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Date Posted: 06:49:55 04/03/03 Thu
Author: spugduck
Subject: There was this attitude that I totally despised
In reply to: djknappsak 's message, "I am NOT a soccer mom" on 00:20:44 04/02/03 Wed

from some parents in that because their WHOLE life centered around one activity they expected it from others. I remember telling a scout mother who was trying to lay a guilt trip on me ( I couldn't arrange for our son to do some scout activity because we were actually planning on taking a family trip to san antonio that weekend for my daughters birthday) that I did not have my son join the scouts to have a *life*, but to be part of enriching his life. That I did not need the scouts to make our family whole and happy, that our family does other things. What is it with some of these parents. when my son was in soccer it was the same thing and I hated the stress it put on my son. If I wanted him to be a professional soccer player it is one thing, but soccer was *supposed* to be fun. I wanted my children to grow up eniriched by these experiences, not used for the egos of some parents and coaches.

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Replies:

Ya know....(m) -- Milli, 09:45:12 04/03/03 Thu
- But MILLI....*whine* (m) -- mistyeyed2001, 09:53:21 04/03/03 Thu
  - I'm not kidding we have friends who have 4 daughters (m) -- srmagoo, 11:15:13 04/03/03 Thu
  - Newman? Honey? Is that you? (m) -- Milli, 11:38:59 04/03/03 Thu
    - Actually I do.....funny since I really don't *know* Newman (m) -- mistyeyed2001, 13:48:48 04/03/03 Thu
- Get prepared if you allow it to happen, it only gets worse..(m) -- srmagoo, 11:07:20 04/03/03 Thu
- The first STANDING OVATION for the board (NT) -- Amy, 12:53:09 04/03/03 Thu

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