Playing the game....

So I have been told by a few people that I am no longer good at "playing the game" and I only wish they were talking about board games.

Tonight I have to go to a board meeting for my sons roller hockey league, I dread doing this because this is the game that I am no good at playing. I no longer have any tolerance or tack for people that play games instead of doing what is right and best for children. I am under the impression that the purpose of the board is to make sure the league runs smoothly and that it is successful for all the children in the league. The longer I am around the more clear it is to me that some of the people, not all, do not have these intentions. They only seem to be interested in what makes them look good and what makes their lives easier.

I am sick of excuses like "I don't get paid for this ya know" and "I don't have time to do that but if you'd like to feel free". Ya know what you accepted the position on the board knowing darn well that it was going to take work, if you didn't have time to fulfill your obligations maybe you should ask your fellow board members for help or step-down. When you tell parents that you need more participants on the board and then not accept the ones that offer to join you have no room to complain that you don't have time to do things.

I know that as parents we can be difficult and hard to please, but asking that you post the minutes to the board meeting and keeping us informed isn't to much to ask. Asking that you not make decisions about jersey changes without getting the input for the parents that pay for the jerseys and the kids who wear them isn't really to much to ask. I didn't even know about the board meetings for the first season my son played for this league, why do you ask....because no one bothered to put the word out about them. I was always under the impression that the more people that know what is going on the better every thing would be, but that seems to be wrong. Everything is very secretive and hush hush.

I guess my point is that when I go to these meetings and try to "help" like the board says they want I get shot down, every time because I don't play the game. I am very logical and when you are doing something that goes against logic it drives me up a wall and just pushes my buttons. I don't hide my frustration with other adults, if I think you are wrong I will tell you so and try to explain my point of view. If all you do is dodge the question or put off your work on me I get very defensive and well just not nice lol

So my goal tonight is to be nice, logical and non-defensive when trying to make my point.

Wish me luck!