Do parents drink at your tween’s sporting events?

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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"

"That doesn't work for our family so we'll have to pick something else. Here are three options. Which would you like, or would you like to come up with another idea?"

That doesn't work for me because I'm selfish and only want you to engage in activities that I like to watch. That's what you're saying. What a great mom you are.

This is a bizarre read. My parents didn’t do any of this travel/watch practices or games stuff with me. They had work, they worked on and around our home, and I had a sibling whose needs/wants were also in the mix. Also we had one car.

They’re great parents; I don’t see a reason to do differently from them on this piece. You do you, I guess.

I think this is a symptom of many parents today being way too involved in their kids' lives. I'm Gen X, and though my dad would often drop me off at my baseball games growing up, my parents almost never went to the games, and neither did any of the the other parents of the kids on my teams. And, I had no interest in them being there. Who wants to spend a weekend afternoon with their parents?

I think sports can be good for kids, but I think a lot of parents today are really overdoing their involvement.

Imiagine the mental gymnastics one has to go to to equate attending your son's baseball game with "overdoing your invovement"

My 14 year old son plays travel baseball and has a game in Olney today. That's 45 minute from my home in Alexandria. Do you propose I drive 45 minutes there, then 45 minutes home, wait 40 minutes and then drive 45 minutes back to Olney to retrieve him?

Because my current plan is to throw the folding chair in the trunk, pack a small lunch cooler with a tuna salad sandwich and 2 IPAs and spend a gorgeous afternon camped out on first baseline enjoyng the outdoors and watching my son play short stop. But I'm really worried others will think I'm an over involved alcoholic.

You sped right past the key words—“travel baseball.” We’re not doing that.

Because your son can't make the team.

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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"

"That doesn't work for our family so we'll have to pick something else. Here are three options. Which would you like, or would you like to come up with another idea?"

This whole thread has basically been about baseball and swimming. It's not like we're talking about heli skiing or something completely off the wall that would disrupt a family.

If enrolling your kid in baseball or swim "doesn't work" for your family, you need to re-evaluate yourself as a parent

Not PP, but I would not consider someone a failure as a parent for declining to plan their weekends around rec sports.

Well, there's a difference between planning your weekend around weekend sports, and declining a child's request to play in a sport because it interferes with your weekend leisure plans.

Hell, at the very least, drop the kid off and let them play while that crappy parent does whatever they want to do. That's still really lousy parenting, but at least its better than saying no

Wait, why is it lousy parenting? Why does a child need to be watched while they engage in their hobby? My mother had a studio where she would do art. Was I a crappy child for not accompanying her to observe her artistic endeavors?

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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.

Seriously!? Kids can get hurt anywhere and any time. By your logic, a parent could never have a drink.

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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"

"That doesn't work for our family so we'll have to pick something else. Here are three options. Which would you like, or would you like to come up with another idea?"

That doesn't work for me because I'm selfish and only want you to engage in activities that I like to watch. That's what you're saying. What a great mom you are.

This is a bizarre read. My parents didn’t do any of this travel/watch practices or games stuff with me. They had work, they worked on and around our home, and I had a sibling whose needs/wants were also in the mix. Also we had one car.

They’re great parents; I don’t see a reason to do differently from them on this piece. You do you, I guess.

I think this is a symptom of many parents today being way too involved in their kids' lives. I'm Gen X, and though my dad would often drop me off at my baseball games growing up, my parents almost never went to the games, and neither did any of the the other parents of the kids on my teams. And, I had no interest in them being there. Who wants to spend a weekend afternoon with their parents?

I think sports can be good for kids, but I think a lot of parents today are really overdoing their involvement.

You kids are going to need a lot of therapy.

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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"

"That doesn't work for our family so we'll have to pick something else. Here are three options. Which would you like, or would you like to come up with another idea?"

That doesn't work for me because I'm selfish and only want you to engage in activities that I like to watch. That's what you're saying. What a great mom you are.

This is a bizarre read. My parents didn’t do any of this travel/watch practices or games stuff with me. They had work, they worked on and around our home, and I had a sibling whose needs/wants were also in the mix. Also we had one car.

