Thrives on shock value, testing boundaries just to see how red his parents' faces can get.
Medication and therapy didn't make him a robot. It just gave him the two seconds he needed to think, "Don't say the penis joke at the dinner table." It saved our relationship.
The traditional, rule-following parent provides the perfect sounding board for a wild son's antics, driving the emotional stakes of the story. my wild raunchy son
His mom rolled her eyes, laughing. "I'm glad you had a good time, sweetie. But next time, maybe try to keep it down a notch, okay?"
And then there’s his mouth. I don’t know where he gets it (okay, maybe I do, but let’s blame the internet for now). He’s reached that age where he’s discovered the power of a well-timed, slightly-inappropriate joke. Thrives on shock value, testing boundaries just to
Your wild, raunchy son is supposed to be thinking about sex. Biology is a freight train, and we are standing on the tracks waving a "Be Pure" flag.
That was the turning point. We stopped fighting the "raunchy" and started working on the "wild." But next time, maybe try to keep it down a notch, okay
Strip away the wild persona in a quiet moment, allowing the audience—and other characters—to see the real person underneath the bravado.
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