No Tag At Recess

OK... I'm really starting to think that I was either born in the wrong country, or maybe I was just born in the wrong century. I can't help but notice periodically the asinine changes in our society that take place, often due to liberal minded (i.e. Politically Correct) stupidity, or sometimes just because of how litigation happy this country has become.

My most recent observation comes from a news story out of Massachusetts with the tag line: Not it! Mass. Elementary school bans tag

It seems, according to the school principal, that recess is “…a time when accidents can happen.” So, in order to help keep the kids from getting hurt, and also to minimize any liability the school might have, the school has now banned tag, touch football, or any other unauthorized game where kids might run and hurt themselves.

WHAT!?!?!?!? Is this freaking America, or did I step into a damn George Orwell novel? Let’s see… It’s a simple fact that our children are fatter (yeah, F-A-T-T-E-R… As in porky, tubby, chubby, chunky, obese, [insert your favorite non-politically correct synonym for lard-ass here]) than they used to be due to poor eating and exercise habits, yet we’re going to limit their physical activity on the playground by banning time honored traditional play because, um, someone might get hurt??? and then some so called parent might sue??? OK then… Please let me off at the next alternate reality…

To be fair to this particular school, according the article, they aren’t the only system doing this, nor do they carry the distinction of being the first. But there is just something SO WRONG with this entire picture that should have every average American doing a double take. When schools started banning dodge ball because it could be dangerous getting hit with a flying object, most people could sort of understand the reasoning. (However, I maintain it should still be permitted if it was on a voluntary basis. ) But telling a kid that you can't play tag because you might hurt yourself while running around?? That has to be one of the most ludicrous things I’ve heard so far this year…if not the most.

I, as a parent, am sick of our schools, and our governments, trying to tell me how my child should grow-up and what is or isn’t best for them. I’m totally sick and tired of these lame excuses for parents I too often see who won’t take the time or the responsibility to raise their own children and therefore lend credence to the continued abuse of these entities as they strive to assume more and more control that simply should, no, SIMPLY MUST be exclusively reserved for the parents…or at least for the parents who take their responsibilities seriously and actually have the desire to parent their child(ren).

Do you like the school telling your children: That God has no place in the classroom? That having pre-marital sex is OK as long as you use protection? That homosexual lifestyles are perfectly normal and whatever your religious belief on the subject might be is wrong if it states otherwise? That it is more important that you feel good about yourself than actually being able to learn the material being taught and pass a test on the subject? That we should accept everyone and what they believe in and stand for? That you can’t defend yourself if you’re getting the crap beat out of you without getting kicked out of school too because of a “Zero Tolerance” policy? That only liberal thinking is good and conservative thinking is bad? Anyone care to add to the list?

I guess maybe I really am living in an Orwellian society after all, and if so, this is one Snowball that has no intentions of being easy meat.

I just hope enough sane, rational people are left out there who notice things like this and will refuse to be silent about the stupidity of it all. Scream out and be heard… Refuse to be cajoled into accepting this path towards Socialism… Use the greatest gift you have in being an American: The right to be an Individual with a Voice…



DISCLAIMER: As a fat-ass myself, I am fully qualified to use objectionable terms when referencing someone else’s state of being a fat-ass. If anyone reading this post was offended by my diction........GOOD!