My son was involved in his first bench-clearing brawl. This was his first. He is not a wimp, by any means, but he just doesn't like violence. I know for a fact that my son has never been in a fistfight before, and even though I wasn't at the game, I know he didn't throw any punches. But since the entire team went out on the field, they all got penalized. The question is, if he doesn't want to participate, is it considered not being a good teammate to stay back in the dugout or at least stand in the periphery? I know this is a guy thing, but I'm also a mom who doesn't want her baby getting hurt or hurting somebody else in something that I perceive as meaningless.
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