So what ever happened to kids "working" to earn money

And I mean a REAL national championship - first winning in your area, then regionals, sectionals, at the state level - the stuff of olympic hopefuls and college athletic scholarships, not "the national championship of middle school soccer players from a town ending in ville with a lefthanded goalie"!

This stuff has baffled me for years. How many "national championships" are there for each sport? It appears that many have become some sort of "paid" competitions. Thee should be a law against public schools sending their kids to these sorts of "championships". It is ridiculous enough for competitive sports teams that send 10 year olds on a 1 week trip to play baseball, soccer, etc., but parents made a choice to put their kids on traveling comp teams and pay for it. I hope the Niceville team is going to a real softball championship.

And then the cheerleading and dance- every school's team seems to be a "national champion".:roll:

Yay, the champions of champions ...
now, get a job!

...and everyone, winners and losers get a trophy!!!! :roll:

Question...how many of you would allow your child to stand on a street corner asking for money for a sports trip...or anything for that matter (unless it was Mermy's tax bill?)

Me...a big NO! :nono1:

beachmouse...sometimes you just have to do this in the privacy of your own home. :roll:

...and everyone, winners and losers get a trophy!!!! :roll:

Question...how many of you would allow your child to stand on a street corner asking for money for a sports trip...or anything for that matter (unless it was Mermy's tax bill?)

Me...a big NO! :nono1:

beachmouse...sometimes you just have to do this in the privacy of your own home. :roll:

Aw, Miss Kitty, I love the way you look out for me! I might just make a few bucks panhandling the tourists for property tax relief. I mean, who's not sympathetic about being squeezed like a turnip by the taxman. :roll:

But then doncha think the corner would get crowded in no time flat by all our fellow SoWal property owners? We all could use some alms to pay for our insurance bills, too! I think we could all stand in the middle of the road with our buckets out and hopeful looks on our faces..."Help Me Pay My Premium Please"

they do this same there here in indiana - they pick the busiest intersections in town, most of which are dangerous enough without people in them, and kids beg from people while sitting at the stoplights. i always roll my windows up and lock my doors.

people at work are always bringing crap in that their kids are selling, and it usually is crap. i would rather just give a donation that buy that crappy chocolate, or pizzas, or candles, etc. i feel like i give more than enough in taxes.

I think these National Championships are heavily pushed by the Tourist Development Council of different towns. Look at Panama City Beach building the huge baseball park to draw in the championships. While the players and families are in town, they will do a bunch of shopping, fill condo rental units, and go to the beach. "Let's just make this our vacation this year." (and the TDC hopes they keep coming back, year after year, even if they are no longer playing ball.) The coaches and players get hooked, while ma and pa often struggle to pay the additional costs.

they do this same there here in indiana - they pick the busiest intersections in town, most of which are dangerous enough without people in them, and kids beg from people while sitting at the stoplights. i always roll my windows up and lock my doors.

people at work are always bringing crap in that their kids are selling, and it usually is crap. i would rather just give a donation that buy that crappy chocolate, or pizzas, or candles, etc. i feel like i give more than enough in taxes.

Make sure when you sisters kids start the fundraising you make those people buy that crap from you. What goes around...

Make sure when you sisters kids start the fundraising you make those people buy that crap from you. What goes around...

this has already started....ny nephew sold candles last year for preschool. preschool for cryin' out loud. and of course i had to buy a ton so he could win a prize for selling the most candles ;-)

yeah, and code enforcement doesn't work on weekends, and all the cops were busy with the unbelieveable traffic coming into the area.

Theoretically, code enforcement is on call on the weekends and they do a rotation and there is supposed to be one officer on duty each weekend day.

whatever the reasoning, it was begging for money, panhandling, and causing a traffic hazard. if one of those kids had been hurt, you can be sure the parents would be suing the driver(it's the american way). in reality, the parents could been charged with contributory negligence.

this has already started....ny nephew sold candles last year for preschool. preschool for cryin' out loud. and of course i had to buy a ton so he could win a prize for selling the most candles ;-)

Oh I've been there and my checkbook ran and hid.

Oh I've been there and my checkbook ran and hid.

:rofl:

We were turning to go down to the Red Bar and saw these kids out in the street. I was amazed that they had the kids standing in the middle of the intersection like that. When my kids played sports and we had to fundraise, we never did anything that would jeopardize the kids safety and I feel that the parents or coaches yesterday definitly put safety first for the girls or the people who were driving cars....

They should have set up a car wash in front of the Red Bar, they would have made a ton of money!!

Or maybe they could sell popsicles on the beach!

Or sell cookie dough

Or sell trashbags

Or sell candles

But when you've gone to the same businesses who are also underwriting the science fair kids, the band geeks, the soccer team boosters, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts, and elementary school programs, there is a point where donor fatigue sets in, and I can't blame a group for trying an area that doesn't really seem to do much for fundraising for its youth.

Go Eagles!

Just wondering why the science fair has "kids", the soccer team has "boosters", but the band has "geeks"

I guess we all take offense to something.....I don't like labeling kids based on their interests (and no, my kids are not in the band.....but if they decide to go that route in the future I hope you don't call them geeks )

Just wondering why the science fair has "kids", the soccer team has "boosters", but the band has "geeks"

I guess we all take offense to something.....I don't like labeling kids based on their interests (and no, my kids are not in the band.....but if they decide to go that route in the future I hope you don't call them geeks )

good point gb - i'm a geek (and a nerd) but was never in the band.

My son is in the band....and he plays basketball, football, baseball and soccer. He is definetly not a geek.

My son is in the band....and he plays basketball, football, baseball and soccer. He is definetly not a geek.

i have a question - how in the heck do you people keep up with your kids and all their activities ??? you amaze me my hat's off to all sowal parents, that's for sure

i have a question - how in the heck do you people keep up with your kids and all their activities ??? you amaze me my hat's off to all sowal parents, that's for sure

I have a lot of good friends. We all help each other out when we are trying to get our kids here and there. It helps to have friends. ;-)

I see a geek as someone who has an intense interest in one or more academic areas. I'm not sure how that's supposed to be a negative or derogatory thing.

So I had to look up the definition of "Geek". Interesting.

A geek is an individual who is fascinated by [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge"]knowledge[/ame] and [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagination"]imagination[/ame], usually electronic or virtual in nature. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word geek as "1: a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken, bat or snake 2: a person often of an intellectual bent who is disliked 3: an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity,"

So I had to look up the definition of "Geek". Interesting.

A geek is an individual who is fascinated by knowledge and imagination, usually electronic or virtual in nature. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word geek as "1: a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken, bat or snake 2: a person often of an intellectual bent who is disliked 3: an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity,"

Oh hail. Definition #1 makes me a geek.

Oh hail. Definition #1 makes me a geek.

Wow- I'm definition #3---expert in the techno field.

Oh hail. Definition #1 makes me a geek.

I think that one alone makes me a geek.

Wow- I'm definition #3---expert in the techno field.

You and Miss Kitty. :funn:

I think that one alone makes me a geek.



You and Miss Kitty. :funn:

Watch it, sistah. We'll show y'all one day.

...why are some of you dissing geeks? I am proud to be the geekiest parent of geeks.