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My friend Dena is tired of being asked, "What about sports?" What about them? Why do people think that public school sports make a person whole?
I tried track and volleyball in junior high. I didn't go beyond that. Not because I was bad at it, but because I had bad grades, and my parents were serious that my grades had to be up to their standards or I wasn't going to play in sports.
Another question I am tired of is, "What about prom?" I always like to ask them, "Did you spend any part of your prom in the bathroom crying?" Believe it or not most of them say yes!
I myself had the "priviledge" of going to three proms. Only one of which I spent time in the bathroom crying, but at all of them I had to fight my way into the bathroom to get past the sobbing female mass of humanity.
My Dear Man remembers prom, the actual dance itself is not one he treasures. He does not dance. I'm working on the theory that most males don't enjoy prom, it's what they are hoping will happen afterward that causes them to go through all the pains of dressing up and forking over a small fortune.
Why would I put my children through a teen ritual that is more akin to hazing then a precious moment?
To define prom you could say this - A dance in which every girl hopes all of her romantic dreams will come true, and in which a poor unsuspecting boy will not be able to fulfill them.
Prom? Forget it!
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Apr. 19, 2006
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Apr. 20, 2006
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Apr. 20, 2006
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Thank you....
And the whole sports thing...don't even get me started! My sister is planning on sending my nephew to public school because the district is "one of the best in the state" and they want him to be able to play football. Ummmm...okay...What? Is he going to go pro? Can you not afford college for him unless he gets a scholarship and you already KNOW that he'll definitely get one? And just because the school has good test scores, does that mean it is a safe, nurturing and academically sound environment for him to spend 13 years of his life???
Sorry, I think I got off on a tangent there!
I enjoy family time. I'm glad my son enjoys soccer. But I will certainly never sacrifice our family time for a GAME or if he stopped having fun. It is sad to see a 10 year old already burnt out on a sport...or to see a 16 year old suddenly quit after the family spent a fortune of their time and money catering to all the practices, games, camps and tournaments involved with a "good" player.