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This is Hames Jarrison we're talking about. |
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Aug 16th 2015 | 1
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i dont understand the uproar over participation trophies |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 2
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 Apparently it doesn't teach them to learn from failure |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 3
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  participation trophies do what they're designed to do |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 5
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 it's a clickbaity topic |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 4
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  this dumb ass already sent the trophies back |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 6
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 you want memories, take pictures |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 7
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 oooooohhhhh |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 8
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 you seem upset about this |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 9
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 He has a mantle of participation trophies |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 10
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  you have following me around |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 12
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   you need a ghostwriter bruh.. you slipping |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 13
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  lol |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 22
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   nigga said he hasnt looked up at them in 20 years... |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 42
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  you spend a lot of time fantasizing about me and looking at my photos |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 45
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  i bet you got a participation trophy for being in that photo |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 53
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  inbox me I'll send you the shirtless version |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 59
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  Hold up....this nigga was an actual trophy for a dude in that pic |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 68
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  ....what? |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 92
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  lol damn |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 28
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  HA |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 87
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 ^^^list of people who want to take a shot |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 91
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 I'm sorry I was unaware that we had beef? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 122
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 lol |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 125
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  he knows how to handle participation trophy winners |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 322
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 I'm sure that's what it is |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 273
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 actually, you're the one who is upset |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 11
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 Bleh, trophies should be for something special. Whats special about |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 16
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 OH SHIT WE'VE DEVALUED TROPHIES |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 20
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 #AllTrophiesMatter |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 98
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pathetic dad didn't birth any winners |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 14
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Participation trophy??? |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 15
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RE: James Harrison - All Pro Father (Swipe) |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 17
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 Oh hell, Son, I was high that day. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 18
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 excellent use of a movie quote. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 21
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 GREAT JOB! |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 294
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Participation trophies are for pacifying losers |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 19
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 I'd like to be the first person ever |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 24
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 Have you ever gotten a trophy before? |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 32
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  actually yeah |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 36
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   ok cool. Welp, to most kids trophies are a cool thing to have |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 41
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  in my experience |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 51
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   which is why they should have a shelf life of a couple of years |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 56
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  everything he wrote screamed participation trophy bruh... barely played |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 52
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  hell yeah I bill wennington'd my way to a ring |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 57
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  proud too...lmao |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 69
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  by James Harrison's rules I earned it soooo |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 80
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  the only trophies I cared about are the ones I got as a kid |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 88
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 Exactly why I threw that shit out. No one cares, not even me. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 35
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for those that are saying they're useless and pointless and stupid, |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 23
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i really don't see the need to make a huge deal about it |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 25
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 my wife was fired from a teaching gig becauae she didnt give a star |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 31
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I mean its his kids, I personally do not have an issue with it |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 26
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my baby graduated |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 27
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 the team photos are the stuff you look back on later |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 38
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 I LIKE looking at their photos |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 398
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they're perfect for this soccer-watching, drake-listening generation |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 29
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 lol |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 33
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by a certain age...everyone realizes they are for losers anyway |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 30
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 not everyone bruh... |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 34
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lotta kids who get 1st place trophies in team sports suck too |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 37
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lol if my kid older than 5 came home with this |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 39
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 it's definitely important for parents to crush their kids' spirit at an ... |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 40
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 Wouldn't crush his spirit, I'd take him out of whatever organization he |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 44
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  sure. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 47
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 exactly what i'd do....nice try tho. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 48
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 *feels good for having participated* |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 50
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 it's a cold word |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 310
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 damn right! |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 313
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sprinkles are for winners. © flo... |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 43
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For those that support participation trophies, what age should it stop? |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 46
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 it's not so much about age. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 49
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  i'd be pissed if one of these f'ers was on my kid's team |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 54
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 right. you'd be one of THOSE parents: |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 55
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 i can be displeased about something and not have an extreme reaction |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 58
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 but the idea that the trophy created those kids |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 60
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  i mean, i don't think the trophy creates that attitude per se, I just th... |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 62
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 One of the Harrison boys is 6. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 111
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 Welp that's why i asked about what age should the cut it off? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 160
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 This is a given. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 215
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 why have to soften the blow at all. Giving them the trophy is a band aid |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 250
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 Are Band Aids bad? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 255
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 Yes they are bad when you can prevent them from getting cut in the 1st |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 258
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 I'm out of this post, lol. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 263
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 before you bounce, just please explain how giving a trophy is better |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 270
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 that's why God created multiple sports leagues for kids. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 61
