>Fathers job with a son is to keep him off the dole
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>Out the gaol?
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>Something like that. I'm on my Farrah gray shit trying out
>different insipid sayings to make people reblog my shit.
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>Yes support his lil dreams and make sure he's good, of course
>but you can baby a boy too much. That's not going to prepare
>him for adulthood.


a father's job is to raise a child to become a responsible and independent adult. showing affection to your child/teen/offspring is part of that.

the opposite is basically being hostile for no reason. you're not really showing him how the world works by not showing affection. you're showing him the cycle of bs manhood that has led many 'men' on stupid ass life paths.

this isn't babying your son. there's a huge difference in showing love and babying him.