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Just playing devil's advocate here, but appropriate language is subjective. I know people who get mad at someone if they use the phrase, "pissed off"
This...
You are so wrong, I don't even know where to start. How about thinking about others instead of yourself all the time?
Um...How about just use appropriate language? Then, you don't have to worry about it.
If the new bag policy means you cannot arm yourself with the equipment necessary to accommodate your child, they are too young.
obvous exception: children with specific needs that I'm sure the hospitality staff at Lane would be happy to help with
Sometimes I just don't understand the struggle of trying to keep a kid entertained for 4 hours when someone could just get a sitter. I also know that sometimes that isn't an option for everyone.
Not sure if you were arguing with me without actually reading the comment or just trying to illustrate my point.
there is a time and a place. I wouldn't bring my kids into a beach dive bar and expect to see tuxedos and evening gowns.
However, if I'm going to Chilli's on Tuesday at 5 PM in a mall and there's no sports games, I do expect a certain family atmosphere.
In my brewery, I advertise to bring the family. I do not expect boorishness and exclusion.
Vt has a kids club. The kids club gives out free tickets to kids for a home game.
Therefore VT has declared that football games are for the family, not just yer drinkin' buddies.
Somebody looks crosseyed at kids at a VT home football game? It's not because VT didn't invite my kids there.
That's why we have a while section of them in the NEZ. :D
My comment said if they were too young to understand or enjoy the game. Obviously, yours are enjoying themselves. And as far as the cursing goes, I've responded ad nauseam to many different posts on this thread about my feelings on it and don't care to again.
I was just watching this kids film again. Dude was the Gatorade track athlete of the year in high school. Does anyone else think this kid could do some good in the return game? He looks elusive enough and with straight-line speed like he has, he could always be a threat to take one to the house.
Now, I'm confused. Is this new policy for the children or for the parents of the children that crap their pants whenever an obscenity is shouted? [I keed in jest of course]
But isn't the crying or screaming kid an asset when we're on defense?
At what age are they too young?
You remember the Marshall monsoon of a game?
My daughters were 4 y.o. and 7 y.o. They stayed through 3 quarters because they thought it was fun and we had a blast, then they just got too cold. they outlasted a whole bunch of people. I stayed until the very end.
Last fall my daughter was 6. She decided to set a goal that she would be a VT cheerleader and set about getting prepped, taking cheer leading classes and gymnastics.
If you raise them right, kids are young adults. But that doesn't mean I want people issuing streams of invectives and puking on them.
Just because one is at a football game doesn't mean one should relax mores to be coarse and vulgar. That's boorish.
Does one curse at one's grandmother and puke on her couch just because one are watching football?
Now, I do not expect one to act as if we are in church .
being at a football game doesn't let you act like a jack-ass (parents and non-parents)
I had no idea the can of worms I was opening with this. That being said, I think there's some middle ground on the whole cursing at Lane. Hot-tempered, redheaded veterans with a potty mouth like me shouldn't be allowed to scream obscenities at will, but parents also shouldn't flip out when someone yells "horseshit" at a horseshit call. It is a public place, but it's also a football game, but it's a fucking public place, but it's a motherfucking football game.......
Bottom line, don't be a dick. If someone asks you to tone it down, tone it down. If someone yells "horseshit" at a horseshit call, have your kid sing "Let it go" to you.
Oh no worries, we're just anxiously awaiting all the parents to come and tell us why we should constantly be altering our behavior when they choose to bring their children to places that, in their nature, don't conform to the standards those parents demand.
If my kid is screaming or crying in public, I remove them from the situation until they calm down. Do you believe that people cursing should do the same?
Looks like we got a lot of non-parents on here...
so you're telling me I can now fill my clear bag with booze instead of bringing in the bottle?. GENIUS IDEA
yea I am fine with keeping yourself in line, but there are some parents/families that think because they brought children with them that everybody should just pipe down and sit on your hands.
Each environment is different but ones at a game/bar/high emotion places, some people just don't get it.
I'm sorry, I can't tell if you're talking about the self-centered parents who attempt to control the behavior of everyone around them wherever they go, or the self-centered people who don't care how they act around others regardless of situation.