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 i'm talking about the 'competitive leagues' now |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 63
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 oh okay. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 64
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  Might be the most competetive league in the neighborhood for that age |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 65
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 right. and the kid will be in that age group forever. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 66
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 well this comment is what started this whole back and forth |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 71
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 *shrugs* |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 73
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 cool, i wouldn't have wasted my time trying to convince you of that |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 77
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 great. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 78
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 lol |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 67
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 yup had a 10 year old pg in a 9-11 league |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 76
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 You're acting like the other kids are a nuisance or something. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 126
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 well it is a nuisance if the kids 'are just happy to be there' |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 164
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 ...you mean being kids? LOL |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 202
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  so its ok for kids to not pay attention, not try, not follow instruction... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 206
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 yeah, it can be. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 226
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 nah that's dumb...they don't need to be anywhere getting instruction |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 237
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 'wasting everyone's time' by allowing a kid to play a kids' game. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 239
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 Its a league for a reason. There's a coach there for a reason. There are |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 246
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 naw. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 249
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 yaw |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 251
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 solid. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 256
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 it's not like its a game with rules and quantifiable goals or anything |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 209
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 exactly. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 211
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  So what's the end goal for you? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 233
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 as what...as a ref? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 248
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 Apologies.... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 261
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 thanks...i mean i'm getting paid for it though lol |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 264
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 it is...and they're kids playing it. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 227
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 we are talking about the competitive leagues now. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 244
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  i am too. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 254
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 if there are elimination playoffs, that implies a level of competetion |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 262
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 *shrugs* |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 280
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 you might be getting youth leagues confused with a YMCA style sports cam... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 260
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 lol exactly why i keep making the distinction between league vs camps |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 267
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  and i keep saying MORE competitive league. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 282
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 i'm not. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 281
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 I'm gonna go with 8 |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 364
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Its for the Moms, I guess |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 70
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 A certificate |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 72
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 they could just have the memories and team photo like we did |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 75
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 lol this is true... Moms still has ALL of mine from back in the day |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 83
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my aunt asked everyone to come to her sons football game |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 74
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 eh, he still helped his team get there though right?? |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 79
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  bruh, we are from Western PA... |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 84
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 I don't think you know how football rosters work |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 82
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 man, shut yo participation trophy ass up |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 85
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 oooooohhhhh |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 94
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 lol |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 100
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 Lmaoooo |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 304
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I am entertained (c) Nopayne |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 81
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rjcc keep ya head up my nigga. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 86
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 RE: rjcc keep ya head up my nigga |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 103
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 lol yall goin hard on cuz. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 119
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Sprinkles are for winners (c) Flo |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 89
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 That shit cracks me up |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 108
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Iont think folks know how Harrison beat the odds... |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 90
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 he didn't get that way because he didn't get participation trophies |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 93
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 this seems a bit extreme. i mean, were they too busy? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 139
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 bwhahahah nigga was proud too |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 204
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  i'm hella proud of it |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 241
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 Wait. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 252
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 what? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 253
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 I'm lol with you. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 266
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 how is it extreme? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 247
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trophies are for winners. not for participants. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 95
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 coffee is for closers |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 96
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 air conditioning is for honors classes(c) Ms Johnson...lol |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 413
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I had no idea people cared *this* much about participation trophies. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 97
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 RE: I had no idea people cared *this* much about participation trophies. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 99
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  the bad news is |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 101
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 ^^^ this is 100% it, right here. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 104
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 lol, this is 100% bullshit |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 107
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  Point me to the parts of my reply that are bullshit, with explanations. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 109
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 RE: ^^^ this is 100% it, right here. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 112
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 some people have never earned anything in their lives |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 115
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  lol. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 184
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 this is where the "it'll make your kid practice harder" thing falls off |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 187
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 These are so easily explained. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 118
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 I can dig it. Same type who were prolly rooting HARD for Delly In the fi... |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 102
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  If Delly was my kid, yes, I would have been very proud. |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 106
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  but Delly was playing in the NBA finals bruh... |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 110
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  Matthew Dellavedova is a professional basketball player |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 113
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 lmao |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 407
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 the main complaint employers have with new kids fresh out of college |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 105
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  which is complete horseshit |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 114
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 Yep. The hardest working, most motivated people I've worked with . . . |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 137
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 they know more about how competitive the world is |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 153
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 lol, yeah... that makes no damn sense. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 192
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 actual knowledge of the world we live in? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 285