They’re great parents; I don’t see a reason to do differently from them on this piece. You do you, I guess.

I think this is a symptom of many parents today being way too involved in their kids' lives. I'm Gen X, and though my dad would often drop me off at my baseball games growing up, my parents almost never went to the games, and neither did any of the the other parents of the kids on my teams. And, I had no interest in them being there. Who wants to spend a weekend afternoon with their parents?

I think sports can be good for kids, but I think a lot of parents today are really overdoing their involvement.

Imiagine the mental gymnastics one has to go to to equate attending your son's baseball game with "overdoing your invovement"

My 14 year old son plays travel baseball and has a game in Olney today. That's 45 minute from my home in Alexandria. Do you propose I drive 45 minutes there, then 45 minutes home, wait 40 minutes and then drive 45 minutes back to Olney to retrieve him?

Because my current plan is to throw the folding chair in the trunk, pack a small lunch cooler with a tuna salad sandwich and 2 IPAs and spend a gorgeous afternon camped out on first baseline enjoyng the outdoors and watching my son play short stop. But I'm really worried others will think I'm an over involved alcoholic.

You sped right past the key words—“travel baseball.” We’re not doing that.

Because your son can't make the team.

LOL my son is 6, so that is technically correct.

It is so sad that you think adulthood works like middle school gym.

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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"

"That doesn't work for our family so we'll have to pick something else. Here are three options. Which would you like, or would you like to come up with another idea?"

That doesn't work for me because I'm selfish and only want you to engage in activities that I like to watch. That's what you're saying. What a great mom you are.

This is a bizarre read. My parents didn’t do any of this travel/watch practices or games stuff with me. They had work, they worked on and around our home, and I had a sibling whose needs/wants were also in the mix. Also we had one car.

They’re great parents; I don’t see a reason to do differently from them on this piece. You do you, I guess.

I think this is a symptom of many parents today being way too involved in their kids' lives. I'm Gen X, and though my dad would often drop me off at my baseball games growing up, my parents almost never went to the games, and neither did any of the the other parents of the kids on my teams. And, I had no interest in them being there. Who wants to spend a weekend afternoon with their parents?

I think sports can be good for kids, but I think a lot of parents today are really overdoing their involvement.

Imiagine the mental gymnastics one has to go to to equate attending your son's baseball game with "overdoing your invovement"

My 14 year old son plays travel baseball and has a game in Olney today. That's 45 minute from my home in Alexandria. Do you propose I drive 45 minutes there, then 45 minutes home, wait 40 minutes and then drive 45 minutes back to Olney to retrieve him?

Because my current plan is to throw the folding chair in the trunk, pack a small lunch cooler with a tuna salad sandwich and 2 IPAs and spend a gorgeous afternon camped out on first baseline enjoyng the outdoors and watching my son play short stop. But I'm really worried others will think I'm an over involved alcoholic.

Yes, 2 IPAs in 2 hours does seem extreme to me for the activity you're describing, which is watching your son's practice, when you're driving afterwards.

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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"

"That doesn't work for our family so we'll have to pick something else. Here are three options. Which would you like, or would you like to come up with another idea?"

That doesn't work for me because I'm selfish and only want you to engage in activities that I like to watch. That's what you're saying. What a great mom you are.

This is a bizarre read. My parents didn’t do any of this travel/watch practices or games stuff with me. They had work, they worked on and around our home, and I had a sibling whose needs/wants were also in the mix. Also we had one car.

They’re great parents; I don’t see a reason to do differently from them on this piece. You do you, I guess.

I think this is a symptom of many parents today being way too involved in their kids' lives. I'm Gen X, and though my dad would often drop me off at my baseball games growing up, my parents almost never went to the games, and neither did any of the the other parents of the kids on my teams. And, I had no interest in them being there. Who wants to spend a weekend afternoon with their parents?

I think sports can be good for kids, but I think a lot of parents today are really overdoing their involvement.

Imiagine the mental gymnastics one has to go to to equate attending your son's baseball game with "overdoing your invovement"

My 14 year old son plays travel baseball and has a game in Olney today. That's 45 minute from my home in Alexandria. Do you propose I drive 45 minutes there, then 45 minutes home, wait 40 minutes and then drive 45 minutes back to Olney to retrieve him?

