Libertyville Man "Indefinitely Suspends" The NFL In His House Because It's Setting The Wrong Example For His Children
(CBS) – With the off-the-field behavior of some NFL stars now making bigger headlines than their play on the field, it can put parents in a difficult position. One Chicago-area fan took drastic action: He fired the league. CBS 2’s Derrick Blakley reports. Libertyville resident Cliff Hieronymus — after watching last weekend’s NFL pre-game shows with his 7-year-old son jack — made a bold decision.
“The NFL is suspended indefinitely in my house. I can’t get up on Sundays and have to have those conversations all day with my son,” he says. The tough conversations include questions about accused child abuser Adrian Peterson and Ray Rice, who admitted to striking his then-fiancee at an Atlantic City casino. These are “things that you just shouldn’t have to talk to your son about when he’s 7 years old and just trying to watch the game with his dad,” Hieronymus says. So, what should parents say when kids sports heroes are less than heroic?
“Seven is absolutely not too young. In fact, we would look at teachable moments from the time children are verbal,” advises Jay Colker, assistant professor at Adler School of Psychology. Colker calls it a chance to explain that even sports stars are regular people, with regular problems — and a chance to discuss best behaviors. Still, both Hieronymus and his son remain disappointed the league dithered in cleaning up the mess. “If you make those bad decisions off the field, take them out of the game and the game will move on. The fans won’t revolt,” the father says. Experts say, in talking with their kids, parents don’t need to have all the answers. Much more important is the conversation itself.
I LOVE this guy. Trolling all the PC people in the world, pretending to suspend the NFL in his house, mocking the crazy people who think the NFL is dying. Too funny. Well played Cliff, well played. You got em. Just pretend to ban football in your house and do a bunch of news interviews to prove to everyone how psycho that looks. Almost like a Colbert in real life. See right through it. Then Sunday rolls around and you’re watching football from noon to night, laughing like a bastard because all of those idiots out there believed you when you said you were too much of a pussy to tell your kids that their heroes aren’t perfect. Got em! Slow clap for you man, so good.
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In all seriousness, FUCK this guy. Nothing worse than the “how will I tell my children”. I don’t know it’s your shitty kid you tell em.
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Saying “The NFL is suspended indefinitely in my household” is such a fucking hardo thing to say.