Sounds good to me. But specifically the Dad that started the thread said that his son doesn't want to wrestle her, primarily for religious reasons (I believe).

So, I think the real question is 'should' a parent 'force' a kid to not abide by their own convictions? What kind of message does that send to a kid?

And, as someone else on here wisely stated, some boys just flat out don't feel comfortable touching girls in certain areas of their bodies. That is understandable.

I understand life is not a bowl of cherries and that we all have to do things we don't like all the time but I think the bigger questions here are:

Should we make a young man wrestle someone of the opposite gender even if it is against their religious convictions?

And, if we do the above, are we as a parent ready, willing, wanting and able to deal with all the emotional problems that young man might possibly get as a result of being forced or 'guilted into' something against his convictions?


D. Dean Welsh, Junction City
***Dean plays well with others!!! ;-)