Ol'Skool Classic
Well-Known Member
Certainly agree that the bold par above happens Ra, but this is where CHARACTER and a strong sense of self comes in. These are the things that parents can play a BIG part in terms of instilling these values in their kids. For me I was/am still lucky enough to have two great parents in a loving marriage, who taught my brother and I strong morals and values and to always use our heads no matter how strong the peer pressure.
But as a boy, what really kept me on the straight path, was knowing the love and support I had always received from both and not wanting to disappoint either one of them, in addition to a HEALTHY dose of fear and respect for what my pops would do to me if I ever did something crazy stupid. IMO boys especially need that STRONG male role model in their life who walks the walk as well as talking the talk.
I hear you. I had a similar upbringing as well. However I've also seen a few friends who had the exact same upbringing at one time or another temporarily get caught up in things they shouldn't have and knew perfectly well they shouldn't have because fitting in with certain other people was a little bit more pressing than fear of theirs parents or just to rebel for the sake of rebelling. Not saying that's something that should ever be excused if/when it does happen, just that it does happen.
