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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wanted to post something positive (so rare on dcurbanmom lol)

I was volunteering as a timer at a club meet (a little different than summer swim I know) and the head official said to all of us, "I was officiating at the Olympic training site in Colorado and met the head of USA swimming, who used to be the head of USA soccer. And he said to me, 'You know, the parents who are involved with swimming are really amazing. In all my years of being involved in sports, I've never seen such a group of parents so willing to put in work on behalf of their kids. It's really amazing to watch."

I am sure the cynics out there will have something terrible to say about this, and I am not making a statement about soccer parents here- but I applaud all of you in any sport for volunteering. For those that don't, at the end of the day, you are missing out on a good experience both for yourself and your kids. And if you have a good excuse not to, I am *sorry* you are missing out.

Go ahead, bash away, as I know so many of you love to do, sigh.[/quote]

You just made me tear up.  This summer that was our pool  I had so many parents stepping up and wanting to help it was amaznig.  And, it was every parent.  From the well off work 80 hours onsite at a job, parents that do shft work and would show up after working all night, and parents that could not speak a word of English.  It was beautiful.[/quote]

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