Comments on: Late Night

By: Princess of Everything (and then some)

Princess of Everything (and then some) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:29:00 +0000

Hey I am a lurker and had to weigh in. I am with Rhonda.

You have to remember something. If he is that bad in FRONT of all of you…how bad is he behind closed doors??

By: Revka

Revka — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:00:00 +0000

What a tough position to be in! I think a call is in order – to let him know the rules and give him fair warning of what will happen if he breaks those rules.

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:29:00 +0000

How about making everyone sign a list of rules when they are registering their child for the race? Then if anything is said, he signed the form and can’t complain about it.

By: Summer

Summer — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:29:00 +0000

That is tough. I really don’t like seeing parents push their children into things they don’t want to do, and then get angry with them if they aren’t the best.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:02:00 +0000

I agree with Amanda. Checking to see if the boy will be racing is a good reason to call, and then bringing up the rules (as if you were informing all parents of new racers) is a good way to make sure he’s at least been told!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:02:00 +0000

Good Question Sky!

It'd be hard to tell him, to leave. But at the same time, if he knew ahead of time that it wasn't accepted, maybe he wouldn't make such a scene if it did come to him leaving.

Maybe call him, and just find out if the boy is going to race. Then tell him that if he is these are the rules we've set up for the year. Let him know that you want it to be fun for all the children, and so there is no yelling allowed on the track, and any parent that is yelling will be escorted off the track.

Good luck with this! Let us know how it goes!