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Dog, do you not read my post completely? I said we ask for advise from time to time. I am not saying I never listen to them. However, I don't feel that a person should just butt in to someone's business without being asked.

Hike when you think you are smarter and know more than your parents or grandparents you are setting yourself up for a failure and embarrassment. I learned to listen at a young age and filter what I had listened to. I learned more than any book or teacher could teach. You are by your actions teaching your children to do to you the same one day.

Tip for the day---dont flush the tampons in a septic system like one of my recent concubines did.

I wonder how quickly karma's grandson gets the water to the real players?

Hey, every team needs a Rudy

karma, I hear there's a sale on Vagisil at Walmart. You may need some of that for your grandson's football wounds. If the homework takes this kid a long time, maybe you've got a stupid grandson and he's just not smart enough to do the work. I'll just say what we're all thinking; maybe the apple didn't fall very far from the tree?!

Sorry dog you are so wrong. My parents and I have a wonderful relationship. We spend a lot of time together and get a long great. They love my husband like he is a son. Just because I don't let them run my life and marriage doesn't mean that I'm disrespectful to them or have issues with them.

So hikeing your parents said if you marry this bum you are cut out of the will and dont come back. You have some issues with them its as obvious as I will have a drink after while.

Karma, obviously you butt in

I have much respect for my parents who raised me to be independent and think for myself. Plus I'm a 40 year old woman not a little girl thank you. The day I said my marriage vows there was a line about leaving my parents house and cleaving to my husband because we are now one. Luckily they respect that and don't tell us what to do and are there if we ask for advice.

Most of us agree then, education should come first!! As for hikingmom little gal, when your older you will run to your momma more times than you can count telling how right she was and how you wished you had listened to her advice. Then when you become a grandparent and only then will you truly understand, and I hope your daughters treat you the same way you think of grandparents. I do not but my nose into my grandchildren's business or how they are raised, I was taught a little thing called respect. However more times than not these days I have heard that my advice should have been taken, I refrain from "told ya so" haha My momma is long gone now, and I still wish I had her around for help, one day you will fee the same.

I know with soccer it is mainly because there is no head protection. Plus doing headers with the ball isn't the smartest thing either. We aren't the parents that think our child is going to be a professional super star. She enjoys it and that's what counts. We would never force her to play any sport that she doesn't want to. If she gets scholarships it is our hope it is for her intelligence not athleticism.

They are finding now that concussions in girls sports are about the same risk as boys sports. Initially they thought the risk was lower because everyone thought football was the main problem, but that's not the case. Along with that, many more concussions in female athletes have gone undiagnosed and untreated.

I have girls so football isn't an issue. My oldest plays soccer and she knows what has to be done before practice/games. Homework is done right away when she gets home from school. If she starts performing poorly in school then no more soccer.

I love sports, but I can't see putting my kids body at risk to feed the egos of a few coaches and dads. When the time comes and they want to play sports then that is fine, I feel that needs to be a decision they make not me. It definitely does not need to be a distraction for my kids if they decide to play. If I feel like practice is taking away from my sons education, then I will decide to cut his practice time myself. If a coach claims that is not the level of commitment needed, I will kindly remind the coach he has a commitment to the education of the kids as well.

Or, better yet, the parents could get their priorities right and teach their kids that an education will get them ahead in life, and football is only going to get them concussions and brain damage.

I don't hate my parents. I just feel it is my place to raise my own children not theirs. I do take advice from them when I need too, but I don't like people sticking their noses where they don't belong.

Hiking, why do you hate your parents?

I agree some coaches around here push way too hard on the younger kids. And let things go too far sometimes. Gets even worse at the high school level. Especially in Ashe. Coach up there needs to get his priorities in line.

Life is full of pressure. It will teach them how to be functional adults.

If it was a helmet to the knee, it sounds like good tackling fundamentals? All I hear is coaches screaming stay low where I am at? And most of the young ones are hitting high and helmet to helmet.