Posts Tagged ‘teams’

The Because I Said So Challenge

By Daddy Clay Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

It’s the force majeure of the parenting vocabulary — a statement that asserts complete authority and brings the gavel down on further debate.

Because I said so.

But have you ever considered your relationship to “because I said so?” Read the rest of this entry »

Cheer Like a Mother

By Daddy Clay Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

“It’s okay. He’s just watching the other game.”
-Opposing Dad

A dad of a kid on my kid’s team is really working himself up, fulminating on the sidelines, lobbying the refs for a foul call against an opposing player. He’s really loud, and his accusations have clearly gotten under the skin of the parents of the opposing team. They are starting to jaw back at him, when one Profound Dad offers the above nugget of wisdom. Read the rest of this entry »