Instructions: Rules To Teach Your Son

This article was derived from Quora.com, which is a really super snazzy website about different people from different walks of life sharing the knowledge they have gained over their years of living on the planet in their experiences. I find a lot of stuff on here about youth so I absolutely love it and I learn from other people. So, I chose this article because our males need a lot of guidance in this day and age. Society has steered them in the wrong direction and thus, our planet of females are lacking the trust they need to give a man their heart so he can stand by her and protect her and make sure she is loved the way she needs and deserves to be loved. So our world of females are being severely neglected and mistreated and read all wrong. From the photo (whoa momma, lol), I gather this article can be from a Dad to his son but it can also be from a mother too, but since it is Father's Day month I challenge the fathers out there to really look in the mirror (teen fathers especially) and make sure your son sees you for who you really are and you are leading by example and not just your words because kids are watching more than they are listening. If your life says I am a player and I love to mess around, I drink and smoke a lot, I have a lot of chicks coming in and out of my bed, and I focus on the physical more than the spiritual then your son is likely to live the same life. So please, don't preach to them about one thing and show them something else, they are not dumb and they are watching you like a hawk.

Be the father the world has yet to see so our males can grow up respecting themselves for who they are and what they give to the world, as opposed to how many babies they can make and how many females they can score. And most importantly, teach your sons to find healthy and safe outlets for their emotions and to watch how females manage their emotions (the smart ones that is) because we know how to tame them more than men, and we know how to find a safer outlet other than a body to deal with emotionally charged situations. Teach them they have no business trying to possess a female, nor any business trying to use a female or other male body for their own satisfaction or emotional punching bag to feel better about what they are experiencing. Teach them men, dads, fathers, teach them, and teach them well and make sure what you teach is what you are living too. Check out this article and I hope it helps you make some smarter and more wiser choices concerning yourself, your offspring, and the females you interact with. We need a huge shift in this planet when it comes to the male female relationship and dynamic, and I think it starts with the men so the women will be more likely to want to stand beside you, not behind you, and be more respectable and we can be equal in the eyes of God and on behalf of each other....this is how God wants it to be, it's in the Bible (Galatians 3:28-29). We are all one in Christ. Make sure your sons know this and believe it and you live by it with your actions, not your words! Enjoy! (my favorites are 13, 14,15, 30, 31, and 32)

1. Never shake a man’s hand sitting down.

2. Don’t enter a pool by the stairs.

3. The man at the BBQ Grill is the closest thing to a king. (ok, some females can own a grill too and that means she is the closest thing to a Queen - sorry, I couldn't resist, I won't do this again....lol)

4. In a negotiation, never make the first offer.

5. Request the late check-out.

6. When entrusted with a secret, keep it.

7. Hold your heroes to a higher standard.

8. Return a borrowed car with a full tank of gas.

9. Play with passion or don’t play at all…

10. When shaking hands, grip firmly and look them in the eye.

11. Don’t let a wishbone grow where a backbone should be.

12. If you need music on the beach, you’re missing the point.

13. Carry two handkerchiefs. The one in your back pocket is for you. The one in your breast pocket is for her.

14. You marry the girl, you marry her family.

15. Be like a duck. Remain calm on the surface and paddle like crazy underneath.

16. Experience the serenity of traveling alone.

17. Never be afraid to ask out the best looking girl in the room. (don't let her ask you out or she will never know her worth......... oops, sorry, I had to say that, please take the lead, she wants you to)

18. Never turn down a breath mint.

19. A sport coat is worth 1000 words.

20. Try writing your own eulogy. Never stop revising.

21. Thank a veteran. Then make it up to him.

22. Eat lunch with the new kid.

23. After writing an angry email, read it carefully. Then delete it.

24. Ask your mom to play. She won’t let you win.

25. Manners maketh the man.

26. Give credit. Take the blame.

27. Stand up to Bullies. Protect those bullied.

28. Write down your dreams.

29. Take time to snuggle your pets, they love you so much and are always happy to see you.

30. Be confident and humble at the same time.

31. If ever in doubt, remember whose son you are and REFUSE to just be ordinary! (ooh, I had to comment on this one because you are also the son of God, don't forget it, represent well....)

32. In all things lead by example not explanation.