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Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3627
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 7:50 pm: |     |
My sister drives me nuts sometimes!!! I told her the good people of MOL will settle this!
If they are fans, is it acceptable for 10 year old boys to wear T shirts or sweat shirts with logos for the WNBA? The argument is "So What!women wear clothing with the logos for men's teams all the time." |
tom
Citizen
Username: Tom
Post Number: 4211
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 8:09 pm: | |
Sure it is. My nephews are huge fans of women's college basketball (their mom went to U-Conn). Nothing wrong with it at all. |
ess
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Username: Ess
Post Number: 892
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 8:27 pm: | |
I don't see a problem with anyone wearing a shirt for any sports team, male or female, unless it's a Dallas Cowboys shirt.  |
Bailey
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Username: Baileymac
Post Number: 148
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 8:31 pm: | |
um.. unless things have REALLY changed since my kids were in school, kids around that age can be pretty rough. If 10 year old boys choose to wear the shirts and have no negative feedback, it's all good, but I wouldn't be too surprised if the shirts end up on the bottom shelf, under the super-hero pj's they used to wear, pretty soon. |
Valley_girl
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Username: Valley_girl
Post Number: 98
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 9:32 pm: | |
Yeah, of course; that's really cool. |
TomR
Citizen
Username: Tomr
Post Number: 934
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 9:38 pm: | |
ess,
We have a very serious problem developing here.
TomR |
Amateur Night
Citizen
Username: Deborahg
Post Number: 1737
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 10:41 pm: | |
If they are WNBA fans and cool enough to wear those shirts, please send me their numbers. In a few years my 10 year-old daughter would like to date them.  |
Buttercup
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Username: Buttercup
Post Number: 26
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 10:47 pm: | |
Right on! |
ess
Citizen
Username: Ess
Post Number: 895
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 11:02 pm: | |
TomR,
Uh oh. Tongue was firmly in cheek, if that makes things any better.
ess |
TomR
Citizen
Username: Tomr
Post Number: 936
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 11:20 pm: | |
Dallas Rules.
Well, most years.
OK, some years.
Yeah, you're right, not in a while.
But wait till next year.
TomR
P.s. It was always assumed to be of a good nature. Its just tough to be a Dallas fan sometimes. |
ess
Citizen
Username: Ess
Post Number: 896
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 11:34 pm: | |
For a Giants fan, Dallas is a perpetual thorn in the side.
And I can sympathize. Sometimes it's tough to be a Giants fan as well.
For the record, and to stay on topic, both of my kids like to wear Giants shirts -- and one of my kids is a girl. Neither one, however, is interested in the WNBA, but mostly because they are less aware of it. |
Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3632
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 8:23 am: | |
Thanks all! Two guesses which one of us had a problem with the boys wearing WNBA shirts? My sister. She insists it's different for girls, and women, to wear team shirts for the men's teams. In her mind, boys don't wear shirts for women's teams. 'It's just not done,' according to her!
Funny these are the same two boys who enjoy watching figure skating! They enjoy all sports, even something as boring as golf! (which is like watching grass grow). 
She also has this thing about them wearing stripes! When they were younger I use to buy them shirts with stripes and dress them in the shirts when she wasn't around just to annoy her. The boys even liked the shirts I bought them!!!
This time I'm not the guilty party. Another sister dumped ten bags of clothes at our house the other day. In them, my nephews found some basketball shirts they liked, so they put them on. When their mom realized the shirts were for a ***woman's*** team she made them take off the shirts. To make sure they don't try to wear them again she took them to work with her this morning to give away. Geesh, some people! |
Eats Shoots & Leaves
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Username: Mfpark
Post Number: 2858
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 11:27 am: | |
I think your sister and her sons are going to have lots bigger problems in the future than the WNBA shirts, if she does not lighten up a bit and let them be who they are, not who she wants them to be. Sorry if I sound so judgemental, but all parents wrestle with the issue of letting their kids individuate, and where it does not cause overt harm to them or others, I think it is best to teach them that they are welcome to be exactly who they are. Sometimes it ain't easy getting over your own internal voice to be able to listen to theirs--fighting with my kids to get a haircut when their hair is beyond even what I had at their age, for example--but that is the fun of being a parent. |
aquaman
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Username: Aquaman
Post Number: 671
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 12:51 pm: | |
Sorry, JTA.
But no one should ever wear WNBA merchandise. Ever. No boys or girls.
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Rick B
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Username: Ruck1977
Post Number: 962
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 8:47 pm: | |
Sorry...but I find it to be a little odd... |
Rastro
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Username: Rastro
Post Number: 2215
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 11:13 pm: | |
I'm more freaked that they like to watch figure skating. |
SO Ref
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Username: So_refugee
Post Number: 1456
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 11:38 pm: | |
It's chicks in tight outfits...don't be so freaked. |
Just The Aunt
Supporter
Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3644
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 2:38 pm: | |
Eats
I agree with my sister needs to lighten up. I think kids should be allowed to develop their own tastes. If they want to wear shirts for women's teams they should be allowed to. By not letting them wear WNBA shirts, but saying it's okay to wear them for the Nets, it's like telling them women's sports aren't as important as men's sports. Or that men and women don't deserve to be treated as equals.
