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Good for you. Former athlete, too - football. And that's ironic that you would consider them "overhyped, brain-damaged hooligans", when you practice MMA (which I used to practice, too), when literally the object of the fight is to beat your opponent unconscious or into submission.
Still confused on how a Stanford grad with a 3.9 GPA is a brain-damaged hooligan. Among many other smart, well-respected men who are husbands and fathers that play the sport. Just flat out stupid.
The rest of your post is just an baseless assumption, which is something you seem to do at an All-American level.
Upstanding?
80-90% cheating and a 75% divorce rate?
50+% drug abuse?
You and I have a different opinion of respected and upstanding.
I just don't get why men are expected to have their faces right in the vagina until the baby pops out. This is a new trend but I liked it better when men were in the waiting room or outside the tent until the kid was born. Or mabey even waited several hours until things where ready. If I ever had a kid I would be in the waiting room and I would absolutely play in the super bowl.
I just don't get why men are expected to have their faces right in the vagina until the baby pops out. This is a new trend but I liked it better when men were in the waiting room or outside the tent until the kid was born. Or mabey even waited several hours until things where ready. If I ever had a kid I would be in the waiting room and I would absolutely play in the super bowl.
You can hang out in the waiting room. I would want to be with my wife, and my newborn child. What could possibly be more important at the end of the day??
On his death bed, no father ever said "I should have skipped the birth of my child."
I know many guys who have missed the birth of their first, second, etc kid for much, much less when I was in the military, and most of the time the command could have easily allotted for their absence, but did not care to do so.
This is really a no brainer; professional football is not a "job", it is a way of life, a culture. The Superbowl is the number one reason why they are out there playing, winning the Superbowl is the goal every single player, coach, etc sets out to do each season.
The mother can have the child without him, he plays no role, however, he is important to the team and the team expects his talent to be there. It is not like so security guard shift work, where someone of equal skill can easily be replaced.
Upstanding?
80-90% cheating and a 75% divorce rate?
50+% drug abuse?
You and I have a different opinion of respected and upstanding.
Ah, I didn't realize that football players were the only people in the world to cheat, get divorced and have a drug problem. Awesome to hear that none of that runs rampant in society in general among musicians, movie stars, politicians, white collar professionals or blue collar workers.
I also didn't realize 80,90,75 and 50 equalled 100, as in every football player is a cheating divorcee with a drug problem.
Still hilarious you practice MMA, but have some sort of axe to grind against football players. Me thinketh I know why, but I'll keepeth that to myself.
Mr. Sherman has a contract and an obligation to his team, employer, the fans, etc. Face it, missing the birth of your child happens all the time. Soldiers, and many others have responsibilities, and the necessity of earning money to pay for the child. He better play if he knows what's good for him.
Just playing devil's advocate, but: Do most of the men here plan on going into the office while your wife is in labor? Because that's your job, after all.
Playing in the super bowl isn't the same thing as just another day at the office. Just another day at the office for an NFL player would be like going to practice.
Being present for the birth of your child: not that important in the grand scheme of things...let's keep it real. Being present for the rest of the child's life: fairly important in the grand scheme of things.
Being present for the birth of your child: not that important in the grand scheme of things...let's keep it real. Being present for the rest of the child's life: fairly important in the grand scheme of things.
You might have a different perspective if you had a child. Don't get me wrong - I would expect him to play in the Superbowl if it came down to it - but being there for the birth of your child is one of the most wonderful, special moments of your life. And I'm not saying this as just a mother - all the men that I've talked to have said the same thing. My husband watched the whole thing - twice!
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