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Originally Posted by Lord Michael
I'm about to go out on a limb here, and probably will attract the ire of many.
It's women. Plain & simple. Women (soccer moms, etc.) have brought the U.S. into jelly-like complacency.
"Oh NO! little Johnny might get HURT!" The more comfortable we become as a nation, the more the women want to protect us from ourselves. I mean, I know testosterone is a TERRIBLE thing (lol), but apparently we men can't do ANYTHING without hurting someone's FEELINGS or making them feel alienated. So, it is up to the womb-bearers to save us. I could get highly philosophical on this, going back to the beginning of time, but I'll spare us the litany & wait to see how badly I get crushed for this post.
Edit: wait! truly it is the MENs fault, for needing to get laid soooooo bad that they will give such arguments credence & actually think that they are doing mankind a service. No-backbone-having wussies! Come on, it's not LOVE, it's just vagina!
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Hmm.. someone has issues, methinks!
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Originally Posted by Bungleau
I have the same issue with kids' sports at our local YMCA. Officially, there are no winners or losers, and they don't officially keep score... but every kid knows what the score was after the game, and whether they won or lost.
Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. You deal with it. Except for those who make up ridiculous games where no one loses, which also means no one wins.
Ridiculous.
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Bungleau, I couldn't agree more! Winning/losing is part of life on a pretty big scale. We may not always get the 'best' or 'first' of anything or be the best or first in everything we do. That's how it goes. Learning that lesson doesn't have to be harsh but it certainly can't be eliminated to anyone's good, I'd think.
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Originally Posted by robertthebard
What ever happened to losing building character? Now it just makes mommy go to the lawyer's office. I remember when a child that wasn't good enough didn't make the Little League team. Now, everybody plays is the rule. "But little Jimmy might get his feelings hurt if he can't play". Maybe, but maybe he'll practice more, and make the team next year. By all means, let's not teach our children that anything worth having is worth working for.
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Very true! Some kids will work harder and do better, some just won't be cut out to play that particular game and will learn/choose to do other things that they are more suited for. Games shouldn't be so complicated and I do understand where a child who has a tough time in all those things may feel less than wonderful, but his/her parents and teachers should encourage and support the child individually, IMO, not punish everyone and limit all the children's choices.
LadyZ...I wasn't a big fan of musical chairs, either.. but sometimes it was fun just to run around and second guess the next guy as to when the music would stop....didn't make being sat on much fun though! LOL