@russinfortworth posted:I'm not saying being in the party house is a good thing or bad, but I'd rather have him hanging out w/ the teammates than a girlfriend.
Just today I was made aware of a top 100 kid from HS class of 2022 who had a picture on instagram of him, his girlfriend, and his 6 month old.
Absolutely understand your concern here, BUT I've seen girlfriends be a tremendous influence on both my oldest (athlete) and my youngest (non-athlete) in college. In my oldest son's case, he met his match academically and athletically. She challenged him and he needed that. She is brilliant. Both were engineers and both were college athletes. They are married now.
My youngest son met a girl who was studying to become a nurse. It was the first time in his life he really started to apply himself academically, and we saw a dramatic change in him. Come to think about it, I met my wife in college while I was playing a sport, and my grades improved too.
My experiences can't be unique. So, I think we need to look at each specific situation with all parties (pun intended) involved.
Just my experience.....