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[quote=Anonymous]I think it is awful how people piled on to what is a legitimate observation about swimming. Even if you disagree, there is a lot of value in dissenting opinions, otherwise we are all just robots doing things this way because it has always been this way. Grow up and be strong enough of mind, and curious enough to consider other possibilites. I for one, agree witht the OP that the reliance on parent volunteers in order for a meet to happen is absolutely a problem.  And, often that volunteering is over 5 hours, standing in very hot weather. There are more and more and more demands on all of us, and believe it or not, some people do actually have more on their plate than you!  Or perhaps are not physically able to stand in the heat week after week for 5 hours without seriously compromosing their health, which frankly would be none of the other parents business (especially if these parents were like your lot calling the OP lazy!!). So, just because you can make it work given what you have on your plate does not mean that the parent or family next to you can!  I have met many, many parents who have to take their child out of swimming because they were becoming stretched too thin and could not work in the time demands with all the other demands. It is great for those families who can make it work, but not all can. Not one parent or family I met that had to take their kid out of swimming after one or two years because of the difficulty to balance practice time, meet length, and expectaion of parent volunteering were lazy, not one. As parents, we should all support each other more, LISTEN to ech other with compassion and consider the possibilites of inclusivity!  Even minor changes to parent volunteering expectations could open the doors for many parents. [/quote]

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