I'm with everyone here as to the nit-picky fouls thing. I do think, though, that it's better for a first year official to call too many fouls when he/she's just starting out. By doing so, I think you get a better understanding of what a foul is and it helps to develop judgement.
As for the little girl's IM thing, that's pretty weird, but you have to credit her resoucefulness. Just as long as those who I ref don't find out my IM.
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