Yep not bad. I figured shit out my senior year and then when I hit college all I made was A's and high B's but mostly A's and I was taking 24 hours each semester. One sememster I literally had no lunch lol. It was insane and I burned myself out because all I wanted to do was learn. It was weird. It was like a…

Well that's why I say parents know best. My kids were acting like me, but had two months less time then I did. I have a early May bday. But there's is in July so kids start off behind. Plus I had a parent who bailed and just stopped calling, which my kids are going through as well, but they are thriving in school…

Well in Texas the cutoff is August. So kids born in September to August start school when they are 5 or can. But say you are born in July or August then when you start you are 10 months to 11 months behind your peers which is HUGE in developmental time. My kids needed a little more time. Now in other states it…

Did you read his book? I know you said you were slow. My kids weren't they just didn't want to do work or focus and now they are because they were 10 months behind most the kids. His book has statistics behind it. Plus I saw it for myself.

I'm gonna try and make sure not to hold them back another year. I held my back in 1st grade because they were having trouble doing work. So I hope they don't have trouble later, but if they do then that happens. You just want to give your kids every chance possible you know.

Well your confidence did apply into the classroom, but my kids are taller than normal. Academically though they didn't want to focus or participate and they just needed more time in 1st grade to get acclimated to school you know. They just wanted to play all the time.

Cut off down in Texas is August so think of July like being November. So when most kids born in September are early or on time, but kids born in July are 10 months younger then kids born in September. Anyway, that's why it's a "late" birthday.

I don't know how old you are, but I'm in my mid 30's and I'm still effected emotionally by stuff I went through as a kid and if I can make my kids psychological life better then it helps them later in life. See my problems still effect me at work and in relationships. I have trust issues and always see myself…

I guess your birthday was between January and March or maybe April and you didn't feel lost at times during school? Heck maybe you even had a two parent house? Either way it does play a role because kids are in school for almost 20 years and if they feel behind and are treated behind by the teachers because they…

So you're admitting you wish you could talk to your younger self and tell him hey in another 15 or 20 years it will all be worth it LOL.

But you're not the norm. Being smarter then your age group is not normal hence why you had to test out and stuff to get in upper grades at such a young age. You had that drive for a long time. But if you have kids born late and start when they are normally supposed too they have that same feeling you had but aren't…

I kept thinking HOLY SHIT my kids are lucky they will be driving before all their friends. I hated one of my best friends who had a birthday on Dec 31 and got his car and license for Christmas. Now as the parent I'm thinking FUCK I have to buy a car for them earlier now LOL.

They will turn 18 right before they start their senior year, BUT could have been like me, I have a May bday, turn 18 at the end of their senior year. I remember feeling behind others when I was their age and my last year in school things clicked for me. So that's another reason I was comfortable holding them back a…

The book that was referenced in the article, Outlier, talked about all types of kids NOT just hockey. I think Real Sports did a thing about it and I watched that and read the book and well I went with it and my kids educationally bounced back and they are now doing really well 2 years in. So it worked for my kids…

I redshirted my two boys because their birthday is in July and it helps them in academics and stuff, but also the statistics show that kids not held back and having a late birthday have a harder time in life. So why not hold them back a year and give them that extra time and be in that next percentile which then…

Oh Yea asshole if I was Sterling I'd sue and have that rule that the congress gives the NBA to waive them from being broken up for being a monopoly and challenge that up to the SC because that is unconstitutional. The reason it hasn't been challenged is because the owners don't want to break it up and who would want…

People call me crazy when I said people will start getting fired like Imus for their posts on the internet and boom that started happening a couple years after and then you started seeing BS like we should stop using words like Bitch or phrases like Man up. WTF is wrong with our country. Words are words and only…

You're right HE will make a nice big chunk of change. I think he bought it for 13 million and will probably sell it for 1 billion BUT the profits for him and his family will be more than the profits in the future. Therefore this will turn into a loss. Think about future earnings DUMMY. You want to talk about…

He's owned the team for 30 years. You're right they have a morals clause. Moral's implies not doing drugs and shit in public or drinking not speaking his mind in the privacy of his own home. So my next question if an owner comes out in favor of gay marriage that would be against someones moral clause so therefore…

NO if the brand is being harmed by the main owner then the other owners, ie his wife, can assume control. So why not do that first instead of try and sell the team out from under him.