Tell your son to back away from the video games and go play out side. Get him into sports, fishing, etc... The things kids did when I was growing up.

Also, your son should know not to back down. But, do not do it at school. Arse whippings can be done after school. That's what we did.

Is redneck an ethnicity?

What part of the north are you from?

It's more than that, it's a way of life.

Chad if you are looking for a good home school look at Global Student Network. If he hustles he can graduate ahead of time. Be ready to deal with no sports or after school stuff and to spend some serious time on the computer grading papers though.

Good luck Chad. It's hard raising a son in a tuff school environment. I would just try and help him understand when is the appropriate time to gice a beatdown. Sometimes walking away from a verbal is difficult but it teaches them about self control and helps them develop and inner peace and confidence.

Again good luck with the situation

Thanks DF. I was gonna look into home schooling this weekend.

So he gets in a fight and you're going to take him out of school and garauntee he ends up weird?

As far as the fight, karma won't won't do a darn thing to help your son keep his confidence. Good on him.

I didn't say anything he did was wrong and you are right, it's not a disciplinary problem at all. It's just a little too aggressive of a reaction to solve a problem is all. I can see why you are happy he stands up for himself. That's a great attribute. It's just my opinion on it is all that I wouldn't be proud of my kid if he handled it that way. To me that's the last resort not the first rebuttal.

There are many ways you can stand up for yourself without beating the tar out of someone. If someone is insulting you then you talk to them is how I was raised is all. Words are words in the end of things. Yes being Asian, I do not look for trouble nor escalate the issue unless I feel threatened.

That being said, I do know some people you just got to knock them upside the head to get the message across. Those are the people I just feel sorry for.

Keep on keeping on. He's got some raw talent though so get some learning into him to hone his skills. He might end up in the octagon and you might get that double wide yet.

From your experience, home schoolers are weird? Its a guarantee? You spelling 'garauntee' wrong too by the way. No disrespect meant.

Let's not put all home schoolers in a 'weird' category unless you know what you're talking about.

Yeah I saw that auto correct on my iPhone did that for some reason. Oh well.

No home schooler I've ever met possessed the same social skills other kids did. The whole reason they're homeschooled is because their parents don't want them to have a normal growing experience. And yes I know you're going to come back with a list of bad things to quiz me about being normal, but you can't shut the world out.

It's "you're spelling" and not "you spelling" btw.

I would have to agree in part with the wierd comment, a good number of "wierd familes" home school their kids, no way around it, not sayin' home schooled kids are all wierd but there has to be other activities (sports, music something) with "other" people involved. The wierd ones don't do that, just mom, dad and the kids all of the time.

No sir. I respect your opinion. I do not have an agenda bud but I have a dog in this fight. We're (wife and I) not perfect I'm afraid. We make mistakes. Its not easy home schooling. It isn't.

I dislike the idea that home schooled kids are branded with this 'weird' stamp. Many parents do it wrong. Many parents do it right.

I'm sure that the many TFFers that have met my tribe know that my kids aren't 'weird'. They know I'm the weird one.

What does a "normal growing experience" consists of assuming that you have kids?

Your kids are the most well behaved, good mannered I think I've ever seen. I think you are doing it right brother. Family first.

You on the other hand.

Well played . I never was a do right dd28. Again, I respect your opinion. I think we've hijacked Chads thread enough.

Getting your boy into Martial Arts would be a great thing. I have been training BJJ and MMA for a long time (8 yrs) and man, it really changed my life. If you find a good school (not a bully factory) it will be great for him. I wasn't a bad person but definitely had a little chip on my shoulder and wouldn't take [censored] from anyone. It lead to more fights than it should have. I still don't take [censored] from anyone, but what I truly consider "[censored]" is much different than it used to be. Martial Arts is truly about building people up, not beating people up. There isn't a whole lot I wouldn't walk or even run away from now. Even though I am very capable of handling myself, I know that 99.9% of [censored] can be avoided. If someone rubs me wrong (figuratively), I can walk away and be over it within minutes. Or, I can prove my "badassness" and live with it for much, much longer. Most [censored] just isn't worth it.

We had a kid that I helped teach getting bullied at school and it lead to a fight. The principal called my instructor to tell him about the fight. Turns out, my student took the bully down and simply held him in the mount until he started to cry. Not one punch thrown and that kid no longer gets bullied. Jiu Jitsu meand "Gentile Art" and can diffuse certain one on one situations without having to hurt the other person. You also have the skills to break limbs and choke people unconcious but that isn't alway needed.

I trian and spar a lot and get punched in the face sometimes. It isn't fun and I'd rather not have it happen on the street!

Okay, off my soap box. Martial Arts would be good for you kid! And I'm not saying what he did was wrong, either. Boys will be boys!