Sons and Fathers | The American Spectator

Many years ago, I had the good fortune to hear the genius-divinity, Dr. James Dobson, speak on the radio about rebellious, surly teenage sons. Dr. Dobson made a simply overwhelming point about such kids, one of whom was a certain Tommy Stein: Your sons have an immense reservoir of love for their fathers. No matter how much the boys try to hide it, they love their dads as deep as an ocean.

Do not be put off or turn to anger by such behavior. Just turn up the love valve as high as it will go and keep it there. Eventually, that love will burst out at either high or medium volume. Just stick with love and eventually your boy will reciprocate. I tried it for all of our son’s life. It worked fantastically well, until Tommy was drugged by a doctor with more than six psychoactive meds and fell into a hopeless depression that ended his life.

Love was always the answer for Tommy and it worked incomparably better than any multi-syllabic medicine. Try it. Your son will love it. So will you.

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