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So your son says he wants to take ballet; you are all stressed out, because you are afraid that you have raised a sissy. Do not panic, though - it is not to late to redeem your son and turn him into a “real man”.

There are three things you can do to discourage your son from taking ballet:

1 - Tell him that “real men” do not do ballet (Not likely to work, but…)
2 - Tell him he must get a job and pay for his own dance lessons (work? Darn…)
3 - Tell him that you would like to take ballet with him - it would make a good father-son activity (what son is going to be caught dancing along with his father?)
4 - Real men wouldn’t be caught dead wearing ballet clothes or dancewear
5 - Buy him lovely pink dance wear, and mention that his schoolmates will get to see him perform in the spring production (ummm….uh-oh!)

Take your boy aside, and slowly explain to him these points. Wouldn’t it be nice if he meekly listens to your admonition, and obeys your advice?

On second thought….

What if your son points out that that dancing ballet for him is a chance to be nearer to all of the beautiful female ballet dancers that he will surely meet and dance with? What if he points out that there is no better way for him to meet lovely girls than through dance class?

Now where will that kind of argument leave you?

Where else can a young man hang out and dance with beautiful young ladies, without any far of rejection or competition? In fact, they’ll probably be very glad to have a guy to dance with.

Uh-oh. Maybe this might lead you to agree with your son and even make you wish you had also taken up ballet in your younger years!

So…maybe the idea of your son taking ballet isn’t so bad after all…

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