Opinions please: Maxim Magazine & My teenage son

[Felix_Nietsche]

I think many of the articles in Maxim teach men not to be taken advantage of by women.

Face it. You take your average man and your average women and they get into a verbal fight. 9 times out of 10 who is going to be the emotional pretzle after its over. Answer the man!

Magazines like Maxim often have good articles on the types of games that women play in relationships and how a REAL MAN should respond.....rather than the average wimp out there who puts up with that crud... If anything, many of the Maxim articles teach men...How to Teach Women to RESPECT Them.

I'm not one of those people who view women as 'dainty innocent little butterflies'. They can be VERY tough and mean. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[billyjex]

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He's 14. He's probably already having sex. Let the kid view some goddamn porn.

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Actually 15, but yeah, I was getting laid at that age. Didn't even think about that angle.

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OP: My son, who is almost 15,

[YourFoxyGrandma]

I think you need to consider further your reasoning as to why looking at porn is unacceptable for your son. Are you worried it's teaching him to objectify women or that it's giving him a twisted view of sex in the real world? Whatever the case, giving him a Maxim subscription is only going to send a confusing message. You need to figure out what it is exactly that you're trying to teach your son and go from there.

[jdl22]

I believe the proper format is "Dear Bison,"

[MelK]

I think the correct approach is to get your son signed up at 2+2, and tell him to post in OOT. We can answer all his questions and direct him to age appropriate sites.

[mostsmooth]

let him look at the pron already, geez

[SpearsBritney]

I wouldn't worry about your son's use of the internet at all. It is perfectly normal. He is not hurting anyone, and it will only be a few more years before you have no control over what he does anyway. Anything you might be concerned about him stumbling across, he probably already has.
If he can't see it at home he'll just go to a cafe or a friends house and burn it.
The internet is here to stay, and the world is going to hell, and there's nothing you can do about it except deal with it.

[tbach24]

lol, kid at my school downloads lots and lots of porn, me and my housemaster found like 1800 things of spyware on his computer from it. it literally took 5 minutes to open up I.E on his computer.

[Jeff W]

Covertly leave out some playboys for him to find. I understand your concern with him being exposed to the vile [censored] that is on the internet and virii/spyware. However, if you aren't careful, you your wife's totalitarian tactics are going to [censored] up his mind. If you haven't had a talk with him re: the birds and the bees, then now is the time.

[OtisTheMarsupial]

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I would rather have my son reading Playboy than Maxim.

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I agree. Playboy has more actual content. He can get off AND get an education.

Maxim teaches guys how to con a grumpy woman into bed, whereas Playboy teaches readers about the Big Bang. (seriously, these are articles in each mag right now)

But honestly, I wouldn't buy my son either.