My "son" is a little flitty, and I as a dad can't figure out what to do. He's 15 years old and gets picked on relentlessly by everyone in his class. I even had the principal call me in and tell me that he needs to stick up for himself. His mom and I took him to karate to build his self-confidence, but he came home in tears and refused to go back. Let me clarify: he ran home 5 miles in tears because he was too afraid of the other kids when they tried to hit him. As parents we are at the end of our rope. We are embarrassed to take him out because he is terrified of spiders, dark rooms, tattoos, and even G-rated animated Disney movies. He's never going to get a girlfriend (or boyfriend) at this rate, or even have a chance at a successful career. We have decided to sign him up for a survival course where he is put out into the wilderness, unsupervised, for 3 days with minimal supplies to see if he can "survive". Do you think this will work?
2007-08-03
00:05:06
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rattwagon
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