I personally hope you'll try to not get too discouraged from the couple of negative posts here ... there are many caring parents here at CB who will do our best to help your son get this award, and who support New England Youth athletic programs.
Keep in mind that no matter where you go or what you do in this world, there are always a few rotten apples ... but thankfully, they're the exception and not the rule. There can be very few more worthwhile causes than your kids and family, and I pray you are blessed in this awesome effort.
It's amazing to me that some would be so openly counter-productive to such a worthy cause, and then actually want everyone to know about it! Makes you wonder what the motive is behind it, and shows quite clearly that those few negative comments aren't worth taking to heart.
All the best to you and your son ... he's a lucky kid!
Keep your chin up ... he's worth nothing less!
You're missing the point - essentially this person is begging us to vote for her child b/c we are a part of CB - yet this person has never posted on CB - does she have the right to do this? Absolutely. Does it annoy me. Certainly. It made me annoyed enough to go to the website where I watched all the videos, and the soccer girl really stood out, so I voted for her. If you do decide to vote, give each kid a chance, don't just vote because a kid is from around here and they have an entitling parent. Vote because you think he/she deserves it (and her son does some great stuff, no doubt, just like the other girl better)
I think you're missing the point ... this person annoys you because she's asking for help for a worthy cause? What the heck could be more deserving of a local sports web-site's attention or help than our children? And what's so horrible about promoting someone "local"? That's why we're all HERE, for crying-out-loud ... supporting the Celtics, (who are local).
Though I can't for the life of me figure out why this would annoy anybody, so be it ... it annoys you. But here's the real rub for me: If you can't say anything positive, why say anything at all? Especially something worthwhile like this. We can talk about promoting cartoons, and videos, and beer, but not our kids?!? Time to take the high road, and bashing something like this is certainly not something I'd be defending ... or proud about.
all fair points, and i voted for him, but i must say that while i disagree with his reasoning, i can't fault cdi for is his logic that just because your asked to vote for a local kid, your supposed to. So what if he's local, i don't know him personaly, so why should that influence my vote? I voted for craig because he seems like a good kid in his video, but i wouldn't fault anyone for voting for another video they liked better.
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