tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post3944612481314954327..comments2023-04-30T10:29:40.119-04:00Comments on DaddyBear's Den: Ruining It for the KidsDaddyBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-9981736443878288122011-10-04T09:19:34.009-04:002011-10-04T09:19:34.009-04:00Ruth, if it was banned from the schools, I wouldn&...Ruth, if it was banned from the schools, I wouldn't care who picked up the slack as long as tax payer dollars wasn't used in anyway to fund or pay for it. I am tired of school sports groups being treated like deity over any other groups in school.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967355941603195101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-72229059469419215662011-10-04T09:01:08.903-04:002011-10-04T09:01:08.903-04:00Its not a new phenomenon either, though I do think...Its not a new phenomenon either, though I do think its worse now than it was 20+ years ago when I was playing sports. <br /><br />Thankfully my parents understood sports were just for fun, and I wasn't expected to earn great rewards or scholarships from it. I did have some issues with my mother and singing, she can't, and since us kids CAN....I forced the issue by refusing the sign up for choir my Junior year of Highschool and she gave up.<br /><br />Matt, if they banned it from the schools the club programs would just take up the slack. It would still happen, at least in the schools there's usually limits on what they can force the kids to do.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924993310937754220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-24557899971030248272011-10-03T23:06:11.406-04:002011-10-03T23:06:11.406-04:00Too many parents are trying to 'relive' th...Too many parents are trying to 'relive' their screwed up childhoods and failures (or presumed successes) in sports by forcing their kids and living vicariously through them, whether they want it or not!!!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-23202317960350882192011-10-03T13:15:34.769-04:002011-10-03T13:15:34.769-04:00This attitude is why I have NOTHING to do with kid...This attitude is why I have NOTHING to do with kids sports. I hated it as a child and I hate it now. If it were up to me, sports would be banned from the schools. As a tax payer, I'm tired of supporting this crap period.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967355941603195101noreply@blogger.com