dads dads, what to do about them?

Tracy Whitney wrote:why do they have to get all competetive and yelling?

banned hoosband from all of son's future baseball games.

Kris wrote:

Tracy Whitney wrote:why do they have to get all competetive and yelling?

banned hoosband from all of son's future baseball games.

>>>Went to my son's high school football game a few months back. It was a big one with their cross-town rivals, but a social occasion for most of the kids. My kids were nowhere to be seen. I went and stood by the end zone and the team was playing abysmally. I suddenly felt the urge to run in and carry the ball to their end zone. Heck, I am nt even that athletic.

Tracy Whitney wrote:

Kris wrote:

Tracy Whitney wrote:why do they have to get all competetive and yelling?

banned hoosband from all of son's future baseball games.

>>>Went to my son's high school football game a few months back. It was a big one with their cross-town rivals, but a social occasion for most of the kids. My kids were nowhere to be seen. I went and stood by the end zone and the team was playing abysmally. I suddenly felt the urge to run in and carry the ball to their end zone. Heck, I am nt even that athletic.

LOL, I can imagine that.

One correction in case there is confusion, *I* banned him, not them. I actually left the game in the middle coz of this (well, also coz I was too cold).

But, bad move, coz sonny got major lectures on the way home. My baby. Was all emotional by the time they got home, even though their team won!! He's just 7! I did make the dad say sorry to him. He is still banned though. Told him I will take care of his practises myself.

Kris wrote:

Tracy Whitney wrote:

Kris wrote:

Tracy Whitney wrote:why do they have to get all competetive and yelling?

banned hoosband from all of son's future baseball games.

>>>Went to my son's high school football game a few months back. It was a big one with their cross-town rivals, but a social occasion for most of the kids. My kids were nowhere to be seen. I went and stood by the end zone and the team was playing abysmally. I suddenly felt the urge to run in and carry the ball to their end zone. Heck, I am nt even that athletic.

LOL, I can imagine that.

One correction in case there is confusion, *I* banned him, not them. I actually left the game in the middle coz of this (well, also coz I was too cold).

But, bad move, coz sonny got major lectures on the way home. My baby. Was all emotional by the time they got home, even though their team won!! He's just 7! I did make the dad say sorry to him. He is still banned though. Told him I will take care of his practises myself.

>>> it got worse -- they hitched a ride home with me with anothe friend. I said 'you guys were horrible'. Answer: " yeah, we know, got slaughtered- checked the score at half time! " That was it! No big deal. So much for team spirit and all that.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

Kris wrote:

Tracy Whitney wrote:

Kris wrote:

Tracy Whitney wrote:why do they have to get all competetive and yelling?

banned hoosband from all of son's future baseball games.

>>>Went to my son's high school football game a few months back. It was a big one with their cross-town rivals, but a social occasion for most of the kids. My kids were nowhere to be seen. I went and stood by the end zone and the team was playing abysmally. I suddenly felt the urge to run in and carry the ball to their end zone. Heck, I am nt even that athletic.

LOL, I can imagine that.

One correction in case there is confusion, *I* banned him, not them. I actually left the game in the middle coz of this (well, also coz I was too cold).

But, bad move, coz sonny got major lectures on the way home. My baby. Was all emotional by the time they got home, even though their team won!! He's just 7! I did make the dad say sorry to him. He is still banned though. Told him I will take care of his practises myself.

>>> it got worse -- they hitched a ride home with me with anothe friend. I said 'you guys were horrible'. Answer: " yeah, we know, got slaughtered- checked the score at half time! " That was it! No big deal. So much for team spirit and all that.

Well... Talking about sports... school had to send teams for Kho-Kho and football tournaments. There was no regular team and a quick team was formed from other teams. School had great TT and cricket teams but was dud in other schools (one of those super-duper bookish iSchools). So I was drafted as part of both these NEW teams. One evening of practice... went to Kho-Kho tournment (district - level). we came runner up - after our opponents did not show up for the previous 2 rounds - was beaten humiliatingly in the final.

Then we went to the Football tournament - First match we were beaten 6-0. We gave a walkover to our opponent at the half time.

