Tag Banned!

[CuckingFunt]

Huh? That was the very first thing to go. My daughter got sent to the office in first grade for giving someone a hug.

That's just ing re ed.



I went to private school 1st and 2nd grade and, while we didn't have actual uniforms, all girls were required to wear skirts or dresses Monday through Thursday. I was in detention almost every day for hanging upside down on the monkey bars in my skirt/dress -- what the did they expect little kids to do?

[BacktoBasics]

That's just ing re ed.



I went to private school 1st and 2nd grade and, while we didn't have actual uniforms, all girls were required to wear skirts or dresses Monday through Thursday. I was in detention almost every day for hanging upside down on the monkey bars in my skirt/dress -- what the did they expect little kids to do?

Pedobear just fell out of his chair.

[Slomo]

Seriously. Nothing gets your ass running harder if the threat of pain or the stigma of being "It" is involved.


"Come on Johnny, I'll race you to the fence!" (WTF? For what?)

or...

"You're ITTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!" (Not for long, !)

I completely agree.

On a similar note:

This year my daughter spent 12 days at a sport camp organized by the local handball club. First I was very proud of her that she wanted to go and even prouder that she didn't call home after the first night crying "daddy please come get meeeeeeeeeeee!!!!" .

Some of our friends couldn't believe we let her (she just turned 8) because of the danger and lack of hygiene/cleanliness (I must admit they wore their "favourite" clothes 90% of the time and we had a hard time to clean her up ). But I remember going when I was even younger and I still cherish the memories.

As Ed said, kids need to learn from experience and a well organized (and superbly managed) sport camp away from the parents is a very good experience.

[Shelly]

We had a party a couple of months ago and some kids were running around on the dance floor playing tag. Chopper Jr. caught a nice unexpected forearm to the back and did a nice face plant, biting through his lip. He gets up with blood all over his shirt. Of course we forgot to bring extra clothes and we're hosting this party for about 120 folks so we couldn't leave. So after we cleaned him up he just had to run around all night with blood on his shirt. Luckily it was white!

Anyway, after he stopped bleeding he went right back at it playing tag and actually learned a little about stronger footing as I'd watch him brace himself a little better or do a little juke move if some kid was running at him too fast.

Kids get hurt playing games but that's how we all learned to interact and take care of ourselves. You learn a lot from falling down a little bit. I'm sure this school rule has as much to do with lawsuits as it does taking care of the kids, but it's a shame kids can't be kids anymore.

Are you sure he wasn't sneaking some sips of the sauce???? He could've totally avoided that forearm if he wasn't, ninja that he is!

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Pussification of America strikes again.

Does NBC Nightly News still do their "Fleecing of America" reports? Maybe you can get one of the other channels to get on that wagon with your idea.

[Shelly]

'Smear the ' was always one of my favorites. Nothing better than catching a football and running for your life as 15 other kids try to tackle you.

OMG, we used to totally play Smear the when we were kids. Now it's politically incorrect to do so.

[Shelly]

Red Rover was great if you could knock down the whole line!

We also played 'Kick the Can' and Red light, Green light.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

[samikeyp]

'Smear the ' was always one of my favorites. Nothing better than catching a football and running for your life as 15 other kids try to tackle you.

Good stuff....now, its a hate crime.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Good stuff....now, its a hate crime.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

OMG, we used to totally play Smear the when we were kids. Now it's politically incorrect to do so.

I thought you looked familiar!

[ObiwanGinobili]

But Melody Hatten, who has two children at the school, supports the measure.

"I think it's a fine decision," Hatten said. "I think there are a lot of other things they can do on recess that is more constructive."

Wha?????
It's ign recess!!!! whats up wioth the "constructive" bull ??

you know - it;s dumb parents liek the one quoted above who get thier panties in a was over thier pussyassed kid triping and skinning his knee during recess who get voted head of the PTA and go kiss some school board members ass to get crap like this policy put in place.

[ObiwanGinobili]

I loved dodgeball, kickball, red light green light, TAG, and tag football on the playground when i was a kid.

5th grade was the 1st "truth or dare" on the playground

[T Park]

god our country is going to ....

[mardigan]

4 square and teatherball were my jams.

First they take chatter away from little league baseball, now this?

[cornbread]

4 square and teatherball were my jams.

First they take chatter away from little league baseball, now this?

Are you serious? They banned chatter? Talking and not getting in trouble for it was the best part of playing baseball as a kid.