James Harrison rejects sons' participation trophies

[Mudcat]

he wasnt keen on his sons receiving participation trophies, so he sent them back.

Harrison posted a picture on Facebook of the two trophies his sons brought home with a scathing caption underneath.



I came home to find out that my boys received two trophies for nothing, participation trophies! While I am very proud of my boys for everything they do and will encourage them till the day I die, these trophies will be given back until they EARN a real trophy. Im sorry Im not sorry for believing that everything in life should be earned and Im not about to raise to boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their bestcause sometimes your best is not enough, and that should drive you to want to do betternot cry and whine until somebody gives you something to shut u up and keep you happy. #harrisonfamilyvalues

 

[bacon]

An attitude like that can help us stand up to the Japs

 

[reno cool]

I heard people have this attitude against "participation trophies" before. I don't know why its an issue. I don't know if there should be trophies at all. Can't we just let kids play without telling them they have to be #1 at everything? :sparesomecutter:

 

[bacon]

Sounds good, let's make sure all 32 NFL teams get super bowl trophies as well we can have 16 super bowls and not keep score.

 

[PuckOff]

The novelty of receiving shitty hockey and soccer medals have really worn off for my boys. Everyone small tournament or whatever the kids get medals. They basically take them and chuck them wherever. Fuck I found a broken one in the car a month ago. Participation shit like this is a waste of money.

 

[roguejuror]

Must be a conspiracy by the trophy industry!

 

[reno cool]

Sounds good, let's make sure all 32 NFL teams get super bowl trophies as well we can have 16 super bowls and not keep score.

they get 32 trophies. they are called paychecks. dont get fooled by the hype brother b

 

[Mudcat]

I find it insulting to the kids. Like he thinks you give them a participation trophy and they're going to take it like they won a championship.

If it's a participation trophy, I would assume they know how little it means and value it accordingly. Everbody's got one and it's not particularly special. Obviously.

Harrison is projecting. He's thinking they'll take it to be equal to trophies he won when he was a kid.

i.e. - he thinks they're retarded.

 

[housepicks]

Participation trophies are gay

 

[MrMonkey]

Participation trophies are gay

Not a big believer in them too! Just so soft with the kids today! As a whole not enough discipline with them either by the parents IMO!

 

[housepicks]

I'd give anything to go back to the 80's

 

[PuckOff]

Not a big believer in them too! Just so soft with the kids today! As a whole not enough discipline with them either by the parents IMO!

I agree 100%.

 

[PuckOff]

I'd give anything to go back to the 80's

70's for me. Things started to go downhill in the 80's.

 

[reno cool]

everybody's going with the era they grew up. coincidence? I think not

 

[Mudcat]

Kids aren't as retarded as old mopes like to think.

 

[housepicks]

everybody's going with the era they grew up. coincidence? I think not

I'd probably say the 70's too if I could remember it.

The point is this country sucks more and more each passing day so yeah..earlier the better.

 

[Saulty]

I coached tee ball this summer and all kids got a trophy and medals and pins.

 

[housepicks]

They don't even keep score in tball anymore do they?