Hey we did not care, bcz we were more worried about ciricket and table-tennis.

Kris wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:
Well... Talking about sports... school had to send teams for Kho-Kho and football tournaments. There was no regular team and a quick team was formed from other teams. School had great TT and cricket teams but was dud in other schools (one of those super-duper bookish iSchools). So I was drafted as part of both these NEW teams. One evening of practice... went to Kho-Kho tournment (district - level). we came runner up - after our opponents did not show up for the previous 2 rounds - was beaten humiliatingly in the final.

Then we went to the Football tournament - First match we were beaten 6-0. We gave a walkover to our opponent at the half time.

Hey we did not care, bcz we were more worried about ciricket and table-tennis.

>>>> Not that I had a stellar career as an athlete, but the very first school match I had to go into bat, didn't have a guard on (not many to go around in that fine academic establishment). Needless to say, got out at zero. Don't have much of a recollection after that- must not have been worth remembering. One thing, it pissed off the NCC guy, since he thought I was dropping out of NCC for cricket. Now that I think about it, before that they also had special sanskrit classes in the evenings at our school. This was in 8th grade. I signed up and again, didn't go after a few classes. Reason: you guessed it. Later it was alliance francaise- I did complete a term I think. Helped me with the accent and pronunciation, since the woman who taught it was from france, unlike the lecturer at college who was from pondicherry. The class cost money which my mother had to scrape up. Real reason for this class: let's say it wasn't a sudden interest in speaking parisian french. Did pay off in the long run though; my summer job during grad school was in the international dept of a bank, whose employees knew even less french than I did.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

Kris wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:
Well... Talking about sports... school had to send teams for Kho-Kho and football tournaments. There was no regular team and a quick team was formed from other teams. School had great TT and cricket teams but was dud in other schools (one of those super-duper bookish iSchools). So I was drafted as part of both these NEW teams. One evening of practice... went to Kho-Kho tournment (district - level). we came runner up - after our opponents did not show up for the previous 2 rounds - was beaten humiliatingly in the final.

Then we went to the Football tournament - First match we were beaten 6-0. We gave a walkover to our opponent at the half time.

Hey we did not care, bcz we were more worried about ciricket and table-tennis.

>>>> Not that I had a stellar career as an athlete, but the very first school match I had to go into bat, didn't have a guard on (not many to go around in that fine academic establishment). Needless to say, got out at zero. Don't have much of a recollection after that- must not have been worth remembering. One thing, it pissed off the NCC guy, since he thought I was dropping out of NCC for cricket. Now that I think about it, before that they also had special sanskrit classes in the evenings at our school. This was in 8th grade. I signed up and again, didn't go after a few classes. Reason: you guessed it. Later it was alliance francaise- I did complete a term I think. Helped me with the accent and pronunciation, since the woman who taught it was from france, unlike the lecturer at college who was from pondicherry. The class cost money which my mother had to scrape up. Real reason for this class: let's say it wasn't a sudden interest in speaking parisian french. Did pay off in the long run though; my summer job during grad school was in the international dept of a bank, whose employees knew even less french than I did.

I was actually pretty good in ciricket and TT. My vey first cricket match I opened - I was that skinny little boy who could hardly lift the bat - I smacked the first ball thro the covers and scored 30 out of a 47 opening stand in 20 flat minutes. The coach was panicked and gave me a big lecture on not hitting out as the next match was against established, traditional champions. Of course, I played for 1 1/2 hours for 19 runs, but we won and in the final I scored 1 run playing an entire hour. I never hit like that ever and became a boring opener.

I was so much into extra activities, my dad totally gave up on me.

Sasthi wrote:
I think most Desi Dads never got a chance to play any sports in their childhood and at their 40s (which is new 20s of course) they over do it. Please its never too late - join a sport and participate in tournaments....good for the soul.,

Sasthi wrote:I used to play badminton too.

You were married to cricket and TT? And we haven't heared your fame name in our ears...India lost a valuable cricket player.

I have no clue about sozhi, tennikoit...and nondi is paandi. Lagori/Kannamochi is what I remember playing with boys.