What do I tell my son?!

[Agua]

i say tell him the truth, ricky wasted a year of his very talented career to light up! it may be a good leason early in life about drugs=looser! also give him a chance to see someone make up for mistakes and still continue on with their lives. use this as a growing experience to explain the world has alot of bad in it and the importance of staying true to yourself.

Agreed. However RW ends up producing (or not) this year, there's a good lesson. If he's successful, then there's the "amending for mistakes through hard work" angle. If he flops, then it demonstrates the importance of taking advantage of the opportunity you are given, when it's given to you.

 

[first&goal]

i say tell him the truth, ricky wasted a year of his very talented career to light up! it may be a good leason early in life about drugs=looser! also give him a chance to see someone make up for mistakes and still continue on with their lives. use this as a growing experience to explain the world has alot of bad in it and the importance of staying true to yourself.

Yes...the truth is always the best answer.

 

[Trackstar]

Get him a Feeley jersey. A kid should look up to someone that gives it everything, and remains competitive and doesnt quit even things look the darkest. He will be rewarded for all of that this year when he plays like Brees did last year.

I share the same optimism buddy. :)

 

[themole]

My now 5 year old boy went to his first dolphins game 2 years ago where he saw Ricky break a few runs. Ricky became his first and only sports hero that day. Fast forward to last year. I now have to explain to a 4 year old that his sports hero decided not to play anymore. Since then, there has been no replacement (Run, Travis, Run?). I actually got a Jordan video to show him what a class athlete is like.

Now how do I tell him Ricky's coming back? Do I emphasize Brown, who may not even start? How do I get him excited without building expectations in a guy who might a.) Flake out before getting through training camp, b.) just be a back-up/change of pace, c.) Bust out with 1200 yards in his 12 game season?!

Whose jersey do I get him? (He's already got a #13) What RB does he emulate when we play in the yard?

I can't find the chapter on "enigmatic fallen-then-potentially-resurrected and/or-heartbreaking sports heroes" in the Parenting for Dummies book!

Well, he might be a little young for this, but you have an excellent opportunity to teach him about consequences of life choices and forgivness. I'm not sure Ricky would be a good example due to his mental disorder but I'm confident you can make the story fit.

 

[Noodle Arm]

Just tell him that if you have football talent and can help a team win games...you can get away with just about anything (even homocide).

I keeed I keeeed basically just tell him the truth. Try to steer him more towards Ronnie if you can.

 

[Fin-Loco]

Watch Miracle with him. Best sports quote of all time..."The name on the front of your Jersey is a h@ll of a lot more important than the one on the back" Of course in Football we don't have names on the front of our jerseys but you get the point.

 

[byroan]

Point taken, and we have that type of conversation a lot. My question is simpler:

When we play basketball, he pretends to be Dwayne Wade (I'm Shaq Daddy). When he's throwing a football, he is, of course, Dan Marino. This afternoon, we're going to run around the yard with the football. He makes a move and says, "Daddy, who am I?" What name do I give him?

(And don't give me "You're you, just try your best." He just wants a fun good sports figure to emulate like we did when we were kids. )

Tell him he's Ronnie.

 

[Spegg]

My now 5 year old boy went to his first dolphins game 2 years ago where he saw Ricky break a few runs. Ricky became his first and only sports hero that day. Fast forward to last year. I now have to explain to a 4 year old that his sports hero decided not to play anymore. Since then, there has been no replacement (Run, Travis, Run?). I actually got a Jordan video to show him what a class athlete is like.

Now how do I tell him Ricky's coming back? Do I emphasize Brown, who may not even start? How do I get him excited without building expectations in a guy who might a.) Flake out before getting through training camp, b.) just be a back-up/change of pace, c.) Bust out with 1200 yards in his 12 game season?!

Whose jersey do I get him? (He's already got a #13) What RB does he emulate when we play in the yard?

I can't find the chapter on "enigmatic fallen-then-potentially-resurrected and/or-heartbreaking sports heroes" in the Parenting for Dummies book!

What's the problem? My son was telling everyone last year that Ricky smokes pot. 2 years ago he was saying Go RIcky Go Ricky. This year he'll be saying GO Ricky Go Ricky again. The way I see it is that I am the roll model for my son not some athlete whether he is a good guy or not.

 

[Timmy54]

YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! im gonna get your jersey cause your my hero! lol finally, someone who sees feeley as i do:D

I love feeley, have his jersey, two signed mini helments,and a signed football.

 

[burghPhinFan]

tell him 'this is your brain on drugs....'

 

[Rocky Raccoon]

YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! im gonna get your jersey cause your my hero! lol finally, someone who sees feeley as i do:D

Hell yea man I'm about to order my Feeley jersey.

 

[Void]

Ha ha. I'm not taking it as seriously as you guys think. My real question is who's going to succeed/start on this team that it will be fun to root for? Ricky? Ronnie? Feeley? Frerotte? This team is so up in the air, I don't even know who to root for! (I trust in Nick, and think we'll be good this year, I just don't know who's gonna be carrying/throwing the ball.)

root for the dolphins

 

[Jnaledu3]

Give him back his Ricky jersey, sit down watch the game, and roll him a fat one.

 

[vt_dolfan]

You tell him people aren't perfect, not even athletes. They are human just like he is. And just like he makes mistakes, football players make mistakes. But we are all entitled the chance to be forgiven and to try again.

Also it is a great chance to explain that heros are not athletes. Heros and role models are fathers, firemen, doctors, and people who are making a difference in life. Not guys who are just playing a game for entertainment.

Well...all I can say...(as a father I might add).......is....

:yeahthat:

 

[greatwade]

names

Okay, go old skool w/ him,

tell him he is Czonka, let him run over you
tell him he is Morris, let him run past you
tell him he is Crash, let him throw it to himself and score
tell him he is Sammie Smith, strip him at the 1
tell him he is Higgs, let him jump over the top
tell him he is Cecil Colins, ummmm, son, don't do that.
tell him he is [font=Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Benny [/size][/font][font=Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Malone, Stan Mitchell, Rick Moser, Barry Pryor, who are you again son??
tell him he is Lawrance Phillips, or not
tell him he is Bernee Parmalie, or Ronnie Brown, make some clever UPS/Brown do for you comments...
tell him he is Tony Nathan, one of great ones

that'll learn him!
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