I went to Bounce's basketball game today. You know, a team of 8- and 9- year old girls. May I also mention that she plays in the CATHOLIC sports league, also known as CYO, which apparently means Cream Your Opponent.
The game was pretty much a smackdown. The other team played like they took a girls football team and stuck them on a basketball court. They weren't playing a whole lotta basketball and there was a lot of pushing and shoving. And apparently talking smack. And by smack, I mean appalling racial slurs and cursing.
Our team works hard, but I would say they are lacking a bit in athletic prowess. (Ok, a LOT. They'll kick your ass in a Spelling Bee though.)
I won't go into specifics because it doesn't really matter, but the showdown ended with adults screaming at kids, then adults yelling back at other adults and then finally, things got so heated that I was pretty sure punches were about to start flying. I was trapped with my three younger children... a screaming, angry clot of ridiculous acting adults between us and the door.
I grabbed the hands of the younger two, looked right in Bounce's face and said "GET OUT! NOW!" and made a run for it. I don't know how it ended up, but I wouldn't be surprised if the police were called. (You know, to the GIRLS CATHOLIC SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME. Where the ADULTS were fighting.)
Of all the crazy, ridiculous, embarrassing things my kids have done (see, almost every other post in this blog), I think this is the most absurd story I have ever posted here. Adults, acting like children, raising children who act like assholes.
The circle of life. Isn't it sweet?
3 comments:
Oh My God...can't wait to hear the story. We got beat pretty bad today but overall everyone behaved OK. Can't believe it got out of hand with the orange t-shirt lady in charge...call me tomorro with the scoop!
"Adults, acting like children, raising children who act like assholes."
Appalling. Please let us know how it turned out. I'm also guessing there was a follow-up conversation with your own children.
Wow, that's really, really bad. It is shocking that parents would act like that, thus teaching their children to act like that.
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