Last day of Ball Season

Last day of ball season today, unless they do tournaments (blah, blah, blah). It was a long day (one game at 4, another at 6) but it was also great to be out of the house with the kids. It was gloomy but it didn’t rain on us while we were there and that was much better than the unbearable sun beating down on us. So want to hear the cutest little thing? My son can talk of nothing but his ©cutie pie little girlfriend© and I have it on authority that she feels the same way. So they are both at the ball field today and neither one of them will speak to each other. I love young kids in love it’s just so cute. They did finally talk to each other, it just took some prodding. I love that my kids are growing up and no longer need constant attention. I can remember what it was like to go to these things when they were all small and just starting to play. Oh now that was misery glorious. I don’t understand parents who want to keep their kids small, I’m excited to see mine grow up and to see what kind of adults they become.

71 days till school starts!

Parent = Role Model

This is our first year of actual Little League and

Wait maybe that could use a little explaining. For anyone who isn’t familiar with the system kids start out playing T-ball (which actually has a story of its own this year), then they move up to what they call Minor League (also where they go if they fail to make the Little League team) and then on to Little League.

Now where was I …? Oh yes. This is our first year of Little League and it is quite astonishing to me what parents are capable of. I love to watch my kids play ball, it is fun for them but what happens when the parents (and grandparents for that matter) push it past having fun. I know they are supposed to take it seriously and do their best but they should be able to do that and have a good time at the same time. The way some parents act you would think they were in the final game of the World Series. How do they push their kids so hard? How do they justify cursing in front of a bunch of kids because they think there was a bad call? I honestly just don’t get it. If you want to encourage your kids, that’s great. If you want them to be the best pitcher (only an example) in existence, that’s great. Can you not be a good role model while doing this? If your only concern is that your kids end up rich then great but if you want them to grow up to be, at the very least, a decent person then maybe you should rethink how you act in their presence and how you interact with them.

Side Note:
The T-ball thing. This year they started ….. Are you ready? Not using a Tee. Okay there is a reason for the T in T-ball. This could actually go back to the above portion. Why do we have to push our kids to grow up so fast? Yes, it makes them more prepared when they move to Minor League but at what cost? Now I’m sure I already covered this above.

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