What kind of errands....

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Registered: 08-27-2005
What kind of errands....
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Wed, 08-31-2005 - 1:41pm

Do you run on a daily basis? Weekly basis? Monthly basis?

I've often heard people say that they need a lot of time during the week to run errands and that those errands would otherwise take up their evenings and weekends if they had to WOH ft. It made me curious because I just don't seem to have many errands to run at all. Are we just lazy :-)?

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Registered: 01-05-2005
Tue, 09-13-2005 - 10:51am
He notices alot about himself. Not quite getting that team thing yet.
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Registered: 01-05-2005
Tue, 09-13-2005 - 10:53am
Hence. Competition.
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Registered: 01-05-2005
Tue, 09-13-2005 - 10:56am
Boy. Are you ever culturally misinformed and unaware.
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Registered: 01-05-2005
Tue, 09-13-2005 - 10:59am
What are you debating then? You don't believe perhaps that the school prefers to get in touch with an actual parent even if it takes the parent an hour to get there - than to have to make more phone calls to a list of backups? I'm pretty sure you are wrong about that.
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Registered: 09-04-1997
Tue, 09-13-2005 - 11:04am
By George, I think she's got it. Precisely my point.
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Registered: 09-04-1997
Tue, 09-13-2005 - 11:06am
I think the point here, which seems to escape you, is that the team is made up of individuals who play baseball to have fun. They all seem to be doing their best and having fun playing the game they love, which is what the team is for at this level. If my son wanted to play competitive ball, he would. He doesn't. It doesn't seem as if it would be as much fun to him.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 09-13-2005 - 11:12am

I'll provide the relevance. She gave 2 demographic groups that you don't belong to. To people who do belong in those groups, their situation is rather common amongst the people they see regardless of how common it may be to the planetary population. The 300k$ couple may know dozens of other such couples and move in circles where an introductory acquintance is likely with 100's of such couples over their lifespan. They know that most of the planet doesn't live this way, but that doesn't stop them from having a Blackberry filled with names of such people because to them it is common.

Likewise the 2yo's who don't nap. Parents of this group ALSO aren't in the majority and they know it. But as they start comparing notes in playgroups, on the internet and just with every other parent they know, they are bound to run into enough other parents for them to see that their situation is not unique and in fact common- but certainly not ubiquitous.

Likewise with older parents. And remember that's how this subthread started. PNJ and I said that we had an EASY time finding late 20's/early 30's childless people to socialize with when we were same because it was...common. You said it wasn't. And if you consider the human population at large- it isn't. But I don't socialize with the planet and neither does PNJ. I socialize with people who share certain demographic similarities with me and in THAT demographic (a small slice of the human population) it definately IS common. You seemed to disbelieve that we had an easy time finding such people. Or maybe you believed it but thought it wasn't common amongst the world at large. If it's the latter, what was the relevance of YOUR comment?

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Registered: 09-08-2003
Tue, 09-13-2005 - 11:28am

"In fact, its been easier since having them. I also discussed how the logistics are now no more difficult. Kids did not make anything particularily any way for me"

Is it easier or not particularly any way? They either a) had no effect or b) made things easier. When you make up your mind let me know, thanks so much!

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Registered: 01-05-2005
Tue, 09-13-2005 - 11:30am
The well publicized case of the pushy parent is however, considerably rarer than the case of the parent who intentionally stifles a child's development and progress. I think its less known because it happens more in private. The kid who really wants to play and advance and achieve and has the skill and drive to do so, but isn't at tryouts, isn't too obvious to anyone but his parents. Its a much cheaper and less time consuming mistake for parent to make - therefore much more commonly made.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 09-13-2005 - 11:31am
Are you under the impression that soccer is unpopular in Latin America?

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