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re: Mom Made Kid Give Back "Participation" Ribbon... Right Call?
Posted on 3/7/16 at 1:05 pm to SirSaintly
Posted on 3/7/16 at 1:05 pm to SirSaintly
I think the idea is fine if that's the way she wants to go. I sure like it better than a parent demanding something special for their child. I don't like that she felt the need to post it all over Facebook if I'm reading the OP correctly.
With that being said I think participation trophies /ribbons ate only really detrimental when a parent would talk them up to a child or go overboard with downplaying actual achievement. Without a parent hyping up their little "participant" the kid is going to give a shite about that trophy/ribbon for about 5 mins tops
With that being said I think participation trophies /ribbons ate only really detrimental when a parent would talk them up to a child or go overboard with downplaying actual achievement. Without a parent hyping up their little "participant" the kid is going to give a shite about that trophy/ribbon for about 5 mins tops
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Posted on 3/7/16 at 1:07 pm to Dam Guide
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So he was never really underprivileged...
I'm sure not having a relationship with your biological mother causes non-monetary issues with people.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 1:08 pm to SirSaintly
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Mom Made Kid Give Back "Participation" Ribbon... Right Call? by SirSaintly
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Kid is now 8
No, not the right call.
I get the idea of it since it wasn't actually a participation ribbon, but a 1st place ribbon. But he's 8, who cares, let the kid keep the thing.
This post was edited on 3/7/16 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 3/7/16 at 1:11 pm to SirSaintly
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Mom Made Kid Give Back "Participation" Ribbon... Right Call?
Good for her.....damn right it was the right call
Posted on 3/7/16 at 1:17 pm to SirSaintly
Giving back the ribbon for a track event the kid didn't participate in is the right call. If his team had placed overall for the meet, then that would appropriate to keep.
If the mom posted about this on facebook, then she is doing the equivalent to proudly displaying her own "participation" ribbon.
If the mom posted about this on facebook, then she is doing the equivalent to proudly displaying her own "participation" ribbon.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 1:20 pm to SirSaintly
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coach said that he's part of the team
it's what they do now. I don't agree with it but Mom should have allowed him to keep it.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 1:23 pm to Topwater Trout
quote:This is the correct call IMO
it's what they do now. I don't agree with it but Mom should have allowed him to keep it.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 1:26 pm to SirSaintly
At such a young age, learning to be part of a team is important. I think young athletes who are rewarded for being part of a team and for participating will have more of a desire to come back next year. If a cheap ribbon or trophy re-enforces the "team" concept, then I'm all for it.
Kids who learn to work together at a young age may not be such jerks when they get to the real world.
Kids who learn to work together at a young age may not be such jerks when they get to the real world.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 1:26 pm to SirSaintly
James Harrison agrees.
Kids need to learn to earn things in life.
Kids need to learn to earn things in life.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 1:30 pm to SirSaintly
Guys on the scout team get NFL Super Bowl rings. I don't see why this kid can't get a ribbon for being on the winning team.
Hell, even the losing Super Bowl team gets rings (NFC or AFC championship rings so I guess it's not really a Super Bowl ring)
Hell, even the losing Super Bowl team gets rings (NFC or AFC championship rings so I guess it's not really a Super Bowl ring)
This post was edited on 3/7/16 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 3/7/16 at 1:33 pm to SirSaintly
Wait, they allow single people to adopt now?
Posted on 3/7/16 at 1:36 pm to SirSaintly
I think there is a better way to handle it. She could have let the kid keep the ribbon then explain to him that normally shite doesn't happen like that.. She could have had a little sense of humor about it..Put it up and then it can be a joke that its a first place, unearned ribbon.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 1:39 pm to SirSaintly
Who cares they are 8 year olds
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