I went to college HOPING to be exposed to drugs and sex, and my experiences with both were pretty much entirely enjoyable. Violence, well, I experienced plenty of that in public highschool.
Thanks for the replies. I have decided military school is not for us, but maybe a summer camp in a few years. I can’t get over the emotional aspect of boarding school, I guess- I’m afraid that if I sent him, with the most noble of intentions, that he would, deep in his little heart, feel that I abandoned him. Maybe that’s my issue and wouldn’t be his, but I think I’ll keep him around. He’s very cute, charming, and funny- he is “something else” all the way around, including the good. Hopefully those who say he’s just young and will mature are right, I just didn’t encounter with his brothers the “adventures” that I’ve encountered with him.
I would like him to be interested in something, anything. You shouldn’t suffer from endless ennui at nine.
My kids play outside, they hang out and do nothing, they torment each other, they’re horribly normal. There’s 5 of them, it’s not like I am micro managing, or hovering. And I realize that this is pretty typical 9 year old boy behavior, I see classmates, I see peers, and it’s not highly unusual. In fact he’s better than most.
But for the love of God, show a little enthusiasm for something, anything. He doesn’t know what he wants, but doesn’t want to try anything, either.
Am I worried? No, he’s smart, pretty moral, a great kid, and has a fan club at school. (For all the wrong reasons, of course.) I have no doubt he’ll be fine, it’s just really frustrating.
Could you please not do this? I don’t like to seem easily offended, but sheesh, that came out of nowhere and has nothing to do with your OP, unless you’re eyeing military schools in Tokyo.
Meh. It was a Southpark reference.