ETA: I understand there is such a thing as a cheerleading competition. This may be the only time you could consider it a sport. Also, I just can't stand cheerleading.
Ok I'll start...I know this is a sore spot for many people on here and I'm sorry. BUT...I loved high school! I graduated in 1997. Best years of my life up until I met husband. College and grad school paled in comparison to the fun and awesome memories I have of high school.
In honor of the holiday, I think that multiple scheduled trick-or-treating nights are dumb. You trick-or-treat on Halloween. Yup, I was one of those houses who didn't turn on their porch light last night. Come back tonight.
ETA: I understand there is such a thing as a cheerleading competition. This may be the only time you could consider it a sport. Also, I just can't stand cheerleading.
I totally disagree. I cheered for four years and am on my third year coaching.
I was in cheerleading in middle school and poms in high school and people would literally be in tears about how they were sports and how could people not know they were sports. They are NOT sports. There's a big difference between jumping around in a short skirt singing " A W E, S O M E, awesome awesome TOTALLY!" and the intensity of training someone in basketball/baseball/football/etc goes through. I was obviously not very popular on the squad but I loved to dance so there I was.
When I think of cheerleading, I only think of competitive cheering, which is definitely a sport.
I was in cheerleading in middle school and poms in high school and people would literally be in tears about how they were sports and how could people not know they were sports. They are NOT sports. There's a big difference between jumping around in a short skirt singing " A W E, S O M E, awesome awesome TOTALLY!" and the intensity of training someone in basketball/baseball/football/etc goes through. I was obviously not very popular on the squad but I loved to dance so there I was.
Well it looks like I just need to stay away from this thread today.
ETA: My squad went through plenty of training. You can't just walk onto the floor and do stunts. I was 20 times sorer from cheerleading camp than I ever was from volleyball camp.
By this logic I guess gymnastics isn't a sport either. That's a load of crap.
Do 50 standing back handsprings... then let me know how hard that training is
I agree though... cheerleading is unsportish. I've never been one to argue that point because I just don't care enough. However, it was much harder than some other sports I've played and I got a kick ass body every cheer season.
In honor of the holiday, I think that multiple scheduled trick-or-treating nights are dumb. You trick-or-treat on Halloween. Yup, I was one of those houses who didn't turn on their porch light last night. Come back tonight.
Say what? There is more than one trick or treating night now?
In some neighborhoods/towns there are. My husband grew up in the area where we live and said that it was always that way.
This may or may not be an UO but I think dressing up your pet is dumb.
Halloween pet costumes especially.
I don't know - I kind of like it. Before I had E, I bought a costume or two for my cats. It entertained me. I had a cat who was more dog in personality than your typical cat and he loved trick-or-treaters. He definitely deserved his own costume. As a kid, I used to dress my dog in baby doll clothes...guess I never grew out of that. LOL.
My UO. A cheater is a cheater. Once a cheater, always a cheater.
Hmm. I've cheated in previous relationships. I grew up. It won't happen in this one.
I kind of mean like... if you're in a relationship with someone and you or he/she cheats in that relationship, it's likely to happen again. I agree with growing up
By definition a sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.
That's why I consider cheerleading a sport when it is a competitive squad. If you're just jumping around at a football game, I consider it a club activity.
Ok I'll start...I know this is a sore spot for many people on here and I'm sorry. BUT...I loved high school! I graduated in 1997. Best years of my life up until I met husband. College and grad school paled in comparison to the fun and awesome memories I have of high school.
I could take or leave High School, but I freaking loved college! Grad school is completely different though.
My UO. A cheater is a cheater. Once a cheater, always a cheater.
I'm not sure about this. I genuinely hope you're wrong. Otherwise, SO would break my heart again :-S
I hope not! I hope not for my sister, as well. If my SO cheats... he's out the door. We had that convo when we first started dating and I meant it. I've been in a cheating relationship and in my experience my mind doesn't allow me to look past it. Unhealthy, I know. It's just my opinion
Just because you're a SAHM or SAHD...doesn't mean your working SO should never have to help around the house. They should still pitch in, damnit. It gets old always doing the dishes, cleaning up the kitchen or scrubbing their nasty man bathroom.
This whole Rand Paul "plagiarism" thing is epically stupid. And Rachel Maddow should be embarrassed to be giving it air time, let alone the amount of focus she's giving it. Its like she's trying to make fetch happen. The man repeated 4 sentences of a movie plot summary found on Wikipedia during a SPEECH in which he talked about a movie. Speeches don't have footnotes. I don't like Rand Paul whatsoever but Christ this is a dumb fucking point they are trying to advance.
