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#916
02-26-2009, 01:51 PM
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My little man would've been right there into everything, too. And of course, talking to EVERYONE.
 
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#917
02-26-2009, 06:19 PM
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HAHAHA.... My aunt always tells me that I remind her of a flower and my kids are bees... She cracks up because she says that I'll be standing there trying to do something and the kids are buzzing around me, and that as I move, they circle around me like a bee looking for honey...
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#918
02-26-2009, 06:31 PM
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That is a GREAT analogy to describe life with boys! I'm gonna use that! Thanks, auntie!
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#919
03-07-2009, 08:41 PM
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My son went pee on the potty!!!!
 He's 21 months old now and lately has been wanting to go through the motions of going potty without actually going. But yesterday was the big day!!! He earned his first M&M. I'm so proud.  Today was such a nice day with all the kids. Several times today my boys actually played quietly together. And several times I found myself just staring at them in wonder. I mean it's so much more typical for my 21 month old to find some toy to play with, then my 17 month old (who is bigger) to try to take the toy away, and then for them to squabble over it until I intervene. Then the whole sequence repeats five minutes later. I mean kids that age don't really play "together". They don't "share". But today they did. Despite their very different personalities, I found myself believing today that my sons may actually grow up to be friends. 
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#920
03-10-2009, 06:33 AM
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Yay for your son!!!!
Way to go. 
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#921
03-16-2009, 06:41 PM
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Hello LADIES!!!!! How goes it?
Things are good here - the weather was FANTASTIC today!!! The kids were off school for a teacher in-service day, so they got to enjoy the beautiful 55 degree temps!!! Unfortunately, I had to spend the better part of the day explaining to JD that "nice" weather does not mean "sprinkler" weather...  Busy busy busy life with two school age kids! Basketball for AJ right now, then Basketball for JD coming up soon, and soon to come, baseball and t-ball. I love the boys' excitement, but I despise athletic politics. First string, first round, drafting, protecting...Are these kids 7 or are they going pro? Fortunately, my kids were genetically gifted with athleticism, so they are given a chance, ya know? Talk to you soon!
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#922
03-17-2009, 06:26 AM
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Oh I am so with you there! My son has to go to the draft for baseball tomorrow. This is supposed to be for fun and learning sportsmanship, right?
In soccer their draft is easier. They have the kids papers in 3 stacks: no experience, a little experience, a lot of experience. The coaches have to start with no experience and take one out of each stack, well, they end up with 2 out of each stack, but this year we have 8 on our time and I think half have never played. That's OK, my husband is very good with the kids and I think they'll have fun. I have to teach my JD that winning isn't everything and they don't keep score in U8 soccer! JM didn't want to play t-ball this year. He does want to play soccer, but he has to wait until the Fall because he's too young right now. JD can bat very well, but isn't that good at fielding, so I'm not sure what will happen at his draft. My prayers is he gets a good coach who is in it for the kids and not the wins.
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#923
03-18-2009, 09:24 AM
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Okay I am sooooo not with it! Are you kidding...draft for the kids? I send my son to the YMCA and they all get to play no matter what. This goes to my wanting kids to still be kids but also learn how to win and lose along with winning as a team.
Jalapeno..... way to go with your son on going potty! We have had awesome weather the last few days but my oldest has been sick....going to see the doctor this afternoon...so not able to enjoy the weather as much as I would have liked. Little M loves pre-school. I don't exist the minute I open the door to school. Glad he likes his teachers and he comes home to tell me what he learned that day. You all have a great week! Michelle
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#924
03-18-2009, 12:15 PM
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They all DO get to play...But unfortunately, like most innocent ideas, what seems ok in theory can turn ugly. The purpose of the "draft" is so that each team gets an even (ish) number of "newbies", "return players", and kids the coach "knows", regarless of experience..And the ones the coach "knows" can be protected - meaning they can choose a certain number of kids for their team before the draft even begins...And since our kids go to private schools, the league gives a certain number of protections to the coaches so that way they can keep most of the kids together with their friends... But here's where it turns ugly...Our city has 2 separate leagues...Well, Coach B wants to protect an entire team - and league number 1 says "Heck no! We have rules, and you must follow them"....so Coach B says "Well, I'm taking all my kids and moving to league 2 where I can protect them all!" Why? Because these kids are the best of the best. He wants to stack his team so they can win every single game. Coach B is a jerk. And the thing is, even though my kids are wild, crazy, rough and tumble boys, they are also very sensitive...And they need coaches who will nurture their love of the game...Not scream at them because they miss the ball and expect a win every single time they're out there. And unfortunately, I've seen this more and more lately - the hard core coaches. Wow - sorry to make this a novel. I'm just really, really sad at how something so great as a team sport can turn political for a bunch of grown men who have to live vicariously through 7 year olds... Last edited by lovemy2boys : 03-18-2009 at 12:20 PM.
