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jhharrison92: I came home to find out that my boys received two trophies for nothing, participation trophies! While I am very proud of my boys for everything they do and will encourage them till the day I die, these trophies will be given back until they EARN a real trophy. I'm sorry I'm not sorry for believing that everything in life should be earned and I'm not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best...cause sometimes your best is not enough, and that should drive you to want to do better...not cry and whine until somebody gives you something to shut u up and keep you happy. #harrisonfamilyvalues

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http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13447657/james-harrison-pittsburgh-steelers-takes-away-kids-participation-trophies-says-awards-earned

Steelers' James Harrison strips kids of non-winning participation trophies

No thanks for playing.

Not everyone gets a trophy in James Harrison's house, as the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker wrote on Instagram on Saturday. Harrison is taking away his kids' participation trophies because he wants them to "EARN a real trophy."

Explaining his position, Harrison said he's proud of his two sons and will always encourage them. But the "2015 Best of the Batch Next Level Athletics Student-Athlete Awards" are going back.

This ought to get the attention of a few parents out there. Parenting styles aside, Harrison's football background might provide insight into why he feels this way. Harrison was a Kent State walk-on who went undrafted in 2002, played a season in NFL Europe and was cut by the Baltimore Ravens before latching on with the Steelers and becoming a force. That all drove him to "do better."

Harrison can also be a fun dad, as evidenced by this Instagram post from the pool this summer.

When asked while walking off the practice field Sunday whether he's returned the trophies yet, Harrison said, "they've already gone back," then kept walking into a haze of autograph-seekers.

"I appreciate what you're teaching your sons," one fan yelled while he signed.

Harrison, 37, sat the first few weeks of training camp but returned to action Friday night in a 23-21 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, against whom he recorded a strip sack of quarterback Blake Bortles. He's battling Jarvis Jones for a starting spot.

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god blessin all the trap niggas.

I'd be shocked if Peyton, Tom, Eli, or Cam did this.

However, we talking about Hames Jarrison.

kids who play team sports have been getting participation trophies forever. Since I was a kid. Since my dad was a kid. Shit probably before that. You pay your league fees. Your kid goes out there and plays with the team. At the end of the season they get a pizza party and a trophy. This shit aint new.

November 8th, 2005 The greatest night in the history of GD!

Or it coddles them by gassing up their egos with undeserved accolades.

*wanking motion*

In all my years of youth sports I've never seen or heard of a kid who was terrible or mediocre think they actually did well because they got a participation trophy. Ever.

Hell, most of us hated them. Unlike a championship trophy, getting the same damn thing everyone else got went a long way to make sure it felt anything but special.

give parents something they can hold on to so they'll bring their marginally athletic kid back next season, instead of putting them in band, or pottery camp or whatever the fuck they might do otherwise.

I was a pretty good youth soccer player, but I never brought people and showed off my trophies. my mom hung on to em though, shit they're still on the mantle afaik, I just haven't looked up there in 20 years

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everybody sees it and has an opinion.

irl, it matters zero. participation trophy, no participation trophy.

ZOMG THIS LEAGUE ISN'T KEEPING SCORRRREEEEEE


yo, have you ever needed to look at the scoreboard to know which kids in your son's leagues were good?

no, it's pretty fucking obvious, and the kids know too.


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like who the fuck does some shit like that to their kids though? We dont want our kids to be proud of something or have fun. Dont want them to be soft. Fuck your trophy son. Fuck the memories associated with that trophy. You just participated you didnt earn it. Well I guess if it was possible to teach them to work hard and earn everything and keep the trophy he would have done that.

November 8th, 2005 The greatest night in the history of GD!

trophies are for winners, champ. i'm totally on board with this.

"i smack clowns with nouns, punch herbs with verbs..."

you have a slooogaaaaann

congratulations bro, for jumping bravely in the way of trophies that may have otherwise ended up in the hands of kids who didn't earn them.

omg, otherwise, what would have happened? they'd have gone home with some cheap item they didn't care about.

you are truly a hero and a god among men. we should give you a trophy for participating.


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tell us who hurt you.

"i smack clowns with nouns, punch herbs with verbs..."

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

smooches boo!

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

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prolly got a 20th place spelling bee trophy with his name misspelled on it.

hall pass monitor runner up trophy having ass nigga...

ole 5th place in track... standing behind the podium for his ribbon ass nigga.

ole hot glue gun electric football player from the 70's home made trophy ass nigga

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*