Comments on: No, It’s a Padded Room in Bedlam… http://www.theonlythingiknow.com/no-it%e2%80%99s-a-padded-room-in-bedlam%e2%80%a6/ A liberal, tattooed, bibliophile, slacker mom of three talks about the only thing she knows everything about... Nothing. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mommamoxie http://www.theonlythingiknow.com/no-it%e2%80%99s-a-padded-room-in-bedlam%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-220 mommamoxie Thu, 24 May 2007 05:05:18 +0000 http://getlitfashions.com/no-it%e2%80%99s-a-padded-room-in-bedlam%e2%80%a6#comment-220 I sure enjoy your blogs Courtney. Whether it's about nothing or somethin'. Darlynn I sure enjoy your blogs Courtney. Whether it’s about nothing or somethin’. Darlynn

]]> By: headmutha http://www.theonlythingiknow.com/no-it%e2%80%99s-a-padded-room-in-bedlam%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-219 headmutha Wed, 02 May 2007 17:05:29 +0000 http://getlitfashions.com/no-it%e2%80%99s-a-padded-room-in-bedlam%e2%80%a6#comment-219 You said it sister. I'm right there with ya!!! You said it sister. I’m right there with ya!!!

]]> By: kater http://www.theonlythingiknow.com/no-it%e2%80%99s-a-padded-room-in-bedlam%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-218 kater Tue, 01 May 2007 04:04:04 +0000 http://getlitfashions.com/no-it%e2%80%99s-a-padded-room-in-bedlam%e2%80%a6#comment-218 i quit. i only lasted one season. ...well, i suppose that had something to do with the fact that dh was working 12 hour shifts and between teeball, baseball, softball and junior girl scouts i only had monday nights and sundays in the house. for eleven weeks. and you know, i can't very well say, "yes, you child can play a sport, but you other child cannot" so i just up & quit them altogether. besides the fact that i actually cheered for both teams and all players. man, some of the other parents hated me! and that all this was going down during my three personal months of hell - allergy season. the littlest one has yet to experience any kind of team or lesson or whatever. i'm thinking of enrolling her in dance for one term just to make it up to her, but then i really will quit. until it becomes the varsity or school thing. then we'll see... i quit. i only lasted one season.
…well, i suppose that had something to do with the fact that dh was working 12 hour shifts and between teeball, baseball, softball and junior girl scouts i only had monday nights and sundays in the house. for eleven weeks. and you know, i can’t very well say, “yes, you child can play a sport, but you other child cannot” so i just up & quit them altogether. besides the fact that i actually cheered for both teams and all players. man, some of the other parents hated me! and that all this was going down during my three personal months of hell – allergy season.

the littlest one has yet to experience any kind of team or lesson or whatever. i’m thinking of enrolling her in dance for one term just to make it up to her, but then i really will quit.

until it becomes the varsity or school thing. then we’ll see…

]]> By: Nikki http://www.theonlythingiknow.com/no-it%e2%80%99s-a-padded-room-in-bedlam%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Nikki Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:04:02 +0000 http://getlitfashions.com/no-it%e2%80%99s-a-padded-room-in-bedlam%e2%80%a6#comment-217 Oh please! Welcome to my life! I know you read my rant on "those parents" have you? For anyone who hasn't read it, it's a must read! Trust me, as the season, wears on there will be more of those posts. I actually heard a dad at one of the games we just had, yell an "Atta Boy!" down to the kid, and then in the next breath turn and say to his buddy, "If he doesn't start followin that ball, I'm gonna break his TV" Yeah Pop. That's gonna improve your kids playing. Mhmmm... I bet he can't wait to get in the car with you after a long, tiring, physically and mentally taxing game, that's supposed to be fun and ride home with you. http://notyourgrandmasgreyhair.blogspot.com/2007/03/reluctant-soccer-mom.html Oh please! Welcome to my life! I know you read my rant on “those parents” have you? For anyone who hasn’t read it, it’s a must read! Trust me, as the season, wears on there will be more of those posts. I actually heard a dad at one of the games we just had, yell an “Atta Boy!” down to the kid, and then in the next breath turn and say to his buddy, “If he doesn’t start followin that ball, I’m gonna break his TV” Yeah Pop. That’s gonna improve your kids playing. Mhmmm… I bet he can’t wait to get in the car with you after a long, tiring, physically and mentally taxing game, that’s supposed to be fun and ride home with you. http://notyourgrandmasgreyhair.blogspot.com/2007/03/reluctant-soccer-mom.html