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#925
03-20-2009, 12:12 PM
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Hello dear friends...
Why have I been absent from this forum for so long? Three simple words: BASEBALL SEASON STARTED! So funny to see how this has become the topic of this thread, as it has completely taken over my life as well. I couldn't agree MORE with this statement: Quote:
Thankfully, my son was drafted (for the first time, as a 9 year old in "the minors") by his former coach. He's with all his friends, as the coach purposely wanted to keep everyone together (they've been together since everyone was 5). Though he's upped the number of practices to stay competitive, our coach is always smiling and encouraging. He's the best, and the kids love playing for him. That being said, I've seen some very ugly stuff. Beyond the few bad apple coaches who berate their kids, I am most offended by the coach/dads who pretend to be big leaguers, and expect their little boys to behave the same. The ones who wear uniforms, and KEEP STATS on their 6 and 7 yr olds. The ones who strut around like they are in the MLB. The ones who run the all star team tryouts, schedule their kids first, and take so long with them that the other kids who just show up to try out get tired of waiting and go home. The ones who will, no doubt, be obtaining steriods for their boys to assure their future success in the sport. I could go on and on. Thankfully, our coach has no interest in the politics of little league and no delusions that his players will someday be major leaguers. Finally, HAPPY SPRING EVERYBODY!!! We survived another winter!!!
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#926
03-20-2009, 02:47 PM
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Ok, now you are all depressing me {sigh} . . .
 Thankfully I have a husband who will very much want to be the coach for as many of our kids' teams as he can. He was really into sports as a kid. Hopefully that works out ok. I think he's got the perfect attitude (very much in it for the simple love of sports) and would be a great coach to have. 
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#927
03-20-2009, 03:35 PM
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1) Make sure every kid that plays for us this year wants to play again next year. 2) Have fun. 3) Learn to play together as a team. 4) Learn some fundamental skills. 5) Win some games. Actually, I'm not sure if winning ranked that high. There may have been other things that were more important, but that first item was by far the most important on the list. What's sad is that coaches like the guy above aren't doing their players any good either. By stacking the deck, he's teaching them that they can win without putting forth their best effort, and by being an ogre he's teaching them to not like the sport. It's a game. We play ball, we don't work ball.
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#928
03-20-2009, 06:09 PM
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Bravo Joe! You sound a lot like our coach. Honestly, the vast majority of coaches we've played against have been gracious and encouraging to BOTH teams. It's the bad apples that stand out.
A guy I worked with coached his son's team. Before the first "PLAY BALL!" was announced each season, he'd gather the players and their parents in a circle and say, "OK, let's all give a big cheer for the Major League players from (their suburban town)!!!". When he was greeted with silence, and then laughter, he had made his point.
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#929
03-23-2009, 06:06 PM
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My son is missing most baseball practices because (1) they are on Wed night and we will not miss church and also he doesn't need to stay up until 9:00 PM!!!! And on a school night???? Hello??????
He is on a team of almost all newbies, but he has a good coach taht wants them to learn and have fun. Oh yes, his 2nd reason will be because he has practices on Saturday at noon and most of his soccer games are at that time. My hubby is his soccer coach but he couldn't do both soccer and baseball...
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#930
03-23-2009, 06:42 PM
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Ani, that's why we nixed soccer - We have a hard and fast rule that the kids are ONLY allowed to do 1 sport at a time. We made an exception for the 1 week that baseball and basketball overlap.
The baseball draft is tonight - I'm thrilled because Adam was protected by his friends' dad...I'm cautiously optimistic about Joe's coach - time will tell! In the meantime, yesterday was GLORIOUS! We spent the entire day outside (literally 7 hours) flying paper airplanes. The simple pleasures warm my heart.
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