Things I want to teach my sons

[preacher_dawg]

I've been thinking about this for a while, and I know this is going to sound cheesy, but here it goes.

There are a lot of things I want to teach my sons (3 of them), mainly about Christianity and the church, but there a few other things, like the value of a good book or movie, the fun of playing sports, the value of having good friends, and how to treat girls.

But there is one thing that I hope to teach them as well: the value of close knit community, such as found at State, where you can find a lot in common with people you have never even met, where everybody cheers widly for your team. I hope to have those magical moments that only a dad and his sons can have, taking them to games, teaching him to be faithful to his team despite the difficult times that might come because it makes the winning times so much better.

They don't have to choose State to follow, but I sure hope they do. However, I want to teach them that nobody likes bandwagon or arrogant fans (so Bama is out) and there is very little things that the Bible disapproves of more than hypocritical Pharisees, so that probably puts out a little known school north of here.

In short, I want my sons to love life that God has given them, be sincere, and be humble, and to have fun as they do it.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

In short, I want my sons to love life that God has given them, be sincere, and be humble, and to have fun as they do it.

Great goals which can be done as a fan of State, Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn, LSU or any other team.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

If those are your goals and you succeed in accomplishing them, it doesn't matter the team or school they follow.

 

[msstate7]

Great goals which can be done as a fan of State, Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn, LSU or any other team.

Tennessee might be tough though**

 

[ShrubDog]

Along with everything you said I am teaching mine fishing, hunting, firearms and everything outdoors. All things God has given us to enjoy with family and friends.

 

[coach66]

I think humility, empathy, integrity and honesty are the building blocks of a

Great Bulldog. I have steered my kids ro MSU and so far so good.

 

[AFDawg]

Bravo to all of the above.

As for colleges, I've already told my kids they can go to any college they want: the College of Engineering, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education...

 

[Drebin]

My 16 year old daughter announced that she wanted to go to Ole Miss. That went over like a turd in a punch bowl in my house. She wants to go to Ole Miss for the same reason everyone chooses Ole Miss - because her friend is going there. She is smart though, so she'll come around. With her ACT and GPA, she's going to learn that going to Ole Miss will be akin to slummin' with the commoners.

 

[campshelbydog842003]

Did you ask her how she plans on paying her rent/car note/insurance/meal plans? **

My 16 year old daughter announced that she wanted to go to Ole Miss. That went over like a turd in a punch bowl in my house. She wants to go to Ole Miss for the same reason everyone chooses Ole Miss - because her friend is going there. She is smart though, so she'll come around. With her ACT and GPA, she's going to learn that going to Ole Miss will be akin to slummin' with the commoners.

 

[Shmuley]

16 yo females are some of the stupidest organisms on planet earth. Completely and totally worthless.

 

[preacher_dawg]

I wouldn't necessarily exclude them from cheering for Bama and/or Ole Miss, but I would hope that they would be able to look at the fanbases and realize that they don't hold some of the same values that I have taught them. That's how I became a State fan over the other schools.

 

[Arloguthrie]

Interesting.

I too am doing my best to raise my children to be Christians.

As for colleges, I hope to teach them they should go to the school that is best for them, in light of their unique interests, goals, abilities, and finances, and if they choose such a school, I will support them in their decision regardless of petty sports rivalries.

As for churches, I will caution them against pastors who make sweeping judgments about the morality of individuals and the sincerity of their Christian faith based upon trivial things such as where someone chose to attend college or the team for which they cheer.

 

[dawgstudent]

How do you support Freeze then?**

 

[coach66]

Well played

Nm

 

[JungRebel]

The craving for generality was a very successful evolutionary step. It allowed us to make the world comprehensible to us. It also allowed us to claim moral victories when they satisfied our emotions without having to think too hard about what we were saying, so long as at least a few people we respected failed to contradict us. In other words: hang the banner.

 

[Arloguthrie]

Ha, well played. Just win, baby.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

+1

 

[seshomoru]

You became a State fan because of the values you found in our fanbase?

Good thing you never found the SPS Tailgate.

 

[preacher_dawg]

Hey Arloguthrie, every school and fanbase have certain characteristics. Otherwise, why not just cheer for anybody? With that being said, I have met a lot of fine Ole Miss folks, and even a few nice Bama folks, and so I apologize if I made a broad sweep of every fan of those two schools. I didn't mean that, but I can see how it was taken that way. BTW, I'm sure that Ole Miss parents do the same thing with their children. That's OK. I don't mind. I am sure there are things about State fans that are generally speaking not the way that God would have us to be.