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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Same we know everyone’s but we socialize with most of the families. 
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Uh, huh. Right. There's literally 900 kids at Lafayette. There's 700 kids at Murch. These schools are big. You don't know the ages of everyone. And the desire to explain every little thing by whether someone's birthday is four months before someone else's is just strange. [/quote]

People won't know for all 700 kids. But they will know for the 100 kids in their child's grade. [/quote]

They for sure can’t know that unless they are being inappropriate.

I had kids invited to literally every birthday party in elementary, we socialized widely, and I could not have known the birthdays of 100 of them the way anti-redshirters have them memorized. You can only do that if you are inappropriately memorizing and studying kids. [/quote]

I think that’s a privilege of not having to worry about it because you have an older kid and things come easier- school, making teams, etc [/quote]

PP here. No, you are wrong. My kids are either mid-pack or young for grade. [/quote]

But is your area one that it has any impact? Mine is.

I actually like the red shirted kids better for social for my kid. It’s made him more mature but we have basketball cuts and only 25% of the kids make it, and he’s the youngest one and 15 months younger than some of the kids so situations like that can be annoying, especially when he’s on the bubble/line for sports. Very good for his age but hard to compete with kids who are a year older and very good for their age. [/quote]

There will always be someone smarter, richer, better, faster, etc. Prepare your kid for the road.[/quote]

Yah, we do. So far they have always made the cut but they have to put in more effort and practice than other kids due to the age gap. I know it will benefit him in the long run though. [/quote]

And what? It’s a cake walk for everyone else? What faulty logic.[/quote]

12 month gap for sports= cake walk typically [/quote]

Which sport can you show up and just be the oldest? What age?[/quote]

Any sport in elementary school! [/quote]

Not where i live. Baseball used a birth certificate. Gymnastics is by age and so is swim. Why should schools control this so your kid has a better shot at sports?[/quote]

My child is fine. It’s a few years. It is annoying to watch though. Most of the oldest kids start dropping out when they aren’t the stars in 3/4 because they aren’t used to not being at the top. I’ve seen this play out with my daughter in competitive sports. (volleyball) [/quote]

So why do you care? You do you.[/quote]

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