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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 296095" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>When oldest son was in K, he played baseball. He was a space cadet and used to gaze up at the clouds. Once, he actually lay down in the outfield to admire the cloud formations. There was a dad on the team who took this **** seriously. One day, he was acting as the batting coach. I overheard him tell my son as he waited to bat that he "would never make it in life if he didn't learn to pay attention and hit the ball!" I was 9 months pregnant at the time but I ran over to him and started yelling at him. I can't remember all that I said (son is now 19) but it ended with my threatening to call CPS if I ever heard him yell at his own kid again and to call the cops if he ever went near my son again. </p><p></p><p>Then, one of my other sons played soccer. Once, on the way to a game, it began to pour. We were close by and went but I figured the game would be canceled because baseball always is. The game wasn't. The poor goalie slipped face first into the mud. He took a few seconds to pick himself up and when he did, it was obvious he was crying. His father yelled out at the top of his lungs - "Stop whining and take it like a man. Get back out there and keep playing" These kids were in 3rd grade! My son never went back for another game after that.</p><p></p><p>My second son quit baseball in K after being told to "drop and give me 20" by the coach. He's going into grade 10 and has never done another organized sport. He is however on the chess and robotics teams. As he put it, he exercises a different part of his body.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 296095, member: 3493"] When oldest son was in K, he played baseball. He was a space cadet and used to gaze up at the clouds. Once, he actually lay down in the outfield to admire the cloud formations. There was a dad on the team who took this **** seriously. One day, he was acting as the batting coach. I overheard him tell my son as he waited to bat that he "would never make it in life if he didn't learn to pay attention and hit the ball!" I was 9 months pregnant at the time but I ran over to him and started yelling at him. I can't remember all that I said (son is now 19) but it ended with my threatening to call CPS if I ever heard him yell at his own kid again and to call the cops if he ever went near my son again. Then, one of my other sons played soccer. Once, on the way to a game, it began to pour. We were close by and went but I figured the game would be canceled because baseball always is. The game wasn't. The poor goalie slipped face first into the mud. He took a few seconds to pick himself up and when he did, it was obvious he was crying. His father yelled out at the top of his lungs - "Stop whining and take it like a man. Get back out there and keep playing" These kids were in 3rd grade! My son never went back for another game after that. My second son quit baseball in K after being told to "drop and give me 20" by the coach. He's going into grade 10 and has never done another organized sport. He is however on the chess and robotics teams. As he put it, he exercises a different part of his body. [/QUOTE]
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