In my community, there is no one spot for community chatter. Any place where people run into friends, neighbors or family becomes an impromptu stage for any discussions of interest. Be they matters of education needs, local elections, or national elections.
My approach to this subject may be a little different. My younger brothers are in youth football and I frequently play chauffeur. Surprisingly, or maybe not so surprisingly, there's a lot of talk! Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends all show up to see their little champ play.
Now, I've noticed that very few people actually get up and actively cheer for their little one. I'm a screamer. You couldn't pay me to stay in one spot during the game, or keep quiet, for that matter. I prefer to follow the line or scrimmage, yelling praise as one brother sacked the diminutive quarterback, or as my other brother valiantly protected his quarterback. Most bystanders, however, prefer to sit in their comfy lawn chairs and quietly discuss the goings-on of the game. Or, they multi-task: chit-chatting about if they'll vote for Obama or McCain for president, or how their high school kids complain profusely about their new principal. Any number of topics.
Tomorrow night, another game. My goal is to get a more definitive list of dialogue for you. Stay tuned!
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The opening paragraph wasn't nessesary. The second paragraph really got me into the scene. You started on a great topic of "appropriate support" for children in sports. I would like to hear more about what the majority of parents feel about your screaming and others parents chit-chat.
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