- Jan 21, 2007
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Among my boys is one from a very devoutly religious family. Lately he's been getting a bit too.... shall we say, aggressive with his views. For example, when he notices other team members eyeballing one of the girls, or hears them say something about one of them being attractive, he'll make some comment about it. These comments range in severity from the irritatingly judgmental to the over-the-top offensive. (note: I'm using this merely as an example: this is not to say I would encourage any sort of disrespectful behavior towards the girls from the guys, but expecting 13-year-old boys not to notice they're surrounded by girls would be unrealistic, to say the least)
Yesterday, one of the other boys finally got fed up with it and told him off, and it all but came to blows between the two of them.
I am completely at a loss as to how to deal with this. Religion tends to be a very touchy subject on it's own; combine strongly contrasting religious beliefs with teenage testosterone in a high-adrenaline atmosphere and I can imagine some pretty nasty drama coming out of this.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Yesterday, one of the other boys finally got fed up with it and told him off, and it all but came to blows between the two of them.
I am completely at a loss as to how to deal with this. Religion tends to be a very touchy subject on it's own; combine strongly contrasting religious beliefs with teenage testosterone in a high-adrenaline atmosphere and I can imagine some pretty nasty drama coming out of this.
Any ideas or suggestions?
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