Raising Cain is a great book and I totally agree with you for allowing boys especially to have a time and a place to be tough. Our living room is practically a full time wresting arena. wink

I don't even think DS7 necessarily even knows the tone he is conveying when he regurgitates the teen speak from school. And he's slowly learning there is a difference between talking to his friends and joking around. And talking to a parent or another adult.