• Bakkoda@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 month ago

    You haven’t really spent any time near a school system have you? I don’t even refer to them as parental units anymore, they are just banshees. These awful horrible screaming demons that want you to raise their kid but also never discipline them.

    • julysfire@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Nope I have not. I don’t have kids. I have heard your comment said by many other teachers around too. I don’t understand how it got to be like this. If people really don’t want the responsibility, time, money, emotional and physical investments of raising kids, they shouldn’t be having them.

      • Bakkoda@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        1 month ago

        It’s not nearly as bad when you view it from a parent because for every team there’s probably not more than 2-3 really shitty, vocal parents. And usually they can be kept in check by other parents (peer pressure can and should still be a thing when used correctly at any age level, it just takes proper leadership).

        Switch to being on the other side and it gets so ugly so fast you can’t comprehend. I’ve played soccer all over the world for 20 years of my life. I’ve coached 6 year olds at a summer camp that was really a drop off day care for two hours. I’ve coached high school teams to their respective state finals competition. I’ve coached traveling teams that have played all over the world. I’ve refereed the sport from the bottom to just shy of an AR in international friendlies.

        When you are on the other side all you get to see and interact with 75% of the time at best is the ugly, loud and rude. Full blast.