Originally Posted by SykkBoy2

For parents, do you encourage a little rebellion and rulebreaking in your kids or do you expect them to toe the line and constantly be on their best behavior and follow all of the rules?

In this industry, most tend to have a rebellious spirit and I was wondering if that was passed on. My son recently caused a little controversy with the school dress code (Slayer patch on his required collared blue shirt) and part of me was proud of him for kind of cutting his own path, but I also understood that it's important he understands rules and their place. Anyone who knows my oldest son knows this is something really out of the ordinary for him. He has selective mutism and it causes some crippling anxiety problems, but he's found these little bits of rebellion are helping him at times. So it's caused me to explain that rules are important and if he chooses to break the, he also has to be prepared to accept the consequences.