Comments on: Under Pressure

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:03:57 +0000

Jeez. I can’t handle those parents either. I refuse to be one. I just want me kid to have fun, be happy, and enjoy herself. It makes me think of that show on A&E or whatever called Toddlers and Tiaras? Isn’t that what it’s called? Little girls younger than ours, being little pageant queens, and their moms are BATSHIT CRAZY. It’s one thing to want the best for your kid, it’s entirely different to EXPECT your kid to be perfect.
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By: Rondell Jenkins

Rondell Jenkins — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:21:17 +0000

Did you let that little freckled white girl on the team or not? What I would have did is to tell her to get packing b/c Ms. Rondell Jenkins don’t have the time to be messing with no bullshit. If they was like a bunch of little bitches backstage waiting to try out then I wouldn’t have no extra time for Freckles.

This reminds me of my neighbor girl little Denoshie. She had to work her ass off trying to get a modeling career, especially since she tip the scales at 220. There was a lot of people telling her she couldn’t do it but she kept on trying. Thank god for the good people at X-Salon who saw some potential in her! It just goes to show that when you get knocked on your ass, you got to get straight back up!

By: bekah

bekah — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:06:23 +0000

sports are supposed to be about fun for the kids you know? this makes me so sad for them! let them be little and not care about if they are perfect!!!! gah! bekahs last blog post..Men At Work

By: maggie, dammit

maggie, dammit — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:22:04 +0000

HO.LEE.SHIT. I'm in shock. maggie, dammits last blog post..my dog died.

By: Huckdoll

Huckdoll — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:33:13 +0000

Yup, same way in hockey up here. At least, that's the only sport my bro and friends played in and there was a ton of parent pressure on the boys in the top teams. I've witnessed many Dads and Moms, even, get kicked out of games. Sadness. Huckdolls last blog post..Gush

By: Anissa@Hope4Peyton

Anissa@Hope4Peyton — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:34:10 +0000

Oh that just hurts to even read...poor kids. Geeez, we have enough time to learn failure isn't the end of the world, can't we just let them be 10 for a while? Anissa@Hope4Peytons last blog post..Rice and Buttons

By: JaniceNW

JaniceNW — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:34:28 +0000

As an ex-Little League player agent and the parent of 2 boys who played high-school and select baseball....I feel ya. Some parents are insane! There was one guy who I had to talk to because he was screaming at his 10yo(He'd been all Zen with his older son). He threatened to physically harm all 5'4", 125lbs of me, if I did not "get out of his face. Oh if I were me now back then(7 years ago) I would have called the sheriff on him. Instead of nursing I thought about teaching, then I realized the parents would drive me to the nutbarn in 3 weeks. Patients are much nicer overall. JaniceNWs last blog post..If You Could Read My Mind.............

By: Samantha

Samantha — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:48:10 +0000

My son is 10, and he has one child in his class who's mother is horrible. This woman is so bad that she came to the school screaming at the teacher because she gave her son homework and he wanted to do that rather than football practice. I've played sports from the time I was 5 and I am very thankful my parents weren't like that, but one year we had this father that decided he'd be the pressure parent to every child on the team. He'd stand right there where the batters warm up and tell us it all rested on our shoulders, that if we didn't do whatever, then we screwed up any chance for our team and we mind as well just stop playing now. Thankfully the parents finally complained enough they banned him. I can't imagine ever doing anything like that to my child. Samanthas last blog post..Back to a routine

By: Jena

Jena — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:32:11 +0000

Ah, yes. Those parents. And then there are the other parents who drive me crazy, as exemplified in the latest edition of Adventures in Bookselling: http://thebookladysblog.com/2009/05/20/just-call-me-nancy-botwin-adventures-in-bookselling-v-15/. (They’re all funny, but I’m talking about the second to last adventure.)

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By: Kelley @ Magnetoboldtoo

Kelley @ Magnetoboldtoo — Sun, 31 May 2009 05:51:54 +0000

I used to be friends with a woman like this. She thought it was totally acceptable to tell her child that she was better than everyone else IN FRONT of other children AND their parents. And pushed her to be what she perceived she should be.

Fast forward to now. Her daughter is nearly 18. And she despises her mother and does everything and anything to get back at her. Including being expelled from the most expensive and prestigious school in a hundred mile radius. Giving BJ’s to boys in the school yard.

I wish these woman knew what they were doing to their childrens self esteem.