Comments on: Raising Respectable Men! http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/adult-boys-in-other-words-men/ Equipping Families with Practical Skills for Real Life! Tue, 15 May 2012 09:34:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: RG http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/adult-boys-in-other-words-men/comment-page-1/#comment-13053 RG Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:26:14 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=5853#comment-13053 Absolutely. I couldn't agree more. And that is one reason why I love seeing the practical suggestions you post for starting children early in learning life skills. My son absolutely loved the short video you posted of the guy juggling hammers and pounding the nail into the frame above, and stuff like that. He immediately wanted to learn to juggle - though I said he has to learn really well with the soft balls before he ever even thinks of using hammers!! He is 7, and juggling is actually a skill involving agility and has already come in handy for serving the Lord keeping littles entertained while their parents are in meetings, etc. What a blessing your emails are. Please keep them coming, and remember us just starting out love to borrow brains. Let us know other skills that may not have occurred to us. Absolutely. I couldn’t agree more. And that is one reason why I love seeing the practical suggestions you post for starting children early in learning life skills. My son absolutely loved the short video you posted of the guy juggling hammers and pounding the nail into the frame above, and stuff like that. He immediately wanted to learn to juggle – though I said he has to learn really well with the soft balls before he ever even thinks of using hammers!! He is 7, and juggling is actually a skill involving agility and has already come in handy for serving the Lord keeping littles entertained while their parents are in meetings, etc. What a blessing your emails are. Please keep them coming, and remember us just starting out love to borrow brains. Let us know other skills that may not have occurred to us.

]]> By: Becky L. http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/adult-boys-in-other-words-men/comment-page-1/#comment-13040 Becky L. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:13:40 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=5853#comment-13040 Well said! Well said!

]]> By: Kathy http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/adult-boys-in-other-words-men/comment-page-1/#comment-13032 Kathy Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:01:54 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=5853#comment-13032 Sad commentary indeed! Sad commentary indeed!

]]> By: Kathy http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/adult-boys-in-other-words-men/comment-page-1/#comment-13031 Kathy Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:01:24 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=5853#comment-13031 Good for you! Good for you!

]]> By: Trishe http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/adult-boys-in-other-words-men/comment-page-1/#comment-13030 Trishe Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:57:46 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=5853#comment-13030 Amen! I have seen evidence of this "phenomenom" in my extended family. My Godmother, whom I adore, has allowed her (now) 47 year old...never been married son..to live with her. Other than a few attempts over the years, he has always lived at home. She makes excuses for him all the time. When I want to do something "for" my son instead of making/allowing him to do it....I think of this man..and make my son work :-) Amen!

I have seen evidence of this “phenomenom” in my extended family. My Godmother, whom I adore, has allowed her (now) 47 year old…never been married son..to live with her. Other than a few attempts over the years, he has always lived at home. She makes excuses for him all the time. When I want to do something “for” my son instead of making/allowing him to do it….I think of this man..and make my son work :-)

]]> By: Angie http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/adult-boys-in-other-words-men/comment-page-1/#comment-13024 Angie Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:02:54 +0000 http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=5853#comment-13024 I could not agree more! Thank you for telling it like it is. There is nothing more disturbing to see than a grown boy/man sprawled out on his parents' couch, eating their Pop Tarts and playing Nintendo day in and day out. No school, no job, no nothing. It's a sad commentary on our society. I could not agree more! Thank you for telling it like it is. There is nothing more disturbing to see than a grown boy/man sprawled out on his parents’ couch, eating their Pop Tarts and playing Nintendo day in and day out. No school, no job, no nothing. It’s a sad commentary on our society.

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