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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those of you complaining about everything that isn't ideal for you and your family need to realize that if you're doing this constantly in front of your kids (yes; they're listening), then they will grow up to be dissatisfied, grumpy adults. It's important to model being part of a larger community. It's important to model being resilient when things don't go your way. It's important to model leadership and grit.

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Lol this is a little melodramatic. Standing with a stopwatch for 4-5 hours doesn’t make you gritty, determined or resilient. [/quote]

I'm your melodramatic poster from above! Standing with a stopwatch doesn't make you gritty. Showing up, helping even with the boring jobs, even in the heat, even if you might miss video taping your kid's backstroke...shows your kids that the family is part of a community, that they can persevere even if the weather isn't ideal, that it's important to pitch in to get a job done. The act of timing itself isn't the important part--it's what it's teaching your kids.

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🙄 except you actually used the words grit, determination, and resilient. And the parents complaining are generally the ones who do show up, hold the stopwatch, herd the kids, etc. It’s ok to recognize we are showing up when others won’t, and putting in hours that others won’t, and that it is unfair to expect that of parents. Put a realistic count on the volunteer hours required and force some of the deadbeats to do their part. Make the volunteer hours requirement on a large team 8-10, and after the usual families have put in their 8-10 hours, hound the families who just hang out socializing during meets instead of just tacking on another 3-4 hours for the Joneses to do. [/quote]
Just keep beating a dead horse. You’re still complaining about 3-4 hours for the season and you’ve spent at least a good hour complaining on this thread. 
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