Comments on: talkin’ ’bout my generation http://fridayplaydate.com/talkin-bout-my-generation/ entirely true, but exaggerated for comic effect Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:40:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Erika http://fridayplaydate.com/talkin-bout-my-generation/#comment-19662 Erika Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:53:59 +0000 http://fridayplaydate.com/talkin-bout-my-generation/#comment-19662 I am a little late but I found you through...I don't know who but I started reading your archives. I just had to comment and say, YES! I have been frowned at by other parents when I kept score or told my son what the score was during the basketball game. I love how he hussled even more when they are down. He didn't cry when they lost. He just said, "I will work harder next time". I was so glad because I know how hard he will have to work in life. I want him to start early. I am a little late but I found you through…I don’t know who but I started reading your archives. I just had to comment and say, YES! I have been frowned at by other parents when I kept score or told my son what the score was during the basketball game. I love how he hussled even more when they are down. He didn’t cry when they lost. He just said, “I will work harder next time”. I was so glad because I know how hard he will have to work in life. I want him to start early.

]]> By: Emily http://fridayplaydate.com/talkin-bout-my-generation/#comment-9334 Emily Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:09:56 +0000 http://fridayplaydate.com/talkin-bout-my-generation/#comment-9334 I can remember so clearly the day my father no longer let me win and the race to bed game. I cried and cried and he picked me up and hugged me and told me that sometimes people don't win and I wasn't always going to win either. It was one of the best lessons I ever learned, life isn't fair but don't give up just because it won't always go your way. If only more kids realized that the world would be much better. I can remember so clearly the day my father no longer let me win and the race to bed game. I cried and cried and he picked me up and hugged me and told me that sometimes people don’t win and I wasn’t always going to win either. It was one of the best lessons I ever learned, life isn’t fair but don’t give up just because it won’t always go your way. If only more kids realized that the world would be much better.

]]> By: D http://fridayplaydate.com/talkin-bout-my-generation/#comment-9328 D Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:33:04 +0000 http://fridayplaydate.com/talkin-bout-my-generation/#comment-9328 Last year at my son's karate school, there was a costume contest and one of the parents said, "Oh, everyone'll get prizes." The dojo said, "No." Shock on this parent's face and she managed to sputter out "Why?" and the dojo said, "Because you don't always win in life. Rewarding someone for showing up isn't a reward, it's expected that you'll show up, be on time, and do your duty." Could've knocked that parent over with a feather. Am I mean for smiling and saying "Go dojo!"? :-) Last year at my son’s karate school, there was a costume contest and one of the parents said, “Oh, everyone’ll get prizes.” The dojo said, “No.” Shock on this parent’s face and she managed to sputter out “Why?” and the dojo said, “Because you don’t always win in life. Rewarding someone for showing up isn’t a reward, it’s expected that you’ll show up, be on time, and do your duty.” Could’ve knocked that parent over with a feather.

Am I mean for smiling and saying “Go dojo!”? :-)

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