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Originally Posted by Gunsmoke
Gman,
Congratulations to both you and your son. Doing Father and Son outdoor activities together makes for a healthy relationship. My father had me either fishing or hunting every weekend that I wasn't involved in sporting events at school. I spent every weekend with him since I could walk. One of the hardest things I remember was telling my father that I couldn't join him one weekend. It will probably also happen to you.
I had just turned 16 and the hots for a girl in school and had asked her out. When I told him I couldn't join him, I thought he would be upset. Instead, he responded, "Great, bring her along." His response surprised me. I thought it was a great idea until I asked her father. He exploded. Then my dad called up her dad, (whom he had never met) and the next thing I knew was they were both joining us for a weekend of hunting.
I'll never forget that weekend. It was my first real date and it lasted for three days. I never realized what a character my dad was since I spent so much time with him. That poor girls dad was is shock most of the weekend. I didn't think he acted any different from any other weekend, but her father said it was the wildest, craziest weekend on his life. It was great for me also, as I got to second base with a girl in a hunting blind on my first date. That was the start of many weekends that girls joined us on our weekends outdoors. I think it bothered him at first, but he finally realized that if I couldn't bring a date, I would stay at home.
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Gunsmoke...thanks you, that is some story, getting to second base in a blind must have been pretty cool and something she will most definately remeber for the rest of her life. LOL My sons 11 already had two girlfriends so I know its comming soon although he promises it wont. I did the same to my father around college but then got right back into it again and havent stopped.
I can only pray that my 3 year old is as good of a child as Anthony. We all went fishing at a pond last week and we watched my youngest son catch his first fish but when I threw it back he ran into the water screaming LOL
no catch and release for him