Because my current plan is to throw the folding chair in the trunk, pack a small lunch cooler with a tuna salad sandwich and 2 IPAs and spend a gorgeous afternon camped out on first baseline enjoyng the outdoors and watching my son play short stop. But I'm really worried others will think I'm an over involved alcoholic.

I'm just imagining the beer and tuna fish breath

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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"

"That doesn't work for our family so we'll have to pick something else. Here are three options. Which would you like, or would you like to come up with another idea?"

That doesn't work for me because I'm selfish and only want you to engage in activities that I like to watch. That's what you're saying. What a great mom you are.

This is a bizarre read. My parents didn’t do any of this travel/watch practices or games stuff with me. They had work, they worked on and around our home, and I had a sibling whose needs/wants were also in the mix. Also we had one car.

They’re great parents; I don’t see a reason to do differently from them on this piece. You do you, I guess.

I think this is a symptom of many parents today being way too involved in their kids' lives. I'm Gen X, and though my dad would often drop me off at my baseball games growing up, my parents almost never went to the games, and neither did any of the the other parents of the kids on my teams. And, I had no interest in them being there. Who wants to spend a weekend afternoon with their parents?

I think sports can be good for kids, but I think a lot of parents today are really overdoing their involvement.

Imiagine the mental gymnastics one has to go to to equate attending your son's baseball game with "overdoing your invovement"

My 14 year old son plays travel baseball and has a game in Olney today. That's 45 minute from my home in Alexandria. Do you propose I drive 45 minutes there, then 45 minutes home, wait 40 minutes and then drive 45 minutes back to Olney to retrieve him?

Because my current plan is to throw the folding chair in the trunk, pack a small lunch cooler with a tuna salad sandwich and 2 IPAs and spend a gorgeous afternon camped out on first baseline enjoyng the outdoors and watching my son play short stop. But I'm really worried others will think I'm an over involved alcoholic.

Yes, 2 IPAs in 2 hours does seem extreme to me for the activity you're describing, which is watching your son's practice, when you're driving afterwards.

Np but that is so far from extreme in our family 2ipas in 2 hours is just normal and not even what I would call "drinking"

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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"

"That doesn't work for our family so we'll have to pick something else. Here are three options. Which would you like, or would you like to come up with another idea?"

This whole thread has basically been about baseball and swimming. It's not like we're talking about heli skiing or something completely off the wall that would disrupt a family.

If enrolling your kid in baseball or swim "doesn't work" for your family, you need to re-evaluate yourself as a parent

Not PP, but I would not consider someone a failure as a parent for declining to plan their weekends around rec sports.

Well, there's a difference between planning your weekend around weekend sports, and declining a child's request to play in a sport because it interferes with your weekend leisure plans.

Hell, at the very least, drop the kid off and let them play while that crappy parent does whatever they want to do. That's still really lousy parenting, but at least its better than saying no

Wait, why is it lousy parenting? Why does a child need to be watched while they engage in their hobby? My mother had a studio where she would do art. Was I a crappy child for not accompanying her to observe her artistic endeavors?

I don't expect my kids to be interested in my hobbies (but awesome if they are), but I do expect parents to show an interest in the kids.

Doesnt matter if its theater, or sports, or dance.

If my kid was in a play, I would go to the shows. If my kid has a game, I go.

it's called being supportive.

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There are lots of ways to be supportive. Five hours of driving and sitting every weekend is not a template for everyone.

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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"

"That doesn't work for our family so we'll have to pick something else. Here are three options. Which would you like, or would you like to come up with another idea?"

That doesn't work for me because I'm selfish and only want you to engage in activities that I like to watch. That's what you're saying. What a great mom you are.

This is a bizarre read. My parents didn’t do any of this travel/watch practices or games stuff with me. They had work, they worked on and around our home, and I had a sibling whose needs/wants were also in the mix. Also we had one car.

They’re great parents; I don’t see a reason to do differently from them on this piece. You do you, I guess.

