Re: Daddys take your daughter shooting
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jthoss0837</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TheSmokeRolls</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jdgray</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Apollo11</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thats a great pic, but do you think it may have played a part in the intrest being lost? Just sayin', its a lot of blast and noise for a little man. </div></div>
No, he ate the Barrett up!! The range is next door to the waste water plant, that makes me loose intrest on some days!!
Hes into playing guitars, fishing..... </div></div>
Don't give up on him. I believe many kids go thru stages. One thing I have learned is that you can make them go with you to the range. You already make them go to the grocery store,hardware store,household item shopping,clothing store and other places they dont want to go and they can wine and complain at all of them but if you make them go where you want when you want then they realize that the complaining does no good so better just get used to it and go with the flow.....Your the parent. You can and should tell them that the guitar hero and all electronics are off and it's time for a day with daddy. They may wine at first but if you are ready for it then it will be manageable.... Stay the course, don't wimp out and let their wining change your direction. Be firm but be kind as well.
............SmokeRolls </div></div>
Forcing them isnt always a good idea.
I know when i was a kid, when my parents forced me to do something i always hated it worse. My dad always encourages me to go hunting, And when i was younger i started to grow out of it, Sitting in a tree stand in the cold or hot for 3-4 hours, my ass getting sore and my feet losing feeling wasnt worth it to me to see/shoot a buck here and there.
Now i see it more as a father son bonding time, more than just shooting a deer or turkey. Granted it makes it all the more fun when one of us does get something nice.
Its just a phase, i'd say just keep asking them, and encouraging them. If hes not into it then hes not going to be.
Forcing him isnt going to help the situation, possibly make it worse</div></div>
Please don't think I'm a tyrant when making my kids do something they don't want to do. I'm actually very gentle and loving with them. Sometimes I make them go with me in the same manner as you would make them go to the grocery store. I don't make them shoot, instead I expose them to another idea. Sometimes exposure and showing them the fun of an activity is enough to spark their interest..... I jump for joy when they finally say " I want to try that"....Or Daddy, when are you going to take me shooting, or when are you going to take me hunting...
I do realize that forcing them in all things can backfire into rebellion or create a bitterness that is hard to re-write.
Having a great relationship with your kids is huge in trying to get them to try new things.......And that I am fortunate to have.
Form that relationship and they will be more willing to enjoy time with you...............SmokeRolls
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