Society & Culture Things in life you just don't understand - Part 4

[the_interloper]

Parents that don't enrol their children into any extra-curricular activity are definitely lazy in my opinion. My parents didn't do it proactively for any of me and my siblings, I was the only one who made the effort to play sports and do stuff outside of school and even then I was made to feel like it was a chore for the rest of my family. Get them into sports, dance, martial arts, whatever. The benefits of socialising outside of school and the added physical exercise is immeasurable.

I know parents who “like their weekends free” so their 3 didn’t play sport until their youngest demanded to play basketball.

I couldn’t wait to get my young bloke into karate, he’s four (nearly 5) but is starting to get into it. Auskick and Milo cricket this year!

 

[Dav]

I know parents who “like their weekends free” so their 3 didn’t play sport until their youngest demanded to play basketball.

Might be a bit harsh, but that's selfish imo

At the end of the day your kids' development is more important than your spare time. If you wanted more spare time, have less kids lol

 

[edgie]

Might be a bit harsh, but that's selfish imo

At the end of the day your kids' development is more important than your spare time. If you wanted more spare time, have less kids lol

It's not selfish.

People my age have their toddlers at the grandparents every second week so they can have their time.

Nevermind their kid just sits on the lounge watching him play PS4 or goes out with them to restaurants for lunch when they have him anyway. Doesn't really seem like a child that gets in the way of things.

I think it's the still the 1950s. Not much has changed. Many males still get expect of boy time and the females give it to them, only now their missus might join in and more is shifted to nana.

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[craigos]

Maybe the kid is just rubbish at sport or whatever activity, I wouldn't want my kid bringing shame to my family name either.

 

[Quivorir]

Really cricket is just s**t when the pros are playing it. Couldn't imagine watching little kids play it. If for some strange reason either of my girls want to play it they're on their own. Id rather become a dance dad (is that a thing?) over cricket.

 

[FRUMPY]

Parents that don't enrol their children into any extra-curricular activity are definitely lazy in my opinion. My parents didn't do it proactively for any of me and my siblings, I was the only one who made the effort to play sports and do stuff outside of school and even then I was made to feel like it was a chore for the rest of my family. Get them into sports, dance, martial arts, whatever. The benefits of socialising outside of school and the added physical exercise is immeasurable.

My missus doesnt want her kids to be enrolled in any sports on weekends, in my opinion due to laziness and ruining her weekend. I disagree completely as sport is great for kids and their personal development. She wont stop them but isnt exactly encouraging them to do it. Daughter does dnacing and gymnastics throughout the week and son was doing karate but now isnt doing anything. Still only 8 & 9 yrs old and none have asked to play sport yet (footy wa raised a once or twice but nothing since)

 

[FRUMPY]

Might be a bit harsh, but that's selfish imo

At the end of the day your kids' development is more important than your spare time. If you wanted more spare time, have less kids lol

Thats my opinion as well, but only if the kid wants to play. im not going to push my kids to play any sport they dont want to (i do enrol them in auskick to get the 'free' memebrship so they can attend AFL games and let them choose if they want to go - they went most of the time it fell on our week (split family))

 

[JackOutback]

Really cricket is just s**t when the pros are playing it. Couldn't imagine watching little kids play it. If for some strange reason either of my girls want to play it they're on their own. Id rather become a dance dad (is that a thing?) over cricket.

Dancing is horrible, the concerts they put on, with kids caked in make-up, really bug me. Gymnastics is good though.

 

[FRUMPY]

Dancing is horrible, the concerts they put on, with kids caked in make-up, really big me. Gymnastics is good though.

Depends how serious the dancing is. My daughter does it (9 yrs old), one concert at the end of the year and is less than 2 hrs to watch and she loves it. She has a friend though who does it every saturday (full day) and a few concerts a year that are sit at a table dancing etc - full on (* that!!!)

 

[peternorth]

Cost is a factor so it’s a bit unfair to label them lazy without knowing why

In terms of sports or academia?

I didnt think about cost when i was listening to the lazy parenting comments. Interesting, could've posed whether perhaps the parent dropped kid off to weekend sport and left because he/she had to work.

