidicarus13]

Gender roles are definitely becoming more blurred. Kind of sad. Bad for America's future.

[GilpinGuy]

I just got "Team Honey Badger: Raising Fearless Kids in a Cowardly World" (http://amzn.to/2uamBSN) by Paul Markel.

I haven't dove into it yet but the reviews are good.

[Bailey Guns]

Yeah...pretty good article.

[Ah Pook]

Interesting. A coworker and I have talked quite a bit about this. He has an 8 year old that the school is trying to indoctrinate. Both son and father are fighting it. The thought of think for yourself and do your best just don’t resonate with these people.

[sniper7]

Well I’m proud of my 6 year old. We had conferences last night and his writing and drawing journal was full of his favorite things and seasons. Fall was hunting ducs. Spring was hunting terkies. Summer was fishing and winter was ice fishing and ice skating. (Couple words spelled the way he spells them right now!)

His kindergarten teacher is awesome, let’s the boys be boys!

[JeffreyB]

I agree with you sniper7 - let boys be boys and schools should stop trying to turn little boys into little girls. What happens to this country if they succeed?

[hollohas]

What happens to this country if they succeed?

They are succeeding and we're seeing what happens first hand. I have written here multiple times that it is my opinion that these kids that murder other kids (or more recently the bomber in TX) are a result of this society not raising boys to be strong men.

I have two little girls and a brand new baby boy. The girls go to a great school that teaches kids to deal with the consequences of their actions. They both also come home saying yes sir and yes ma'am.

The last snow we had I was at the school for morning announcements. The principal announced that yes, they would be going outside for all recesses that day and the teachers were not responsible for the kids actions while outside. If they chose to play in the snow or a particularly steep and muddy hill and got all wet and cold, too bad, because the school wouldn't be calling parents for a change of clothes. Their choice, their consequences.

I am blessed that I have the means to send them somewhere other than the public school system. It would be much harder to teach kids strong traditional values and gender roles if they spent the vast majority of their day being taught the opposite.

[hollohas]

A friend of mine gave me the book 'Bringing Up Boys' when my son was born a couple months ago. I haven't read it yet, but plan to very soon.

[TEAMRICO]

Me and the boy (13 yo) are headed south to Texas for a few days to do some work on the MIL's house. He packed his MAGA red cap and asked what gun we are traveling with.
He's a BoyScout, plays viola, is in the COS Youth Symphony, wrestles and want to play football in HS next year, likes shooting and respects the flag and loves his country.
Every damn day is a challenge raising him right.

[TheGrey]

I've seen several of these articles in the past few months, and that's a good thing. Boys are lost without a strong role model.