General Chat

No wonder children today are becoming snowflakes as I read in the paper that a man sued his sons football club for emotional abuse. What had the football club done that apparently constituted emotional abuse????? They substituted him during a match. Whatever happened to giving other kids a chance?

I fully understand that kids need to learn that they can’t win every time but kids were being substituted to give others a chance to play when my brother was a child and he’s now 29. Most kids football clubs are run as fun for all and not only the best players.

Kid goats in my neighbourhood, who carelessly & frequently break free from their pound, cause great concern to their anxious owners & unsuspecting car drivers.

A mother cat took on four kittens that were not her own. They were small, furry, with long tails and like nuts, seeds and climbing trees.

Yes Dermot I used the slang term instead of the correct word children. Must be my inner snowflake coming out as I too am of the so called snowflake generation.

In ‘The Story of Civilisation’ (by Will Durant 1885-1981), there is an interesting discussion on the origin of ‘words’ for, as the author intimated, ‘with words, man became man’. Without those strange noises called 'common nouns', thought was limited to individual objects or sensorial experiences’.

'Words' are my 'insanity' & I appreciate variety.

...but you obviously don't follow his views, Dermot!

maggiewinchester - Now I'm flummoxed. :-S

Elucidate please.

"'Words' are my 'insanity' & I appreciate variety."

Unless it doesn't suit! :-D

Tawny - then you get this:

"BBC sports commentator Jacqui Oatley has revealed how her seven-year-old daughter was "told to play Hula Hoops" instead of football because the boys "wouldn't pass to girls".

Her daughter was at a football coaching session, not a 'play date'..
It says a lot about the attitude of the (male) coach when he can't be bothered to get a bunch of 7 year old boys to 'play the game'.

maggie

that's weird!

My daughter went to summer soccer sports camps beginning when she was 6 ......... never a problem of mixing it in with the boys

She's now 45!



BTW ........... I assume you did mean soccer?? Football to us is a different sport :-D

"‘with words, man became man’. Without those strange noises called 'common nouns', thought was limited to individual objects or sensorial experiences’."

I don't agree :-)

Rambling - do you want to expand on your opinion?

He said many things, some quite clever, some suitable only for the side of a mug or to do the rounds of 'daily inspiration' posts on FB :-)

Much as I love words, they are not the be all and end all, you could use a million of them and still not be able to describe a bluebell wood, or what it made you feel, in a way that someone who had never been in a bluebell wood could then understand how wonderful it was... Man does not need to be able 'think' the words or have them at beck and call, to 'feel'.

My nephew coaches both boys and girls in Texas, rugby. He’s qualified to do so. Gradually the sexes are becoming equal in opportunities if not funding. That’s a start in the land of the privileged male.

All children have to accept that if another player has better skills they will be chosen first. After my children left school the competitiveness was frowned upon and everyone had to be a winner - there were no losers. Real life is not like that and children have to accept they won’t shine in every skill but will excel in some.

Parents and teachers have a duty to discover what aptitude children have and facilitate their participation to help each child to reach their potential.

Just my opinion of course.

Fully agree, Sue!

I also fully agree Sue!

I understand entirely Maggie, I’m a guider with 2 rainbow units and a brownie unit and I’ve had my brownies for 19 years.

My girls are lucky though as the state school that most of them attend have extra curricular activities like girls football teams. My brownies love it especially when they get to compete against girls teams from other local schools. Any child can play for the school team though they only take the best players to competitions. They still have school sports day too where they learn that not everyone can win.

I was lucky as I have parents who supported me and said so you’re not sporty or academic but you are good at this. I have now applied to the open university to study what I’m best at which is history. Not all children though are lucky enough to have parents who will help teach them that basic life skill no one is good at everything but everyone is good at something.