Hi Everybody,
I seem to have a difference of opinion with my teenager when it comes to his general conduct when watching football (especially when his preferred team is playing)
He's 16 and generally well behaved, though does have obnoxious tendencies now and then (sure all teenagers do, and I no doubt did when I was a teen aswell)
My issue is anytime he has football on I really do belive he is excessive in his antics. Stomping and slamming hands on the desk (if watching from the computer) and yelling/screaming soemtimes to the point of crackle during.
It's something I've confronted and challenged him on numerous times, to be responded with his solutions of "then go somewhere else" "it's called passion"... Things can get heated after responces like that, but I do tell him your sometimes two floors up and I can hear you screaming, what happens when you have a house one day and have to deal with neighbours who won't appriciate that soemtimes at 10pm.
I watch hockey myself.... I'll fist pump the air, slump back on my chair, and verbalise with "yesss" "nooooo", but you'd never hear me outside whatever room I'd be in.
What would you do? ... Carry on and the game goes off?... Keep it up and ban any football for a week or longer?... I'd ignore but it's beyond a joke when it effects other kids in the house who like me, also watch sport and tv in relative calm. But I don't want to feel like I'm nagging every single time a game is on.