Submitted by DenverPaul (not verified) on May 23, 2008 - 7:54am.
I can easily reflect on how terrible this can get. My step dad arrived in my life when I was 9 years old and my new half brother arrived a year later. The sensation of embarresment is perminatly burned into my brain watching my stepdad boo at other children during my little brothers pee-wee hockey games and little league baseball games. My mother and I would go sit in the farthest bleacher away from him and hide our relation to him because of his boisterous attitude, while proving to the everyone at the game that "his kid" was the best that ever played. Now that my daughter is getting old enough to become interested in playing some sports, I find that my wife, my daughter, and me all gain more enjoyment out of the whole experience at competative events with the satisfaction the my daughter is just happy to be there playing. I will never forget the impact that had on my brother and I can't imagine placing that kind of pressure on my little girl.
I hope I've learned that lesson
I can easily reflect on how terrible this can get. My step dad arrived in my life when I was 9 years old and my new half brother arrived a year later. The sensation of embarresment is perminatly burned into my brain watching my stepdad boo at other children during my little brothers pee-wee hockey games and little league baseball games. My mother and I would go sit in the farthest bleacher away from him and hide our relation to him because of his boisterous attitude, while proving to the everyone at the game that "his kid" was the best that ever played. Now that my daughter is getting old enough to become interested in playing some sports, I find that my wife, my daughter, and me all gain more enjoyment out of the whole experience at competative events with the satisfaction the my daughter is just happy to be there playing. I will never forget the impact that had on my brother and I can't imagine placing that kind of pressure on my little girl.