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Originally Posted by MarchHare
There may be another issue going on here. Do the other players on your son's team tie their own skates? Your son might be trying to show that he's grown up and can take care of his equipment, especially if the other kids are doing the same.
One of my most embarrassing moments as a kid (I can't remember the exact age, maybe 10 or 11) was when I was in the locker room getting dressed before a game. One of my teammates walked in and said (in a loud voice so everyone could hear), "Hey MarchHare, I just ran into your mom in the hallway. She told me to ask you if you need her to tie your skates for you." Even though I was totally capable of tying my own skates, I got ribbed for that one for the rest of the season.
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what a horrible joke, that kid should have been punched in the face. I mean seriously, how were you the one being ribbed after a comment like that?
Anyway, look, from personal experience growing up playing hockey, the problem is easily solved by making your son the team captain. That always goes over well because nothing screams team bonding like a completely unbiased leadership selecting process, plus then your son will listen to you automatically.
In fact if you ever make it to the championship game in esso minor hockey week, and you're supposed to select players for the empty net overtime round, why not simply pluck out a kid from line 1 and slot your child in his place, assuring he has a good chance to get the tournament winning goal?
Sincerely,
Still fataing Bitter