I think this is a symptom of many parents today being way too involved in their kids' lives. I'm Gen X, and though my dad would often drop me off at my baseball games growing up, my parents almost never went to the games, and neither did any of the the other parents of the kids on my teams. And, I had no interest in them being there. Who wants to spend a weekend afternoon with their parents?

I think sports can be good for kids, but I think a lot of parents today are really overdoing their involvement.

You kids are going to need a lot of therapy.

What an odd thing to say.

I'm involved in my kids' lives, but I don't hover over them, and let them have space and independence.

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Anonymous wrote:YES..Youth Baseball could not be MORE BORING! Good grief..3.5 hours average per game !

Most baseball games last about 1.5 hours. All baseball games have an official drop dead time limit of 2 hours. No idea where you came up with 3.5, but you are very wrong.

But ya didn't dispute the BORING BORING BORING part. For the love of all things..2 hours is too long.

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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"

"That doesn't work for our family so we'll have to pick something else. Here are three options. Which would you like, or would you like to come up with another idea?"

This whole thread has basically been about baseball and swimming. It's not like we're talking about heli skiing or something completely off the wall that would disrupt a family.

If enrolling your kid in baseball or swim "doesn't work" for your family, you need to re-evaluate yourself as a parent

Not PP, but I would not consider someone a failure as a parent for declining to plan their weekends around rec sports.

Well, there's a difference between planning your weekend around weekend sports, and declining a child's request to play in a sport because it interferes with your weekend leisure plans.

Hell, at the very least, drop the kid off and let them play while that crappy parent does whatever they want to do. That's still really lousy parenting, but at least its better than saying no

Wait, why is it lousy parenting? Why does a child need to be watched while they engage in their hobby? My mother had a studio where she would do art. Was I a crappy child for not accompanying her to observe her artistic endeavors?

Funny, I don't hear a lot of adults complaining that their parents went to all of their recitals or was always in the stands. I do hear a lot of complaining about the opposite though

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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"

"That doesn't work for our family so we'll have to pick something else. Here are three options. Which would you like, or would you like to come up with another idea?"

That doesn't work for me because I'm selfish and only want you to engage in activities that I like to watch. That's what you're saying. What a great mom you are.

This is a bizarre read. My parents didn’t do any of this travel/watch practices or games stuff with me. They had work, they worked on and around our home, and I had a sibling whose needs/wants were also in the mix. Also we had one car.

They’re great parents; I don’t see a reason to do differently from them on this piece. You do you, I guess.

I think this is a symptom of many parents today being way too involved in their kids' lives. I'm Gen X, and though my dad would often drop me off at my baseball games growing up, my parents almost never went to the games, and neither did any of the the other parents of the kids on my teams. And, I had no interest in them being there. Who wants to spend a weekend afternoon with their parents?

I think sports can be good for kids, but I think a lot of parents today are really overdoing their involvement.

Imiagine the mental gymnastics one has to go to to equate attending your son's baseball game with "overdoing your invovement"

My 14 year old son plays travel baseball and has a game in Olney today. That's 45 minute from my home in Alexandria. Do you propose I drive 45 minutes there, then 45 minutes home, wait 40 minutes and then drive 45 minutes back to Olney to retrieve him?

Because my current plan is to throw the folding chair in the trunk, pack a small lunch cooler with a tuna salad sandwich and 2 IPAs and spend a gorgeous afternon camped out on first baseline enjoyng the outdoors and watching my son play short stop. But I'm really worried others will think I'm an over involved alcoholic.

Yes, 2 IPAs in 2 hours does seem extreme to me for the activity you're describing, which is watching your son's practice, when you're driving afterwards.

Np but that is so far from extreme in our family 2ipas in 2 hours is just normal and not even what I would call "drinking"

Are you driving afterwards? The PP is. That's extreme and very concerning.

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Anonymous wrote:YES..Youth Baseball could not be MORE BORING! Good grief..3.5 hours average per game !

Most baseball games last about 1.5 hours. All baseball games have an official drop dead time limit of 2 hours. No idea where you came up with 3.5, but you are very wrong.

But ya didn't dispute the BORING BORING BORING part. For the love of all things..2 hours is too long.

Generally, when people call baseball boring it's because they don't understand the game. And generally, they are too dim to understand it.