Anyway, as I tried to intimate (probably poorly) earlier, perhaps its a reflection of society here - put kids into sport but not academic extras is good and not lazy. Putting kids into academic extras and no sport is lazy.

 

[FRUMPY]

i find it weird that both my missus and the kids dad both just drop their kids off at their activities and go home. When i drop the kids off, i like to stay and watch or if im picking them up ill get there early to watch (not always the whole thing but at least 15 mins of the hour)

 

[Scotland]

I think you should stay and watch for young kids, but from maybe 10 up it's not necessary. Just going by my experiences from junior sport. When we played U/7s hockey or something it didn't go very long and all the parents wanted to stay and see their kid try something new for the first time. By the time it was U/15 basketball it was more a case of pick up/drop off as needed. Plenty of times I'd have sport on a Saturday morning or Thursday night or something and one parent would take 2 or 3 kids to save the other parents making the trip.

I don't remember exact times but I seem to recall having games that would be late afternoon/early evening (maybe 5pm?) so you'd go to school and shoot hoops at lunch time, then hang out after school and shoot hoops until the game once the centre opened, then play the game and go home. Didn't bother me at all if I was going to play a game 6-7pm and my mum/dad dropped me off and used that hour to do the shopping then came back. Bit different if I was sitting in the rain alone after soccer training saying Trab Pu Kcip.

 

[the_interloper]

i find it weird that both my missus and the kids dad both just drop their kids off at their activities and go home. When i drop the kids off, i like to stay and watch or if im picking them up ill get there early to watch (not always the whole thing but at least 15 mins of the hour)

Yeah I usually go to my son's karate as well as the missus, i figure when he's playing team sports they'll need a team manager or something or a coach (if it's basketball or cricket I could manage). It's not a babysitting service, plus if you're involved in some way you will ensure your kid gets a fair go.

 

[peternorth]

Yeah I usually go to my son's karate as well as the missus, i figure when he's playing team sports they'll need a team manager or something or a coach (if it's basketball or cricket I could manage). It's not a babysitting service, plus if you're involved in some way you will ensure your kid gets a fair go.

And if child is not

 

[Hawk Dork]

And if child is not

No toilet paper in sight

 

[peternorth]

No toilet paper in sight

But they'd have guns so its ok

 

[Hawk Dork]

But they'd have guns so its ok

everyone's protected

 

[FRUMPY]

And if child is not

* that made me laugh

 

[Beerfish]

******* love footrot flats. Take all my Beancoin.

Well said

 

[akkaps]

Parents that don't enrol their children into any extra-curricular activity are definitely lazy in my opinion. My parents didn't do it proactively for any of me and my siblings, I was the only one who made the effort to play sports and do stuff outside of school and even then I was made to feel like it was a chore for the rest of my family. Get them into sports, dance, martial arts, whatever. The benefits of socialising outside of school and the added physical exercise is immeasurable.

Already know what my kids will be doing on the weekends/after school... and it's staying with family traditions.
Boys will play cricket, girls with do Indian classical dance at this particular school.

 

[Beerfish]

Already know what my kids will be doing on the weekends/after school... and it's staying with family traditions.
Boys will play cricket, girls with do Indian classical dance at this particular school.

What if they're not interested in doing that?

 

[Gough]

Already know what my kids will be doing on the weekends/after school... and it's staying with family traditions.
Boys will play cricket, girls with do Indian classical dance at this particular school.

What happens if Akkaps Jnr wants to do Indian classical dancing and Akapette wants to play cricket?

 

[Cruyff14]

Already know what my kids will be doing on the weekends/after school... and it's staying with family traditions.
Boys will play cricket, girls with do Indian classical dance at this particular school.

What if you don't get married?

 

[akkaps]

What if they're not interested in doing that?

How can one not like cricket?

What happens if Akkaps Jnr wants to do Indian classical dancing and Akapette wants to play cricket?

Flexible with that.

What if you don't get married?

I just turned 25, and my parents are already trying to get me married.

 

[Off The Couch]

Why sport stars and celebrities do such dumb s**t.

Jayden Okanbor is about to be sacked because he couldn’t keep his dick in his pants - career over and his only 23