tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37486879.post2376632953801507801..comments2023-03-22T02:22:17.774-05:00Comments on Muse, News...and a Few Loose Screws: But do you love kid sports?Colleen Gleasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650958015205097847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37486879.post-24500657783996576072007-03-15T17:37:00.000-05:002007-03-15T17:37:00.000-05:00Just got back from a swim meet. The kid swam the ...Just got back from a swim meet. The kid swam the 1,000 yard freestyle. Yes, that's 40 lengths of the pool. I had to time and fill out a sheet with his splits, so I couldn't send him the "mother vibes" I usually do. Sigh.<BR/><BR/>Caroline, I hated baseball because someone--certainly a dad--decided two games a week was a good idea. Of course, the dad in this house was never home at the appropriate time, so guess who got to drag all the kiddies out at dinner time. And as to soccer and mud--I was the goalie's mom. I think I once had him sit on a plastic bag in the car with his feet in a box.<BR/><BR/>Ann, I guarantee if your kid stays with soccer, the ball will go into the net and the snacks will not be quite so important.Sally MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166303880685146915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37486879.post-91740307424121603722007-03-15T13:11:00.000-05:002007-03-15T13:11:00.000-05:00Soccer is fun. I like to watch the kids yakking o...Soccer is fun. I like to watch the kids yakking on the sidelines, totally ignoring the game on the field. Usually they're wondering who brought what for the post-game snack. The soccer ball only rarely makes it into a net, alas.<BR/><BR/>AnnAnn Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383755992728511856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37486879.post-90001404318151360472007-03-15T08:32:00.000-05:002007-03-15T08:32:00.000-05:00So far I've only had to endure soccer and Little L...So far I've only had to endure soccer and Little League. Little League is scary because they hand out aluminum bats to 7 yr olds. Little League is funny because any ball put in play has the potential to be a home run, even if it doesn't leave the infield. Soccer always seems to be played in the rain; in the mud; or in a windstorm. I can do without it. Why can't one of my kids choose an indoor sport, like ice skating or gymnastics?<BR/><BR/>Oh, and the parents who yell at the ref and at their kid and at all the other kids? They should be locked in the batting cage with the 7 yr olds and their aluminum bats.Phoebe Belsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912691481594762932noreply@blogger.com