What do teens do for fun these days?

[Anonymous]

OP again. DS is not into American football. He can talk about "normal" football but he doesn't care about Commanders or any other team. That's what a lot of his classmates seem to do: they watch "American" sports

[Anonymous]

Weird that American teens would watch "American" sports. Has he tried hanging out with any girls?

[Anonymous]

Basketball, the mall, eat

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again. DS is not into American football. He can talk about "normal" football but he doesn't care about Commanders or any other team. That's what a lot of his classmates seem to do: they watch "American" sports

Does he like to play football? If so, he can tap into leagues in your area - it will be a very international group and guys of all ages though. But they're all looking for football (soccer).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP again. DS is not into American football. He can talk about "normal" football but he doesn't care about Commanders or any other team. That's what a lot of his classmates seem to do: they watch "American" sports

Does he like to play football? If so, he can tap into leagues in your area - it will be a very international group and guys of all ages though. But they're all looking for football (soccer).

Soccer would be fine. Do you have recs for leagues in NOVA?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP again. DS is not into American football. He can talk about "normal" football but he doesn't care about Commanders or any other team. That's what a lot of his classmates seem to do: they watch "American" sports

Does he like to play football? If so, he can tap into leagues in your area - it will be a very international group and guys of all ages though. But they're all looking for football (soccer).

Soccer would be fine. Do you have recs for leagues in NOVA?

I don't. He needs to ask international students, if you work ask guys at your job in their 20's who are from other countries if they know of one.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP again. DS is not into American football. He can talk about "normal" football but he doesn't care about Commanders or any other team. That's what a lot of his classmates seem to do: they watch "American" sports

Does he like to play football? If so, he can tap into leagues in your area - it will be a very international group and guys of all ages though. But they're all looking for football (soccer).

Soccer would be fine. Do you have recs for leagues in NOVA?

DP. Where are you in VA? There are lots of soccer leagues around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again. DS is not into American football. He can talk about "normal" football but he doesn't care about Commanders or any other team. That's what a lot of his classmates seem to do: they watch "American" sports

Is he acting similarly dismissive of "American" things? That may be why kids aren't eager to hang out with him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again. DS is not into American football. He can talk about "normal" football but he doesn't care about Commanders or any other team. That's what a lot of his classmates seem to do: they watch "American" sports

Sounds like he's spending his time judging his peers and their hobbies. I get what they don't want to hang out with him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I so wish he was out Fridays and Saturdays. I don't mind driving him and any other kid. But OMG, he messages his classmates "oh, I got hW", "oh, I am staying in watching Commanders". That's so boring.

It is the middle of winter and right after the holidays. Maybe the kids want to lay low for a few weeks.

[Anonymous]

OP you appear judgmental in your posts. What grade is your DS? Has he PLAYED soccer before? How did he find his current friend group, do they share the same interests?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again. DS is not into American football. He can talk about "normal" football but he doesn't care about Commanders or any other team. That's what a lot of his classmates seem to do: they watch "American" sports

Well, this is America.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again. DS is not into American football. He can talk about "normal" football but he doesn't care about Commanders or any other team. That's what a lot of his classmates seem to do: they watch "American" sports

If he has your attitude, he will not be happy in a new place.

[Anonymous]

OP, ignore the American footballers- that may be popular in rural areas, but not so much in suburban or urban areas. There are some areas in the DMV where underage drinking and drug use is tolerated, but that is not the norm. It’s a slippery slope.
Encourage your teen to join community teen clubs they are interested in - they will make friends there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP again. DS is not into American football. He can talk about "normal" football but he doesn't care about Commanders or any other team. That's what a lot of his classmates seem to do: they watch "American" sports

Is he acting similarly dismissive of "American" things? That may be why kids aren't eager to hang out with him.

This. He needs to embrace the culture, OP. Encourage him to sign up for rec leagues. Sports is big in this area. Lots of teen boys do HS sports in addition to a rec or travel sport. I have teen girls with boyfriends. Both boys play HS and some type of rec or travel team. The boys on the rec/travel team will hang out with their teammates after a game- grab something to eat, play cards or video games at someone's house, etc. Other than that, the kids like to hang out at each other's houses, go to McDonalds, Chipotle, Montgomery Mall food court (we're in MoCo), movies, etc. In the winter, a group on a rare occasion will go snowboarding. There are definitely more options in the spring/summer/fall.