bleedinblue Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Awful lot of people on this board tonight who feel they are entitled. Go ahead, teach your kids that the world owes them something and that loyalty, hard work and difficult decisions are to be avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 As disappointed as we all are being Bills fans, I feel it is inexcusable to not instill the Buffalo Bills tradition in your children. Don't get me wrong, I am as disgusted as anyone about the state this franchise has been in for the last decade, but I could never even fathom having a son who wasn't a Bills fan. I understand that many people on this board do not even live in Buffalo, so maybe it is more reasonable to raise a child to not be a Bills fan. I myself do live in Buffalo, and whether I do leave some day, my heart will always be here. Just as my father did with me, from the day my first son is born, the Buffalo Bills tradition will be ingrained in his mind. There will be no chance for him to like another team. It is part of his birth rite, just as it was for many of us. I want to be able to go to games with my father and my son, just as I did with my father and grandfather. Even now, if I am not watching the game with my Dad, he is the first person I call afterward. It is a bond, a way of life, a Buffalo tradition at its finest, a slice of Americana. What he said. Because your son won't be a quitter. I see this in my daughters. They will watch the Bills lose, keep supporting them, stand tall, and apologize to no one. As a parent, I have seen them apply this in their personal and academic lives.. I won't ever stop hoping that they win it all. This is what we deserve. It might not happen in our lifetime, but my money says that if the Bills continue to exist, your son will watch them win it all. I hope that I am around for the party. What he said too! Awful lot of people on this board tonight who feel they are entitled. Go ahead, teach your kids that the world owes them something and that loyalty, hard work and difficult decisions are to be avoided. What he said three! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flmike Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Sure, go ahead and teach your kids that winning is everything. Community and rooting for the home team is for losers. Yeah, I hate watching this sorry product and I feel badly for the quality athletes on the team who are completely mismanaged and have no support from ownership, but even living in S Florida now, the Bills are my connection to "home". But if you want your kids to miss out on the life lesson of loyalty to one's own community, that's your call. How about this, instead? Teach them that football is a game played for our entertainment. It can offer us highs and lows of emotion, but it's just a game. Enjoy the ride of winning and the right to grouse when the guys are losing, but keep perspective. It's a part of life, not the reason for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 He is 18 months old. Why should I make the rest of his sports-loving life miserable by being a Bills fan? My wife is from Pittsburgh but she has no say in this and I can't let him being a Steeler fan, but why should I be so selfish and put him through this misery? Somebody give me a reason. Why dont you try letting your son be a fan of who ever he wants to be a fan of and quit your whining and continued pussification of this fan board... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paup 1995MVP Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 One word - birthright. My kids are 10 yrs old - and have watched the games w/ me since before they even really knew what was going on. Every year like clockwork at some point the Bills are eliminated from the playoffs and I say - "How sad the Bills - your team - have sucked basically your whole life - for as long as you've known them" - but they accept it, and take the punches, and keep coming back year after year - like any good Bills fan. Birthright. My 9 year old son watches every Bills game with me. We talk about how he was 5 months old when we last went to the Playoffs. And now he is nine, and we still haven't gone back. He agonizes with me thru each game, but he understands that this is his team like it is his daddy's team. He will never quit on the team like the team quits on us year after year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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