The coach yelled "Come on girls, show some hustle out there!" and I immediately said to the dad next to me "Yeah they really need to kick it up a notch." He looked at me like I had three heads. Then I realized I'd made a sports pun without even thinking about it. I've become the thing I always feared.
Oh man I can picture this exactly. What did you say? Please tell me it was good.
The other dads probably lost it. Those sideline moments are half the reason I go to games at this point.
Haha that's gold. I bet the other dad didn't see that coming. What did he say back?
The best part of being a dad at those games is the freedom to just say whatever pops into your head. Sounds like you nailed it.
I feel like you need to finish this story. Did the coach hear you? Did the girls hear you? The suspense is killing me.
This is exactly the kind of energy we need at youth sports. The kids can feel when the parents are actually having fun instead of taking it all so seriously.
That's hilarious. I would absolutely do the same thing in that situation. Sometimes the joke just writes itself from what's happening around you. What did the other dad do?
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I'm dying to know how you finished that sentence. Did you make another joke? Please tell me you committed to the bit.
Got called out for making an unsolicited comment or for the joke itself? Either way that's a classic dad move and I respect the commitment.