]]> By: Roxy http://www.theonlythingiknow.com/no-it%e2%80%99s-a-padded-room-in-bedlam%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Roxy Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:04:55 +0000 http://getlitfashions.com/no-it%e2%80%99s-a-padded-room-in-bedlam%e2%80%a6#comment-216 I believe the correct question is: What the hell is wrong with THEM? I know where you're coming from - I was NOT ready to be "Soccer Mom Extraordinaire" myself... And it chaffed, something fierce! You don't know how happy I was when my kids opted for things like martial arts over TEAM sports (though that genre has its own version of the Soccer Mom...) Keep on doing what you're doing and smile at the doubters while kindly reminding them that this is "about the KIDS" - they won't get it, but at least you'll have the satisfaction of saying it. I believe the correct question is:
What the hell is wrong with THEM?
I know where you’re coming from – I was NOT ready to be “Soccer Mom Extraordinaire” myself… And it chaffed, something fierce!
You don’t know how happy I was when my kids opted for things like martial arts over TEAM sports (though that genre has its own version of the Soccer Mom…)
Keep on doing what you’re doing and smile at the doubters while kindly reminding them that this is “about the KIDS” – they won’t get it, but at least you’ll have the satisfaction of saying it.

]]> By: Kirstie http://www.theonlythingiknow.com/no-it%e2%80%99s-a-padded-room-in-bedlam%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Kirstie Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:04:32 +0000 http://getlitfashions.com/no-it%e2%80%99s-a-padded-room-in-bedlam%e2%80%a6#comment-215 Oh Honey!! You and me both!! I don't fit the mold here because I weigh more than 120 lbs, I don't own "crocs" and I recently busted up my mini-van in an accident. Add to that the fact that I cheer for the sheer joy of cheering, and that I don't cheer and then tear apart the "performance" and you have all the reasons that I get snide looks and semi-polite greetings from the other "drones" when I show up at Little League practice or Soccer practice. I am physically unable to say "Good Job Bobby!!" and then turn around to Johnny's mom and say 'Its obvious that his parents don't work with him, or he'd have caught that. I mean what kind of parent doesn't play catch with their kid??". Of course that would be a huge leap on my part because I don't know if Bobby's parents play catch with him or not, but if we're gossiping on the sidelines we hardly need facts to cloud our judgement. At least that's what I've learned by being a casual observer. Hey how about you and I go together and cheer our hearts out for every kid?? Sounds like fun to me!! Oh Honey!!
You and me both!! I don’t fit the mold here because I weigh more than 120 lbs, I don’t own “crocs” and I recently busted up my mini-van in an accident. Add to that the fact that I cheer for the sheer joy of cheering, and that I don’t cheer and then tear apart the “performance” and you have all the reasons that I get snide looks and semi-polite greetings from the other “drones” when I show up at Little League practice or Soccer practice.
I am physically unable to say “Good Job Bobby!!” and then turn around to Johnny’s mom and say ‘Its obvious that his parents don’t work with him, or he’d have caught that. I mean what kind of parent doesn’t play catch with their kid??”. Of course that would be a huge leap on my part because I don’t know if Bobby’s parents play catch with him or not, but if we’re gossiping on the sidelines we hardly need facts to cloud our judgement. At least that’s what I’ve learned by being a casual observer.
Hey how about you and I go together and cheer our hearts out for every kid?? Sounds like fun to me!!

]]> By: Sandy http://www.theonlythingiknow.com/no-it%e2%80%99s-a-padded-room-in-bedlam%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Sandy Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:04:07 +0000 http://getlitfashions.com/no-it%e2%80%99s-a-padded-room-in-bedlam%e2%80%a6#comment-214 Man...I DREAD when Aidan wants to start sports. And he will with his dad so into it. But...I swore I would not be like those other parents that berate their children for not doing well or winning. It IS just a game...a child's game. It is something to get them out of the house and exercising and making friends. To all your hardcore sports parents...if the only thing you can find in your child to be proud of is the fact they won a game or is the best player on the team...you need a therapist...you are sick and twisted to treat your child like they are no more than a pet to perform for your own entertainment and (false) grandure. Man…I DREAD when Aidan wants to start sports. And he will with his dad so into it. But…I swore I would not be like those other parents that berate their children for not doing well or winning. It IS just a game…a child’s game. It is something to get them out of the house and exercising and making friends.

To all your hardcore sports parents…if the only thing you can find in your child to be proud of is the fact they won a game or is the best player on the team…you need a therapist…you are sick and twisted to treat your child like they are no more than a pet to perform for your own entertainment and (false) grandure.

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