You’re 6 yrs old. Welcome to the rat race

Most of the rest of the questions were pretty standard.  They were all about "How do I make sure my son does well in school?" and "There's a bigger kid who beats the crap out of my son every day.  Is it OK if I beat the bully up myself?" (The answer to this, of course, is "NO".  If you really want to get even, sleep with one of the parents instead)

Strangely enough, nobody questioned whether it might be a bad idea to put so much pressure on pre-adolescents to perform at a high academic level.  Almost all the parents who spoke up or we talked to had tutors for their kids, who ranged from 7 to 10 years old.

WHAT THE…….?!?!?!?!?!?!

10 year old kids spending an extra 2 hours a day outside of class being tutored? I figured I have two options at this point.

1) Move my son to a school that has less pressure. But that wouldn't work cuz he's pretty happy where he is, though like any kid (or adult) he complains about doing homework.

2) Just let go and let him enjoy being a kid, even if it means he doesn't get top marks.

Being an enlightened (and lazy-ass) father, I decided there and then to go for option #2.

I was just about to consider the morning a success and head back home for the last half of a doubleheader when my attention was caught by a father whose voice was rising like Chris Kaman's when Reggie Evans grabbed his…..aw hell, just watch the clip.

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