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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have 3 shrimpers and a baby and a husband that works in another state so I truly cannot volunteer at meets but I guarantee you I donate more money than any other family.[/quote]

give me a break. You're not more special than anyone else. do you not attend the meets? Are you dropping three kids off to swim at a meet and they have no supervision or parental support? it is not hard: hire a teen and pay what the going rate is. $18-$20 an hour for 4 hours on Saturday mornings or Monday nights or whenever. this is not a hard problem to solve.

Please don’t guarantee you donate more than others. It has nothing to do with chipping in and you don’t even know if you’re right. [/quote]

Let's be real, the kids probably have babysitters all week.  Sometimes donating money helps the team more depending on the team.  They are probably either dropping the 1-2 kids off and letting it be the team's problem or all kids go and she sits there and hangs out.  No one wants to watch 2-3 kids for $20 an hour.[/quote]

You misunderstood. Hire a teen for $20 an hour to do your volunteering. 100% of my kids’ friend would do this: timing, marshal, etc. they’d earn $80 before lunch. [/quote]

You cannot be a timer and swim at the same time.  The meets are for the kids to have fun.  Be a grown up and find a way to volunteer or buy your way out.  We all know those kind of parents.  They call the rest of us to demand we drive their kids to swim/activities as they are too busy or important to do it themselves or have to many kids and didn't think it through when they had those kids.[/quote]

I agree with everything except I think it’s perfectly fine to pay a teen to take your spot so you’re chipping in and helping on behalf of your family. What’s not okay is to just not do it and be a mooch. [/quote]

Let the teens enjoy their time on team.  They shouldn't have to be stressed about their races and do your job as you are too lazy to.  The teens that can help the other kids so they are doing their fair share.[/quote]

They can hire any teen. It doesn’t have to be a swim team kid. [/quote]

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