<![CDATA[Deadspin: parents]]> http://tags.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: parents]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/parents http://deadspin.com/tag/parents <![CDATA[The Minooka School System Throws Down The Beat]]> Note to grade school physical education teachers: If you're putting together a mix CD of upbeat songs for your annual fifth grade jump rope fundraiser, make sure that "I'm in Love With a Stripper," by Gangsta Grillz isn't one of them.

"That's not the type of music I listen to," said Hasler, a 17-year veteran with Minooka schools, of the song by t-Pain on the Gangsta Grillz collection. "It was just a mistake. I was trying not to put on Lawrence Welk or Barney music. I try to do things so the kids can have fun. I regret that it was played in class and obviously it will not happen again."

Maybe so, but you should have heard the stuff Hasler had on there that he cut at the last minute, including fifth-grade jump rope favorites Nutt Check by The New Boyz N The Hood; Buy You A Drank by t-Pain, featuring Yung Joc; and of course Moneymaker by Ludacris. And obviously Hasler hasn't heard the latest Barney collection: Prehistoric Smack, featuring his cover of My Humps.

Parent: Song Too Hardcore For Fifth Grade [Herald News]

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<![CDATA[The NASCAR School Of Parenting]]>

I'd have warned you about the profanity in there, but this video is too awesome for me to have dissuaded you in any way from watching it. I think my favorite part is when the child, around the 1:40 mark, is desperate for some fatherly affection; some sort of sign that indicates that there's a small part of daddy that still loves his son, and isn't solely filled with murderous bile for Jimmy Johnson.

It's not coming. It all just remains fuckin' bullshit.

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<![CDATA[There's Always Room For Tasing!]]> We've had some rather thorough discussions of tasering and its effectivness and proper dispersal. But we never thought we'd see it come up at a youth football game.

Actually, yeah: We kinda did. Parents.

Via Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer, a parent at his kid's eight-and-nine year old peewee football league was so upset by a call that he had to be tasered by an off-duty cop.

"It's disappointing that two adults would come out and act like that. And I think people will see a bit of that and think it's common practice which it isn't," said Tom Lansing, president of the Gateway Football League.

You can watch the footage at WBIR's site, and while we think it's rather unlikely anyone will watch it and think, "hey, that there is common practice!" we nevertheless think an enterprising coach, eager to move his 11-year-old team to the next level, will adopt the controversial "taser as blocking alignment scheme." It's not difficult for your running back to hit the hole when the whole field is hole.

Sure, there are risks involved, but if you want to win, sacrifices must be mad. Just doin' it for the kids, you know.

Fan Cam Captures Youth Football Taser Incident [WBIR] (via Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer)

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