Bout to pull my hair out
My son(now 7 1/2) has shown little interest in hunting. He has sat with me a few times, and has ridden with me quite a bit, but is way too hyper to sit in a stand or blind for any length of time. This fall he has started wanting to go with me, and I promised him once gun season starts he can go all the time if he does good in school. All week he has talked about is going with me. Even told his teacher he is going(teacher is a hunter too). As of 4PM, he was still gung ho about spending the weekend with his old man in the woods. At 4:01, I told him mommy was not going. At 4:01:01, he no longer wants to go because he will miss mommy and miss the doggies, and broke down like he was never going to see mommy again if I take him to the woods..
This is after I have packed his bag and been to the store and bought a cooler full of crap to keep him occupied
Wondering if I should cave into his wants to stay home...or just pick him up from school and go ahead with plans. I know my beautiful wife, and she is beautiful, needs a break. But on the other hand I don't want he and I to both be miserable. Not worried about killing anything as I have plenty of meat already. I just want to get him looking forward to going with me...
Sorry for the rant, just flustered. My dad never had this problem with me...I was always in the truck ready to go
Only you know if your kid will snap out of it once you get to camp. I have a sneaking suspician he might. I have not been married as long as you but I do know this. My wife does most of the heaving lifting when it comes to the kids (13yr old girl and 4 yr old boy) and domestic duties around the house. I get to do alot of the fun stuff w/ the kids, camping, taking out the boat, going to the park, ect. When mom needs a break, mom needs a break. I know its a cliche but when mom aint happy, aint nobody happy. If you do decide to stay home, perhaps send her off for a girls weekend or some time along down on the Peace River, if she's willing. My wife has been reluctant to leave in the past, especially when our son was little, not so much now. But she has been thankful everytime she has come back. I know I need my time alone, especially during hunting season. For what its worth, there's my 2 cents..
Take him and have a good time. If he is not wanting to sit still, go do something he would like to do. Cook smores, see who can drink the most Jolt colas and eat pixie sticks. You and him can drive the blocks for the other hunters? ha ha
Cook smores, see who can drink the most Jolt colas and eat pixie sticks.
Jolt cola! I don't know where you can even get that anymore, I think they stopped making it. If you know where they have some you gotta let me know. Good luck with taking your kid out, I got probably a decade before I have to start asking you guys for advice about kids.
Can you take the dogs too? That might make it easier on him and he can call mom and tell her all the things he did on his hunt.
