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Some of this is accurate, some of it is not. I do pace at times during the game but do it down in LF and I do not yell instructions nor "come at my DD". I no longer go to her practices because the temptation to say something was too great so I just drop her off now and go to a coffee shop. Like I said I realize that expecting her to look like the best baseball players (or softball players for that matter) on the planet is unrealistic but what I need to figure out is how to weed out the good stuff going on and stop only seeing the bad stuff so that I can enjoy it.
You do understand that was figurative, not literal. Over the years I've watched parents make their child miserable by being so overbearing to the point of almost abuse. I've seen kids in tears. I've heard them say " I hate him/her so much." because of a parent's craziness. I've seen them shut down on the field. I've seen them change to a sport/activity a parent knows nothing about. And the worst is I've seen them walk away from something they love.
You're on the right path. Take the above advice. When the kids I work with are frustrated when trying to learn something I will ask the them. How do you eat an elephant? Invariably, I get the Huh??? Then I tell them one bite at time so they understand it will take time.