(10-31-2021, 03:15 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(10-31-2021, 02:52 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: This is a very liberal way of thinking. You want kids to grow up and be independent of make a way for themselves in the world, but you also want to shelter them from all the bad stuff. When you shelter them, you end up with entitled brats who need "safe spaces" so their feelings don't get hurt. You can't have it both ways.

Dude. They don’t even do this in professional sports.

Once the game is out of hand, every team eases up.

I think that is [BLEEP] too.  Sure, pull your future HOF QB, WR, etc.  but why let up?   I just can’t fathom why anyone would ever play a game and not give it their all.   I don’t let my kid win. What’s that teach her?  It teaches more practice is needed.  She can take it from there if it’s something she wants to peruse or not.  I’m not gonna let a 6 yr old think she’s the best soccer, basketball, baseball whatever player because I let her win and “we all had fun”. I’m not going to let her win a board game. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a complete [BLEEP] hole.  I’m not gonna reject every shot because I’m 6’2 full grown [BLEEP] adult and she may be 4ft.  It may be considered good sportsmanship, but whatever.  I know anytime I didn’t perform as well as I could, I spent many hours practicing to get better.  And there are sports I’m good at (or was at the time) and others I wasn’t.  I didn’t play organized basketball because I was a mediocre shot and just got rebounds.  Baseball, hockey and football I was good at. I played all of those in organized leagues.  Didn’t mean I threw the basketball in the trash. I still enjoy “trying” haha.

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