Need to talk this through as I am feeling quite upset at the moment.
Tonight was the orientation for my daughter's 14-year old club volleyball team. All the parents were gathered to meet our coaches and each other. Most of us have never met before. The coach, a college-age girl who obviously was slightly anxious about speaking to a group of adults, was introducing herself.
She said that she was from Auburn and had attended Auburn High School. No sooner had she said this than one of the dads, out of the blue, said "Roll Tide!"
Not only was it rude to interrupt her, it was double rude to say what he said in that setting.
She handled it very well, basically ignoring it. However, it has been on my mind ever since and is really bugging me. I felt embarrassed for him and upset that such a rube represents my school. It almost makes me understand what my Auburn fan friends mean when they talk about how obnoxious Bama fans can be.
I respect the members of this board and would love to hear your opinions and perhaps similar situations where this has happened to you. A little group therapy session might be useful to help me work through this.
Tonight was the orientation for my daughter's 14-year old club volleyball team. All the parents were gathered to meet our coaches and each other. Most of us have never met before. The coach, a college-age girl who obviously was slightly anxious about speaking to a group of adults, was introducing herself.
She said that she was from Auburn and had attended Auburn High School. No sooner had she said this than one of the dads, out of the blue, said "Roll Tide!"
Not only was it rude to interrupt her, it was double rude to say what he said in that setting.
She handled it very well, basically ignoring it. However, it has been on my mind ever since and is really bugging me. I felt embarrassed for him and upset that such a rube represents my school. It almost makes me understand what my Auburn fan friends mean when they talk about how obnoxious Bama fans can be.
I respect the members of this board and would love to hear your opinions and perhaps similar situations where this has happened to you. A little group therapy session might be useful to help me work through this.
