Oh those dads....

Parent Cafe
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<p>And they say soccer moms are out of control?</p>

<p>[Mass</a>. dad faces charges for disrupting hockey game](<a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost)</p>

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<p>Hockey parents, either gender, are the worst–sorry hockey people.</p>

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<p>As a hockey mom, with players of both genders, I respond that there are crazy, out-of-control parents in every sport. Generalizations are never a good idea.</p>

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<p>I agree runnersmom, with one little adjustment…there are crazy out-of-control parents in EVERYTHING not just sports.</p>

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<p>“Generalizations are never a good idea.”</p>

<p>love the unintended irony</p>

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<p>lol (10 char)</p>

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<p>I stand chastised…how about, “Generalizations are usually not a good idea!”</p>

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<p>Ive always heard little league parents are the worst-YMMV</p>

<p>But I live in a pretty laid back area, we have had great parents on my daughters teams & most of the opposing teams too.</p>

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<p>Ok-we run into more over the top hockey parents than in any other sport…around here the general consensus will be that hockey parents are more over the top than any other sport around here.</p>

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<p>unbelievable behavior. The good news is, the dad realizes it:</p>

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<p>There was a crazy basketball mom on Dr. Phil the other day. He asked her, “If it turns out your behavior is actually holding your daughter back, would you stop?” Mom said “no.”</p>

<p>I’ve seen some bad stuff at club soccer games before, but nothing which would get anyone arrested.</p>

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<p>Let’s not forget there are terrible [insert sport/activity] moms as well. </p>

<p>The Texas cheerleading mom is one of my favorite parents-gone-wrong stories.
[Wanda</a> Holloway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_Holloway]Wanda”>Wanda Holloway - Wikipedia)</p>

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<p>^ According to Wanda, she was simply getting justice for her daughter.</p>

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<p>Laser pointer in the eye? Small potatoes.</p>

<p>[‘Hockey</a> dad’ gets 6 to 10 years for fatal beating - CNN](<a href=“http://articles.cnn.com/2002-01-25/justice/hockey.death.verdict_1_thomas-orlandi-judge-charles-grabau-thomas-junta?_s=PM:LAW]'Hockey”>http://articles.cnn.com/2002-01-25/justice/hockey.death.verdict_1_thomas-orlandi-judge-charles-grabau-thomas-junta?_s=PM:LAW)</p>

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<p>drama-mamas…things can get pretty ugly :D</p>