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gkbill wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 4:49pm
JennyB wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:51am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:43am
JennyB wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:27am
It appears as if I am a hockey mom now. When do I get issued a bad haircut and compulsion to speak to the manager?
Speak to the manager? No, you verbally abuse using all your words every individual who is denying your child his due as a god on skates. If your blood pressure is not up 50% by the time oh are escorted out, your are not a hockey parent.
Ha! This is going to be a nightmare. At least he is starting really late and the other kids his age will also be starting late, so it's not a competitive team.
Hello,

The kids are generally okay with competition. It's the parents who can't handle it.
100% true....parents reliving their childhood / adolescence through their children.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 5:30pm
gkbill wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 4:49pm
JennyB wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:51am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:43am
JennyB wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:27am
It appears as if I am a hockey mom now. When do I get issued a bad haircut and compulsion to speak to the manager?
Speak to the manager? No, you verbally abuse using all your words every individual who is denying your child his due as a god on skates. If your blood pressure is not up 50% by the time oh are escorted out, your are not a hockey parent.
Ha! This is going to be a nightmare. At least he is starting really late and the other kids his age will also be starting late, so it's not a competitive team.
Hello,

The kids are generally okay with competition. It's the parents who can't handle it.
A zillion times this. As a kid, pick-up games of any sport were far more fun than the stuff organized by adults (i.e., parents). Once adults are involved, fun gets replaced by winning.
And hard fast rules.

There are people who will always try to eliminate fun where they dont think it belongs. Yes there are people who don't believe in fun in sports. They may not realize it or do it intentionally but their actions speak their truth.

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revbob wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 7:27pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 5:30pm
gkbill wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 4:49pm
JennyB wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:51am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:43am


Speak to the manager? No, you verbally abuse using all your words every individual who is denying your child his due as a god on skates. If your blood pressure is not up 50% by the time oh are escorted out, your are not a hockey parent.
Ha! This is going to be a nightmare. At least he is starting really late and the other kids his age will also be starting late, so it's not a competitive team.
Hello,

The kids are generally okay with competition. It's the parents who can't handle it.
A zillion times this. As a kid, pick-up games of any sport were far more fun than the stuff organized by adults (i.e., parents). Once adults are involved, fun gets replaced by winning.
And hard fast rules.

There are people who will always try to eliminate fun where they dont think it belongs. Yes there are people who don't believe in fun in sports. They may not realize it or do it intentionally but their actions speak their truth.
Hard and fast rules are just for music nomination and voting games! :shifty:
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 8:08pm
revbob wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 7:27pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 5:30pm
gkbill wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 4:49pm
JennyB wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:51am


Ha! This is going to be a nightmare. At least he is starting really late and the other kids his age will also be starting late, so it's not a competitive team.
Hello,

The kids are generally okay with competition. It's the parents who can't handle it.
A zillion times this. As a kid, pick-up games of any sport were far more fun than the stuff organized by adults (i.e., parents). Once adults are involved, fun gets replaced by winning.
And hard fast rules.

There are people who will always try to eliminate fun where they dont think it belongs. Yes there are people who don't believe in fun in sports. They may not realize it or do it intentionally but their actions speak their truth.
Hard and fast rules are just for music nomination and voting games! :shifty:
People also carry their no fun mindset into other areas of life too especially work. Cant have fun at work.

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revbob wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:39pm
People also carry their no fun mindset into other areas of life too especially work. Cant have fun at work.
I once had a disastrous job interview related to this. I can't quite remember what it was for—some kind of bullshit consulting company. There were supposed to be three people interviewing, but one of the bosses was late from lunch. The interview was pretty bland, I didn't know what I was doing, whatever. Halfway thru shows up and immediately goes seriously alpha prick, clearly trying to humble me and look tough for the one woman in the room. (I've wondered whether he'd been boozing it up.)

So the question comes around to what kind of work environment I preferred. I said I sought a place where people knew what their job was and could be counted on to hold up their end, but at the same time the atmosphere was relaxed and people could still enjoy each other's company. He just lays into me about how you're either someone who wants to work or someone who wants to goof off, that you can't be focused and relaxed at the same time. I had no answer, but he didn't want one either.

What's funny is that a couple years later, all the big tech start-ups were emphasizing just that—work hard, but go play video games or whatever during breaks to decompress. Anyway, no, shockingly, a job offer was not forthcoming. No great loss for me.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 10:00pm
revbob wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:39pm
People also carry their no fun mindset into other areas of life too especially work. Cant have fun at work.
I once had a disastrous job interview related to this. I can't quite remember what it was for—some kind of bullshit consulting company. There were supposed to be three people interviewing, but one of the bosses was late from lunch. The interview was pretty bland, I didn't know what I was doing, whatever. Halfway thru shows up and immediately goes seriously alpha prick, clearly trying to humble me and look tough for the one woman in the room. (I've wondered whether he'd been boozing it up.)

So the question comes around to what kind of work environment I preferred. I said I sought a place where people knew what their job was and could be counted on to hold up their end, but at the same time the atmosphere was relaxed and people could still enjoy each other's company. He just lays into me about how you're either someone who wants to work or someone who wants to goof off, that you can't be focused and relaxed at the same time. I had no answer, but he didn't want one either.

What's funny is that a couple years later, all the big tech start-ups were emphasizing just that—work hard, but go play video games or whatever during breaks to decompress. Anyway, no, shockingly, a job offer was not forthcoming. No great loss for me.
Ive nevet had an interview like that but Ive ended up working for people like that. Ive had jobs over the years that I enjoyed and we all worked hard and got things done. We also had some fun, not goofing off but just enjoyed the environment. And each time sooner or later some new "leadership" comes along and institutes changes that eliminates the fun aspects under the misguided belief that fun and happy employees is inefficiency and money lost.

