Something I didn't really think about is that there really isn't anything to watch on Sunday afternoon if you're not going to watch football1. I'll consider it a nudging from God to read more.
My cousin Logan is seven. He's pretty big for a kid his age2. His father, Scott, is one of those insane sport parents. For instance: Logan was playing basketball a couple years ago and there was a kid who was scoring on Logan a lot, apparently. Scott's solution? To tell Logan to knock the kid over. Being a good kid, Logan did as his dad told him, plowed through the child, and got kicked out of the game. Crying commenced.
Scott has Logan playing football. Being a big boy, Logan plays on the line. One day before a game, the coach said to him, “Are you gonna play football today, or are you going to be a little bitch?3” I would have removed the man's vocal cords. But did anybody say anything? No, because that's football. That's just how it is. I mean, seriously. This is out of control, and we need to get a grip. We need to say it's unacceptable to call little kids a bitch. Sports do not make it acceptable.
Oh, by the way, Logan doesn't want to play football anymore. He says it's not fun. I wonder why? He may be big enough to be a football player one day, but he's a sweet kid that just likes to giggle and goof around. This is not something to be discouraged.
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1 Unless I develop an interest in pro bowling. In that case, I'm set.
2 Or even for a 10-year-old. I can barely pick him up anymore.
3 May I remind you that he is SEVEN YEARS OLD?
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