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re: Father/Son Quality Time
Posted on 4/9/26 at 1:23 pm to madamsquirrel
Posted on 4/9/26 at 1:23 pm to madamsquirrel
quote:My son likes video games with his buddies, so one day I asked if I could play. I was no match for him in football, so he recommended we play Fortnite on the same team. Man did we have fun. I was terrible, it didn’t matter, he was just happy I partook in one of the things he really enjoys.
videos games
I’ll play every now and then with him and his buddies, and I realized it’s more bonding than video game. We just talk the entire time we’re playing. If your son is into gaming, give it a shot, it really doesn’t matter how bad you are.
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Posted on 4/9/26 at 1:25 pm to madamsquirrel
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Apparently the conversations in the hours in the car driving to remote comic book stores in various cities stuck. It wasn't the activity. It was the time to bond.
The two most priceless items I got from my dad after he died were cassette tapes (one Motown and one country) he had made that we listened to on our car rides together. I had those things still rocking and rolling until 2008ish, I was devastated when they finally got worn out
Posted on 4/9/26 at 1:26 pm to madamsquirrel
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It wasn't the activity. It was the time to bond.
Ralph Waldo Emerson or Aerosmith?
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Life is a journey, not a destination
Posted on 4/9/26 at 1:26 pm to Tifway419
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My son likes video games with his buddies, so one day I asked if I could play. I was no match for him in football, so he recommended we play Fortnite on the same team. Man did we have fun. I was terrible, it didn’t matter, he was just happy I partook in one of the things he really enjoys.
He used to play Fortnite a lot and I've tried playing it just to show an interest in it, but I just couldn't get into it. Been wanting to try it again to see if I feel any differently. Important thing is, it's at least showing an interest in something he likes so it's worth a shot again.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 1:41 pm to tigersaint74
a few suggestions.
Sports - play together. Tennis, Golf and ping pong. Ping pong is an easy one and because it's at your house it fits into schedules. Put on some good music and you can have some insightful conversations. We still play ping pong expect everyone is old enough to drink beer. The whole family plays and he usually invites his friends over (you want to get to know who he hangs out with).
Outdoors - my son and I really bonded over fishing and duck hunting. Find a good guide and take him fishing for half a day.
Lastly my son and I have a great time at the WWII museum in nola.
Sports - play together. Tennis, Golf and ping pong. Ping pong is an easy one and because it's at your house it fits into schedules. Put on some good music and you can have some insightful conversations. We still play ping pong expect everyone is old enough to drink beer. The whole family plays and he usually invites his friends over (you want to get to know who he hangs out with).
Outdoors - my son and I really bonded over fishing and duck hunting. Find a good guide and take him fishing for half a day.
Lastly my son and I have a great time at the WWII museum in nola.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 1:51 pm to tigersaint74
I remember when my dad got into playing golden Eye on 64. One night we came in my room, probably around 11 pm, woke me up and said, "I beat control Center!"
That was the hardest level to get past to us.
That was the hardest level to get past to us.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 2:00 pm to tigersaint74
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Is this something I should even be concerned about
Yes
Posted on 4/9/26 at 2:14 pm to Gee Grenouille
Just keep taking him, and finding things to do. They'll act like it's the worst thing they've ever done, and years from now they'll say thanks. My son is 14 and doing tasks, and picking up some fries from McDonalds or a frosty while we run errands will make all the chores worth it.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 2:19 pm to tigersaint74
Posted on 4/9/26 at 2:20 pm to tigersaint74
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He used to play Fortnite a lot and I've tried playing it just to show an interest in it, but I just couldn't get into it.
Try a different game. Hell, my 12 y/o daughter and I team up in Roblox, and all I do is chop down trees and hunt rabbits, while she does all the real work. We both enjoy it.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 2:43 pm to Bayou Tiger
quote:put a 22 adapter in my AR and we practice on the hill behind my house. He loves it and nobody but us knows what we're doing
Gun range
Posted on 4/9/26 at 2:49 pm to theunknownknight
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Tackle him and wrestle him to the ground, fart in his face a few times
That’ll make his son develop a weird fetish
Posted on 4/9/26 at 3:12 pm to tigersaint74
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He used to play Fortnite a lot and I've tried playing it just to show an interest in it, but I just couldn't get into it. Been wanting to try it again to see if I feel any differently. Important thing is, it's at least showing an interest in something he likes so it's worth a shot again.
Hopefully video games isn't his only hobby. I'm in my late 30's and still play, but I've got other hobbies as well.
If he's playing fortnite though, there is at least a modicum of competitive spirit there. Chess might be something to try with him, particularly if you don't really play and he doesn't either, you can learn together and it's addictive. You don't have to sit down at the board, you can play each other on your phones.
Cooking is another thing you can do together. Whether he likes it or not, it's a life skill and he needs to learn how to do it. Find a good cookbook, let mom pick what she wants, and you and junior tag team it.
Maybe he doesn't like a traditional outdoor sport like fishing, but if you live near a creek or river, magnet fishing has gained a lot of popularity recently. It's a lot closer to treasure hunting than anything else.
Welding was a good suggestion. Fly tying. Things that are practical and on the artistic spectrum- but can also turn a profit.
You haven't really given us much to go on though, as far as what he does like.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 3:17 pm to tigersaint74
Just spend time with him doing whatever. It's so important
Posted on 4/9/26 at 3:21 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
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Maybe do something HE has an interest in? What does HE like to do and start developing your own interest in that thing
But what if it's WWE that he's interested in?
I can't watch that crap, man... Gonna be a cats in the cradle situation.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 3:24 pm to tigersaint74
Best thing you can do is get him into lifting weights, he has natural test. flowing through him right now, take advantage of that. His self confidence will explode once the muscles start coming in. My son showed the talent and size to be a good HS football player, but by 8th or 9th grade he wasn't interested in it. So I got him interested in lifting. Join a gym and hire him a trainer. You can start out lifting with him, hopefully he get the bug and do it on his own. Also I would try to get him into BJJ.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 3:29 pm to Chad504boy
quote:Doesn’t get more quality than some DP action.
Share a prostitute
Even if he’s gay, just let him take top.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 3:29 pm to tigersaint74
Try golf. as in get a couple of lessons. You would be surprised at the kids that you think don't like sports like golf.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 3:30 pm to jchamil
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My dad died when I was 22
Damn dude, are you trying to make grown men cry?
Posted on 4/9/26 at 3:31 pm to tigersaint74
Build a bluetooth speaker together. I randomly came across Built Not Bought Boomboxes on youtube one night and thought it might be a fun thing to do with my 17 year old son. I ordered everything we needed on Amazon and we got to work. He loved it. He pretty much did everything on his own with a little guidance from me. When all was said and done, he had a badass speaker that he can show off to his buddies that he built himself. The thing actually sounds amazing and he's even built a couple since then for his friends.
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