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 So like i said above, participation trophies are rewards that should |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 131
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  which is mostly not the case |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 146
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  There is no problem with that *choice.* I agree. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 197
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 Well i see that point...I've spent this whole post from a viewpoint |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 203
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 And that's all fine. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 217
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 maybe james harrison knows whats best for his kids? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 223
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 i don't see them being a bad idea for any kids. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 229
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 Right. Participation trophies aren't "bad" for anyone. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 234
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 agreed. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 243
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 i can easily see a kid getting a participation trophy and expecting |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 257
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 So it's not about teaching them tough life lessons anymore? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 265
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 teach them the same lessons jump. Why are you teaching one thing |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 275
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 my god. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 284
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 the irony is that you and rjcc are going the hardest in here |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 135
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 everything you just said, you made up |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 138
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  get better at reading. i'll give you a trophy. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 147
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 actually, my skill at comprehension |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 171
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 I read what you're saying, and I disagree with all of it. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 198
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if you want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers, invite us when we don't win ... |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 116
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 Lol weirdest part is he said that like everyone doesnt know that already |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 120
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  people are acting like james harrison isn't fucking nuts |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 140
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 OH MY GAWD |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 127
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issues/discussions like this make me dislike people |
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Aug 17th 2015 | 117
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 I make it a point to not ever get mad on OKP. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 121
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 it reminds me why Trump's winning |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 123
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 any post on parenting makes me ask how i spent so much time here |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 124
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 Yah this thread is bizarre to me. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 128
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Life isn't always fair the earlier they learn that the better |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 129
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 ^^^ all of this |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 130
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 Well that's horseshit. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 132
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  lol not at all |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 134
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   yup. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 148
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  the thing about youth sports is that it goes beyond just sports |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 157
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  which doesn't really work |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 170
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   i don't see what 'worked' with the participation trophy but ok. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 173
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  read what I said |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 175
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  It seems like you have tunnel vision..... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 245
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  ...but not for all kids who play a sport. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 200
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  still doesn't have anything to do with being a star in training. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 213
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  *shrugs* |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 228
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  RE: Well that's horseshit. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 159
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  Basically. "Let's teach a 6-year-old he isn't good enough!" |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 199
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 you know? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 231
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 exactly.... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 133
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 hard to argue with that. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 136
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 who the hell "loses" a medal at 26 by "not being special" |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 141
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  pretty sure he's not talking about sports there. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 142
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 where the fuck else do you get medals? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 144
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 well i interpreted it as a 26 year old losing it* bc xyz |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 151
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 Highlight of the Thread! |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 316
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 people want to make up for bad parenting and coaching |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 143
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  right, all the 'good reasons' for participation trophies seem to go to b... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 158
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 yea thought it weird ppl immediately went to this. projections perhaps |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 220
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 lol 'The Science of Winning and Losing' lol. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 216
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 Life will teach kids lessons about fairness and relative value. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 230
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 Great post. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 297
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I was 36 when I finished my first half-marathon |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 145
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 totally different. The goal for most runners is to compete against the |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 149
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 and when you went to work the next day you |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 150
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 running 13 miles isn't participating |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 152
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 it's a trophy/medal handed out for an accomplishment other than winning. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 154
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  nah, you're absolutely right |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 161
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 nah, runs/marathons are a goal-completion thing |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 166
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 nope. It was a competition. The winners got cash money |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 169
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  how may people ran. And how many people had a legit goal of winning? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 174
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 maybe the logic you've been using just doesn't hold up |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 177
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  it holds up perfectly. I know many people that run races regularly. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 180
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 so....participation trophies are OK when your friends get them |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 186
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 ...and there are kids who play youth sports w/o winning as a goal. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 207
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 they shouldn't be playing in a league with elimination playoffs/champion... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 214
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 nah, they're fine. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 235
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 So when a six-year-old completes an entire season of a sport... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 201
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 6 year olds should be in camps getting instructions not a league with |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 210
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 And Harrison's 6 year old was in a competitive league. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 221
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 and if a 6 year old is in a competitive league they shouldn't be getting |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 225
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 Harrison signed his kid up for a league with those trophies, man. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 232
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 he possibly didn't know that happens at the end of the year. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 236
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 Two separate questions. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 240
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 i've never come across these participation trophy leagues in a league |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 279
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 they give the participation trophies/ribbons/whatever at the END |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 156
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 all i been saying |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 162
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there seems to be a real concern about children feeling special |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 155
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 trophies have a specific connotation |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 163
