Originally Posted by basschick

but why can't a person learn what is interesting about what their kids do instead of being bored? when my son was in his earliest teens, all parents hated video games, where all kids loved them. i became the ONLY parent who not only was interested, but i learned to play them. once i understood them, i wasn't bored.

kids are observant. they know if you're bored or hate what they like. they won't say anything, but they will feel that their choices are hateful or boring.

my son chose half the movies we went to together, and half the resturants. and i learned what made him interested in what he liked. now he's older than half the people on this board, but my son, my fiance and i get together every week to watch a movie or fly kites or hang out