If other kids were to make fun of them, it would up to my nephews to either stick up for themselves and tell the other kids they liked the team.
It would be different if they were wearing shirts that were really offensive. My brother finally put a stop to his daughter's wearing those shirts that said 'Boys are stupid. Throw rocks at them,' or something like that after his first son was born and my youngest niece hit him with, you guessed it -a rock!
Funny you mention haircuts! My nephews usually ask to get their haircut before my sister or brother in law tell them they need one. They've been wearing their hair buzz cut style since they wear around three years old!
Aqua - LOL.
Rick- Which is odd? My sister (which I'll agree on) or the boys?
Rastro- I was surprised myself they wanted to stay and watch! I think they were amazed to see 12-21 girls, some as young as 10, skate together! It reminded me of the Rockettes! And it was on ice!
So - I didn't think of it that way! You could have a point there! I'm surprised at ten they talk about girls and who they like blah blah blah. They had a sleep over for their birthday over the summer and to hear the 8 of them talk was funny!
I have a friend with a nine year old daughter who actually says things like 'So and So is my boyfriend,' And 'So and So and I broke up.' She and my nephew 'like' each other and filrt with each other. I shake my head and tell him he's ***ten*** and I tell her she's ***nine*** that they have plenty of time. It's still cute though.
Oh, and as for my sister - she even tells her husband what HE can and can't wear!!! |
Carrie Avery
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Username: Carrie33
Post Number: 1282
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 6:58 pm: | |
Question: "If they are fans, is it acceptable for 10 year old boys to wear T shirts or sweat shirts with logos for the WNBA?"
Yes, what is the problem with that? Maybe his sister is on the team, or someone he knows. |
Just The Aunt
Supporter
Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3646
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 8:50 pm: | |
Carrie I agree. But for some reason my sister is anal about it. One of my sister's daughter played basketball in school, do you think my sister would let the boys wear the shirts for her team? Nope. The brother of the above sister plays basketball, they can wear those shirts though. Geesh, it's the same school, just different teams!
Most of my nieces and nephews play at least one sport. I see nothing wrong with them wearing the shirts for each other's teams. My sister with the two playing basketball doesn't have a problem with her son wearing WNBA shirts. Heck, she doesn't have a problem with him wearing stripes either!
I find it ironic when they go to Devil's, Yankee, Net's, or Giant's games my sister doesn't have a problem with them wearing shirts for those teams. Same when they go to games in Florida when visiting my youngest sister. They haven't gone to a WNBA game, but they have watched them on TV, and they like them!
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Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 11976
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 10:46 pm: | |
So will your sister now defer to the collective view of this thread?
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Rick B
Citizen
Username: Ruck1977
Post Number: 964
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 10:52 pm: | |
JTA...I meant I thought it weird for boys to wear WNBA jerseys. Not that its right or wrong, but it strikes me as odd. I can understand what your sister is saying. |
Just The Aunt
Supporter
Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3652
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 2:03 am: | |
Tom-
Are you kidding me? Not only will she not listen to reason by defering to the view of this thread, she would kill me if she knew I posted about it.
Rick - Thanks for explaining. |
The Man
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Username: Bumboklaat
Post Number: 129
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 9:13 am: | |
To ensure that young boys are not tortured by their classmates because of fashion decisions follow these simple rules:
Football-All NFL teams are OK but an Arena League team shirt will necessitate the child change his name to Cletus, grow a mullet, and move to the backwoods of Penn.
Baseball-All options are open except for the Red Sox, because that would be cruel.
Basketball-Please if a WNBA team is adorened, do the child a favor and give him an option to wear ANY other possible team besides the Minnesota Lynx.
Soccer-Anything goes except for any French National team apparel.
Hockey-Anything goes, even women's hockey apparel because even I am not going to pick a fight with a woman hockey player.
Finally,
Figure Skating-Unless the shirt says:"What would Jeff Gillooly do?"; all figure skating shirts should be avoided.
Hope all of this helps. |
GOP Man
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Username: Headsup
Post Number: 262
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 9:23 am: | |
real men only wear NASCAR apparel. |
Phenixrising
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Username: Phenixrising
Post Number: 1359
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 9:30 am: | |
real men only wear NASCAR apparel.
hmmm… thought that was the official apparel of the trailor park folks. |
Phenixrising
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Username: Phenixrising
Post Number: 1360
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 9:40 am: | |
JTA
If your nephews want to wear WNBA logos, good for them!
I tell my son to watch a few of those games to LEARN basic basketball fundementals which is lacking in today's games. The ladies still have it. Proof be told from the last Olympic Games where the USA men lost against the their European counterparts who engage in the basic fundementals. I know some of the basketball camps (Seton Hall & Kevin Boyle camps)are trying to instill this with the younger players.
Thumbs-up to the WNBA! |
LilLB
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Username: Lillb
Post Number: 1187
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 1:39 pm: | |
JTA - this sounds like the same reaction some parents have when their sons take an interest in playing with dolls.... They'd be much better off letting them play with dolls if they want rather than making a mountain out of a molehill.
It's only a guess, but I bet your sister is worried about more than the boys routing for a women's basketball team. |
Jersey Boy
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Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 31
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 7:22 pm: | |
Next birthday give them "Free to Be You and Me."
It changed my life. And the songs are awesome. |
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