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[quote=Anonymous]Most of the jokes teen boys tell are offensive in some way. I hear them and I think they all cross a line so I do think it’s hard to know what the line is. Two rules that sometimes work is the punching up rule and the concept that people in tue group can tell jokes or use words that people outside the group cannot. I stress to my teen son it’s better to err on the side of not offending even if it means you’re not the life of the party. I would tell your son not to be defensive. If people say anything to him have him say something like “you’re right. I should not have told that joke. I’m really sorry. I didn’t really understand it and I feel awful about it.” I think older boys will appreciate that younger boys ane often idiots and will give him credit for apologizing. My 14 year old son thinks all the 12 year old boys are obnoxious idiots. I remind him that he was one too. [/quote]
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