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Seth JJ's avatar

It can be the first of many years of convincing a child that this game is fun. Then when they get other children actually throwing at them you will have entered a new realm of convincing them they’re having fun.

Greg Nix's avatar

Ah, I've heard of this! I think they call it "generational trauma."

MaryBeth Lathrop's avatar

Too true. Also, I'm old now and the kids are grown and gone so I found this HILARIOUS!! Not because those kids are going through all of this themselves, right? That would seem an awful lot like revenge. 🤭🤭🤣😅

Greg Nix's avatar

I’m sure this is how my parents feel…

How to Survive's avatar

Oh my God, this is so funny! I was so happy that my son quickly lost interest in sports.

Greg Nix's avatar

Lol it took mine about 1/16th of a practice!

How to Survive's avatar

My son, who is now a really funny 18-year-old used to act out a baseball game while he was playing. It was a mess.

Ralph Gamelli's avatar

I've seen too many episodes of Ridiculousness to ever go anywhere near a kid holding a bat. Two years of little league couldn't kill my love of baseball, but it taught me to avoid little league.

Greg Nix's avatar

lol sounds similar to my own little league experience

Alter Kacker's avatar

And yet you still play hardball. Or rather, you play hardball again.

Greg Nix's avatar

Research the "horeshoe theory."

Stephen D Forman's avatar

If your son hasn't been drafted into the Dodgers farm system by this age, he's fallen too far behind, Greg.

Greg Nix's avatar

You don’t think I’ve told him that??!

Lee Bacon's avatar

When we were still in the US, we signed our older daughter up for soccer, which mostly involved a bunch of 5 year olds running around wildly somewhere in the vicinity of a ball and a couple of nets. Seems more manageable than tee ball.

Greg Nix's avatar

Oh definitely. A lesson has been learned.