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I read your post and was dejavu! (sp?) My oldest son has ADHD, ODD, and is Bi-polar. Well he decided he wanted to play baseball and we signed him up. He was not by any means a good baseball player but he went to every practice and game. He gave it his all. He had a friend on the team who is autisic and they were picked on all the time. In fact myself and the mom of the other boy became team moms to be more involved and stop the teasing as much as we could. It was such ashame because the parents acted as bad as the kids. Makes you wonder where they get it from? Anyway the second to last game the boys on the team had decided they had enough of losing and while I had ran to the potty, (I was the only mom in the dugout that day) the team actually pushed DS and his friend to the ground and circled around them kicking them, while 2 of the parents egged them on. The worst comment was make sure they can't play anymore, do it right! I grabbed both boys and literally dragged them to my car. I locked them in and went back to the coach who was appalled the kids did this. Told him he wouldn't be finishing that nights game or the next because he just lost 2 of his players, so they wouldn't be losing the games, they plain ole wouldn't be playing. The kids were mad about that they just wanted to win a game. After a summer of the teasing and comments made behind their backs (but loud enough for me to hear) it was just too much, I never let my kids join another sport until this year out of fear. It is such a sad world when adults can pick on and ridicule a child.
I would definetly bring it to the coaches attention and also make it perfectly clear to the mom that you heard her and it was your son, and it would be nice if she could keep her comments to herself. Good Luck hope it all works out well for him! And you
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I read your post and was dejavu! (sp?) My oldest son has ADHD, ODD, and is Bi-polar. Well he decided he wanted to play baseball and we signed him up. He was not by any means a good baseball player but he went to every practice and game. He gave it his all. He had a friend on the team who is autisic and they were picked on all the time. In fact myself and the mom of the other boy became team moms to be more involved and stop the teasing as much as we could. It was such ashame because the parents acted as bad as the kids. Makes you wonder where they get it from? Anyway the second to last game the boys on the team had decided they had enough of losing and while I had ran to the potty, (I was the only mom in the dugout that day) the team actually pushed DS and his friend to the ground and circled around them kicking them, while 2 of the parents egged them on. The worst comment was make sure they can't play anymore, do it right! I grabbed both boys and literally dragged them to my car. I locked them in and went back to the coach who was appalled the kids did this. Told him he wouldn't be finishing that nights game or the next because he just lost 2 of his players, so they wouldn't be losing the games, they plain ole wouldn't be playing. The kids were mad about that they just wanted to win a game. After a summer of the teasing and comments made behind their backs (but loud enough for me to hear) it was just too much, I never let my kids join another sport until this year out of fear. It is such a sad world when adults can pick on and ridicule a child.
That is just horrible. I can't believe no other parent jumped in. What is the world coming to....
Some people are just ignorant. If you feel like you should say something, talk to her in private. The last thing you would want is her making a scene in front of the other parents or the kids.
But remember, your child's disability may have nothing to do with her comments. She may just be "that kind of mom." So it's hard to tell whether saying anything will make a difference -- other than calling her on the basic "words can hurt" point that some people apparently didn't learn in grade school.
I think we've all heard plenty of comments about our own children through the years. DD played summer rec soccer when she was younger -- kindergarten, first grade age. Let's just say that her natural strengths are not athletic I stopped signing her up because I didn't have thick enough skin to spend an hour twice a week hearing the parents grumble about my kid's lack of athletic ability. (And this was at a level where they didn't even keep score!). After a few weeks of hearing "Let's hope they can keep the ball away from X" and similar comments muttered under their breaths, it was all I could do to drag myself to the fields.
And FWIW, I didn't say anything.
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These stories make me sad. for whatever solution you come up with and for being a good Mom! (and that goes for everyone who has posted on here...you all rock! )
That makes me so upset. I don't think I could continue to attend the games without saying something - I would probably park myself as close to this mom at the next game and sit and wait . . . I would also say something to the coach. Don't the kids agree to good sportsmanship? The parents should have to as well. Make them sign something.
DH did not always enjoy going to the kids' games with me - I could not stand when a parent would be negative about ANY kid and I would let them know!! I'd be cheering on the kid they just said was terrible or whatever . . they looked at me like I was a little nuts, but oh well.
These stories make me sad. for whatever solution you come up with and for being a good Mom! (and that goes for everyone who has posted on here...you all rock! )
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I would go and speak with the lady when you have a chance but next time you
hear someone say something then ask them calmly what they meant by the comment.
Then explain to them that is your son and this is supposed to be "fun" for all the
kids. If they don't find the game to be fun then maybe they need to find another
sport for their kid.
There are times being Southern really comes in handy. After doing all of the
above I would tell her "Bless your heart" and walk off.
I have been in your shoes too...People can be rude, we live in a very small town (5000) and most people know he struggles with everyday life, but there are the occasional few that have to express their opinion. I still don't know how to deal with rude people, I usually just tell them my motto for my son...Children should not be judged for things that are out of their control, for it is all their little imperfections that make them PERFECT!
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There are times being Southern really comes in handy. After doing all of the
above I would tell her "Bless your heart" and walk off.
As I'm a New Englander (transplanted to NJ) I only recently learned this wonderful phrase. It works even better when the person doesn't understand the full implications of the phrase. Thank you for reminding me of it
that just made me cry my son now 16 has autism and i have to say your better then me i would have spoken right up and it would not have been very nice . its parents like this that have tought there childern no tollorence and thats why all the bullying is going on in our schools. i would say something to this mother and make her aware of who you are and about your son. another thing i really hate is people tell me he doesnt look like he has autism really??? what does that mean and what are they suppose to look like, good luck and keep us posted
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