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| Creep of the Year; "hit" made on disabled boy | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 16 2005, 03:38 PM (392 Views) | |
| musicasacra | Jul 16 2005, 03:38 PM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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T-ball coach pays for "hit" |
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| ivorythumper | Jul 16 2005, 04:02 PM Post #2 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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I'd put his head on the T-ball stand and let the little boy whack away with a Louisville Slugger. |
| The dogma lives loudly within me. | |
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| Fizzygirl | Jul 16 2005, 04:04 PM Post #3 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose. ~ Garrison Keillor My latest videos. | |
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| LadyElton | Jul 16 2005, 06:57 PM Post #4 |
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Fulla-Carp
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I would say something about this asshole but this forum is PG-13
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| Hilary aka LadyElton | |
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| katie | Jul 17 2005, 09:21 AM Post #5 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Hmm ... speaking as a mom of a child who possesses great spirit yet faces some 'challenges' of his own, I'm actually wondering about: --How the affected child and his parents are now dealing with this .... Most important IMO. --The 8 yr old boy who took the bribe (at 8 he should have some elementary sense of right & wrong). --The parenting skills of the mom/dad of this boy who carried out the assault. I hate to admit this, but there were some fears my hubby and I had when we made decisions concerning our child's involvement in certain sports. There were some community adult-coaches/individuals we didn't quite trust, ... perhaps a bit like this coach in the article. We spent a lot of time talking with our neighbors, friends, lots of kids, and going down to many practices and games, on the field. We really wrestled with our thoughts on this subject. There were also some activities that we felt were way too competitive, even at an early age, for our child. We really wanted our child to have 'fun' and 'be active' while doing these things, but in our community, it seems that the focus is on 'building skills'. Then, there is fund raising and the volunteering ... and these are considered important for the good of the sport and the team. I'm probably not a good parent b/c I'm not 'with it'. I don't accept this. Sometimes I think kids activities are way too formalized. And my child doesn't 'fit in'. Fortunately, my child and some of the neighbor kids just love playing with a ball on the street, or golf clubs, or badminton rackets, or waterguns, or mud, or weapons of communal creation (presumably loaded and ready, curiously aimed at certain parents' vehicles ). Our cul-de-sac (the parents) have tried to promote this sense of 'belonging' for everyone, b/c there are more than a couple of kids 'who don't fit in'. My child may not be 'building skills', yet he's trying to be active and having fun. Moreover, the neighbor kids accept him, despite his slowness, his tripping, and poor coordination.I don't like reading articles like the one posted. My heart really aches for both the parents and children affected by this ... It goes far beyond the physical pain and risk of physical injury for the child too. It's emotional. It's something 'we' live with, everyday. |
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| big al | Jul 18 2005, 04:51 AM Post #6 |
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Bull-Carp
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I saw this in my local paper. I'm ashamed to know this took place in my area. It's an ugly symptom of the "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing" mentality that siezes some minds where sports are concerned. It's hard to teach the boundaries between hard, fair competition and winning at any cost to some people (and I've known a few of them). Big Al |
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Location: Western PA "jesu, der simcha fun der man's farlangen." -bachophile | |
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| Dewey | Jul 18 2005, 04:55 AM Post #7 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Ah, my native Fayette County. Several years back, their tourism slogan was "Where Wonders Never Cease." Apparently still true. I'd heard about this but never read any actual news stories about it till today. What a dolt. |
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| kenny | Jul 18 2005, 06:01 AM Post #8 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Katie, you’re a good mom. Sounds like you understand that fitting in is overrated. |
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| katie | Jul 18 2005, 07:17 AM Post #9 |
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I re-read this article again just so I could remember it. What happened in PA seems so blatant and cruel. I sense kids today are growing up within a culture where the adults truly thrive on competition. I really wonder if less obvious/more subtle tactics ... aimed at 'weeding out' the not-so good players exist in little kid games such as T-ball, soccer, hockey, etc. when the kids are so young, say ages 6 through 8. I'm curious ... Does anyone here have any knowledge of this? |
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). Our cul-de-sac (the parents) have tried to promote this sense of 'belonging' for everyone, b/c there are more than a couple of kids 'who don't fit in'. My child may not be 'building skills', yet he's trying to be active and having fun. Moreover, the neighbor kids accept him, despite his slowness, his tripping, and poor coordination.

8:56 AM Jul 13