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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unless you're actually going to parent them about being a good teammate. When your kid is out there screwing around and derailing practices and games no matter what the coach does and you sit on the sidelines looking on disinterestedly, your kid is ruining for everyone else and all you're doing is confirming for him that it's okay to be a selfish, shitty teammate. Man up and parent or let them quit.[/quote]

How about you man up and tell your kid that THAT'S HOW THE WORLD IS.  Everything's not going to be perfectly catered to their liking.  Everyone's not going to be totally committed in collaborative efforts.
Your kid's gonna experience this in sports...in group projects at school...in the workplace...in family endeavors when it come to planning parties and reunions and funerals.  You go ahead and convince your kid that selfish, shitty teammates are an aberration that can be easily alleviated by simply telling mommy or daddy that so-and-so isn't doing their fair share and you're gonna see that later in life it's YOUR kid who's running around acting like a spoiled brat - just like the ones you're complaining about in these formative years.

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hit a nerve?

My kid has had to deal with kids who don't pull their weight in group projects.  I've had those experiences, too, and it is frustrating. I've told him it sucks, but that is how it is, and he will experience this at work, too.   That doesn't mean he has to like it.   How about other parents man up and tell their kids to try.

I'm a pp who stated that my DC is not very athletic, and sometimes, spaces out on the field. But, one of us goes to every one of his games, every practice, and pays attention to what he's doing on the field.  When we notice he's not paying attention, we let him know to try to focus, and he is part of a team.  The group project analogy is something he gets.  We are trying to do our part. All we expect is that other parents do their's.

Perhaps you are one of those who don't pull their weight in group projects?  [/quote]

Speculate all you want.  I'm not the one raising a crybaby who can't tie their own shoes without mommy and daddy's assistance or cope with the realities of life.[/quote]

Oh, the irony. Good luck with that.[/quote]

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