Parents that seemingly live or want to live vicariously
through their children, have to understand that the child is entitled to be
themselves too! Not every child will
inherit the parent’s athletic ability (thought process that my child is/going
to be a star), nor do some of them even
want to be like their parents when it comes to the arena of sports.
Two scenario’s last weekend that made me seriously think
about my behavior as my youngest progresses:
1.
During a game, the scorekeeper for one team
(obviously a father of one of the young ladies playing) is visibly upset at
call after call. My partner give the
coach of his team a technical for whatever reasons. Play continues and during a stoppage of play,
the scorekeeper yells something at my partner.
So I walk over to give him the speech (if you’re going to keep score,
you have to be impartial and not make comments one way or the other), BUT
before I got to the table he SLAMS both fist down on the table, pushes the
table towards the court…wth right?? I
was speechless to the point that it was almost funny, and understand from the
time clock keeper that I actually chuckled and smiled. I immediately ejected him from the gym “get
out of here sir, please leave the building”.
He screams back “I’m not going anywhere…make me!”….LOL I’m seriously laughing internally now because
I had NO IDEA where this was coming from.
I called the site supervisor over and had him escort the man out of the
building. As he walks away he’s yelling “Idiot,
etc.”
I’m not sure how I would feel if Kelsey were in that
young lady’s shoes!!
2. Last game
of the night, a portly guy is constantly yelling and making a nuisance of
himself, inciting the players, and others around him. I finally had enough of the nonsense and asked
him to leave the gym. He tells me he’s not going “nowhere”…lol I replied, “either you leave, or this game is
OVER!” He marches off mumbling who knows
what.
Games over, I change and begin my walk to my vehicle…and
who’s waiting for me at the door? YEP,
it’s him…lol. He walks up to me and puts his finger in my face (no I did not clock him…lol):
Guy: You
need to get thicker skin
Me: YOU need to lose some weight and GET YOUR
FINGER OUTTA MY FACE”
Guy: Idiot!!
Me: Idiot?? Lose some
weight and get out there and try doing what we do Fat Boy!
Guy: I’ll lose some kicking your ass!
Me: (laughing)..Really?? go ahead and touch me
Guy: What are
you going to do if I touch you, sue me?
Me: Nope, I’ll wipe up these floors with your fat ass!
Guy’s wife tells him to “stop”, just stop already!
Am I proud of what I said to him…not at all! Two wrongs don’t make a right, and if I see
him again…I’ll make sure to the bigger person and just keep walking!
Parents please remember….not only are
our children a reflection upon us, but WE are also a reflection upon them.
