Reply to "Do ask if you don't want to know"

justbaseball10,000+ posts

Two quick stories related to this...

My wife is apt to cheer, encourage, get on the umpires, etc... when her boys pitch. She once asked our older son while he was at Stanford - 'Did you hear me out there today?' Answer; 'No Mom, I don't hear a thing, its just me and the catcher.'

When I played sports, thats the way I was too. Complete tunnel vision. Wasn't a choice, just the way it was. So some kids don't hear any of it no matter what you say.

OTOH, same son, about age 10/11/12. Playing basketball, I wasn't the coach. In the stands, I was yelling some instructions...and some criticisms about effort or hustle probably...at our son while he was dribbling up the court. He stops cold, right in front of me and says, 'Dad, what are you doing, why are you yelling at me?'

I learned a big lesson that day. He was right. After that, I pretty much spent my time at games quietly and out of sight.

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