I love Rachel Maddow like 99% of the time but I had to leave the room last night I was so annoyed.
You know the whole "naming your child a weird name" or "changing the spelling of a name" looks bad for the child later on in life when trying to get a job issue? He is one of those issues. It looks like someone got confused in the hospital and wrote his last name first on the birth certificate. I won't listen to him because of his dumb name.
I also loved high school. I have so many great memories. I started dating my husband junior year and I love looking back at pictures at all the stupid/fun stuff we did.
Ok I'll start...I know this is a sore spot for many people on here and I'm sorry. BUT...I loved high school! I graduated in 1997. Best years of my life up until I met husband. College and grad school paled in comparison to the fun and awesome memories I have of high school.
I'd say competitive cheering is a sport, especially based on the definition @Erinm278 gave, but I don't consider golf a sport - it requires skill but little physical exertion.
I grew up riding horses very competitively and always fought this battle. I would tell people I bet you I can learn your sport and be as good as you in a year, it'd take you 5 years plus of intensive training to be riding on the same level as me. Oh and by the way, does your BMX bike have an entire mind of its own and is it completely unpredictable? No. And your teammates, you can communicate to them in plain English, right? Not horses. Sorry, the sport or not debate is a sore spot haha.
My UO (not sure if this is U or not): I think kids who take the whole bucket when it says 'just take one' missed a major life lesson and it speaks volumes to how they were raised. I never would have considered doing this as a kid because I was raised to be considerate of the other kids coming. We are leaving our house tonight with a bowl of candy out and I'm really afraid this will happen..
I honestly don't know what I would do in the situation. My husband is the only guy I've ever been wit so if he cheated I would have a hard time throwing it all away. I think it is also situational. If he was having an affair and living an entire second life that's totally different then fucking up one time. Honestly it makes me sick to think about.
I'd stay with DH if he cheated. It has nothing to do with low self esteem on my part, but rather an acceptance of the fact that monogamy is hard for humans. I don't think cheating would mean he loved me any less. And I agree with Dan Savage that there's something to be said for staying together for your kids, as long as staying together isn't making your home a toxic environment.
I don't think that anything that had an outcome determined specifically by a judge is a sport. But that doesn't mean it doesn't require great physical feats. And some sports don't require physical fitness at all. I don't know why I have things classified this way, though.
I couldn't stay with a cheater. I have too many general trust issues. I don't give people a whole lot of second chances in general actually. I just don't have time for that shit.
This. If DH ever cheated it would be over so fast. The way I see it is, they already destroyed the relationship by cheating. I wouldn't be the one 'breaking up the marriage' by deciding it was over. The cheater makes that decision when they cheat.
I was in cheerleading in middle school and poms in high school and people would literally be in tears about how they were sports and how could people not know they were sports. They are NOT sports. There's a big difference between jumping around in a short skirt singing " A W E, S O M E, awesome awesome TOTALLY!" and the intensity of training someone in basketball/baseball/football/etc goes through. I was obviously not very popular on the squad but I loved to dance so there I was.
Well it looks like I just need to stay away from this thread today.
ETA: My squad went through plenty of training. You can't just walk onto the floor and do stunts. I was 20 times sorer from cheerleading camp than I ever was from volleyball camp.
By this logic I guess gymnastics isn't a sport either. That's a load of crap.
I think gymnastics is a sport and dance is an art. Cheerleading is a combination of the two.
I don't much care for Halloween. What I mostly hate is how it's changed (here anyway). I wasn't allowed to trick or treat anymore after I turned 12. Now every time I open the door, the trick or treaters are usually 12 or older, with a mask if any costume at all, and totally impolite. I swear to you, I am not doling out one piece of candy to an adult tonight unless there's a toddler with them who can't ask for themselves. And I'm tempted to shame the ones who try.
Edit- stupid mobile posted before I was done being ranty.
My trust issues began with oatmeal chocolate chip cookies that looked like regular chocolate chip cookies, then there was the frozen yogurt that my aunt swore to me was ice cream (it's soo not the same thing), then there was the chicken (or what my sister told me was chicken) that had a very um different texture and I come to find out they were bulls testicles. Then there was my ex, who cheated on me oh say 20 times or so, and always swore it would never happen again, and I believed him. To say that I have trust issues is the understatement of the year.
