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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
Your words are good enough for me. From them, I do kinda know you and I know what you're like. As long as you keep up your interminable and insufferable nonsense about being the new White Shadow that's here to save all the poor black kids from themselves, then don't expect a free pass from me. One kid losing his temper sureashell doesn't make it a racial trait. It makes him a teenager at a tough stage of his growing-up. Kids mature at different rates. I've seen a ton of this type of kid over the years- of every possible description imaginable too. The only thing that they had in common was that they're all individuals ,and there really is no need to stereotype any of them- no matter what color they are. Some are great kids; some are azzholes. Hopefully, the great kids stay great and the azzholes grow out of it. Unfortunately, some don't- but that ain't because of their color. It's what's inside the kid, not on the surface. Quit making excuses for your kids and give 'em a little more credit. Let 'em be themselves. Believe it or not, they might just amaze the hell outa you by the way that they do act in a tough situation.
It ain't personal with me either, bebanovich. My personal trait is that I just have a low tolerance for boolsh*t in all it's various forms.
End of my rant too.
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OK, thanks for this. I don't think I've saved anyone and I hope my kids give my a swift verbal kick if this is how I come across to them.
One problem with the above . . .
there was no temper tantrum for me to make an excuse for - for any reason.
The fact that one of my team leaders braced for the worst and the offended player had an evil thought or two but took no action except to calmly drain one freethrow assure me everything was OK and then, well, miss the second freethrow, were very positive and my point was only that, while the fans, the opponent and the officials were sharing a chuckle, my kids were not feeling like they were part of this little party.
I agree with pretty much everything else you say in your post.