Originally posted by Jackal1
I totaly agree. That was the point I made earlier concerning equating the NFL and the WWF.
My kids are raised and on their own now. I was not a perfect Dad and my kids were not perfect. We both made mistakes. It`s the way of life.
What I did do was do things that included them such as fishing, camping, hunting, trips, etc. In these settings I got more insight from my kids about how they felt about different things, their likes dislikes, etc.
We had our probs , as everyone does, but at least we were able to communicate with each other.
When my kids done something wrong, and they did, they knew they were doing something wrong. They were taught right from wrong.
By taking the path to doing something wrong they also knew that they took the responsibility of the punishment that went along with it.
So, judging from the topic of the post, you would have punished your children had they been involved personally in sports, and happened to like a particular professional athlete?
FWIW, I do all the above with my kids and more, including participating in sports with them (Coaching, etc.) however I would not want to control their likes and dislikes unless I deemed it a danger to them.