I couldn't stay with a cheater, but more so because of my trust issues and the fact that I would never believe anything again that came from his mouth.
I do not however, believe it is the same for everyone. I believe many people are able to work through their issues and still live in their marriage.
Car racing is definitely a sport. I can't imagine how physically demanding and exhausting it is. And racing takes a LOT of skill. It's not just driving a car around a track over and over.
I know that car racing takes a lot of endurance. I have been to several nascar races and I know they take a very long time.
Car racing may be a sport, but it gives me crazy vertigo and I think it's stupid to watch.
I wouldn't buy Lululemon yoga gear because I think it's overpriced yoga gear. It's mostly to satisfy the labelwhore in you that most of the woman buy it (IMHO). You can find quality yoga gear of other brands that aren't as ridiculously priced and they serve the same purpose.
UO; I am super excited the Red Sox won the world series. I'm a White Sox fan, but none the less a Sox team won! woohoo! lol.
Car racing is definitely a sport. I can't imagine how physically demanding and exhausting it is. And racing takes a LOT of skill. It's not just driving a car around a track over and over.
I agree that teenagers probably shouldn't trick or treat but if a 13 or 14 year old still wants to go because they love getting dressed up and are still kids at heart- then I think it's ok. I remember my friends/I were all very naive kids and acted like we were 10 when we were in jr high. We still played with dolls and barbies, lol and pretty sure we were like 14. I look back and think wow we were losers- but then again I hope DD is like that bc we def weren't out there doing bad things and never really did. Makes me laugh to think back and realize how old we were doing kid stuff. That's one thing that makes me sad about today- I feel like kids act so much older than they are. That's my UO.
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List of things that are not sports:
cheerleading
bowling
pool
These are activities.
ETA: I understand there is such a thing as a cheerleading competition. This may be the only time you could consider it a sport. Also, I just can't stand cheerleading.
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I totally disagree. I cheered for four years and am on my third year coaching.
Well it looks like I just need to stay away from this thread today.
ETA: My squad went through plenty of training. You can't just walk onto the floor and do stunts. I was 20 times sorer from cheerleading camp than I ever was from volleyball camp.
By this logic I guess gymnastics isn't a sport either. That's a load of crap.
I agree though... cheerleading is unsportish. I've never been one to argue that point because I just don't care enough. However, it was much harder than some other sports I've played and I got a kick ass body every cheer season.
:-S
By definition a sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.
That's why I consider cheerleading a sport when it is a competitive squad. If you're just jumping around at a football game, I consider it a club activity.
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I don't consider car racing a sport.
ETA: I also don't consider shooting a sport.
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I could take or leave High School, but I freaking loved college! Grad school is completely different though.
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I grew up riding horses very competitively and always fought this battle. I would tell people I bet you I can learn your sport and be as good as you in a year, it'd take you 5 years plus of intensive training to be riding on the same level as me. Oh and by the way, does your BMX bike have an entire mind of its own and is it completely unpredictable? No. And your teammates, you can communicate to them in plain English, right? Not horses. Sorry, the sport or not debate is a sore spot haha.
My UO (not sure if this is U or not): I think kids who take the whole bucket when it says 'just take one' missed a major life lesson and it speaks volumes to how they were raised. I never would have considered doing this as a kid because I was raised to be considerate of the other kids coming. We are leaving our house tonight with a bowl of candy out and I'm really afraid this will happen..
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Well it looks like I just need to stay away from this thread today.
ETA: My squad went through plenty of training. You can't just walk onto the floor and do stunts. I was 20 times sorer from cheerleading camp than I ever was from volleyball camp.
By this logic I guess gymnastics isn't a sport either. That's a load of crap.
I think gymnastics is a sport and dance is an art. Cheerleading is a combination of the two.I hate chocolate and peanut butter together, I wish I could enjoy it but it grosses me out
Edit- stupid mobile posted before I was done being ranty.
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I agree that teenagers probably shouldn't trick or treat but if a 13 or 14 year old still wants to go because they love getting dressed up and are still kids at heart- then I think it's ok. I remember my friends/I were all very naive kids and acted like we were 10 when we were in jr high. We still played with dolls and barbies, lol and pretty sure we were like 14. I look back and think wow we were losers- but then again I hope DD is like that bc we def weren't out there doing bad things and never really did. Makes me laugh to think back and realize how old we were doing kid stuff. That's one thing that makes me sad about today- I feel like kids act so much older than they are. That's my UO.