Friday, April 29, 2011

Why?????

Hello my precious Teddy Bears!
Have you ever experienced something that just makes you shake your head and ask "Why would you do that?" There have been quite a few things that have made me do that lately. Chet was playing a game against ENMU the other day. Of course with all of his "fans" there, USW had a bigger crowd than ENMU. Included in those fans, were his Grandparents who are elderly. They parked so that they could watch the game while sitting in the car. It wasn't long into the game that the ENMU coach came over and, in a very hateful way, told them that they could not park there. He also motioned with his hand for them to move away, as if shooing away a fly. OOOOOOO! The USW fans were not happy!!!! One fan (Darcee) told the coach that he didn't have to be rude about it. This totally shocked the ENMU ball chasers. We could tell that they were not used to people standing up to the coach. Of course the coach had to turn around and glare at that fan. Another fan(Paige)told the coach to remember that he would be old some day. Needless to say, the Grandparents were extremely unhappy too!
Wouldn't it have been just as easy to walk over to them, explain why they couldn't park there and ask them nicely to move? Thankfully, we have people who are just the opposite in this world! An ENMU fan offered to help the grandparents and even offered to give up their stadium seat to make the bleachers easier for them to sit on. I think we all appreciated the gesture, but the Grandparents chose to park in the outfield and watch the game from there. They got to see Chet's hit from afar, but at least they got to see it!!!
What was the purpose of the coach's actions? To belittle? To show power? To be hurtful? What?
Oh yeah....... we have known this coach since Chance played in Little League, but when Darwin went out to visit with him after the game, GUESS WHAT.........He was rude to him too!!!!!
Like I said, some people just make you shake your head.


"A gentle answer deflects anger,
but harsh words make tempers flare."

Proverbs 15:1 New Living Translation Bible

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