Son that won't wear a wristwatch (was: "REFUSES TO WEAR WATCH!")
Kyle1116
This is in reply to the lady with the kid that won't wear a watch, and
who's school was going to start requiring kids to wear them, etc.
I think it is an excellent idea to enforce kids to wear watches. I had to
wear a tie in school whether I liked it or not, (and I didn't really like
it)! I just had to learn to get used to it. I guess suggesting a pocket
watch is out of the question since you already said they had to be
wristwatches. But why is your son afraid to wear things on his wrists? You
said he was self-conscious about it, I beleive. Well that might be true at
first if he is not used to wearing things there.
I think you should take him to the jewelry counter at the store and have
the person working there get him to try one on. Sometimes a stranger
present might make him less likely to put up a fuss. But once you get one
around his wrist,
you have passed the first milestone. I don't know how successful you will
be at doing this though. If he still refuses to wear one when school
starts, I would say to have someone grab his arm, and fasten the watch
around his wrist. If he takes it off, then it is his problem to deal with
at school. Or maybe you can find one that he can't take off. If he has
something to carry, and stuff to do to keep his hands busy, the less
likely he would be to try taking it off, and the more likely he might even
forget he is wearing one. But he just has to get used to it.
Rosemarie Ventura
> This is in reply to the lady with the kid that won't wear a watch, and
> who's school was going to start requiring kids to wear them, etc.
> I think it is an excellent idea to enforce kids to wear watches. I had to
> wear a tie in school whether I liked it or not, (and I didn't really like
> it)! I just had to learn to get used to it. I guess suggesting a pocket
> watch is out of the question since you already said they had to be
> wristwatches. But why is your son afraid to wear things on his wrists? You
I don't wear a wristwatch, and I would question any authority that
tried to say I must. I want kids to respect legitimate authority,
but not follow it blindly.
It's my responsbility to get where I'm going on time. The particulars are
of no concern to anyone.
Why isn't a pocketwatch an acceptable alternative? Why isn't
it sufficient to be in possession of a watch be it in a pocket,
book bag, or looped in a binder?
Rosemarie Ventura
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Beth Ragan
>
> This is in reply to the lady with the kid that won't wear a watch, and
> who's school was going to start requiring kids to wear them, etc.
> I think it is an excellent idea to enforce kids to wear watches. I had to
> wear a tie in school whether I liked it or not, (and I didn't really like
> it)! I just had to learn to get used to it. I guess suggesting a pocket
> watch is out of the question since you already said they had to be
> wristwatches. But why is your son afraid to wear things on his wrists? You
> first if he is not used to wearing things there.
> I think you should take him to the jewelry counter at the store and have
> the person working there get him to try one on. Sometimes a stranger
> present might make him less likely to put up a fuss. But once you get one
> around his wrist,
> you have passed the first milestone. I don't know how successful you will
> be at doing this though. If he still refuses to wear one when school
> starts, I would say to have someone grab his arm, and fasten the watch
> around his wrist. If he takes it off, then it is his problem to deal with
> at school. Or maybe you can find one that he can't take off. If he has
> something to carry, and stuff to do to keep his hands busy, the less
> likely he would be to try taking it off, and the more likely he might even
I couldn't decide if this were a joke or not. I'm assuming not.
Although this sounds like a bizarro requirement, there may be some help
for you. I am an adult & am not required to wear a wrist watch. (ahem)
However, I despise most jewelry and find wearing stuff around my wrists
extremely annoying. I realized that it was impolite to keep asking
other people what time it was, and that I wanted a watch & needed to
figure out the best one for me.
I finally found that I liked a Timex with those metal 'stretchy' bands
which was actually too loose for my wrist (got an extra long band) so
that it did not bind at any point, but also did not roll around all
day. This was a wrist band I could tolerate. I'm on my 3rd band --
Speidel extra long & I get the guy at the counter to remove a couple of
links -- the watch still runs great.
My kids don't like wrist watches either, but we eventually found this
somewhat tacky (maybe also timex?) sort of commercial "kid's"
wristwatches for which the band is a comfy elastic band that's
adjustable. Some are awful movie characters (like little mermaid) but
they also had some that were merely colorful & not advertisements. Also
be aware that several of their designs make the numbers extremely
difficult to read -- we looked around until we found ones that had
legible numbers, we not advertisements, and were on sale.
Also the world of watches has expanded a lot you know. Would you kid
like a stopwatch? a calculator watch? a watch with phone numbers in it?
an alarm watch? a glow-in-the-dark watch? a watch in which they can
swim? might as well be positive about this & get something that won't be
just awful.
good luck
br
good luck.
Kathie30CA
Forget the cut and paste... I think you get the general drift already
unless I'm violating net protocol... <ahem>
I find that the sports band which is a long piece of velcro that attachs
to another peice so you can adjust for a tight fit (which I find useful
during activities such as racquetball) or for a loose fit (such as when
I'm writing since I'm ambidex.) and can slide up/down the wrist.
Generally I find these in an array of colors and styles at the local
sports store (like Oshmans).
Good luck!
K
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