my son recently shared that he wants to become a police officer. I am scared because being a cop is putting your life on the line every single day, and I would have to see my only son getting into these difficult and dangerous situations. How can I talk him out of this?

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My daughter thought she wanted to be a cop, until I told her some of the harsher realities of the job that I'd been shielding her from throughout her childhood because I didn't want her to worry about me. She is very empathetic and I don't think it would be the best career for her. She's thinking about going into cybersecurity instead so that she's still on the same team but less of an obvious target, she's smart as a whip and I know she can do it if that's what she decides upon. I'm glad she won't follow my exact footsteps. But I would be lying if I said that I wasn't grateful for her wanting to be a part of the police force.

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Well. You can TRY to talk him out of it, but understand that it may have a paradoxical effect... "my old man doesn't think I can make it? I'll show HIM!" That was pretty much my mantra when I joined the police academy. My dad's a retired police officer and didn't want me to do it, so I did it, you know that whole young adult rebellion thing. He changed his tune eventually. I love being a cop, I can't imagine any other career, and I probably wouldn't be here if my dad hadn't told me I shouldn't do it. LOL.

Ask if your chief will let him go on a ride-along... not with you, because that would be too big of a distraction, but with one of your colleagues. A lot of young people reconsider after doing that a few times. So he will either 1.) change his mind, or 2.) harden his resolve. Ultimately it will be his decision, not yours. The hardest thing about being a parent.

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