...or even if he/she gets to be exceptionally good at whatever sport, they reach the point where they're so zeroed in on one thing that they're unable to function normally in any other capacity in a normal life.Turk wrote:What makes me squirmy is the more likely scenario that the parents are so hypercompetitive and loudly coaching their little travel team "star" from the stands (so there's no doubt everyone knows they're the parents), that the kid gets sick of whatever sport it is and quits playing.
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Turk wrote:What makes me squirmy is the more likely scenario that the parents are so hypercompetitive and loudly coaching their little travel team "star" from the stands (so there's no doubt everyone knows they're the parents), that the kid gets sick of whatever sport it is and quits playing.bjornolf wrote:lawgrad91 wrote:As a paranoid prosecutor, I get squirmy when I see those magnets on the backs of Mom-vans with a ball, a team name, jersey number and the name of a kid on them. I would not put it past some of our sex offenders to show up at a ballfield and ask little Susie, whose name he knows because he saw her get out of the van, if she wants to walk to his car by the woods to get some ice cream.
My wife and I are definitely freaked out by the ones with the family's names on them. Definitely seems unsafe to us.
Unfortunately, we DO have the ice cream sex offender but at the moment he's just picking up neighborhood kids, or he was before he moved one county west. I have no idea who he's picking up now.
I work with one of the crazy team parents that you mention. They are all over the place, certainly.
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As a geek/nerd, these fundamentally bother me. I don't think physical brutality is something that should be celebrated over academic achievement. Smart kids get picked on enough in school - why endorse it further, particularly as a "parent"?CameronBornAndBred wrote:Even though crude, I love the bumper sticker that says "My kid beat up your honor roll student".
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I agree! I shouldn't think it's funny...but I do.DevilAlumna wrote:As a geek/nerd, these fundamentally bother me. I don't think physical brutality is something that should be celebrated over academic achievement. Smart kids get picked on enough in school - why endorse it further, particularly as a "parent"?CameronBornAndBred wrote:Even though crude, I love the bumper sticker that says "My kid beat up your honor roll student".
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George Carlin's thought was "My kid sells drugs to your honor student".
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My poodle is smarter than your honor student.
(and probably better behaved)
(and probably better behaved)
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windsor wrote:My poodle is smarter than your honor student.
(and probably better behaved)
That is too funny!
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I had a "My hound is smarter than your honor student" magnet on my old Explorer.windsor wrote:My poodle is smarter than your honor student.
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wilson wrote:...or even if he/she gets to be exceptionally good at whatever sport, they reach the point where they're so zeroed in on one thing that they're unable to function normally in any other capacity in a normal life.Turk wrote:What makes me squirmy is the more likely scenario that the parents are so hypercompetitive and loudly coaching their little travel team "star" from the stands (so there's no doubt everyone knows they're the parents), that the kid gets sick of whatever sport it is and quits playing.
Tiger had to quit the Players Tourney after 9 holes. He was limping on every hole, and had to withdraw. He might need Hip Surgery, like G (Gerald Henderson Jr).
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Somewhere out there, Throaty is dancing a jig.DevilWearsPrada2.0 wrote:wilson wrote:...or even if he/she gets to be exceptionally good at whatever sport, they reach the point where they're so zeroed in on one thing that they're unable to function normally in any other capacity in a normal life.Turk wrote:What makes me squirmy is the more likely scenario that the parents are so hypercompetitive and loudly coaching their little travel team "star" from the stands (so there's no doubt everyone knows they're the parents), that the kid gets sick of whatever sport it is and quits playing.
Tiger had to quit the Players Tourney after 9 holes. He was limping on every hole, and had to withdraw. He might need Hip Surgery, like G (Gerald Henderson Jr).
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Normally, I'd agree with you, but I don't think he's jigging over someone's injury...CameronBornAndBred wrote:Somewhere out there, Throaty is dancing a jig.DevilWearsPrada2.0 wrote:Tiger had to quit the Players Tourney after 9 holes. He was limping on every hole, and had to withdraw. He might need Hip Surgery, like G (Gerald Henderson Jr).
