Rant

You know what sucks? Uptight people. People who freak out when they find out that a VOLUNTEER who has been helping their high-school aged children with their baseball skills got arrested one time for driving drunk. What the fuck does one have to do with the other? I really don't understand. It's not like I was on my way to practice or something. I wasn't drunk at practice or anywhere near their children.

Basically, overprotective parents suck in general, regardless of my personal situation. Let's face facts: you are fucking up your kids life and making everyone hate him or her as well as you. Back off. Life isn't perfect and shit happens. Teach the kids how to deal with some things (i.e. failure and the fact that you're probably not God's gift to everything that you ever even try to attempt).

I've noticed this in coaching for the past two years. I swear that even though it hasn't been that long since I've been in high school, this shit is going downhill quick. And I understand that it's not everyone. It never is. But it's those vocal few who bring everyone down. It's not just in sports. Not by any means. This is a very specific example of a very broad and overarching problem, but it's what I know. This is why I will never be a high school teacher. This is why I am giving up even coaching high school kids. This is ridiculous.

Coaches can't be tough on players any more. How can a coach be expected to get the most out of his team when he's walking on eggshells? No cuts. Cuts hurt people's feelings. Everyone deserves to play and be a part of the team. Bullshit. Some people just aren't cut out for some things and the sooner they can find that out the better. Michael Jordan got cut. There will never be another Michael Jordan. Kids are pussies these days. Because they've never had to work for anything. And they never will. If everyone just accepted themselves exactly as they are currently, no one would ever get better. Isn't that the fucking point? If you're perfect right now, why would you continue to strive for bigger and better things that you cannot currently achieve? There's always someone else to blame.

Look at this bullshit situation our whole country is in. It starts at the top. No one takes responsibility anymore. Instead of working for things and getting it honestly, we are always looking for a quick fix and willing to sell anyone out who stands in our way---even if they are better than us or even if they are trying to help. We don't want to do it honestly; we want to do it as quickly and easily as possible.

Let's say I fail a test. I have an opportunity to retake this test as many times as is necessary to pass. Personally, I would look at the questions I missed, find out the answers, and take the damn thing again improving on my mistakes. But that's not the way it works these days. It's the test's fault. It's the institution's fault for making the test too hard. The test should be made so that everyone can pass it, regardless of ability and effort. The teacher gets fired for making the test too hard, and the institution hires someone who will make the easy test or fudge the numbers so as not to ruffle any feathers. Our children shouldn't be expected to have to try. They are perfect. Perfect little angels who play 10 hours of Guitar Hero a day but have never even picked up the real thing, who watch five hours of television per day but never the news, who text message their friends through class and who have never known pain because as soon as a slight discomfort rears its head, they're told it's okay to stop. Don't push yourself too hard. Stress is a killer. It's not worth it. Mommy'll get you a new one.

And we wonder why we're getting our asses kicked worldwide. At everything.  Give me a fucking break.