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09-17-2011, 02:11 PM | #1 |
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My son, now 11 and started middle school, always liked G.I. Joe. As he got older he started playing more video games and started giving less attention to his joe collection.
My wife always told me to not push what I like on my kids. To let them figure out on there own what they like. So thats what I did. I think it bothered me at first, because I didn't want him to get zoned in video games all the time, and I wanted him to like what I liked. I'm grown, I got over it. Ive been noticing a few weeks into school that he has been wearing his Joe shirts to school. After the fourth or fifth time, I saw him after he got home from school and told him, "You look good, and nice shirt". He told me that these kids that day were asking him why he wore a G.I. Joe shirt? He said he told them because he wants to and because G.I. Joe is cool. This made me happy for two reasons. One, because even though he is into other things like video games and hanging out with his friends, him and I will still have a connection. Something that I didn't get from my father. Two, he has a mind of his own and doesn't worry about what other people think or say. Which I think is important and it makes him an individual and not a follower. Which is what I was worried about with him going into middle school. |
09-17-2011, 02:37 PM | #2 |
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I'm always rockin the Joe logo! Good for him!
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09-17-2011, 02:38 PM | #3 |
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Awww thats excellent. You raised a good boy there I think a raise in allowance is called for lol
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09-17-2011, 02:42 PM | #4 |
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good for him to stand up and say it out loud.
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09-17-2011, 02:44 PM | #5 |
ha!
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someone deserves some new 30th figures
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09-17-2011, 03:58 PM | #6 |
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Thats cool
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09-17-2011, 04:04 PM | #7 |
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whenever my son comes over by my place,he's always going thru my joe collection.it's hard to find things nowadays that parents can enjoy with their kids.you should feel proud that you have this connection with your son.
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09-17-2011, 05:49 PM | #8 |
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sweet! ok now get him a cobra shirt so he doesn't play favorites...you know encourage him to choose to like "the joes" not force him to because of lack of options
anytime i see a grown man in a gi joe shirt i freak out and point them out to my wife and say "i bet he's got an awesome collection...i wonder if he's on the tank?" she patronizes me and says in a mock tone "honey NO ONE has a more awesome collection than you" |
09-17-2011, 05:56 PM | #9 |
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im tearing up..........thanks for the cool story
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09-17-2011, 06:08 PM | #10 |
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Always happy to hear stuff like this.
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