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<blockquote data-quote="Danny Tanner" data-source="post: 1733733" data-attributes="member: 10619"><p>Have you tried to get to know his friends? It wasn't exactly yesterday I was in high school (graduated in 2000), but it wasn't so long ago I forgot about things I observed. We had our goth crowd, and they were different, but now for the most part they're "normal" people living "normal" lives. A small percentage of them that I see haven't amounted to much, so they may fit the description of a loser, but there are also cowboys, nerds, and jocks from my high school that also currently fit the description of a loser. Especially with kids, you can't judge a book by it's cover. At the time of the Columbine shootings, I had a friend that wore a trench coat. After Columbine, he was watched by school staff, talked to by counselors, and possibly even the police. Funny part is, he's one of the nicest guys I've ever known, the "he'd never hurt a fly" guy. After high school, he did college, put in 8-10 years with the National Guard, and now he's living a successful life in wind energy.</p><p></p><p>If his friends are ditching school, burning cats, or doing other destructive behaviors then yes, they probably are and will always be losers. But if all they're doing is wearing makeup and black t-shirts, then you might want to give them a chance. You never know, your outlook on your son's friends might have a bigger impact that you think.</p><p></p><p>Although I'm a parent, I can't really relate to your situation as our kid is only 6, so her biggest problems are who's her friend one day and who's her friend the next, so maybe my parental advice is worthless. But, I did witness first-hand how a perfectly nice, normal, healthy dude was looked down at by those who misunderstood him simply because he wore clothes different from everyone else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Danny Tanner, post: 1733733, member: 10619"] Have you tried to get to know his friends? It wasn't exactly yesterday I was in high school (graduated in 2000), but it wasn't so long ago I forgot about things I observed. We had our goth crowd, and they were different, but now for the most part they're "normal" people living "normal" lives. A small percentage of them that I see haven't amounted to much, so they may fit the description of a loser, but there are also cowboys, nerds, and jocks from my high school that also currently fit the description of a loser. Especially with kids, you can't judge a book by it's cover. At the time of the Columbine shootings, I had a friend that wore a trench coat. After Columbine, he was watched by school staff, talked to by counselors, and possibly even the police. Funny part is, he's one of the nicest guys I've ever known, the "he'd never hurt a fly" guy. After high school, he did college, put in 8-10 years with the National Guard, and now he's living a successful life in wind energy. If his friends are ditching school, burning cats, or doing other destructive behaviors then yes, they probably are and will always be losers. But if all they're doing is wearing makeup and black t-shirts, then you might want to give them a chance. You never know, your outlook on your son's friends might have a bigger impact that you think. Although I'm a parent, I can't really relate to your situation as our kid is only 6, so her biggest problems are who's her friend one day and who's her friend the next, so maybe my parental advice is worthless. But, I did witness first-hand how a perfectly nice, normal, healthy dude was looked down at by those who misunderstood him simply because he wore clothes different from everyone else. [/QUOTE]
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