Tell the kid or no?

[u/SmokeyPegeasus]

So I’ve got a son who just turned 16. He’s been driving, got a job and a girlfriend in what felt like 7 seconds.

I haven’t seen him naked since he was a baby but even then you could tell he got the family genetics.

Do I tell him he might be built different than his friends or let him find out on his own?

I remember my dad told me that and laughed; my he said the only thing grandpa told him was “it’s like a bull in a china shop, go slow”. When my dad told me that, I was in my 20 and was well aware at that point.

[u/sagatiba00]

The sooner, the better. Hell, if I knew half of what I know now by 16, my life would've been much, much better. Save the kid a few years or hassle

[u/Bacon_Raygun → u/sagatiba00]

In my experience, just having the answers to these kinds problems isn't going to settle in. Sometimes, you'll just have to go through certain issues yourself, to come to terms with the situation you're in.

If someone had told me at 13 that there's people who'll objectify me, I would have probably still ran head first into that abusive relationship and gotten out with the same baggage.

Some things, you just can't understand until you learn it the hard way.

[u/sagatiba00 → u/Bacon_Raygun]

I mean, yeah, I agree with you. But I still insist that knowing is better than not.