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Skibo · Post by **Skibo** » July 20, 2008 11:42 am

I think this is the most disturbing thing I have ever seen. They were reporting on the rise of Mixed Martial Fighting for kids 4 and up.

http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/otl/index

Unreal. I understand why this is becoming popular. Real violence is so much more exciting than that fake beat em up wrassling stuff.

But wow parents encouraging their kids to do this makes me head hurt.

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » July 20, 2008 3:09 pm

that's ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

STL PARROTHEAD · Post by **STL PARROTHEAD** » July 20, 2008 4:01 pm

...........shaking my head and rolling my eyes.............

I remember when my sons where teenagers.... there was something "cool" going around.... it was that fighting thing with the chairs, and trash cans... they would beat the cra* out of eachother...... all the kids walked around with black eyes, and big bruises....

So glad my boys weren't that "cool".
the bruises they would have had would have been on their a$$, from ME!

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » July 20, 2008 4:05 pm

STL PARROTHEAD wrote:...........shaking my head and rolling my eyes.............

I remember when my sons where teenagers.... there was something "cool" going around.... it was that fighting thing with the chairs, and trash cans... they would beat the cra* out of eachother...... all the kids walked around with black eyes, and big bruises....

So glad my boys weren't that "cool".
the bruises they would have had would have been on their a$$, from ME!

SeattleParrotHead · Post by **SeattleParrotHead** » July 20, 2008 9:46 pm

Sometimes I wondered why I was "cursed" with daughters... I always figured that God was punishing me for having been a teenage boy. . .

But then every time I watch how boys "play" together, I thank God for giving me girls! They don't always get along, but they've never tried to break furniture over each other's head "for the fun of it."