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Alright, so coxies can be a bit obsessive...okay, okay...they can be very obsessive! Unfortunately no one else (especially parents) can understand this obsession. My mom and dad are constantly complaining about the costs, early morning practices, number of practices, the weather we go out in.....the list is really just endless. I don't blame them for some of the things, in fact I can see where they're coming from, but they just don't understand!
How do you explain this?
They think my coach is nuts, they think rowers are nuts, they think I am nuts!
I, on the other hand, prefer the word "passionate."
I don't really expect to make any "non-rowing" people understand where I'm coming from, but how do I deal with my parents forever getting upset over all this winter season rowing!?!?
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| Submitted by koalacoxie (-) on 2002-12-17 20:26:15 |
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I know exactly where you are coming from! After countless lectures on how much i love coxing or what coxing is besides yelling and steering or why i want to go to practice instead of a movie i have just given up on trying to explain to my parents and friends why i am so...passionate... about crew. I think that if you are passionate about something than your passion is contagious to the people around you, and as a coxie if you can pass that on to your rowers than it is a winning combination. So a little passion is okay. As for your parents just tell them that you really love crew and it really makes you happy...even though you may have to give up sleep etc. I hope this helps!
Love always,
koalacoxie
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| Submitted by Anonymous Coward on 2003-01-05 03:47:11 |
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You politely tell them that coxing one of the best ways of acquiring people management skills you can think. The task the crew undertakes is tough, the conditions are tough and the competition is tough. You are assisting these peopl ( your crew) to do their best in all of this.
You'll find it of great value in later life. Tell 'em that.
Bill
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