He should have talked to his lawyer before posting on X. Music licensing was never an issue for Olympic figure skaters until recently. Music with vocals was banned by the International Skating Union until 2014, when the rules were loosened, and Olympic skaters were allowed to use more popular songs. 2022 Olympic champion Nathan Chen …
Seguir leyendo Musician accuses US figure skater Amber Glenn of using his music in the Olympics without permission: ‘The deal I have with my label is that I alone can give the okay to license my music.’
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Curler refuses to cancel his curling competition to attend his niece’s baptism: ‘I paid about $200 to participate and my team would be short a player if I didn’t show up.’
He’s got his priorities straight. If you’ve never played adult recreational sports, you have no idea how much it can take over your life. I don’t mean to brag, but I’ve been playing adult recreational dodgeball for two years, and it has not only taken over my life but also my personality. I do not …
Seguir leyendo Curler refuses to cancel his curling competition to attend his niece’s baptism: ‘I paid about $200 to participate and my team would be short a player if I didn’t show up.’
WNBA Rookie Defeats Incompetent Basketball Bro on the Court, But That Won’t Stop Ignorant ‘Fans’ Disparaging Female Athletes
For as long as the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has existed, there have been insecure amateur male basketball players trying to compete against them in hypothetical matchups. They claim that they could easily beat the best professional women’s basketball players in a one-on-one matchup. The most undeserved confidence goes to the guys who put …
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General manager of pickleball club tells the unfriendly owner he’s the reason why the business is not successful: ‘Most players dislike playing with him because he’s bossy as a partner and also a menace.’
He’s speaking his truth, and he’s probably going to lose his job for it. We’ve all been in environments where the people in charge simply have bad vibes. The worst is when one person have bad vibes, everyone involved knows it, but nobody is willing to acknowledge it or call them out on their bad …
Seguir leyendo General manager of pickleball club tells the unfriendly owner he’s the reason why the business is not successful: ‘Most players dislike playing with him because he’s bossy as a partner and also a menace.’
Dad forces his 5 sons to play sports, gets angry when his 8-year-old prefers studying gemstones over playing baseball: ‘He told me he doesn’t want to play sports and started crying.’
He’s not going to suddenly love baseball by being forced to play. Some parents have a strict rule about extracurriculars that their kids have to play a sport, no matter what. This can work well if all the kids in your family are happy and willing to participate in a sport, whether they’re good at …
Seguir leyendo Dad forces his 5 sons to play sports, gets angry when his 8-year-old prefers studying gemstones over playing baseball: ‘He told me he doesn’t want to play sports and started crying.’
Stepmom demands 15-year-old quit one of his 4 extracurricular activities because they leave no time for her 2 kids: ‘I told her that she is not paying for my classes, so it’s none of her business.’
She’s not even driving him to his activities: she doesn’t get a vote. If you’re a stepparent who enters into a pre-existing family dynamic with a bunch of demands that they change things to suit your liking, you can’t act surprised when your stepchild dislikes you. When it comes to matters of the stepchild, it’s …
Seguir leyendo Stepmom demands 15-year-old quit one of his 4 extracurricular activities because they leave no time for her 2 kids: ‘I told her that she is not paying for my classes, so it’s none of her business.’
Parents discuss why rich parents spend thousands of dollars annually on their children’s sports teams: ‘If you’re wealthy then $20K is a small price to pay’
If you didn’t grow up doing expensive travel sports, you probably underestimate how much it sets families back. The average extracurricular activity is a couple of hundred dollars a semester. Sure, spending $300 so your kid can play a puppy in 101 Dalmatians The Musical might sound like an exorbitant price to some families, but …
Seguir leyendo Parents discuss why rich parents spend thousands of dollars annually on their children’s sports teams: ‘If you’re wealthy then $20K is a small price to pay’
Mom stands with her 5-year-old son in arms in front of seated hockey fans, blocking the game from view: ‘I said, “Excuse me, can you please sit down?” And was met with a look of disgust and bewilderment.’
If there’s one thing I hate, it’s mezzanine leaners. If you are seated in the less-than-ideal mezzanine of a theater or an arena, it is best practice not to lean forward so you can get a better view of the action. If you do so, you will block the view of the people sitting behind …
Seguir leyendo Mom stands with her 5-year-old son in arms in front of seated hockey fans, blocking the game from view: ‘I said, “Excuse me, can you please sit down?” And was met with a look of disgust and bewilderment.’
23 Swimming Memes for Folks Spending All Summer Smelling Like Chlorine
There’s nothing quite like the nostalgia of summer swimming as a kid. You didn’t need a beach vacation or a fancy resort, you just needed a neighbor with a decent-sized pool and a cooler full of juice boxes. Bonus points if they had one of those floaties shaped like a giant turtle or a pool …
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Dad withdraws 15-year-old daughter from competitive gymnastics against her mom’s wishes because she doesn’t want to be in the gym 14 hours a week and her body hurts: ‘She thinks my daughter will be become lazy and want to hang out with friends’
There’s nothing worse than not being able to quit something that you strongly dislike doing. There’s undoubtedly a chasm between quitting things the second you start to dislike them and forcing yourself to finish everything you complete, no matter how miserable it makes you. When I was in 5th grade, I wanted to quit my …
Seguir leyendo Dad withdraws 15-year-old daughter from competitive gymnastics against her mom’s wishes because she doesn’t want to be in the gym 14 hours a week and her body hurts: ‘She thinks my daughter will be become lazy and want to hang out with friends’