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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't people worry about their kids starting out the week tired?[/quote]

No, it is a once a year event.  No different than when Halloween is on a weekday.  The latest the game will be over will be 10:30pm.  School starts at 9am.  Not a huge issue.  [/quote]

Isn't trick-or-treating at 5 or 6 pm? [/quote]

No, because it's not dark at 5 or 6 pm and no one is home from work yet to give out candy.

My 11-year-old will watch the whole thing this year.[/quote]

Ugh.[/quote]

Can you please explain the "ugh"? Kickoff is at 6:30, so barring overtime the game will be over by 10. That's only an hour past my 11-year-old's bedtime.[/quote]

Sure. Sports are pointless, mindless, and (not exclusively) in football's case, dangerous. I wish parents would emphasize academics as a priority instead of sports. Does your child ever stay up an hour past bedtime reading? That is much more enriching than watching grown men fight over a ball, every time.[/quote]

Yup my child stays up an hour late reading a good chapter book many times.  Also on holidays, when family is in town, when he is sick and can't fall alseep, when we go to an event that gets us home later, and yes even for sporting events in person and on TV.  Shockingly, he is still alive.  [/quote]

"Alive" isn't in question. "Educated" is, and from your post, it doesn't seem like you will be able to help him with what he lacks. [/quote]

What are you talking about? Do you really believe that sports have no value for children? Study after study has proven otherwise.[/quote]

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