I need a moment to rant!
I was watching the wee lad play field lacrosse this past weekend and was shocked at the behaviour of the parents of both teams.
The boys were playing the game and piled up in front of the net. Admittedly a couple of shots were given after the whistle but the boys all got up to walk away. At that point a mother from the other team stepped onto the field and yelled "you little f*cker", after she said that her son turned around and took a two hander across our players back. Of course all hell broke loose and parents were all screaming for their own version of punishment. Meanwhile the classy mom from the other team yells down the field at our end for us to "shut the f*ck up".
As good parents are encouraged to do a father on our team asked her to watch her mouth...more back and forth and she ends her performance with a "f*cking FAGGOT". I admit up until this point I was sitting there just taking it all in, but in that instant I could feel my adrenaline surge and jumped up yelling "SERIOUSLY?". Fortunately it was at that moment the ref's came over and calmed everyone down.
The 8 year olds went on to play the game ~ WE WON ~ best revenge ever!
My anger had everything to do with the fact that I thought that we as a society had evolved beyond the point of name calling and especially using someones sexual orientation as a derogatory term.
Here I am trying to raise my children to believe that it's not okay to bully someone based on their race, religion, or sexual orientation.
It's not okay to bully anyone PERIOD!
I am very disheartened that this is the example that some people are setting for their own children.
After the game I asked my little guy what had happened and he said "it was bad that kid was aspended". Out of the mouths of babes!
Does it get better? I wonder?
