Wimpy parents and their special children

Yesterday I was doing my usual routine of getting to Barnes N' Noble after dropping my wife off at work. I went on to the Internet and checked the NY Post and NY Daily News because of their superior journalism and I came across an article that disturbed me. A nine year old little league baseball player named Jericho Scott was banned from his team and the league by simply being too good for the other players. Jericho Scott can throw a 40 mph fastball at the age of 9. Apparently he strikes out most of the hitters he's faced and no one has gotten a hit off of him. He is a Yankees fan ironically so greatness is already a part of his stigma. Before a game the opposing team of Scott's learned that he would be pitching that day and so in protest the team picked up their bags and fore fitted the game. What a bunch of little wining losers. Can you imagine how this kid feels. You would think that a kid would feel bad if he cant pitch well and he blows all the games for his team but now there is a backlash against kids that are talented in what they do. If anything this is disgraceful and it shows how we have stooped to such a level that I cant even fathom. This type of garbage is not surprising when I think about it though. My wife and I along with many friends of ours have noticed that the current parents of children of the ages 6-13 have created a new generation of children that are wimpy, stupid to say the least, and have no sense of direction what so ever. Why you may ask. The reason is that these parents are unbelievably afraid of their children and never give them discipline. These children have a very high self esteem because their parents tell them day in and day out how special and wonderful they are when in reality have bad manners, no discipline, poor nutrition(have you seen some of these kids today? Good GOD), and to put it plain and simple... are morons. I haven't met a smart kid in a long time. They watch MTV all day and text their friends misspelled words. A lot of my experience with the parents of these children came through my little brother. My parents don't belong to these parents generation because they were a part of the baby boomers and had kids late. Besides the fact, my family has had some interesting experiences with these parents and they were for the most part laughable and quite disturbing at times. I'll never forget an experience I had last Spring when my brother got into a shoving match with a neighbor of ours. The kid was his age and I don't know the exact details of how it all got started but apparently this kid pushed my brother and then my brother proceeded to push back and he fell to the ground. The parent of this child saw the latter part of this scuffle and came down to my parents house. I opened the door and she told me brother "physically assaulted my son." Physically assaulted my son??? Ok lets get something straight here. Pushing is not physical assault. Punching someone in the face and breaking their nose is physical assault. Pistol whipping is assault. Using an object to hurt someone is physical assault, not pushing someone!!!!!! First of all I am glad my brother pushed the kid back(yes I am encouraging him to push someone back if he gets pushed by someone else and yes I will tell my kids to do the same thing for all you new parents who have "special" little children).

When I was a kid and my team faced a pitcher that was bringing the heat and ringing everyone up there was no way out of it. We would face him and if he struck out we struck out. I remember one game where my team was facing the best team in the league. We were getting no-hit and losing badly. No one was stepping up. Should we have for fitted because the other team was better? No! I came up to bat a couple times and hit some lazy outs. Towards the end of the game my former best friend Chris was pitching and closing the door on their no-hit bid. I came up to bat and I turned on an inside pitch and got a stand up double. If my parents had the attitude of those parents then I would of never had that opportunity. We lost but we tried and thats the point of trying your best. If you fail but are told how much of a winner then there's no need for improvement. Thats the attitude of these parents. Your always a winner and your special even if you strike out every time, your a winner. Give me a freaking break.

I remember listening to a comedy bit by George Carlin talking about these parents and their kids. Him and I agree on everything when it comes to this topic. He was talking about how in sports now everyone is a winner and there are no losers. When a kid comes in last place he is the last winner. Everyone is here to have fun and winning means nothing. These parents are pathetic and their turning their children into mindless wimps. Seriously, what are these kids who have been told all their lives how unbelievably special they are when they go out into the real world going to do. They wont be able to comprehend that their boss thinks anyone is disposable and not special. In conclusion I come back to this poor kid Jericho Scott. I'll tell you exactly what the parents were thinking when they saw this kid pitch and didn't let their kids play. They were thinking, "I cant let my special little boy go up to bat against this kid because he might strike out and that will make him cry. My little special boy is the center of this world. No one is allowed to strike out my child. He must never know that someone is better than him. I know, I wont let him play so he will never know that someone is better than him at something. Then after that I'll take him to McDonald's and give the angel boy a happy meal(super size) and after he's done eating I'll bake him a cake that says "future home run king" and then I'll get him to read a Kindergarten level reading book(despite the fact he is in the 4th grade) and tell him how much of a genius he is. After he goes to bed, I'll call my lawyer and sue the league for subjecting my son to psychological drama and collect damages. Oh I am so blessed to have a special boy. No one is good enough for him and I cant wait to see him accept the nomination for President of the United States. I better start writing a speech of my own. Wait a minute, I just heard my special boy make a noise. What if he is having a bad dream about that devilish pitcher. I must wake him up!!!" Jericho Scott if you ever get to read this. One piece of advice. If you ever get to face these kids in a ball game, drill one for me. Until next time, I love Chandra and God bless.

Lots to talk about

Well its been a while since I last posted a blog. Let's see here what has happened to me since my last post.....oh I got married (love you Chan), moved back to Los Angeles in a nice apartment and now I'm still looking for a job. Hopefully that will change soon. A lot has happened and I will be happy to tell you about it the next time I post a blog. I have great things to talk about such as marriage, money, living, gas and the usual things that tick me off. I'm sure everyone can't wait to read about these experiences and what I think about them. So stay tuned. Don't vote for Obama, go Yankees, I love Chandra and God bless.
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