Do parents drink at your tween’s sporting events?

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Anonymous wrote:What percentage of parents drinking at youth sports are also anti-vaxxers / anti-maskers?

What do these things have to do with each other?

What an odd question.

How do you not see that these people have the exact same attitudes toward regulations? They are made from the same cloth.

Honestly no they aren't. Only rigid thinkers like you two are invested in making sure everyone in their ingroup fits neatly into their category. People are messy as hell, their behaviors are not as easy to categorize as you would like.

LMFAO

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand. A game is a couple of hours, you can’t last through that without a drink at a children’s event?

Or if you have a series of games, you should be hydrating because you will be outside for a long time and driving frequently.

That’s what I was thinking. I can imagine having some parents / players over after a game or tournament- but not being able to make it 2-3 hours without alcohol? That shocks me. I sure as heck wouldn’t be carpooling with those parents.

Do they think it’s cute or funny? It makes me think they are alcoholics.

Where do you get that people "can't make it" 2-3 hours? without alcohol? That's a massive and unsupported inference.

Do you drink while you run errands? At work? While doing yard work?
I also like to have a beer on a nice spring or summer afternoon, but I do it after we get home from activities.
If you need to drink alcohol during a practice or a game, maybe you have a problem.

Again, the "need" you have grafted into this paradigm is complete speculation on your part. Where do you get that?

"I am going to assume that you need a drink, rather than just feel like having one, based on absolutely nothing at all. And if you need a drink, you have a problem. Therefore, it is unequivocally established that you have a problem."

Do you really not see how flawed that is?

Hit a bit too close to home for you?

DP, but agree with PP re the "need."

x1000 I cannot imagine wanting a drink while watching one of my kids play soccer or baseball or lax or basketball or whatever at school or public field. If you feel you "want" or "need" a drink for that short time period then I suggest that you consider you have an alcohol problem.

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Yep, if it’s a double header. I am guessing other parents drinking from tumblers are doing the same.

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Anonymous wrote:What percentage of parents drinking at youth sports are also anti-vaxxers / anti-maskers?

What do these things have to do with each other?

What an odd question.

How do you not see that these people have the exact same attitudes toward regulations? They are made from the same cloth.

Interesting take..
. We have a group of parents who drink at every opportunity and publicly and they also encourage their children to break the rules elsewhere in the neighborhood (breaking into the pool at night, roller blading on the basketball court). They are all minimally successful in life and in their relationships. I do wonder about having a problem following rules is the root of the issue for both. I'm surprised at how clearly it's delineated among this group. The more successful people don't drink in public but save it for backyard, private property get togethers and their kids don't break the rules. I never really noticed the connection until you mentioned it.

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No. Wouldn’t cross my mind.

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Anonymous wrote:The worst is swim meets. I see plenty of people drinking, in the heat, in the summer. Never a good idea. Who is driving home?

I’m so fascinated by this. I have a senior summer and club swimmer. I’ve had wine at a hotel bar with other parents at a travel meet and at pool social events. But, never seen it at a meet. I’ve got to watch more closely on Wednesday nights!

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of secret drinkers in the suburbs. "Wine mom" is real, that's how it became a meme. These moms just put the wine in a coffee mug or thermos to hide it. Or they drink with their mom friends, so they're not doing it alone. I can spot these moms a mile away as the child of an alcoholic. I know how to spot the signs. I just feel sorry for them because they are in denial that they have a problem.

I didn’t realize “wine mom”’ was a real thing until a few years ago and I have a 14yo. I was completely floored.

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This whole thread fascinates me. I can't figure out why anyone cares. Do I do it? I have not. Will I ever? Who knows. Is drinking at noon a big deal? Not to me. Do I care what adults do so long as they are not disruptive and not drinking and driving? No. I do not.

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What if one of their kids got hurt during the game and had to the ER? You can't just sit there and get buzzed when anything could happen and you need to be clear-headed to react.

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I never really thought about it until this thread, but pretty much every boys lacrosse tournament I've been to there have been parents drinking. Coolers of beer, mostly. I've never once seen people drinking at a girls lacrosse tournament. Maybe the parents hide it more?

Lax Bros gonna Lax Bro, I guess.

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Anonymous wrote:The worst is swim meets. I see plenty of people drinking, in the heat, in the summer. Never a good idea. Who is driving home?

I’m so fascinated by this. I have a senior summer and club swimmer. I’ve had wine at a hotel bar with other parents at a travel meet and at pool social events. But, never seen it at a meet. I’ve got to watch more closely on Wednesday nights!

Probably more common at the country clubs that have bars at the pool. If they don't have to BYOB, I'll bet parents would be more likely to drink!

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Anonymous wrote:This whole thread fascinates me. I can't figure out why anyone cares. Do I do it? I have not. Will I ever? Who knows. Is drinking at noon a big deal? Not to me. Do I care what adults do so long as they are not disruptive and not drinking and driving? No. I do not.

Yeah, those two dads drinking beer from their Yeti tumblers? As long as they're not disrupting the game, why would I care?

I mean, sure, there are technically rules against doing that, but I don't see breaking the rules as a problem unless it causes problems for others.

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Anonymous wrote:What if one of their kids got hurt during the game and had to the ER? You can't just sit there and get buzzed when anything could happen and you need to be clear-headed to react.

It's comments like these that confuse me.

People can have one drink. Or two drinks, over the course of a 2 hours game and be completely clear headed.

I don't drink at my kid's games, but I also think our attitude towards alcohol in this county is nuts. A cold beer on a hot Saturday afternoon is not a problem.

Your kid might have to go to the ER when you're drinking that chardonnay on your back porch as well

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Why in the hell do people spend so much time at things that bore them this much? Tell the kid to find another hobby. Jesus.

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Anonymous wrote:Why in the hell do people spend so much time at things that bore them this much? Tell the kid to find another hobby. Jesus.

"I know you love baseball, Billy, but mommy gets really bored at your games. I've enrolled you in dance instead; I'll enjoy that much more"