Because I Had Children

Dear Parent, I know you don't want to hear this but it has to be said. Stop Complaining. Everybody is tired of hearing how you don't think your child's team is run the way you want it to or that your kid isn't first chair in the band but you think they ought to. Have you been to practice to see the daily effort your child gives? Have you volunteered to come offer some extra help to keep the group functioning so that the coach can spend the time coaching and not organizing fundraisers, organizing meals or scheduling the concession stand? Having coached a variety of sports for the last few years, my husband and I are always surprised at the amount of complaining that goes on. You know that person in the stands talking to himself so loudly that everyone around can hear him, "This coach doesn't have any idea what he's doing...what is that coach thinking? Are we even watching the same game?" Many times this is the same person who drops off the