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A plea to parents who come to Aggie football games

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If your child is a newborn or even a toddler, don't bring him or her to the game.

When it is September and it is 100 freaking degrees outside, a football game is not an appropriate place for them to be.

You wouldn't leave your kid outside playing in 100+ degree heat for 3 hours, so why are you bringing them to a game?

It was so pathetic seeing 1, 2, and 3 yr olds being moved into the stands with their parents. The vast majority of them didn't even come prepared for the game, i.e. they didn't have hats or any type of head covering or sunscreen for their kids.

If you want to watch an Aggie football game, bite the bullet, hire a babysitter, and leave the kid at home. I don't care how precious a moment you think it will be for them to attend their first Aggie football game, they aren't going to remember it at 1-3 years of age.

If you can't afford a babysitter, stay at home. Part of being a parent is sacrificing, and selfishly forcing your kid to attend a game in the Texas heat in September just because you can't bear the thought of missing a game is pathetic. Putting your own needs over the health of your kid makes you a bad parent and an even worse human being.

Forcing a kid to stay outside in that type of heat for that prolonged period of time is borderline child abuse.

Eventually, they're going to be miserable and become grumpy, and you're going to be pissed at them for grousing, when you're the one who made the poor decision.

Just don't do it.

Be a good parent, and leave the little ones at home.
rhoswen
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Dr. Not Yet Dr. Ag
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Preach it brother
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chosin
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OP is correct. You are a POS if you fit his criteria.
jackalope05
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Amen
mel99
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Why do you care what parents choose to do? Why don't we get mad about all the elder abuse going on as well. I saw several old people that looked like they were going to drop dead right on the spot.
Cant Think of a Name
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PabloSerna
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Hat and jugs of water go a long ways. I like seeing the kids at the game... Future Aggies !
FriscoAg1999
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Had someone the other day asked of I had taken my 2 and 3 year old girls to an Aggie game yet. I don't think they expected my "you are a freakin idiot" look. If you take your kids to a game while still in diapers, you deserve a swift kick to the groin.
Agwinner03
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Hmmmm....for hundreds of years kids grew up in the Texas heat and lived in homes without AC.....
Dr. Not Yet Dr. Ag
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Hmmm...and for hundreds of years kids died of heat stroke.

[This message has been edited by Not Yet Dr. Ag (edited 9/1/2013 12:57p).]
chipotle
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Babies and toddlers at games
AgCat93
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Gigemags382
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Hmmmm....for hundreds of years kids grew up in the Texas heat and lived in homes without AC.....


Yea but that was before global warming

/libs
fish_rich
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Mine are 6 & 9 now but have gone to games since they were tiny. Hats, water, sunglasses, snocones, and sunscreen are necessary but these are Texas kids that are used to the heat of the summer. Kids play sports in this state in 100 degree temperatures and their younger siblings are usually out there too. We knew this would be a hot game so we started making sure the kids were properly hydrated Friday and they did great. Guy next to me even made a comment about how great my kids were during the game.
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musket
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The kids need a break. Their bodies can not fight heat like we can.....keep them home.
fish_rich
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I've seen some of the kids adapt better to the heat than some of the adults. And some of the kids whine less than the adults that are around you at a game.
olarmyfight
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Exactly
Dr. Not Yet Dr. Ag
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I've seen some of the kids adapt better to the heat than some of the adults


I'm curious about how you actually "saw" this. Were you checking vitals on them every 10 minutes?
jml2621
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Somehow this is Johnny Football's fault.


ESPN exclusive in 5...4...3...2...
zephyr88
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Same rules apply when u come to my house to watch the game on tv...
jml2621
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and 1/3 of those kids died by age 20...and the survivors looked like they were 40 by age 20

I bet this band had 200 when practice started...






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Hmmmm....for hundreds of years kids grew up in the Texas heat and lived in homes without AC.....


[This message has been edited by jml2621 (edited 9/1/2013 1:17p).]
fish_rich
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Not Yet Dr. Ag - of course..... I carry my Welch Allyn monitor and AED in our gameday bag. lol . Visual clues exist too.

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Dr. Not Yet Dr. Ag
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Visual cues of distress in infants can be incredibly subtle, which is why it is so dangerous to have them out in the heat for so long...well that and they can't tell you they feel like crap.
Joan Wilder
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I saw infants that looked close to heat stroke. That can't be fun for the parents or the kids. Don't understand it.

Also, teach your kid to get up to go get their dipping dots between plays, not the as the QB is snapping or team is kicking off. Especially if they're doing it 6 times a quarter
William_C_G
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Amen to OP. Besides, tots don't yell as loud as others ... or at the right times. So the Ags with babies or tots are bad Ags for decreasing the volume of Kyle Field.
starbuck128
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I don't care how precious a moment you think it will be for them to attend their first Aggie football game, they aren't going to remember it at 1-3 years of age.


A good first Aggie football experience for a young child is the Maroon & White game or one of the open football practices. Cheap and easy to leave if the kid gets fussy at any point.

Maybe it's just my toddler, but he doesn't stay still for very long. He wants to climb all over the stands and interact with everyone. I can't watch the game and watch him at the same time. I don't understand why anyone who really wants to watch football would bring a young child to a game.

Now staying in the a/c during a August game and having your kid nap through 3.5 quarters of a game is a memorable football game experience.
tvhn005
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fish_rich
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Everybody needs to be cautious in the heat....not just kids. I saw people of all ages yesterday looking like they were about to pass out. Just FYI......we are up in the zone and there is AC in the elevator area. I remember games worse than yesterday where you just saw ems up and down the stands. Parents do need to realize their kids limitations as well as all of the adults with heart issues in stressful conditions like that. Really wish all games this early in the season were 6:00 pm
Ninety3Ag
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Fat people should stay home too....the heat can kill them easier than a baby....and they take up more room than babies, making it miserable for everyone in the row.
Frisco - Ag
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Am always floored to see so many small kids at the game. WTF are these people thinking?
Frisco - Ag
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PS. CPS should have been out there yesterday to regulate.
John_Galt
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How about everyone mind their own business? Is the OP Hillary Clinton? It takes a village?

Kids don't belong to society. Raise your own kids and stfu.

FYI I don't have kids. So I wasn't "one of the condemned parents". But, busy bodies annoy me.
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