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  and that connotation gets you what in life |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 168
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 Their earned trophy means their skill or hard work got them something |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 179
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 unless you can cash it in for money, sex or drugs somehow |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 182
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 jesus christ, kids want to win. A symbol of winning is a trophy. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 188
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 dude is a prime example of why participation trophies fuck kids up |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 194
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  right b/c his life experience ended w/that participation trophy. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 238
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  which is a cute thing to say as long as you don't have to back it up |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 277
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 so you agree -- the trophy doesn't matter at all, no matter who gets it |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 271
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 do symbols matter? Is your wife's ring (if you are married) matter to he... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 283
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 somehow this is different to you |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 292
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 well i never said that the trophy is meaningless when its given to you |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 296
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 "well i never said that the trophy is meaningless when its given to you" |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 327
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 like i said i'm not getting your point |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 331
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 We need to teach these 6-year-olds about the hard realities of life, V. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 205
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A lot of participation trophy haters were in the bottom half of their cl... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 165
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 your analogies are off |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 167
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  the goal of youth sports is to keep kids active |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 172
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 exactly, by being your best and by your team doing the best. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 176
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  have you coached youth sports? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 178
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 I've never been THE Coach, but i've assisted my brother coaching his |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 185
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 and nobody is saying you have to |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 190
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 and i have on issue with participation trophies in a non competetive |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 193
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 no the fuck it aint lol. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 212
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 you ain't got no kids |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 276
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 no but i do coach |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 333
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 lmao... that is a horrible analogy |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 195
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 ^^^^ wasn't a competitive student |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 218
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  ^^^^ wasn't good at analogies |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 380
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 yea only valedictorians should get a diploma |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 222
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I didn't realize that so many parents forced their kids to play sports |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 181
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 how old are you? because if you're under 35 |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 183
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  Nah, there were 2nd place trophies, but that was it |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 189
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  of all the leagues i've reffed in, I haven't seen participation trophies |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 191
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   Were you reffing for kids about to enter first grade? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 208
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  Before i became certified we had to help out with the 'camp' |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 219
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  lol, you were enrolled in those special leagues bruh... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 196
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 or, it was the regular league |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 268
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 parents like that exist.....but those kids usually don't suck |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 224
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 and that's great. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 242
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i do look sideways at Dads with sons who can't catch tho |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 259
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 neanderthal shit |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 272
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  talking about kids already enrolled in a sport man |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 278
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  my son will know how to throw and catch before he knows |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 288
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 what if the kid doesn't learn to catch or throw? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 302
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 of course it's okay if the kid doesn't want that |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 308
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 basically and most kids like to play with balls and throw and catch them |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 312
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  sure. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 317
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 sure. but some kids have that self-awareness. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 315
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 why? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 286
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  he's not talking about playing a sport. He's talking about throwing and |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 289
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 i am too. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 293
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 why can't a man throw or catch? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 299
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 lack of hand-eye coordination. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 301
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 RE: lack of hand-eye coordination. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 305
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 *shrugs* |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 306
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 recipes lost |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 309
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 *shrugs* |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 311
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 that's the fatherly equivalent of losing recipes. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 287
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 yup. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 290
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  My step-son throws like a girl. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 324
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 isn't it sexist to say he throws like a girl? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 326
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  I'll allow it. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 328
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 he might need a influx of self confidence from you to get over the hang |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 332
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 He a super sensitive kid. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 370
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 at what age did he lose interest in throwing a ball? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 374
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 He's not interested in sports. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 402
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 I assumed he was interested at one point bc you said it's a sore spot |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 415
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 lol EXACTLY |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 319
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The Loser Trophy... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 269
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James Harrison is proud of not being proud. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 274
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you can tell which niggas used to strike out in teeball. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 291
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 you can tell which niggas are living vicariously through kids. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 295
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  you're devaluing their hard earned championship trophies |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 320
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  played catcher in teeball^^^ |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 321
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 LOL |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 303
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 just give him 20 more swings |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 307
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  that shit used to kill me. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 314
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 niggas trying to get a base on balls in teeball |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 318
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you know what's worse than participation trophies? Those leagues that |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 298
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 lol post 15 |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 300
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Alot of childhood issues resurfacing in this post. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 323
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funny...this is covered in HBO's Real Sports current ep |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 325
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Everyone in this post that doesnt have kids needs to STFU |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 329
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 if your kid needs a trophy for participating you failed |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 335
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  yeah they already said its for validation for kids that don't get it fro... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 336