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revbob wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 11:13pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 10:00pm
revbob wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:39pm
People also carry their no fun mindset into other areas of life too especially work. Cant have fun at work.
I once had a disastrous job interview related to this. I can't quite remember what it was for—some kind of bullshit consulting company. There were supposed to be three people interviewing, but one of the bosses was late from lunch. The interview was pretty bland, I didn't know what I was doing, whatever. Halfway thru shows up and immediately goes seriously alpha prick, clearly trying to humble me and look tough for the one woman in the room. (I've wondered whether he'd been boozing it up.)

So the question comes around to what kind of work environment I preferred. I said I sought a place where people knew what their job was and could be counted on to hold up their end, but at the same time the atmosphere was relaxed and people could still enjoy each other's company. He just lays into me about how you're either someone who wants to work or someone who wants to goof off, that you can't be focused and relaxed at the same time. I had no answer, but he didn't want one either.

What's funny is that a couple years later, all the big tech start-ups were emphasizing just that—work hard, but go play video games or whatever during breaks to decompress. Anyway, no, shockingly, a job offer was not forthcoming. No great loss for me.
Ive nevet had an interview like that but Ive ended up working for people like that. Ive had jobs over the years that I enjoyed and we all worked hard and got things done. We also had some fun, not goofing off but just enjoyed the environment. And each time sooner or later some new "leadership" comes along and institutes changes that eliminates the fun aspects under the misguided belief that fun and happy employees is inefficiency and money lost.
Companies go on about the bottom line—the results—but that's never enough. It's about demonstrating power and control. I remember reading some advice column where a manager wanted advice on how to deal with an employee who was quite excellent, but finished early every day and then sat at their desk for the last half hour dicking around. The person was setting a bad example and should be reprimanded, right? Why would you punish a really effective employee, asked the columnist? Send them home or give them a bonus to do more work, but punishing a good worker for being a good worker?
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Sparky wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 10:53am
JennyB wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:27am
It appears as if I am a hockey mom now. When do I get issued a bad haircut and compulsion to speak to the manager?
You don't necessarily have to get a bad haircut, costume shops offer mullet wigs you can wear to the games to cheer your son on, then remove when you're headed back in to the civilized world.
She lives in Missouri, that will fit in everywhere.
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gkbill wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 4:49pm
JennyB wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:51am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:43am
JennyB wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:27am
It appears as if I am a hockey mom now. When do I get issued a bad haircut and compulsion to speak to the manager?
Speak to the manager? No, you verbally abuse using all your words every individual who is denying your child his due as a god on skates. If your blood pressure is not up 50% by the time oh are escorted out, your are not a hockey parent.
Ha! This is going to be a nightmare. At least he is starting really late and the other kids his age will also be starting late, so it's not a competitive team.
Hello,

The kids are generally okay with competition. It's the parents who can't handle it.
Absolutely. That's kind of what I meant - the nightmare hockey parents with kids his age have likely moved up to the more competitive leagues. I want him to enjoy the competition. I do not want to have to deal with other parents.
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Wolter wrote:
15 Jul 2021, 8:25am
Sparky wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 10:53am
JennyB wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:27am
It appears as if I am a hockey mom now. When do I get issued a bad haircut and compulsion to speak to the manager?
You don't necessarily have to get a bad haircut, costume shops offer mullet wigs you can wear to the games to cheer your son on, then remove when you're headed back in to the civilized world.
She lives in Missouri, that will fit in everywhere.
:mrgreen:
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JennyB wrote:
15 Jul 2021, 11:26am
gkbill wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 4:49pm
JennyB wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:51am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:43am
JennyB wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:27am
It appears as if I am a hockey mom now. When do I get issued a bad haircut and compulsion to speak to the manager?
Speak to the manager? No, you verbally abuse using all your words every individual who is denying your child his due as a god on skates. If your blood pressure is not up 50% by the time oh are escorted out, your are not a hockey parent.
Ha! This is going to be a nightmare. At least he is starting really late and the other kids his age will also be starting late, so it's not a competitive team.
Hello,

The kids are generally okay with competition. It's the parents who can't handle it.
Absolutely. That's kind of what I meant - the nightmare hockey parents with kids his age have likely moved up to the more competitive leagues. I want him to enjoy the competition. I do not want to have to deal with other parents.
Hello,

I could establish a really long thread about youth soccer parents.

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gkbill wrote:
15 Jul 2021, 12:04pm
I could establish a really long thread about youth soccer parents.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
15 Jul 2021, 12:44pm
gkbill wrote:
15 Jul 2021, 12:04pm
I could establish a really long thread about youth soccer parents.
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gkbill wrote:
15 Jul 2021, 12:04pm
JennyB wrote:
15 Jul 2021, 11:26am
gkbill wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 4:49pm
JennyB wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:51am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Jul 2021, 9:43am


Speak to the manager? No, you verbally abuse using all your words every individual who is denying your child his due as a god on skates. If your blood pressure is not up 50% by the time oh are escorted out, your are not a hockey parent.
Ha! This is going to be a nightmare. At least he is starting really late and the other kids his age will also be starting late, so it's not a competitive team.
Hello,

The kids are generally okay with competition. It's the parents who can't handle it.
Absolutely. That's kind of what I meant - the nightmare hockey parents with kids his age have likely moved up to the more competitive leagues. I want him to enjoy the competition. I do not want to have to deal with other parents.
Hello,

I could establish a really long thread about youth soccer parents.
I'm sure.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
15 Jul 2021, 12:44pm
gkbill wrote:
15 Jul 2021, 12:04pm
I could establish a really long thread about youth soccer parents.
That's a good one but this is probably my favorite.


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