I’m all about competition.

I believe in ball games - there are winners and losers.

But I also believe in “good sportsmanship.”

Well Saturday’s Easter Egg hunt at Morgan Sports Center turned into a race for a “big special egg” that was placed out in the middle of the hunting field. Never mind the other 9,999 eggs that were on the field - they all wanted the “big egg.”

Kids racing for eggs is one thing, but when the parents get involved - it can sometimes get ridiculous. And that’s what I saw on Saturday.

At one point I saw a Dad dragging — and I mean dragging like a blanket  — his 5 year old daughter across the field in an effort to get to the “big egg” before the others. Well they didn’t make it in time, but when the Dad finally stopped running, and his daughter could stand up - I saw her wiping her eyes.

Now what fun is there in that.

I say let the kids hunt the eggs. So what if they didn’t get the “big egg” loaded down with Hot Wheels stuff.

It’s not the end of the world — it’s just an egg hunt. And there will be others.

Besides what are we teaching the kids, when they think Big is better. A lot  of good things come in small packages.

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