why do boys follow their parent rather than their heart?
816044
That is an  excuse... for a loser!!!
110284
Its an epidemic,and I think its directly related to the lack of moral guidance in the homes.In most homes both parents are working so kids come home to an empty house,many teens come from broken homes where either or both parents are non-existent.There needs to be an emphasis on raising teens with self-esteem and training in morality,if Kids new they were loved and got enough of it in the home in the first place,they wouldnt feel this much need to find it elsewhere.You can see this desperation evident in cases where young boys go after older women seeking to fulfill the emptiness for a mothers love,and vice versa for young girls,looking for Daddy in an older man.Its seriously sad,and something needs to be done about it.
389882
It's because parents have a tendency to deal with their own shortcomings through their offspring. They will correct past mistakes(in their own minds) through you! Good Luck and I really hope it works out, but, if they push you too hard, just sit them down and tell them calmly to GET YOUR OWN LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\nHope this helps!\nglenn
793229
We become "hard hearted" as we get older, tend to doubt more and more in the goodness of others, whereas children never hesitate to "leap" into their daddy's arms....always confident that He will catch them. THAT is what Jesus is talking about....putting cynicism aside long enough to try FAITH and allow Him to prove Himself trustworthy!
771225
Yes, my family tried that sh*it on me and I rebelled, the guy was totally wrong for me.....I'm with the right one now...follow your heart not your parents
1029251
My dad said " I will always love you son."\nMy mom on the other hand didn't take to well at first.  Now my dad tries to hard and my mom , just doesn't care.  All my friends act the same way they always have, bu task really dumb questions sometimes.
13900
because all girls follow the patterns set by their fathers\n\nIf their father treated their mother badly, they see that as "love" where it is really bad attention
965289
maybe they dont love each other to have boy-girl relationship, that is why they keep there friendship rather than nothing.
448423
You know your son. You know if he respects you as the authority figure he truly honors. You know in yourself if pleasing you is important and disappointing you is something he really does not want to do. If that is the case, as much as you are tempted, don't spy on him. Be ready in any case to intervene should things get inappropriate, if they do. On the other hand, if the relationship with your son is strained and he does not appreciate his parents, then the battle is already lost. If you move to spy or stop him, then he'll move the activity somewhere else where you are not.
274316
Well I think because we want our sons to pick more like us..And they don't so we give you crap and you get mad at us and then we tell our sons see she doesn't like me...Ya I know the crap,,,KNEW it all to well I left her son...Real fast was not going to spend my life with that crap..Life is to short...Enjoy
923796
many kids feel that their parent care less for them than their friends,that's how some kids get mixed up in gangs and cults.believe me no people are gonna love you like your mom who cared for you since conception.their are exceptions,rare though.we may not always understand why our parent is the way they are,but usually in time the child comes to realize that parents only want their kids to live better than they did.
1045194
I am a mom of two boys, and I hate to say it but ....... True.  But on the other hand I think generations have been leaning that way since the late 50's.  Parents want to "give" their children the best, and often times they believe that is done with money and little discipline.  Unfortunately our good intentions has created a generation that believes that everything should be given to them and not earned.
663287
Because you believe they make better boys than you do?
390194
no matter what your mom thinks follow your heart. my man left me last yr. i moved me and my daughter into my parents house a month later my man came back. my parents were supportive even tho they didnt think it was a good idea. now everyone is happy with each other. follow your heart! good luck!!
804764
Ultimately, he's the one who's gonna regret he wasn't closer to his child. As our parents' children, we grow up and eventually find stability and happiness in our own families. On the other hand, they don't grow any younger and someday this father will be old and sick and wish the child he drove away was next to him while he's in his death bed... It's a pity some parents do that, they don't really deserve to be called parents.
1049224
parents have their own reasons for doing so, just trust them and love them, be glad that u still have parents, you wouldnt know how it feels when they're gone.....
14660
It's very obvious that boys aren't being raised that way anymore.  I find that it surprises women when you show the old fashioned respect now, such as holding a car door open or letting them go first in anything, or even picking something up that they drop.  But I agree with you, and I find it's better to carry on that tradition than to let it go.  I still believe that men should work and be the one that supports the family, but my wife doesn't agree with that because she doesn't like staying home so I'm letting her have her way until she regrets it.  I have it ingrained in me to take care of the woman and it bothers me not to, but it's not that way commonly anymore.