Besides, he's probably too much into LalaPujolsLooza/Pujols-Gate/ApujolscalypseNow. ;)
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DevilWearsPrada2.0 wrote:wilson wrote:...or even if he/she gets to be exceptionally good at whatever sport, they reach the point where they're so zeroed in on one thing that they're unable to function normally in any other capacity in a normal life.Turk wrote:What makes me squirmy is the more likely scenario that the parents are so hypercompetitive and loudly coaching their little travel team "star" from the stands (so there's no doubt everyone knows they're the parents), that the kid gets sick of whatever sport it is and quits playing.
Tiger had to quit the Players Tourney after 9 holes. He was limping on every hole, and had to withdraw. He might need Hip Surgery, like G (Gerald Henderson Jr).
I'm sorry, but if you read these posts with double-entendre on your mind, it's hilarious. "Playas Tourney" indeed.
Tiger was certainly "zeroed in on one thing"!
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Wanna talk about snark, my high school had this sticker they gave out to everyone: Lenape High School - We honor ALL our studentsCameronBornAndBred wrote:Even though crude, I love the bumper sticker that says "My kid beat up your honor roll student".CathyCA wrote:OMG! I do sooooooooooooooooo remember the first time that one of my kids (finally) made the honor roll at school and I got to put one of those "My child is an honor student at Allen School" bumper stickers on my car. You all cannot believe how thrilled and relieved I was. I'm certain that my reaction at the assembly (yes, I was one of those stay-at-home moms who attended the honors assemblies each month) embarrassed and scarred my child for life.
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Oh, my thuggish inner city high school could so beat up your preppy honor student high school.DukeUsul wrote:Wanna talk about snark, my high school had this sticker they gave out to everyone: Lenape High School - We honor ALL our studentsCameronBornAndBred wrote:Even though crude, I love the bumper sticker that says "My kid beat up your honor roll student".CathyCA wrote:OMG! I do sooooooooooooooooo remember the first time that one of my kids (finally) made the honor roll at school and I got to put one of those "My child is an honor student at Allen School" bumper stickers on my car. You all cannot believe how thrilled and relieved I was. I'm certain that my reaction at the assembly (yes, I was one of those stay-at-home moms who attended the honors assemblies each month) embarrassed and scarred my child for life.
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Mine too.CathyCA wrote:Oh, my thuggish inner city high school could so beat up your preppy honor student high school.
To the beat of a killer drumline.
And me and my quiz bowl teammates would whoop your team too.
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My high school's quiz bowl team might take exception to that... but i went to a geek math & science high school.wilson wrote:Mine too.CathyCA wrote:Oh, my thuggish inner city high school could so beat up your preppy honor student high school.
To the beat of a killer drumline.
And me and my quiz bowl teammates would whoop your team too.
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Yeah, we used to go up against those kinds of schools a lot.DevilAlumna wrote:My high school's quiz bowl team might take exception to that... but i went to a geek math & science high school.wilson wrote:Mine too.CathyCA wrote:Oh, my thuggish inner city high school could so beat up your preppy honor student high school.
To the beat of a killer drumline.
And me and my quiz bowl teammates would whoop your team too.
My quiz bowl team won the first state championship in my high school's history (just check our Wikipedia page), and we went to the national tournament twice.
I actually had a ton of fun on that team, and several of my closest friends were on it with me.
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Wilson, yours wasn't an inner city high school full of thugs. Mine was and still is. And we can kick your quiz bowl team's butts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hanover_High_School
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hanover_High_School
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I assure you that we had plenty of thugs. And I'm still calling B.S. on the quiz bowl thing. ;)CathyCA wrote:Wilson, yours wasn't an inner city high school full of thugs. Mine was and still is. And we can kick your quiz bowl team's butts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hanover_High_School
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I don't think my high school has ever had a quiz bowl team.wilson wrote:I assure you that we had plenty of thugs. And I'm still calling B.S. on the quiz bowl thing. ;)CathyCA wrote:Wilson, yours wasn't an inner city high school full of thugs. Mine was and still is. And we can kick your quiz bowl team's butts.
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