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whatever happened to teaching that life is not always fair and that not everyone is a "winner"   These ceremonies are more for the parents anyway, the kids know they do not deserve anything, or at least they should.  [/quote]
You actually don't have to teach this.  Life shows you this is the case in a myriad of ways.  It doesn't have to be exhibited at every stage.  My kids work hard all season in their sport.  I'm fine with recognition of that effort.[/quote]

+1.  I don't get the participation trophy hate.  Or people thinking they're a recent invention -- I'm in my 50's and got one every year when I was on swim team back in the 70's.  It was the *only* trophy I got, I wasn't a very good competitive swimmer, and damn did I cherish that thing.

I'm all for recognizing the bench warmers, the kids who were at very practice giving it their best.  The stars get plenty of kudos and know who they are, I don't think giving a little trophy to everyone on the team diminishes them at all.[/quote]

No one is saying don’t offer them. But don’t force my child to accept them so that your kid feels good about them. [/quote]

Wow, that's a really sh*tty attitude to instill in your kids.  I bet when your kids are in the workforce and some benefit is handed out to all -- a group bonus, a day off, etc. -- they'll happily take it, even if someone else did the heavy lifting.[/quote]

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