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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is his Instagram post about this. Now this is a DAD:

I came home to find out that my boys received two trophies for nothing, participation trophies! While I am very proud of my boys for everything they do and will encourage them till the day I die, these trophies will be given back until they EARN a real trophy. I'm sorry I'm not sorry for believing that everything in life should be earned and I'm not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best...cause sometimes your best is not enough, and that should drive you to want to do better...not cry and whine until somebody gives you something to shut u up and keep you happy. [/quote]

What this is, is a DAD who makes his kids do stuff to fit his own personal agenda.[/quote] You are wrong. It is a dad who is preparing his sons to face life.[/quote]

It is foolish and unrealistic to convince your kids that they deserve to be congratulated for participating. You don't get a bonus or promotion at work for showing up, you get it for showing up and doing a great job.[/quote]

Not true. We give bonuses to everybody. Most people get jobs based on who they know not hard work. Most jobs that require a team approach reward the whole team when they give awards.

His kids will get way more out of life simply because he is rich, he know people and he can pay for a great education... no hardwork.

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Exactly. The real world is not merit-based. And as Harrison exemplifies, people with a narrow, exceptional skillset are often raging assholes.

It's not the kids getting participation trophies we have to worry about; it's the kids who learn to measure their self-worth by their ability to win at all costs  who cause problems.[/quote]

:roll: [/quote]

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