During tonight's Little League Baseball game, as I was coaching near the dugout - I said "during" - a mom came over and told me I wasn't playing her son enough in the positions that challenged him. Now, the dugout area in our league is quite congested, as other parents help out and the kids - ages 6-8 - mill around a lot.
But it still took a lot of guts to do such a thing.
She didn't make a scene, and I calmly explained to her how hard I try being fair to all 12 boys on the team when it comes to positions and batting order. Not sure if it got through or not.
As I drove home, it bothered me more and more. I truly DO try very hard to be fair. I made up my mind I was going to send out a general email to all parents reminding them of that.
But God spoke to me (at least to my conscious). Instead, I am going to send the mom a kind email, telling her I understand how much she cares about her son and that I will continue to try to be as fair as possible.
If she STILL doesn't get it, God help her.
I like this idea. Good luck
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