I wear whatever carpenter jeans I can find for less than $20!! Damned Alco store closed here in town, and they used to have some good heavy duty ones for $15!! Must have closed because tight asses like me wouldn't pay more than $15 for jeans......

I only have two boys, brother Dal has 4 of them. None of them have a choice!!!!

ANY kid that has ba))s enough to step on the mat has my respect. We just have to keep them out. Making them better is the best way. Letting them quit, when they haven't put in the work necessary to reap the benefits, should not be an option. As kids, it would be easier to quit the sport, rather than take a few years of a$$whippings. As parents, it would be easier (and a hell of a lot cheaper) to let the kid quit the first time he said he didn't like it. Remember, anything worth having, isn't easy.

You could probably talk to plenty of people that will tell you that my attitude toward my 5 yr old that just started, is completely different than the attitude that I had when I started Levi. Owen likes it, I had to tell Levi that he liked it!! haha

There are different paths for different kids. We'll see if being more laid back with Owen works for him. If it doesn't show signs of working, I'll have to ratchet up the heat!

As an example for everyone on here, Coach Jeff Jordan didn't allow his son Micah to start going to tourneys til he was at least 8. I believe his boy Rocky is just now starting to get turned loose at tourneys, and I think he is 8 or so. I can't recall what age Bo was when he started, but I think it was about the same. Bo is a total stud, Micah is as well. Bet ya Rocky turns out to be a stud also........