After discovering this site a week ago and becoming an expert on everyone else’s stories, I need some feedback.
I’m a baseball/softball umpire. As you’ve read, I’m come from a N family. Now the next generation is coming under my authority. They have all been systematically taught extreme disrespect for me.
They have been taught that the game is about them. It’s their ticket to the big leagues. Everyone else is just there as a supporting cast.
These kids are good, but believe me, not anywhere near that good.
I have asked not to be assinged to their games but a few slipped into my schedule.
The biggest problem I have is with the 14 year old girl and her mother’s attitude. “I blew my chance with those kids.”
A little background. Back in '82 the mother’s cousin choked me out, robbed me of $200 and left me for dead. His parent’s cut me a check when I involved the police. Nothing else was done because that would have interfered with my brother’s romance.
There was no outrage. Nobody in my family even made a gesture that they cared I was almost murdered. My brother’s romance was far more important. Hush Hush…
And before they were married my brother made a big point to tell me that his future wife’s brother thought I was a goofy bastard.
My brother claims to be my advocate and can’t understand why I won’t let him. I wouldn’t be his best man either. My advocate married into a family that almost murdered me and then has to let me know they think I’m a goofy bastard too…
My brother’s last words to me were, “Your day’s coming, I’m going to kick your ass.”
Now back to the kids that I’m supposed to umpire. In my view I should have a restraining order against these people. My life was almost ended by that family and from my family they want to kick my ass.
I’m already determined to not allow my brother on the field. That will be an ordeal in it’s self.
What about the kids? Do I keep them off my field. I had to do a game recently with the daughter, my niece, pitching. I didn’t make eye contact with her once. This is very awkward. This can’t continue.
My brother lost his little league team because the town didn’t like his approach. Seems they had a problem teaching the kids to taunt. He told me his own son said to him, “I’ll just fuckin’ quit.” He told me his son has a problem with anger.
My sister’s son, my nephew, had parents take their kids of his little league team. One parent was a good ball player and didn’t want his kid being taught this stuff.
The more I write the more I realize just how out of control this monster is. I could keep writing too. This is just the surface crap.
“Sports doesn’t build character, it reveals it”.- John Wooden
Help me please. I’m soliciting options, opinions, questions, sympathy??? This one has me stumped.