tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167799.post7678584768921001463..comments2023-09-07T03:31:47.385-05:00Comments on Where Are We Going?: The Wussification of our YouthMrs Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222261467872808863noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167799.post-69426321973999587282008-05-01T11:25:00.000-05:002008-05-01T11:25:00.000-05:00And Karly, if you didn't live an hour from me, we'...And Karly, if you didn't live an hour from me, we'd join your league in a second! ;-)Mrs Pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16222261467872808863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167799.post-23853386262481322532008-05-01T08:18:00.000-05:002008-05-01T08:18:00.000-05:00Okay, okay! I get it. ;-)And I agree that it is ...Okay, okay! I get it. ;-)<BR/><BR/>And I agree that it is important to be able to grow grass and for the field to be mostly grass. <BR/><BR/>And after practice on Monday, where the kids (and adults) tripped time and again on some holes in the playing area, I could see the point of not wanting the field to be any <I>worse</I>, or cause injuries.<BR/><BR/>But I still say that this was more about not wanting to get muddy!Mrs Pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16222261467872808863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167799.post-80549426369367428982008-04-30T17:39:00.000-05:002008-04-30T17:39:00.000-05:00I actually think it might be more of a safety thin...I actually think it might be more of a safety thing. They might slip and fall and break a bone or sprain something, or slide into each other and get hurt...<BR/><BR/>Or maybe they are just trying to make wussys. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167799.post-83104200684830026472008-04-30T14:17:00.000-05:002008-04-30T14:17:00.000-05:00Okay I totally agree with y'all on NOT turning the...Okay I totally agree with y'all on NOT turning the kids into sissies.<BR/><BR/>But the reason we keep kids off our muddy fields is because it ruins the fields.Sue Doe-Nimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03990788006210495760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167799.post-11335431399260452762008-04-29T10:46:00.000-05:002008-04-29T10:46:00.000-05:00You need to come out to our area. Reese got to sl...You need to come out to our area. Reese got to slide around in the mud all morning for his soccer game. It was a blast and I was impressed later at my laundry skills!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355786819230840144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167799.post-47772885203754989592008-04-28T15:09:00.000-05:002008-04-28T15:09:00.000-05:00Yeah.. Even if that's their excuse, that's still n...Yeah.. Even if that's their excuse, that's still not a great reason to cancel a game. The mud will eventually dry, no? Who cares if the field isn't all lush grass? Sheesh.Binary Blondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672452354751073154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167799.post-28025360649560326672008-04-28T14:18:00.000-05:002008-04-28T14:18:00.000-05:00Well pfft! I don't want reasonable explanations! ...Well pfft! I don't want reasonable explanations! I want to complain!<BR/><BR/>;-)Mrs Pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16222261467872808863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167799.post-45399307724647702212008-04-28T14:10:00.000-05:002008-04-28T14:10:00.000-05:00we recently had the same thing happen at one of ol...we recently had the same thing happen at one of olivia's soccer games - i was informed that it wasn't about the kids getting dirty. it's about the field/grass getting destroyed and leaving a big half-grass, half-mud pit mess. it's about the soccer league or whoever grooms the fields not wanting any more work to do than necessary!!!Pitter Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17980191178116485295noreply@blogger.com