tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045246505879536568.post1646154247862442080..comments2024-03-28T05:04:19.333-07:00Comments on Competent Parent: Dear Little League, thank you for ending.JFohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14540721351105033478noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045246505879536568.post-82807612197116232722011-07-19T14:34:45.599-07:002011-07-19T14:34:45.599-07:00My daughter played soccer for two seasons. As a p...My daughter played soccer for two seasons. As a person who doesn't like to watch sports, I only made it to two games and no practices. <br /><br />We divide the labor. Hubby did soccer and swimming. I do piano and ice skating. Her afterschool program takes her to choir.<br /><br />It's still a lot of work, even if you split it up. I think I'm giving up on group sports.Azurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476778039057168808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045246505879536568.post-52318599280043993842011-07-10T06:40:50.361-07:002011-07-10T06:40:50.361-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.JFohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540721351105033478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045246505879536568.post-40815042768838038612011-07-10T06:40:45.593-07:002011-07-10T06:40:45.593-07:00Actually, Karen, it probably would be possible to ...Actually, Karen, it probably would be possible to carpool to Saturday morning games in theory. In practice, although the fields are no more than 2 miles from our house, the other kids on the team come from a surprising number of far-flung neighborhoods. I can think of families for whom our house would be on the way to the field but whose own houses are way out of the way for us. Thus breaks down the reciprocity that greases all car-pooling arrangements. There's also the unspoken parental pressure to be there and involved. Yes, we love Charlie and want to support him in baseball. If, however, the other parents weren't pretty uniformly representing at every game, we might make different choices. One of Charlie's teammates had a baseline of both parents and his maternal grandparents present at every game. More family members showed for the big games. Sheesh. That's a high standard to live up to.JFohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540721351105033478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045246505879536568.post-17250496183408718432011-07-09T19:56:43.791-07:002011-07-09T19:56:43.791-07:00OK I have a question. Is there no possibility of c...OK I have a question. Is there no possibility of carpooling to Saturday morning games? Probably not, or you would have done it, but as one who only recently became a parent of two, I am curious why it wouldn't work. If you and another family took turns doing the driving and the waiting, at least you'd get every other Saturday morning sort of off.<br /><br />I figure it's some combination of the following:<br />-you are loving parents who don't want to miss a game<br />-your city is a lot larger than mine and the driving distances are prohibitive<br />-some other reality of your life that I haven't thought of<br /><br />And yeah, all that work to get the trousers sparkling, when you *know* that next game they're going to get filthy again...ugh.Karen Gorsshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796595901081741292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045246505879536568.post-10836359963702492592011-07-06T22:39:53.799-07:002011-07-06T22:39:53.799-07:00I've always wondered how those baseball parent...I've always wondered how those baseball parents do it. How about select teams? Traveling teams? Yikes. Charlie sure loves it, though, so you're doing the right thing.Lauren Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04879879150717017574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045246505879536568.post-52274384387514144412011-07-02T18:11:35.640-07:002011-07-02T18:11:35.640-07:00Wow, congrats to Charlie, and to you all for survi...Wow, congrats to Charlie, and to you all for surviving the season. We're all glad you stayed married. It makes me even less anxious to even *start* organized anything with the boys! Enjoy your much-deserved extra time.Amynoreply@blogger.com