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 Well, anyone can speak on it if they have been through the experience. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 338
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 well, parents are the ones who thought of this bullshit |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 340
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 lol, no kid was like...hey, we don't get a trophy for playing? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 345
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  i bet a 5 year old asked where his trophy was a his mom started this shi... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 350
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 sounds like some folks here. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 352
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 Fuck everyone you love, cenario. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 410
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 Oh shit...lol |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 411
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 Hahaha...Thank you somebody finally noticed that! |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 416
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 Pretty sure it was a woman who thought it up too lol. A team Mom |
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Aug 19th 2015 | 419
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Did Brett Easton Ellis start this trend? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 330
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 naw he just wrote about it. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 334
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 lmao at Generation Wuss |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 339
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aint a Varsity letter a participation trophy? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 337
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 you see it |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 341
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 did they change the criteria for lettering? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 342
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  You also have to "win" at tryouts to even make varsity |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 343
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 i think every team has tryouts except for football |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 344
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 Small town schools with 200 students dont cut players |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 346
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  you are correct with small schools... but even small schools sit the scr... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 351
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 I did basketball, track and cross-country |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 401
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 No, its a varsity letter. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 348
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  now we going with semantics |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 353
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 yeah i think a trophy has a specific connotation. Of winning something. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 357
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 yeah, that's semantics. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 363
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 not really..they are 2 different things. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 369
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 LOL. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 373
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 at most schools, letters are crazy easy to get (depending on the sport) |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 368
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so many people give a shit if their kid gets a trophy? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 347
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 well i tried to ask at what age should they stop but they said age don't... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 349
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 That stuff is done by 12 years old man |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 354
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  ^ how many times did i say this? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 356
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  Participation trophies at 11 and 12?? jeesus.smh |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 358
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 like i said, it's done by that age. they don't get them anymore |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 362
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 not 'they'...*i* said it. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 355
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 at 15 should they be following instructions or nah bc they are still kid... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 359
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 i don't care if they're not following directions at 15. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 361
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 at what age is it ok to cut kids from their teams for not following inst... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 365
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 what kind of team is it? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 366
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  A YMCA rec league with coaches/refs/standings/playoffs/championships |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 372
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 if your kid plays rec league they're a pussy. They should be elite |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 375
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 are you being serious or is that snark? lol |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 376
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 i was being a dummy. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 389
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 at any age. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 367
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  if the kids just want to have fun, whats the purpose of eliminating the |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 378
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 fun. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 379
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 well you are an adult..i thought we were talking about kids. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 381
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 sure. then maybe there should be a kids' league where |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 382
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 There are leagues/groups like that. I don't think they go up to 18 thoug... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 384
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 right on. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 385
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 Shit starts getting real in Jr. High |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 371
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 i'm not talking about making a cut based on skill. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 377
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 you're being weird man... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 386
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 is that being a dick or just being a kid? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 388
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 it depends. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 390
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 so if its okay with them to be kicked out, why did you take umbrage with |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 395
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 b/c you seemed to want ALL leagues to operate that way. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 397
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 There's absolutely a place for those kids/leagues. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 417
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I want a participation PHD in Chemistry |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 360
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My dad was opposite. In 3rd grade, I had only been playing B-Ball for |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 383
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 and you hate your dad to this day, right? |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 387
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  Mainly because he bought me Arch Rivals for NES and not a Genesis |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 404
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 sounds like a monster |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 406
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 and look how terrible your life turned out |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 391
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 LOL |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 392
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  Along with a photoshopped picture slideshow of me touching net at 8 |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 405
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 lol im fuckin dyin. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 409
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 THAT'S WHY YOU AINT IN THE NBA! |
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Aug 21st 2015 | 426
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I'm not sayin anything noteworthy, but gimmie props for being here!! :D |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 393
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 done |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 396
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 LMAO .. |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 399
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 Reply 1...... |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 418
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ol' red foreman ass |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 394
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400 goddamn replies..like to apologize for my part in this shitshow |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 400
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This post is exhausting |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 403
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lol at this post..dudes who barely made the JV team in HS talk the most |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 408
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 Why not just say my name lol |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 412
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  no need, hit dogs will holler. |
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Aug 19th 2015 | 420
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 my name is etched in SYB history YOU CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY GURU |
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Aug 18th 2015 | 414
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so much BS posturing over an "issue" that doesn't matter |
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Aug 20th 2015 | 421
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 Agreed. |
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Aug 20th 2015 | 422
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 If it "doesn't matter even a little bit" then why give them out at all? |
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Aug 21st 2015 | 423
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 http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_small/86/868294/2532... |
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Aug 21st 2015 | 424
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lmao. this shit went full washcloth status on here. |
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Aug 21st 2015 | 425
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